OET interlinear DEU 27:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

אָר֣וּר הָ⁠אִ֡ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר

cursing the=man (Some words not found in UHB: cursing the=man which/who he/it_made/did idol and,a_molten_image abomination_of YHWH work_of hands_of craftsman and,he_will_set_[it]_up in,secrecy and,they_will_answer all the,people and,they_will_say amen )

The expression Cursed is the man who contains a passive verbal form that appears in every verse through verse 26. If your language would not use that form, you could express the idea in active form as modeled in the UST or in another way that is natural in your language.

Note 2 topic: writing-poetry

אָר֣וּר הָ⁠אִ֡ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר & וְ⁠עָנ֧וּ כָל־הָ⁠עָ֛ם וְ⁠אָמְר֖וּ אָמֵֽן

cursing the=man (Some words not found in UHB: cursing the=man which/who he/it_made/did idol and,a_molten_image abomination_of YHWH work_of hands_of craftsman and,he_will_set_[it]_up in,secrecy and,they_will_answer all the,people and,they_will_say amen )

Throughout this passage, Moses and the Levites use a repeated pattern: they declare a curse and the people respond with Amen. If your language has a way of repeating patterns of speech and response, you could use it here.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

הָ⁠אִ֡ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר

the=man (Some words not found in UHB: cursing the=man which/who he/it_made/did idol and,a_molten_image abomination_of YHWH work_of hands_of craftsman and,he_will_set_[it]_up in,secrecy and,they_will_answer all the,people and,they_will_say amen )

The speakers are not referring to a specific man but rather any person in general. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [is anyone who]

Note 4 topic: translate-unknown

וּ⁠מַסֵּכָ֜ה

(Some words not found in UHB: cursing the=man which/who he/it_made/did idol and,a_molten_image abomination_of YHWH work_of hands_of craftsman and,he_will_set_[it]_up in,secrecy and,they_will_answer all the,people and,they_will_say amen )

A cast figure is a kind of idol made by pouring hot metal into a mold. If your readers would not be familiar with what a cast figure is, you could use the name of a similar thing that your readers would recognize, or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [or metal idol] or [or statue made from melted metal]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

מַעֲשֵׂ֛ה יְדֵ֥י חָרָ֖שׁ

(Some words not found in UHB: cursing the=man which/who he/it_made/did idol and,a_molten_image abomination_of YHWH work_of hands_of craftsman and,he_will_set_[it]_up in,secrecy and,they_will_answer all the,people and,they_will_say amen )

The Levites are using one part of a person, his hands, to mean all of him in the act of making idols. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [what a craftsman has made]

Note 6 topic: translate-transliterate

אָמֵֽן

amen

The word Amen is a Hebrew word. You will need to decide if you will use this word in its Hebrew form or if you will instead translate the meaning into your language. Either approach has broad support. If you use the Hebrew word, you could spell it the way it sounds in your language and then put the translation in a footnote. Alternate translation: [Let it be so] or [We agree]