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The Greek that is translated as “tempted by Satan (or: the devil)” in most English translations is translated in Tlahuitoltepec Mixe as “and the devil was wanting to cause him to sin, and not once did Jesus obey.” An addition was necessary to indicate that the devil’s desire was frustrated. (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
See also tempt.
The Greek in Mark 2:1 that is translated as “at home” or similar in English is translated in Tohono O’odham as “there where he was accustomed to staying” and in Seri as “in a house,” since “in his house” would imply that he was married, as a single man normally lives in his parents’ house. (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
See also in the house.
The Aramaic, Hebrew, Latin and Greek that is translated as “fast” in English is translated in Isthmus Mixe as “going without food to worship God,” in Lacandon as “leaving eating in order to talk to God” (source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.), in Vidunda as “resting to eat” (source: Pioneer Bible Translators, project-specific translation notes in Paratext), and in Kankanaey as “endure hunger” (source: Kankanaey Back Translation).
See also fast (Luke 5:33).
In Seri “The woman just wanted to be sure John died” is added to the verse. Without it the head served on a tray implied cannibalism. (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
The Greek in Mark 6:37 that is translated as “Are we to go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread, and give it to them to eat?” is translated in Teutila Cuicatec as “Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread for them to eat? A man would have to work more than half a year to earn that much money!” to clarify the meaning of the two hundred denarii in a manner which will not be distorted by any fluctuations in the value of the local currency and in Balangingi as “Are we to go and buy ten thousand buns to feed them?” because in this case, a day’s wages couldn’t be used as a standard of comparison because in this culture people don’t work for wages. (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
In the German New Testament translation by Berger / Nord (publ. 1999) it is translated as Gut, wir gehen für zweihundert Denare Brote kaufen und geben sie ihnen zu essen or “Well, we’ll go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat.”
The Greek that is translated as “he sent two of his disciples” in English had to be translated in Mezquital Otomi: as “Jesus sent two of his disciples ahead to borrow a little donkey.” The implicit idea of borrowing the donkey had to be made explicit to avoid the wrong meaning that the instructions in the succeeding verses were for them to steal it. (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)
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The Greek in Mark 13:27 that is translated as “from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of the heaven” or similar in English is translated in Copainalá Zoque as “out of all the towns there are under heaven” and in Teutila Cuicatec as “throughout the whole earth.” (Source: B. Moore / G. Turner in Notes on Translation 1967, p. 1ff.)