OET interlinear ISA 26:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

אַ֣ף

also/though

If the connection between this statement and the previous one is not clear, you may want to use a different connecting word to show how this statement relates to what comes before it. Here, Indeed emphatically affirms what follows and builds on the declaration in the previous verse. Alternate translation: [Truly]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֹ֧רַח מִשְׁפָּטֶ֛י⁠ךָ

path_of your(pl)_judgments_of,your

Here Isaiah is speaking as if following Yahweh’s commands were walking along the path of your judgments. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [following your judgments]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אֹ֧רַח מִשְׁפָּטֶ֛י⁠ךָ

path_of your(pl)_judgments_of,your

Isaiah is using the possessive form to describe a path that is characterized by your judgments, that is, a way of life defined by Yahweh’s decisions. 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 path defined by your judgments]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

תַּאֲוַת נָֽפֶשׁ

desire_of soul

Here, the soul represents the whole person and his deepest longings. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [Our deepest desire]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

תַּאֲוַת־נָֽפֶשׁ

desire_of soul

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of desire, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [What the soul desires]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠שִׁמְ⁠ךָ֥ וּֽ⁠לְ⁠זִכְרְ⁠ךָ֖

[is]_for,name_of,your and,for,memorial_of,your

Here, your name and your remembrance represent who Yahweh is and what he has done. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [for who you are and for what you have done]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וּֽ⁠לְ⁠זִכְרְ⁠ךָ֖

and,for,memorial_of,your

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of remembrance, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [and to remember you]