OET interlinear ISA 27:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

וְ⁠הָיָה֙ בַּ⁠יּ֣וֹם הַ⁠ה֔וּא

and=it_was in_the=day (the)=that

Isaiah is using the phrase translated as it will happen in that day to introduce a new event in the story. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a new event.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יַחְבֹּ֧ט יְהוָ֛ה

thresh YHWH

Here, when Isaiah says Yahweh will thresh, he is speaking as if Yahweh’s gathering of his scattered people were like a farmer separating grain from the chaff. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Yahweh will separate out his people]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

מִ⁠שִּׁבֹּ֥לֶת הַ⁠נָּהָ֖ר עַד נַ֣חַל מִצְרָ֑יִם

from,the_flowing_stream_of the=river until wadi_of Miʦrayim/(Egypt)

Isaiah is referring to all of the territory where the Israelites are scattered by naming two extremes, the flood of the River and the stream of Egypt. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [from the Euphrates River in the east to the brook of Egypt in the west]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠אַתֶּ֧ם תְּלֻקְּט֛וּ

and,you(pl) gathered

Isaiah is stating the pronoun you separately, even though the verb translated as will be gathered already includes this meaning. He is doing that to emphasize that the Israelites themselves will be the ones gathered. If a speaker of your language would use an explicit pronoun for the same purpose, you may want to use that construction in your translation. If not, your language may have other ways of showing the meaning here. Alternate translation: [and you yourselves will be gathered]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

תְּלֻקְּט֛וּ

gathered

The expression you will be gathered 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. If you need to say who does the action, the context indicates that it is Yahweh. Alternate translation: [Yahweh will gather you]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

sons_of Yisrael

Isaiah is speaking as if the descendants of the patriarch Israel were actually the sons of Israel. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [descendants of Israel]