make him known

The Greek that is translated as “(not to) make him known” or similar in English is translated in the German translation by Fridolin Stier (1989) as “(not) to make him shine bright” ((nicht) zum Aufscheinen bringen).

Kidron Valley

The Greek in John 18:1 that is translated as Kidron Valley” or similar in English is translated in the German translation by Fridolin Stier (1989) as “winter creek Kidron” (Winterbach Kidron).

troubled in spirit

The Greek in John 13:21 that is translated as “troubled in spirit” or similar in English is translated in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) as heftig erregt or “greatly moved (or “excited”).” In the German translation by Fridolin Stier (1989) it is translated as “his spirit was all shook up (or: discombobulated)” (geriet in Geist durcheinander).

cast a net

The Greek that is translated as “casting a net” in English has an immediate equivalent in Muna with buani: “to cast a (circular) net.” René van den Berg: “In this instance the Muna translation is possibly more graphic than the English, which leaves the nature of the net rather vague.”

This is illustrated for use in Bible translations in East Africa by Pioneer Bible Translators like this:

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In the German translation by Fridolin Stier (1989) has “cast a circular net.”

See also fishing.

my followers

The Greek in John 18:36 that is translated as “my followers” or similar in English is translated in the German translation by Fridolin Stier (1989) as “my officials” (meine Amtsdiener).

gnat

The Hebrew and Greek that is translated as “gnat” or similar in English is translated in Bariai as “sand fly” (source: Bariai Back Translation).

In Matthew 19:28, the German translation by Fridolin Stier (1989) uses a diminutive form of mosquito (Mücklein).

moved in spirit, upset

In Bughotu, Jesus’ distress described in John 11:33 was shown by using the equivalent of “his mind was going up and down.”

In the German Luther translation (2017 edition) it says ergrimmte im Geist und erbebte or “was angry in his spirit and shook” and in the German translation by Fridolin Stier (1989) it is translated as “his spirit suddenly flared up and he got all shook up (or: was discombobulated)” (er fuhr im Geist jäh auf und geriet durcheinander).

In the Polish Przekład Otwarty it is translated closely along the lines of the Greek text as “he was stirred up in spirit and shook himself.” (Source: Piotr Szuszkiewicz)