OET interlinear DEU 32:27

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-condition-fact

לוּלֵ֗י כַּ֤עַס אוֹיֵב֙ אָג֔וּר

if_~_not (Some words not found in UHB: if_~_not provocation enemy feared lest misunderstand foes_of,their lest say our=both_hands triumphant and=not YHWH did all/each/any/every this(f) )

Moses is speaking as if this were a hypothetical possibility, but he means that it is actually true. If your language does not state something as a condition if it is certain or true, or if your readers might think that what Moses is saying is uncertain, then you could translate this as a confident statement. Alternate translation: [but I feared the provocation of the enemy]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

כַּ֤עַס אוֹיֵב֙

(Some words not found in UHB: if_~_not provocation enemy feared lest misunderstand foes_of,their lest say our=both_hands triumphant and=not YHWH did all/each/any/every this(f) )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of provocation, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the enemy provoking me]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

פֶּֽן־יְנַכְּר֖וּ צָרֵ֑י⁠מוֹ פֶּן־יֹֽאמְרוּ֙ יָדֵ֣י⁠נוּ רָ֔מָה

(Some words not found in UHB: if_~_not provocation enemy feared lest misunderstand foes_of,their lest say our=both_hands triumphant and=not YHWH did all/each/any/every this(f) )

The author is using the word translated as lest to introduce an outcome that he does not want to happen. Because of this, he first gives a reason for not completely destroying Israel so that this will not happen. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that avoiding this outcome is the purpose. Alternate translation: [so that their adversaries would not misjudge, so that they would not say, “Our hand is exalted]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

יֹֽאמְרוּ֙ יָדֵ֣י⁠נוּ רָ֔מָה וְ⁠לֹ֥א יְהוָ֖ה פָּעַ֥ל כָּל־זֹֽאת

say our=both_hands triumphant and=not YHWH (Some words not found in UHB: if_~_not provocation enemy feared lest misunderstand foes_of,their lest say our=both_hands triumphant and=not YHWH did all/each/any/every this(f) )

There are three levels of quotation here. Moses is speaking (level 1) and quoting Yahweh (level 2) telling what the adversaries might say (level 3). Use the appropriate punctuation in your language to mark these levels of quotation. Alternatively, you could translate this so that there is not a third-level quotation. Alternate translation: [they say that their hand is exalted and that I did not carry out all this.’]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

יָדֵ֣י⁠נוּ רָ֔מָה

our=both_hands triumphant

Here, hand represents power and strength. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Our own power is great] or [We ourselves are strong]