The phrase that is translated in English as “rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine” is translated into Fuyug as “thinking of the 99 he was happy, thinking of the lost one he was very happy.”
marriage with cousins
In Nepali society, cousin marriage in regarded as incest, so the Nepali translation translated “cousins” less specifically as “relative on father’s side.”
come out of nostrils
The phrase that is translated by some English versions “comes out of your nostrils” is rendered in Tibetan as “till you are sick with it and cannot bear the smell.”
metal
In Babatana there is no generic equivalent for “metal,” so silver and gold, the only metals known, were made explicit.
before, in front of
In Babatana, the phrase that is translated into English as “before” or “in front of the Covenant Box” must be translated with a phrase that means “on the ground in front of the Covenant Box” or else it would mean “on the front of the Box.”
judge impartially
The phrase that is translated into English as “him who judges each one impartially according to his deeds” is rendered in Shan with a phrase that means “God does not look at little-face big-face.”
our love should not be just words and talk
The phrase that is rendered as “our love should not be just words and talk” in some English versions is translated into Shan with a phrase that says “empty-mouth meaningless-words.”
respectable people, righteous people
The term that is translated as “respectable people” or “righteous people” in English versions is rendered in Kuy with the idiom that says “those who are self-satisfied within their own group” (i.e. those who love each other.)
For other translations of this term see righteous / righteousness.