OET interlinear ISA 26:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֹ֥רַח לַ⁠צַּדִּ֖יק

way of,righteous

Isaiah is speaking of the path for the righteous as if the way righteous people live were a physical road. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [The conduct of the righteous]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

לַ⁠צַּדִּ֖יק

of,righteous

Isaiah is using the adjective righteous as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [for those who are righteous]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מֵֽישָׁרִ֑ים

level

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of evenness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [is level]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מַעְגַּ֥ל צַדִּ֖יק תְּפַלֵּֽס

path_of law-abiding/just clear

Here Isaiah is speaking as if the way of life that righteous people follow were the course of the righteous that Yahweh makes smooth and level. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you clear a straight path for the righteous people to live uprightly]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

מַעְגַּ֥ל צַדִּ֖יק

path_of law-abiding/just

Isaiah is using the possessive form to describe a course that is characterized by the righteous, that is, the way of life that righteous people follow. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the course that righteous people travel]