The Greek that is translated in English as something like “do not swear falsely” is translated in Balanta-Kentohe as “do not make oaths like an empty groundnut shell” (i.e., with no intention of fulfilling them).
See also swear / vow.
get behind me
The Greek that is translated as “get behind me” in English is rendered in Gumuz as “go away from my face.”
treasure
The Greek that is translated as “treasure” in English is rendered in Gumuz as “stomach.”
gates of death
The Hebrew that is translated as “the gates of death” in English is rendered in Medumba with the existing expression “the mouth of death.”
Source: Jan de Waard in The Bible Translator 1974, p. 107ff.
puffs at all his foes
The Hebrew that is translated as “he puffs (or: snorts) at all his foes” in some English versions is rendered in Medumba with the existing expression “he spits on all his adversaries.”
Source: Jan de Waard in The Bible Translator 1974, p. 107ff.
cords of Sheol
The Hebrew that is translated as “the cords of Sheol” in some English versions is rendered in Medumba with the existing expression “the odor of death.”
Source: Jan de Waard in The Bible Translator 1974, p. 107ff.
you have loosed my sackcloth
The Hebrew that is translated as “you have loosed my sackcloth” in English is rendered in the Bamileke language Medumba with the existing expression “you have taken the bag of mourning from my hand” (“because Bamileke women in mourning normally carry a raffia bag slung over the arm.”) (Source: Jan de Waard in The Bible Translator 1974, p. 107ff and Nida / Reyburn, p. 56)
See also sackcloth.
like mother like daughter
The Hebrew proverb that is translated as “like mother, like daughter” in English is rendered in Medumba with the existing expression tshu’ fu ngùt: “the character (nature) resembles the lineage.”
Source: Jan de Waard in The Bible Translator 1971, p. 146ff.