OET interlinear HAB 1:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הֲ⁠ל֧וֹא אַתָּ֣ה מִ⁠קֶּ֗דֶם יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהַ֛⁠י קְדֹשִׁ֖⁠י

am=not (Some words not found in UHB: am=not you(ms) from=east YHWH God_of,my my_holy_of,[one] not die YHWH to,judgment you,have_appointed_it and,O_rock to,reprove you,have_established_it )

Habakkuk is using the question form to affirm that Yahweh has existed from ancient times. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [You have existed from ancient times, Yahweh my God, my Holy One.]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהַ֛⁠י קְדֹשִׁ֖⁠י

YHWH God_of,my (Some words not found in UHB: am=not you(ms) from=east YHWH God_of,my my_holy_of,[one] not die YHWH to,judgment you,have_appointed_it and,O_rock to,reprove you,have_established_it )

The terms Yahweh my God and my Holy One mean similar things. The writer is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [Yahweh, my holy God]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

לְ⁠מִשְׁפָּ֣ט

(Some words not found in UHB: am=not you(ms) from=east YHWH God_of,my my_holy_of,[one] not die YHWH to,judgment you,have_appointed_it and,O_rock to,reprove you,have_established_it )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of judgment, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [for judging us]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠צ֖וּר

and,O_rock

Habakkuk is speaking of Yahweh as if he were a Rock, to emphasize his stability and reliability. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and our firm foundation]

Note 5 topic: writing-newevent

הֲ⁠ל֧וֹא אַתָּ֣ה מִ⁠קֶּ֗דֶם

am=not (Some words not found in UHB: am=not you(ms) from=east YHWH God_of,my my_holy_of,[one] not die YHWH to,judgment you,have_appointed_it and,O_rock to,reprove you,have_established_it )

Here Habakkuk begins a second complaint to Yahweh, preparing to question why Yahweh would use the Chaldeans to punish Judah. In your translation, introduce this new event in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture. Alternate translation: [Have you not been from long ago]