OET interlinear DEU 32:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-names

יְשֻׁרוּן֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_became_fat Yəshurūn/(Jeshurun) and,he_kicked grew_fat bloated sleek and,he_abandoned god [who]_he,made_him and,he_treated_with_contempt rock_of his_salvation_of,his )

Jeshurun is a poetic name for the nation of Israel. The name means “the upright one,” but its use here is ironic since the verse describes Israel’s rebellion against God. Alternate translation: [Israel]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠יִּשְׁמַ֤ן יְשֻׁרוּן֙ וַ⁠יִּבְעָ֔ט

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_became_fat Yəshurūn/(Jeshurun) and,he_kicked grew_fat bloated sleek and,he_abandoned god [who]_he,made_him and,he_treated_with_contempt rock_of his_salvation_of,his )

Here Moses uses the terms fattened and kicked to speak of Israel (here called Jeshurun) as if it were a well-fed animal that has become stubborn and rebellious. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And Israel became prosperous and rebelled]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

שָׁמַ֖נְתָּ עָבִ֣יתָ כָּשִׂ֑יתָ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_became_fat Yəshurūn/(Jeshurun) and,he_kicked grew_fat bloated sleek and,he_abandoned god [who]_he,made_him and,he_treated_with_contempt rock_of his_salvation_of,his )

The terms fat, thickened, and gorged mean similar things. Moses is using the terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [you were obese]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

שָׁמַ֖נְתָּ עָבִ֣יתָ כָּשִׂ֑יתָ וַ⁠יִּטֹּשׁ֙ אֱל֣וֹהַ עָשָׂ֔⁠הוּ וַ⁠יְנַבֵּ֖ל צ֥וּר יְשֻׁעָתֽ⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_became_fat Yəshurūn/(Jeshurun) and,he_kicked grew_fat bloated sleek and,he_abandoned god [who]_he,made_him and,he_treated_with_contempt rock_of his_salvation_of,his )

In this verse, the pronouns shift between you (referring to the Israelites) and he and his (also referring to the Israelites). It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [the Israelites were fat, the Israelites thickened, the Israelites gorged—and the Israelites abandoned the God who made them, and the Israelites rejected the Rock of their salvation]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

צ֥וּר יְשֻׁעָתֽ⁠וֹ

rock_of (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_became_fat Yəshurūn/(Jeshurun) and,he_kicked grew_fat bloated sleek and,he_abandoned god [who]_he,made_him and,he_treated_with_contempt rock_of his_salvation_of,his )

Here Moses is speaking of God as if he were a high Rock that they could climb up to reach safety from danger. The point of this comparison also brings out that God is the strong and reliable source of their salvation. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. See how you translated this in [32:4](../32/04.md). Alternate translation: [the God who saves them powerfully] or [their strong Savior]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

צ֥וּר יְשֻׁעָתֽ⁠וֹ

rock_of (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_became_fat Yəshurūn/(Jeshurun) and,he_kicked grew_fat bloated sleek and,he_abandoned god [who]_he,made_him and,he_treated_with_contempt rock_of his_salvation_of,his )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of salvation, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the Rock who saved him] or [the Rock who saves]