OET interlinear ISA 16:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

הביאו עֵצָה֙ עֲשׂ֣וּ פְלִילָ֔ה

give counsel make decision

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 bring counsel and do justice]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

שִׁ֧יתִי כַ⁠לַּ֛יִל צִלֵּ֖⁠ךְ בְּ⁠ת֣וֹךְ צָהֳרָ֑יִם

make like,night shade_of,your in_the=middle noonday

The point of this comparison is that just as night provides deep darkness and concealment, so the Moabites are asking Judah to provide a shadow that completely hides them at noon. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [Make your shadow conceal us as completely as the darkness of night conceals, even in the brightest part of the day]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

הביאו עֵצָה֙ עֲשׂ֣וּ פְלִילָ֔ה

give counsel make decision

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of counsel and justice, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: [Bring wise advice, do what is right]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

סַתְּרִי֙ נִדָּחִ֔ים נֹדֵ֖ד אַל־תְּגַלִּֽי

hide outthrows fugitive not betray

These two phrases express the same idea. The first states it positively as a request to hide, and the second states it negatively as a request not to reveal. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine these phrases. Alternate translation: [Please hide the outcast ones and do not tell anyone where they have gone]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

סַתְּרִי֙ נִדָּחִ֔ים

hide outthrows

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 hide the outcast ones]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

נֹדֵ֖ד אַל־תְּגַלִּֽי

fugitive not betray

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 do not tell anyone where the wanderer has gone]