The Hebrew that is translated with some version of “they made the people of Israel work hard” in English is translated in Mandinka as “made them work like donkeys.”
pledge
The Hebrew that is translated as “pledge” in English is translated in Irarutu as “the ring that has your mark on the cord around your neck.”
bridegroom of her youth
The Hebrew that is translated as “Lament (or: wail) like a virgin . . . for the bridegroom of her youth” in English is translated into Igede as “when her betrothed dies green” (i.e., prematurely).
fallen by the sword
The Hebrew that is translated as “they had fallen by the sword” in English is translated into Igede with the existing idiom “the war had eaten them.”
in the love of God
The Greek that is translated in English as “in the love of God” is translated in Balanta-Kentohe as “under the love of God.”
chaste behavior, pure, pure conduct
The Greek in 1 Peter 3:2 that is translated in English as “pure conduct” (or “chaste behavior”) is translated in Balanta-Kentohe as “good walk.” (Source: Rob Koops)
The standalone term that is translated as “pure” is translated in Mezquital Otomi as “that which cleanses one’s thoughts,” and in Alekano as “making our insides white.” (Source: Ellis Deibler in Notes on Translation July, 1967, p. 5ff.).
See also snow (color).
slave
The Greek that is translated in English as “slave” (or “servant”) is translated in Balanta-Kentohe as “a bought person.”
do not extinguish the Spirit, do not stifle the Spirit
The Greek that is translated in English as something like “stifle (or: extinguish) the Spirit” is translated in Balanta-Kentohe “don’t snuff out the fire of the Spirit of God.”