The Hebrew in Psalm 37:4 that is translated as “(take) delight” in English is translated in North Alaskan Inupiatun as “look for your happiness.”
in the days of Uzziah𖺗 Jotham𖺗 Ahaz𖺗 and Hezekiah𖺗 kings of Judah
The Hebrew in Isaiah 1:1 that is translated as “in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah” in English is translated in Purepecha in a way that makes clear that these are successive kings, not contemporaneous.
peace (absence of conflict)
The Hebrew in Zechariah 8:16 that is translated as “peace” in English is translated in North Alaskan Inupiatun as “absence of conflict” (not tranquility).
See also go to your fathers (ancestors) in peace and peace (absence of strife).
kingdoms of the world
The Greek that is translated as “kingdoms of the world” is translated in Quetzaltepec Mixe with a phrases denoting “rich empires” rather than a collection of all the ethnic groups (source: Robert Bascom).
In the Kölsch translation (publ. 2017) it is translated as “all the great and beautiful things of this world” and in the Mandarin Chinese Union Version very literarily and elegantly as “the 10,000 nations and the glory and the glory of the 10,000 nations (万国与万国的荣华 — Matthew 4:8) and “the 10,000 nations under the heaven” (天下的万国 — Luke 4:5). (Source: Jost Zetzsche)
trampled under foot, walked on
The Greek that is translated as “trampled under foot” or “walk on (the salt)” is translated in Chol as “thrown out with the trash” because there is a taboo regarding stepping on salt.
miraculous powers are at work in him
The Greek that is translated as “miraculous powers are at work in him” in English is translated in Ixcatlán Mazatec with a phrase that means “he is able (has the power) to work miracles.”
spit and touched
The Greek that is translated as “(then he) spit and touched” is translated in Quetzaltepec Mixe in (linguistically required) greater detail as “Jesus spit on his own fingers and then put his fingers on the eyes of the blind man (or: the tongue of the mute man).”
scold
The Greek in Mark 14:5 that is often translated as “scolded her” in English is translated in Quetzaltepec Mixe as “scolded her directly to her face.”
