The Greek that is translated as “magician” is translated in Teutila Cuicatec and Eastern Highland Otomi as “witch doctor” and in Lalana Chinantec as “person who grabs magic words.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
See also practice magic and complete verse (Acts 13:6).
The Greek that is often translated as “enemy of all righteousness” in English is translated in the following ways:
The Greek and Hebrew that is translated as “(man) after my (or: his) heart” in English is translated in a number of ways:
See also complete verse (Acts 13:22).
The Greek that is transliterated as “Samothrace” in English is translated more specifically as “the island of Samothrace” in some languages. Isthmus Mixe has “the land of Samothrace [which is] in the midst of the sea” and Eastern Highland Otomi uses “little land of Samothrace which sits in the water.” (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
See also Cyprus.
The Greek that is often translated as “speaking with tongues” in English is translated as “speaking other different languages” in Teutila Cuicatec, “speaking in other people’s Chinantec” in Lalana Chinantec, as “talking in other languages” in Morelos Nahuatl, “speaking strange languages” in Eastern Highland Otomi. (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
In the Indonesian Alkitab Terjemahan Lama version (publ. 1958) it is translated as bahasa roh or “the language of the spirit,” “which leaves a strong impression that this is a mystical experience.” (Source: Ekaputra Tupamahu in: Journal for the Study of the New Testament 2018, 41/2, p. 223ff.)
In most Protestant Mandarin Chinese translations, the term fāngyán (方言) or “dialect / regional language” is used. The widely-used Catholic Sigao translation uses yǔyán 语言 (語言) or “language” instead. (See also W. Chong in Religions 2024, 15, p. 288ff. )
The Greek that is transliterated in English as “evangelist” is translated as “[a person who is] accustomed to speak the good news about God” in Eastern Highland Otomi, as “takes God’s word around” in Isthmus Mixe, and as “spoke the good word” Xicotepec De Juárez Totonac. (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
The Greek that is often translated in English as “the Way,” referring to the young church in Acts, is translated in a number of ways:
In the Mandarin Chinese Union Version, the most commonly used Protestant Chinese Bible, it is translated as zhèdào (这道) or “this way.” What’s remarkable about that is the use of dào (道) or “way,” which is the same word that is also used for Logos (usually “Word” in English) in John 1:1 and elsewhere (see Word / Logos).
The Greek that is often translated in English as “zealous for God” is translated as “very much I was always ready for the word of God with all my heart” in Eastern Highland Otomi, as “very much wanted to do as I thought God wanted” in Lalana Chinantec, and as “every day I obey with all my innermost being all that God commands” Teutila Cuicatec. (Source: Viola Waterhouse in Notes on Translation August 1966, p. 86ff.)
See also zeal / zealous.