OET interlinear HAB 2:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

ה֚וֹי מַשְׁקֵ֣ה רֵעֵ֔⁠הוּ

woe (Some words not found in UHB: woe drink_of his/its=neighbour pouring_out rage_of,your and,even drunk in_order_to gaze on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in nakedness(es)_of,their )

The word Woe here communicates a warning about coming disaster. If a speaker of your language would not express this as an exclamation, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [Terrible things will happen to the one causing his neighbor to drink]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

מַשְׁקֵ֣ה רֵעֵ֔⁠הוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: woe drink_of his/its=neighbour pouring_out rage_of,your and,even drunk in_order_to gaze on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in nakedness(es)_of,their )

Habakkuk is not referring to one specific person but to anyone who does this. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this idea using a different form. Alternate translation: [anyone who causes his neighbor to drink]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מַשְׁקֵ֣ה רֵעֵ֔⁠הוּ מְסַפֵּ֥חַ חֲמָתְ⁠ךָ֖ וְ⁠אַ֣ף שַׁכֵּ֑ר

(Some words not found in UHB: woe drink_of his/its=neighbour pouring_out rage_of,your and,even drunk in_order_to gaze on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in nakedness(es)_of,their )

Here the author is speaking of exploiting and humiliating other nations as if it were causing them to drink and making them drunk. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use here, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the one exploiting the vulnerability of his neighbor, intoxicating him, and promoting his drunkenness]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

מְסַפֵּ֥חַ חֲמָתְ⁠ךָ֖

(Some words not found in UHB: woe drink_of his/its=neighbour pouring_out rage_of,your and,even drunk in_order_to gaze on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in nakedness(es)_of,their )

Habakkuk has been speaking about the oppressor in the third person (his neighbor) but shifts to addressing him directly in the second person with your. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use consistent pronouns throughout. Alternate translation: [pouring out his wineskin]

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

לְמַ֥עַן הַבִּ֖יט עַל־מְעוֹרֵי⁠הֶֽם

in_order_to (Some words not found in UHB: woe drink_of his/its=neighbour pouring_out rage_of,your and,even drunk in_order_to gaze on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in nakedness(es)_of,their )

Here, in order to marks look upon their nakedness as the goal or purpose of causing his neighbor to drink and making him drunk. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that this is the goal of the previous actions. Alternate translation: [so that you can look upon their nakedness]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הַבִּ֖יט עַל־מְעוֹרֵי⁠הֶֽם

(Some words not found in UHB: woe drink_of his/its=neighbour pouring_out rage_of,your and,even drunk in_order_to gaze on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in nakedness(es)_of,their )

Here, nakedness represents humiliation and defeat. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [humiliate them] or [enjoy their downfall]

Note 7 topic: writing-pronouns

עַל־מְעוֹרֵי⁠הֶֽם

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in nakedness(es)_of,their

Habakkuk has been using second person (your) to address the oppressor but shifts to third person plural with their. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use consistent pronouns. Alternate translation: [his nakedness]