OET interlinear DEU 4:30

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠מְצָא֕וּ⁠ךָ

and,happened_to,you

Here Moses is speaking of experiencing trouble as if it were an object that one could find. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and you experience]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

כֹּ֖ל הַ⁠דְּבָרִ֣ים הָ⁠אֵ֑לֶּה

all the,things the=these

The phrase all these things refers to the hardship that the Israelites will experience when they live in the other nations. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [all these hardships]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּ⁠אַחֲרִית֙ הַ⁠יָּמִ֔ים

in=end/latter the=days

Moses is using the term days by association to refer to a specific time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [at a later time]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠שַׁבְתָּ֙ עַד־יְהוָ֣ה

and,return until YHWH

Here Moses is speaking of the Israelites choosing to worship Yahweh again as if Yahweh were a physical location to which they could return. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [then you will again worship Yahweh]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠שָׁמַעְתָּ֖

and,obey

Here the word listen means to intentionally hear and obey. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and be obedient to] or [and act according to]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּ⁠קֹלֽ⁠וֹ

in/on/at/with,voice_of,him

Here, voice represents the words that Yahweh spoke, which include his commands. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [what he says]