For more information see https://translation.bible/staff-profile/Gerrit-van-Steenbergen
The Hebrew in Psalm 88:15that is translated in various ways in English versions, including “helpless,” “overcome,” or “in despair” is translated into Pökoot as akikïmeghanïn mu: “my stomach is dead to me,” a figurative expression meaning “having completely lost all courage.”
See also despair and see Seat of the Mind for traditional views of “ways of knowing, thinking, and feeling.”
The Hebrew that is rendered in English as “proverbs” (or “Proverbs” as the title of the book) is translated into Pökoot as ngötïnyö (or Ngötïnyö), which refers to use of figurative language that is used in such a way that things are being said in an indirect way. At the same time they communicate general wisdom. (Source: Gerrit van Steenbergen)
In the Tzeltal translation for the dialectal variant of Highland Tzeltal (Biblia Tzeltal yu’un Oxchuc soc Tenejapa, 2001), a term based on “head wisdom” is used. (See wisdom (Proverbs)).
In Literary Chinese and Mandarin Chinese use 箴言 / zhēnyán which means “motto” or “proverb,” but originally means “word of warning.” A number of other East Asian languages, including Japanese (箴言 / shingen), Korean (잠언), or Vietnamese (châm ngôn) use the same term. (Source: Zetzsche)
The Hebrew that is rendered into English as “palace” is translated into Bukusu as “the house of the big chief.”
The Greek in Philippians 2:6 that is translated in English versions as “form” or “nature” (in “though he was in the form / nature of God”) is translated into Naro as the same “color” (tc’úúan) as God. This expression is widely used and generally known in Naro. (See also God’s nature.)
See also form (of God) (Japanese honorifics) and God’s nature.
The Hebrew in Esther 1:11 that is rendered in English as “(bring Queen Vashti…) with her royal crown” was first translated into Bukusu as “wearing a crown,” but this appears to suggest that she did not wear anything else. Changed to: “She was well dressed, wearing her crown.”
See also Translation commentary on Esther 1:11.
The Hebrew phrases in Genesis 1:16 that are translated as “greater light” and “lesser light” in English versions are translated into Naro as kaia khara x’áà khara which can also be interpreted as “older” and “younger” light. “In combination with ‘chief’ (as translation for the figure ‘to rule’ or ‘to govern’) this makes for a creative solution that communicates the meaning well.”
See also let there be light.
The Hebrew that is rendered in English as “the living God” is translated into Bukusu as Wele omenyile mindali or “God who is there.” In the Bukusu culture it is impossible to talk about a “living God.” That would make a mockery of God. The expression “the God who is there” is a confession of the fact that he is active and present. (Source: Gerrit van Steenbergen)
In Manya, Ɲɛnɛmayatii Ala or “The owner of life God” is used. (Source: John Mark Sheppard)