exchanged natural relations for unnatural

The Greek in Romans 1:26 that is translated as “exchanged natural relations for unnatural” or similar in English is translated as

  • “stop their work with men and begin to do wrong things with one another” in Hopi
  • “women no longer did as women do but rather knew each other” in Isthmus Zapotec
  • “changed their lives. They didn’t live with a man. Among themselves they sinned against each other” in Huehuetla Tepehua
  • “even the women, one with another, strangely doing evil” in Central Tarahumara
  • “lay down with other women as they should not do” in Yatzachi Zapotec (source for this and above: Waterhouse / Parrott in Notes on Translation October 1967, p. 1ff.)
  • “women no longer put their throat on [pay attention to; have affection for], with the result that they even women stimulate each other’s genitalia” in Mairasi (source: Enggavoter 2004)
  • “women became lesbian and exchanged the natural sexual relationships with unnatural ones” in he German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999)
  • “women even left their husbands and married each other” in Kupsabiny (source: Kupsabiny Back Translation)

    • See also complete verse (Romans 1:26).

take him by force

The Greek in John 6:15 that is translated as “take him by force” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as ihn entführen or “kidnap him.”

not as the scribes

The Greek in Mark 1:20 that is translated as “not as the scribes” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as nicht dürr wie die der Schriftgelehrten or “not dry as that of the scribes.”

bowl

The Greek that is translated as “bowl” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with Suppenschüssel or “soup bowl.”

her spirit returned

The Greek in Luke 8:55 that is translated as “her spirit returned” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with ihre Lebensgeist kehrte zurück or “her spirit of life returned.”

I will give to the poor

The Greek in Luke 19:8 that is translated as “I will give to the poor” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with gebe ich immer den Armen or “I always give to the poor.”

three men

The Greek that is translated as “three men” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) with “two men.” The translators note (p. 530) that “just as in Acts 10:7 the soldier has only been sent for protection and does not count.”

In Acts 11:11 Berger/Nord have “two messengers and one soldier.”