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OET (OET-LV) Now as_to because that the_salt_of palace_the we_eat_salt and_dishonour_of Oh/the_king not [is]_proper for_us to_see concerning this we_have_sent and_inform to_the_king.
OET (OET-RV) Now, because we’ve had the favour of the palace, and because we don’t want to see the king dishonoured, that’s why we’ve sent this letter to update the king,
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases
כְּעַ֗ן
now
As in 4:13, the word now is similar to the expression “and now” found in 4:10 and 4:11. Here it introduces another important point within the letter. If your language has a comparable expression that it uses for this same purpose, you can use that in your translation.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
מְלַ֤ח הֵֽיכְלָא֙ מְלַ֔חְנָא
salt_of palace,the eat
This expression means that these officials are paid from the royal treasury. Alternate translation: “we are paid from the royal treasury”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
כָּל־קֳבֵל֙ דִּֽי־מְלַ֤ח הֵֽיכְלָא֙ מְלַ֔חְנָא
as=to corresponding that/who salt_of palace,the eat
The implication is that, because these officials are paid from the royal treasury, they feel a loyalty and a sense of obligation to the king. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could say that explicitly. Alternate translation: “because we owe our own livelihoods to you”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
וְעַרְוַ֣ת מַלְכָּ֔א לָ֥א אֲֽרִֽיךְ לַ֖נָא לְמֶֽחֱזֵ֑א
and,dishonor_of Oh/the=king not fitting for,us to,see
The phrase to see the nakedness of the king is an idiom that means “to allow the king to be dishonored.” If your language has a similar idiom you can use that, or translate the plain meaning, as in the UST.
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
עַ֨ל־דְּנָ֔ה שְׁלַ֖חְנָא וְהוֹדַ֥עְנָא לְמַלְכָּֽא
on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in this/about_this send and,inform to=the=king
The officials continue to address the king in the third person as a sign of respect. If it would be helpful in your language, you could indicate this respect by using an expression such as “O king.” Alternate translation: “and that is why we have written to you, O king, to let you know about this”
4:14 Since we are your loyal subjects: The Aramaic phrase we eat the salt of the palace was a metaphor for taking an oath of loyalty to the king.
• The letter’s authors claimed that their only interest was to preserve the honor of the king, but they were actually grasping for power and political advantage over the Jews.
OET (OET-LV) Now as_to because that the_salt_of palace_the we_eat_salt and_dishonour_of Oh/the_king not [is]_proper for_us to_see concerning this we_have_sent and_inform to_the_king.
OET (OET-RV) Now, because we’ve had the favour of the palace, and because we don’t want to see the king dishonoured, that’s why we’ve sent this letter to update the king,
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.