OET interlinear ISA 14:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

הָכִ֧ינוּ לְ⁠בָנָ֛י⁠ו מַטְבֵּ֖חַ בַּ⁠עֲוֺ֣ן אֲבוֹתָ֑⁠ם בַּל־יָקֻ֨מוּ֙ וְ⁠יָ֣רְשׁוּ אָ֔רֶץ וּ⁠מָלְא֥וּ פְנֵֽי־תֵבֵ֖ל עָרִֽים

prepare for,sons_of,his place_of_slaughter in,the_iniquity_of their_ancestors_of,their not rise and,they_will_take_possession_of earth and,they_will_fill face_of world cities

Here, lest indicates a negative purpose for what precedes it. The speaker commands the destruction of the king’s descendants so that they do not arise and take possession of the earth. See how the UST models this.

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

הָכִ֧ינוּ לְ⁠בָנָ֛י⁠ו מַטְבֵּ֖חַ

prepare for,sons_of,his place_of_slaughter

The pronoun his refers to the king of Babylon. The speaker shifts from addressing the king as “you” to referring to him in the third person. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [Prepare a slaughter for the king of Babylon’s sons]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בַּ⁠עֲוֺ֣ן אֲבוֹתָ֑⁠ם

in,the_iniquity_of their_ancestors_of,their

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of iniquity, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [for the evil actions of their ancestors]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

פְנֵֽי־תֵבֵ֖ל

face_of world

Here, the face of the world represents “the surface of the world.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the surface of the world]