The Greek in Luke 8:24 that is translated as “rebuked the wind and the raging waves” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with brüllte er den Sturm und die Wogen energisch an or “he roared forcefully at the storm and the waves.”
wear me out by continually coming
he spoke and argued with the Hellenists
The Greek in Acts 9:29 that is translated as “he spoke and argued with the Hellenists” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with Er predigte auch den griechischsprechenden Juden und geriet mit ihnen in Dauerstreit or “He also preached to the Greek-speaking Jews and was in constant conflict with them.”
lee
The Greek in Acts 27:16 that is translated as “lee” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with the nautical term Windschatten, lit. “wind shadow.”
entrusted his property to them
The Greek in Matthew 25:14 that is translated as “entrusted his property to them” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with teilte sein Barvermögen unter sie auf or “divided his cash assets between them.”
dying
The Greek in Philippians 1:21 that is translated as “dying” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with physisches Sterben or “physical death.”
weeping and gnashing of teeth
The Greek and Ge’ez that is translated as “weeping and gnashing of teeth” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with heulen und vor Schmerz mit den Zähnen klappern or “weep and chatter teeth in pain.”
Also in German, the idiom Heulen und Zähneklappern (originally: Heulen und Zähneklappern), which today is used to express anger and outrage, often in a humorous context (literally “weeping and chattering of teeth”), was first coined in 1522 in the German New Testament translation by Martin Luther. (Source: Günther 2017, p. 79)
In Russian, this phrase (Плач и скрежет зубов — Plach i skrezhet zubov) is also widely-used as an idiom, although less often in a humorous content. The wording of the quote originated in the Russian Synodal Bible (publ. 1876). (Source: Reznikov 2020, p. 45)
In French, the phrase pleurs et des grincements de dents is likewise used as an idiom. (Source: Muller 1991, p. 16)
