OET interlinear ISA 12:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-foreground

הִנֵּ֨ה

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! god salvation_of,[is]_my trust and=not afraid that/for/because/then/when might_of,[is]_my and,strength Yah YHWH and=he/it_was to=me (into),salvation )

Isaiah is using the term behold to focus his listeners’ attention on what he is about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [Look]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אֵ֧ל יְשׁוּעָתִ֛⁠י

god salvation_of,[is]_my

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the ideas of salvation, you could express the same idea in other ways. Alternate translation: [God is the one saving me]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֵ֧ל יְשׁוּעָתִ֛⁠י

god salvation_of,[is]_my

Here Isaiah is speaking as if God were salvation itself. He means that God is the one who saves him. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [God is my savior]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

אֶבְטַ֖ח וְ⁠לֹ֣א אֶפְחָ֑ד

trust and=not afraid

These two clauses I will trust and I will not dread mean basically the same thing. For emphasis, the author is saying it first positively and then negatively. If a speaker of your language would not use repetition like this, in your translation you can convey the emphasis in a different way. Alternate translation: [I will confidently trust]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עָזִּ֤⁠י וְ⁠זִמְרָת֙

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! god salvation_of,[is]_my trust and=not afraid that/for/because/then/when might_of,[is]_my and,strength Yah YHWH and=he/it_was to=me (into),salvation )

Here Isaiah is speaking as if Yahweh were his strength and song. He means that Yahweh is the one who makes him strong and gives him reason to sing. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [is the one who makes me strong and gives me reason to sing]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

כִּֽי־עָזִּ֤⁠י וְ⁠זִמְרָת֙ יָ֣הּ יְהוָ֔ה

that/for/because/then/when might_of,[is]_my and,strength Yah YHWH

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of strength, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [for Yah, Yahweh, makes me mighty and causes me to sing of him]