The Hebrew 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 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.
serve
The Greek that is translated as “serve” in English is translated in Quetzaltepec Mixe as “obey.”
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.
on a cushion
The Greek that is translated as “on a cushion” in English had to be more specific in Quetzaltepec Mixe and is translated as “with his head on the cushion.”
“Cushion” is translated in Acoli as laten-wic and in Lango as aten wic, both meaning “head support” or “pillow.” (Source: Mildred Brown in The Bible Translator 1960, p. 31ff. )
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).”
