in holiness and righteousness

The Greek in Luke 1:75 that is translated as “in holiness and righteousness” or similar in English is translated in Bijago with the idiomatic expression “clean heart.” (Source: David Frank, quoted in Nicoleti 2012, p. 78)

linen

The Greek in Revelation 19:14 that is translated in English as “fine linen, white and pure” is translated in Huba as “good, clean, white clothes,” the closest corresponding term in Huba. (Source: David Frank in this blog post ).

See also flax / linen.

I am the way

The Greek in John 14:6 that is translated as “I am the way” is translated as:

  • “I am the road to heaven” in Xicotepec De Juárez Totonac
  • “I am the path by which you go” in Shipibo-Conibo
  • “I am the one who will guide you” in Asháninka
  • “Because of me you will arrive to where God is” in Tenango Otomi. (Source: John Beekman in Notes on Translation 12, November 1964, p. 1ff.)
  • “I am the way, in me you will meet God” in the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999)

Upper Guinea Crioulo does not use definite articles. So in that language it says: “I (emph.) am way/road” and likewise: “I am truth, I am life.” (Source: David Frank)

sorrow

The Greek, Latin and Hebrew that is translated in English as “painful” or “sorrow” is translated in Huba as “cut the insides.” David Frank explains: “Huba has just one expression that covers both ‘angry’ and ‘sad.’ They don’t make a distinction in their language. I suppose you could say that the term they use means more generically, ‘strong emotional reaction’ (source: David Frank in this blog post ). Similarly, in Bariai it is “the interior is severed/cut” (source: Bariai Back Translation).

In Noongar it is translated as koort-warra or “heart bad.” (Source: Bardip Ruth-Ang 2020)

In Enlhet it is translated as “going aside of the innermost.” “Innermost” or valhoc is a term that is frequently used in Enlhet to describe a large variety of emotions or states of mind (for other examples see here). (Source: Jacob Loewen in The Bible Translator 1969, p. 24ff. )

See also grieving / sorrowful.