OET interlinear HAB 3:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

הֲ⁠בִ⁠נְהָרִים֙ חָרָ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה אִ֤ם בַּ⁠נְּהָרִים֙ אַפֶּ֔⁠ךָ

?,on,rivers it_glowed/burnt YHWH if (Some words not found in UHB: ?,on,rivers it_glowed/burnt YHWH if on,rivers anger_of,[is]_your if on,sea fury_of,[is]_your that/for/because/then/when rode on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in horses_of,your chariots_of,your victory )

The author refers to God in the third person as Yahweh in the first phrase and then shifts to the second person your in the next phrase. If this would be confusing in your language, you could use the second person throughout. Alternate translation: [Was it against the rivers that you burned? Or was your anger against the rivers?]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הֲ⁠בִ⁠נְהָרִים֙ חָרָ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה

?,on,rivers it_glowed/burnt YHWH

The author is using this question as a way of emphasizing that Yahweh’s anger was not truly directed at the rivers. If you would not use a rhetorical question for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement. Alternate translation: [It was not against the rivers that Yahweh burned.]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

חָרָ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה

it_glowed/burnt YHWH

The author is speaking of Yahweh as if he were a fire that burned. This image represents God’s anger. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Yahweh was angry]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

אִ֤ם בַּ⁠נְּהָרִים֙ אַפֶּ֔⁠ךָ

if (Some words not found in UHB: ?,on,rivers it_glowed/burnt YHWH if on,rivers anger_of,[is]_your if on,sea fury_of,[is]_your that/for/because/then/when rode on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in horses_of,your chariots_of,your victory )

The author is using this question as a way of restating the previous question for emphasis. If you would not use a rhetorical question for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement. Alternate translation: [Neither was your anger against the rivers.]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אַפֶּ֔⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: ?,on,rivers it_glowed/burnt YHWH if on,rivers anger_of,[is]_your if on,sea fury_of,[is]_your that/for/because/then/when rode on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in horses_of,your chariots_of,your victory )

Here, your nose represents Yahweh’s anger. The word for nose in the source language is also the word for anger, since a person’s nostrils flare when they are angry. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [your anger]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

אִם־בַּ⁠יָּ֖ם עֶבְרָתֶ֑⁠ךָ כִּ֤י תִרְכַּב֙ עַל־סוּסֶ֔י⁠ךָ מַרְכְּבֹתֶ֖י⁠ךָ יְשׁוּעָֽה

if (Some words not found in UHB: ?,on,rivers it_glowed/burnt YHWH if on,rivers anger_of,[is]_your if on,sea fury_of,[is]_your that/for/because/then/when rode on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in horses_of,your chariots_of,your victory )

The author is using this question as a way of restating the previous questions for emphasis. If you would not use a rhetorical question for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement. Alternate translation: [Neither was your fury against the sea, when you rode on your horses, your chariots of salvation.]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אִם־בַּ⁠יָּ֖ם עֶבְרָתֶ֑⁠ךָ

if (Some words not found in UHB: ?,on,rivers it_glowed/burnt YHWH if on,rivers anger_of,[is]_your if on,sea fury_of,[is]_your that/for/because/then/when rode on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in horses_of,your chariots_of,your victory )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of fury, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [Or were you furious at the sea]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תִרְכַּב֙ עַל־סוּסֶ֔י⁠ךָ מַרְכְּבֹתֶ֖י⁠ךָ יְשׁוּעָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: ?,on,rivers it_glowed/burnt YHWH if on,rivers anger_of,[is]_your if on,sea fury_of,[is]_your that/for/because/then/when rode on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in horses_of,your chariots_of,your victory )

The author is speaking of God as if he were a warrior who rode on horses and drove chariots. This image represents God coming in power to fight for his people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you came in great power to save your people]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

מַרְכְּבֹתֶ֖י⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: ?,on,rivers it_glowed/burnt YHWH if on,rivers anger_of,[is]_your if on,sea fury_of,[is]_your that/for/because/then/when rode on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in horses_of,your chariots_of,your victory )

Habakkuk is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [or on your chariots of]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מַרְכְּבֹתֶ֖י⁠ךָ יְשׁוּעָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: ?,on,rivers it_glowed/burnt YHWH if on,rivers anger_of,[is]_your if on,sea fury_of,[is]_your that/for/because/then/when rode on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in horses_of,your chariots_of,your victory )

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