The Greek in Luke 10:20 that is translated as “your names are written in heaven” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with eure Namen sind auf der Bürgerliste des Himmels verzeichnet or “your names are listed on the citizens’ list of heaven.”
to kiss him
The Greek in Luke 22:47 that is translated as “to kiss him” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with den üblichen Begrüßungskuss geben or “to give the usual kiss of welcome.”
these worthless things
The Greek in Acts 14:15 that is translated as “these worthless things” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with diese leeren und toten Götzen or “these empty and dead idols.”
See also worthless idols and idol / idols.
who is called Peter
The Greek in Matthew 4:18 that is translated as “who is called Peter” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with der später Petrus hieß or “who was later called Peter.”
took hold of his feet
The Greek in Matthew 28:9 that is translated as “took hold of his feet” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with umschlangen seine Füße or “embraced his feet.”
sign of circumcision
The Greek in Romans 4:11 that is translated as “sign of circumcision” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with die Beschneidung war eine Beglaubigung or “circumcision was an attestation.”
which binds everything together in perfect harmony
The Greek in Colossians 3:14 that is translated as “which binds everything together in perfect harmony” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) poetically as “which sows all the individual parts together to form a beautiful robe.”
Let anyone with ears to hear listen
The Greek that is translated as “Let anyone with ears to hear listen” or similar in English was translated in Costa Rican Sign Language as “If you want to understand, understand!” (See also Mark 4:1-9 in Mexican Sign Language and Mark 4:1-9 in Russian Sign Language.)
Elsa Tamez (in The Bible Translator 2008, p. 59ff. ) explains: “A literal translation of this verse: ‘Let anyone with ears to hear listen!’ (Luke 8:8) is not appropriate for the Deaf community; it is difficult to understand and it can easily be misunderstood. Deaf people have ‘ears to hear’ but they cannot hear.”
In Tzotzil it is translated as “You all who with one heart want to learn, think about what I said,” in San Mateo Del Mar Huave as “Every one of you have heard this story. Now put it in your hearts,” in Gwichʼin as “He that will hear me, let him pay attention to me” (source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.), and in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as Denkt gut darüber nach or “Think about it carefully.”
In the German translation by Fridolin Stier (1989) it is translated as “Whoever has ears that are able to hear: listen.”
Willy Wiedmann rendered this phrase artistically in the following way:
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