OET interlinear ISA 29:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / apostrophe

ה֚וֹי אֲרִיאֵ֣ל אֲרִיאֵ֔ל קִרְיַ֖ת חָנָ֣ה דָוִ֑ד

woe ʼArī\sup_ʼēl ʼArī\sup_ʼēl city_of encamped Dāvid

Isaiah is speaking directly to the city of Jerusalem as if it could hear him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state whom he is speaking about. Alternate translation: [Woe is to Jerusalem, the city where David encamped]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

ה֚וֹי

woe

Isaiah is using the word Woe to express his distress about what will happen to the people of Jerusalem. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [Disaster is coming] or [There is danger ahead for you]

Note 3 topic: translate-names

אֲרִיאֵ֣ל

ʼArī\sup_ʼēl

The word Ariel is the name of a city. It is another name for Jerusalem, and it may mean “lion of God” or “altar hearth.” If your readers would n ot be familiar with this name, you could include a footnote that gives this information. Alternate translation: [Jerusalem]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

סְפ֥וּ שָׁנָ֛ה עַל־שָׁנָ֖ה

add year on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in year

Isaiah is using the phrase Add year to year as a common expression of the culture to mean “year after year.” 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: [Year after year] or [Every year]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / irony

סְפ֥וּ שָׁנָ֛ה עַל־שָׁנָ֖ה חַגִּ֥ים יִנְקֹֽפוּ

add year on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in year festivals recur

Isaiah actually means to communicate the opposite of the literal meaning of what he is saying here. If a speaker of your language would not do that, you could translate the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Regularly celebrating the annual festivals will not stop Yahweh from judging you]