OET interlinear ISA 17:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

לְאֻמִּ֗ים כִּ⁠שְׁא֞וֹן מַ֤יִם רַבִּים֙ יִשָּׁא֔וּ⁠ן

nations like_[the],uproar_of waters many they,are_in_an_uproar

The point of this comparison is that just as many waters produce a powerful roar, so the peoples are loud and threatening. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [Like the roar of many waters, so the peoples roar]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

לְאֻמִּ֗ים כִּ⁠שְׁא֞וֹן מַ֤יִם רַבִּים֙ יִשָּׁא֔וּ⁠ן וְ⁠גָ֥עַר בּ֖⁠וֹ

nations like_[the],uproar_of waters many they,are_in_an_uproar and,he_will_rebuke in/on/over=him/it

Isaiah uses the word but here to indicate a contrast between the threatening power of the nations and God’s decisive defeat of them. In your translation, indicate this contrast in a way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [The peoples roar like the roar of many waters, yet he will rebuke him]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠גָ֥עַר בּ֖⁠וֹ וְ⁠נָ֣ס

and,he_will_rebuke in/on/over=him/it and,it_will_flee

The pronoun he in he will rebuke refers to Yahweh, while him and the second he in he will flee refer to the enemy. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [but Yahweh will rebuke the enemy, and the enemy will flee]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠רֻדַּ֗ף

and,it_will_be_chased

The expression he will be pursued is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [and they will pursue him]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְּ⁠מֹ֤ץ הָרִים֙ לִ⁠פְנֵי־ר֔וּחַ

like,chaff_of mountains to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before wind

The point of this comparison is that just as chaff on the mountains is easily scattered by the wind, so the enemy will be easily scattered by God’s judgment. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [as easily as the wind blows chaff off the mountains]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לִ⁠פְנֵי־ר֔וּחַ

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before wind

Isaiah is using to the face of as a common expression of the culture to mean “before” or “in front of.” 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: [before the wind]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וּ⁠כְ⁠גַלְגַּ֖ל לִ⁠פְנֵ֥י סוּפָֽה

and,like,whirling_dust to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before gale

The point of this comparison is that just as tumbleweed is blown away by a whirlwind, so the enemy will be driven away by God’s judgment. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [and like tumbleweed that a whirlwind drives away]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לִ⁠פְנֵ֥י סוּפָֽה

to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before gale

Isaiah is using to the face of as a common expression of the culture to mean “before” or “in front of.” 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: [before the whirlwind]