The Greek in John 16:32 that is translated in English as “you will be scattered” in translated in Yatzachi Zapotec as “each of you will take your own road.” (Source: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
day of judgment
The Greek, Ge’ez, and Latin that is translated as “day of judgment” in English is translated in Bora as “pay-causing day.” (Source: Mildred Larson in Notes on Translation, July 1965, p. 1-15)
See also Day of the Lord.
My hour has not yet come
The Greek in John 2:4 that is tramslated in English as “my hour has not yet come” or similar is translated in Huehuetla Tepehua as “the moment hasn’t come when I can do anything,” in Ojitlán Chinantec as “it has not yet arrived, the time of my showing myself,” in Xicotepec De Juárez Totonac as “it is not yet time for my task to begin, and in Yatzachi Zapotec as “my hour has yet to come for me to help people.” (Source: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
Stone Pavement
The Greek in John 19:13 that is typically translated in English as “(the) Stone Pavement” is translated as “The smooth place of stone” in Tenango Otomi and “cemented place” in Huehuetla Tepehua.
(Source: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
was God
The Greek that is typically translated in English as “was God” is translated in Sayula Popoluca as “was (and still is) the same as God.” (Source: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February, 1970, p. 1-125.)
In the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) it is translated as von Gottes Art or “of God’s kind.”
fishing
The Ghari translation uses different terms for “fishing”: with nets when fishing for fish and with a line when fishing for men. (Source: David Clark)
The translation for “fishing” (when referring to catching fish) in Ojitlán Chinantec is “catching water animals” and in Aguaruna “killing fish.” (Source: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
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See also cast a net.
Learn more on Bible Odyssey: Fishing Economy in the Sea of Galilee .
brothers (of Jesus)
The Greek in John 2:12that is translated as “brothers” in English is translated as “younger siblings” in Huehuetla Tepehua. (Source: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)
seamless
The Greek in John 19:23 that is translated as “seamless” in many English translation is translated in Aguaruna as “not sewn when they made it,” in Chol as “not stitched,” in Navajo (Dinė) as “woven in one piece from the top down,” and in Lalana Chinantec as “no joint in it at all.”
(Source: M. Larson / B. Moore in Notes on Translation February 1970, p. 1-125.)