OET interlinear ISA 29:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

וַ⁠הֲצִיק֖וֹתִי

and,I_will_bring_distress

Isaiah uses the word But here to indicate a contrast between the celebration described in the previous verse and the distress that Yahweh will bring upon Jerusalem. Use a natural way in your language to indicate this contrast. Alternate translation: [Although the festivals come around, I will cause distress]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וַ⁠הֲצִיק֖וֹתִי לַֽ⁠אֲרִיאֵ֑ל

and,I_will_bring_distress to,Ariel

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of distress, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [But I will greatly distress Ariel]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וְ⁠הָיְתָ֤ה תַֽאֲנִיָּה֙ וַֽ⁠אֲנִיָּ֔ה

and,it_will_be mourning and,lamentation

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the ideas of mourning and lamentation, you could express the same ideas in another way. Alternate translation: [and they will mourn and lament]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

תַֽאֲנִיָּה֙ וַֽ⁠אֲנִיָּ֔ה

mourning and,lamentation

The terms mourning and lamentation 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: [deep mourning]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וְ⁠הָ֥יְתָה לִּ֖⁠י כַּ⁠אֲרִיאֵֽל

and,it_will_be to/for=me like,an_altar_hearth

The point of this comparison is that just as an altar hearth is a place where sacrifices are consumed by fire, so Jerusalem will be a place of bloodshed and destruction. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point of comparison explicit. Alternate translation: [and it will be to me a place of bloodshed and destruction, like an altar hearth]

Note 6 topic: translate-unknown

כַּ⁠אֲרִיאֵֽל

like,an_altar_hearth

An altar hearth is a kind of raised platform where animals were burned as sacrifices to God. If your readers would not be familiar with what an altar hearth 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: [like the place where sacrifices are burned]