OET interlinear ISA 28:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

לָ⁠כֵ֗ן

for=so/thus/hence

The word translated as Therefore indicates that what follows is a result of what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes this clear. Alternate translation: [For this reason]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הִנְ⁠נִ֛י יִסַּ֥ד

here,I laying

Yahweh is using Behold me as a common expression of the culture to mean “I am about to.” 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: [I am about to lay]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יִסַּ֥ד בְּ⁠צִיּ֖וֹן אָ֑בֶן אֶ֣בֶן בֹּ֜חַן פִּנַּ֤ת יִקְרַת֙ מוּסָ֣ד מוּסָּ֔ד

laying in,Zion stone stone_of tested cornerstone_of precious_of foundation sure

Yahweh is speaking as if establishing something sure and trustworthy in Zion were laying a stone, a precious cornerstone, a founded foundation. He means that he is establishing a firm basis for his people. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [establishing in Zion something tested and reliable, a firm and sure foundation]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אֶ֣בֶן בֹּ֜חַן

stone_of tested

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

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

הַֽ⁠מַּאֲמִ֖ין

the_[one,who]_trusts

Isaiah is using the participle The one trusting 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 with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [Whoever trusts in him]

Note 6 topic: writing-poetry

מוּסָ֣ד מוּסָּ֔ד

foundation sure

Isaiah is using a construction in which a verb and its object come from the same root. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of saying this. Alternate translation: [an established foundation]