OET interlinear HAB 3:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

שִׁמְעֲ⁠ךָ֮

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH I_heard report_of,your stand_in_awe YHWH work_of,your in_[the],midst_of years restore,it in_[the],midst_of years known in,wrath mercy remember )

Here, your report represents the mighty deeds that people have reported about Yahweh. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the report of your mighty deeds]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

פָּֽעָלְ⁠ךָ֙

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH I_heard report_of,your stand_in_awe YHWH work_of,your in_[the],midst_of years restore,it in_[the],midst_of years known in,wrath mercy remember )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of work, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [what you have done]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּ⁠קֶ֤רֶב שָׁנִים֙

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH I_heard report_of,your stand_in_awe YHWH work_of,your in_[the],midst_of years restore,it in_[the],midst_of years known in,wrath mercy remember )

Habakkuk is using In the midst of the years as a common expression of the culture to mean “In our own time” or “In the present era.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [In our own time]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

חַיֵּ֔י⁠הוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH I_heard report_of,your stand_in_awe YHWH work_of,your in_[the],midst_of years restore,it in_[the],midst_of years known in,wrath mercy remember )

The pronoun it refers to Yahweh’s work mentioned earlier in the verse. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [revive your work]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

חַיֵּ֔י⁠הוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH I_heard report_of,your stand_in_awe YHWH work_of,your in_[the],midst_of years restore,it in_[the],midst_of years known in,wrath mercy remember )

This is an imperative, but it communicates a polite request rather than a command. If the imperative does not communicate a polite request for your readers, then use a form in your language that communicates a polite request. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [please revive it]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

תּוֹדִ֑יעַ

known

This is an imperative, but it communicates a polite request rather than a command. If the imperative does not communicate a polite request for your readers, then use a form in your language that communicates a polite request. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [please make it known]

Note 7 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

בְּ⁠רֹ֖גֶז רַחֵ֥ם תִּזְכּֽוֹר

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH I_heard report_of,your stand_in_awe YHWH work_of,your in_[the],midst_of years restore,it in_[the],midst_of years known in,wrath mercy remember )

Habakkuk uses the phrase In wrath, remember compassion to indicate a contrast between wrath and compassion. The implicit meaning is “even in wrath.” In your translation, indicate this contrast in a way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Even in your wrath, remember compassion]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בְּ⁠רֹ֖גֶז

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH I_heard report_of,your stand_in_awe YHWH work_of,your in_[the],midst_of years restore,it in_[the],midst_of years known in,wrath mercy remember )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of wrath, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [In your wrathful condition]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

רַחֵ֥ם תִּזְכּֽוֹר

mercy (Some words not found in UHB: YHWH I_heard report_of,your stand_in_awe YHWH work_of,your in_[the],midst_of years restore,it in_[the],midst_of years known in,wrath mercy remember )

This is an imperative, but it communicates a polite request rather than a command. If the imperative does not communicate a polite request for your readers, then use a form in your language that communicates a polite request. It may be helpful to add an expression such as “please” to make this clear. Alternate translation: [please remember compassion]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

רַחֵ֥ם

mercy

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of compassion, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [to be merciful]

Note 11 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

בְּ⁠קֶ֤רֶב שָׁנִים֙ חַיֵּ֔י⁠הוּ בְּ⁠קֶ֥רֶב שָׁנִ֖ים תּוֹדִ֑יעַ

(Some words not found in UHB: YHWH I_heard report_of,your stand_in_awe YHWH work_of,your in_[the],midst_of years restore,it in_[the],midst_of years known in,wrath mercy remember )

See how your translation team has decided to represent pairs of clauses in Hebrew poetry that mean basically the same thing. Alternate translation: [In our own time, renew your work and make it known]