OET interlinear ISA 33:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

אָחֲזָ֥ה רְעָדָ֖ה חֲנֵפִ֑ים

seized trembling godless

Isaiah speaks of trembling as if it were a living thing that could seize people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the godless shake with fear]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אָחֲזָ֥ה רְעָדָ֖ה חֲנֵפִ֑ים

seized trembling godless

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of trembling, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the godless tremble greatly]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

חֲנֵפִ֑ים

godless

Isaiah is using the adjective godless 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 adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [those who are godless]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

מִ֣י יָג֣וּר לָ֗⁠נוּ אֵ֚שׁ אוֹכֵלָ֔ה מִי־יָג֥וּר לָ֖⁠נוּ מוֹקְדֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם

who? live to/for=us fire_of consuming who? live to/for=us burning_of everlasting

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [They say that none of them could sojourn with a devouring fire and that none of them could sojourn with burnings of eternity.]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

לָ֗⁠נוּ

to/for=us

By us, the sinners mean themselves but not those outside their group, so use the exclusive form of that word in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מִ֣י יָג֣וּר לָ֗⁠נוּ אֵ֚שׁ אוֹכֵלָ֔ה מִי־יָג֥וּר לָ֖⁠נוּ מוֹקְדֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם

who? live to/for=us fire_of consuming who? live to/for=us burning_of everlasting

The sinners are using the question form to emphasize that no one can endure God’s judgment. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [None of us can sojourn with a devouring fire! None of us can sojournn with burnings of eternity!]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מִ֣י יָג֣וּר לָ֗⁠נוּ אֵ֚שׁ אוֹכֵלָ֔ה מִי־יָג֥וּר לָ֖⁠נוּ מוֹקְדֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם

who? live to/for=us fire_of consuming who? live to/for=us burning_of everlasting

The sinners are speaking as if God’s judgment were a devouring fire and burnings of eternity, meaning something that completely consumes and never stops. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Who among us can sojourn with God’s consuming judgment? Who among us can sojourn with his never-ending destruction?]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מִי יָג֥וּר לָ֖⁠נוּ מוֹקְדֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם

who? live to/for=us burning_of everlasting

The sinners are using the question form to emphasize that no one can endure God’s eternal judgment. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [None of us can sojourn with burnings of eternity!]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

מוֹקְדֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם

burning_of everlasting

Isaiah is using the possessive form to describe burnings that are characterized by being of eternity. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [with eternal burnings]