OET interlinear ISA 30:26

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

וְ⁠הָיָ֤ה אֽוֹר הַ⁠לְּבָנָה֙ כְּ⁠א֣וֹר & הַֽ⁠חַמָּה֙

and=it_was light of,the_moon like,the_light_of & of,the_sun

The point of this comparison is that just as the light of the sun is bright and powerful, so will the light of the moon become bright and powerful in that day. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [And the light of the moon will be as bright and powerful as the light of the sun]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְּ⁠א֖וֹר שִׁבְעַ֣ת הַ⁠יָּמִ֑ים

like,the_light_of seven_of the=days

The point of this comparison is that just as the light of seven days combined would be extraordinarily bright, so will the light of the sun become in that day. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [like the light that seven days of sunlight would give]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

חֲבֹ֤שׁ & אֶת שֶׁ֣בֶר עַמּ֔⁠וֹ וּ⁠מַ֥חַץ מַכָּת֖⁠וֹ יִרְפָּֽא

binds_up & DOM injuries_of his_people_of,his and,the_wound_of his_wound_of,his heals

Isaiah is speaking of Yahweh’s restoration of his people as if he were a physician who binds up injuries and heals wounds. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [repairs the damage done to his people and relieves the harm they have suffered]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אֶת שֶׁ֣בֶר

DOM injuries_of

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of breaking, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the harm done to]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מַכָּת֖⁠וֹ

his_wound_of,his

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of striking, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the blow it received]

Note 6 topic: translate-textvariants

מַכָּת֖⁠וֹ

his_wound_of,his

Many ancient manuscripts read “its striking.” The ULT follows that reading. Other ancient manuscripts read “his striking.” If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of the ULT.