OET interlinear ISA 28:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בַּ⁠יּ֣וֹם הַ⁠ה֗וּא

in_the=day (the)=that

SPEAKER is using the term day to refer to a specific time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [text]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לַ⁠עֲטֶ֣רֶת צְבִ֔י וְ⁠לִ⁠צְפִירַ֖ת תִּפְאָרָ֑ה

(into)_a,crown_of glory and_(into),a,diadem_of beauty

Isaiah is speaking as if Yahweh were a crown of splendor and a diadem of beauty for his people. He means that Yahweh himself will be the source of honor and glory for the faithful remnant of Israel. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [a source of honor and glory]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

לַ⁠עֲטֶ֣רֶת צְבִ֔י וְ⁠לִ⁠צְפִירַ֖ת תִּפְאָרָ֑ה

(into)_a,crown_of glory and_(into),a,diadem_of beauty

The phrases a crown of splendor and a diadem of beauty mean similar things. Isaiah is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [a crown of splendid beauty]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

צְבִ֔י

glory

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

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

וְ⁠לִ⁠צְפִירַ֖ת

and_(into),a,diadem_of

A diadem is a kind of royal headband or crown. If your readers would not be familiar with what a diadem is, you could use the name of a similar thing that your readers would recognize, or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [and a crown of]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וְ⁠לִ⁠צְפִירַ֖ת תִּפְאָרָ֑ה

and_(into),a,diadem_of beauty

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

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

לִ⁠שְׁאָ֖ר עַמּֽ⁠וֹ

for,the_remnant_of his_people_of,his

Isaiah is using the possessive form to describe the remnant of people that belongs to Yahweh. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [for his people who remain]