OET interlinear ISA 33:23

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

נִטְּשׁ֖וּ חֲבָלָ֑יִ⁠ךְ בַּל יְחַזְּק֤וּ כֵן תָּרְנָ⁠ם֙ בַּל פָּ֣רְשׂוּ נֵ֔ס

hangs_untie/release ropes_of,your cannot hold so their_mast_of,their not spread_out sail

Isaiah is speaking as if the enemy nation were a ship whose ropes are loosened and whose mast cannot be secured and whose sail cannot be spread, meaning the enemy is powerless and defeated. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Your strength is gone; you cannot stand firm; you cannot advance]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

נִטְּשׁ֖וּ חֲבָלָ֑יִ⁠ךְ

hangs_untie/release ropes_of,your

The expression Your ropes are loosened is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [Your ropes have come loose]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

חֲבָלָ֑יִ⁠ךְ

ropes_of,your

The pronoun Your refers to the enemy nation, which Isaiah is now addressing directly. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [The enemy nation’s ropes]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

בַּל יְחַזְּק֤וּ

cannot hold

The pronoun they refers to the ropes of the ship. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [the ropes do not hold]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

עַֽד שָׁלָל֙

prey_of spoil

Isaiah is using the possessive form to describe booty that consists of spoil, that is, plundered goods. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [much booty and spoil]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מַרְבֶּ֔ה

abundant_of

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

Note 7 topic: writing-poetry

פִּסְחִ֖ים בָּ֥זְזוּ בַֽז

lame they_will_plunder plundering

This is poetic language. Isaiah uses a verb and its related noun together for emphasis. If your language has a way to express this kind of emphasis, you could use it here. See the UST.

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

פִּסְחִ֖ים

lame

Isaiah is using the adjective lame 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: [lame people]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

חֻלַּ֤ק & שָׁלָל֙ מַרְבֶּ֔ה

divided & spoil abundant_of

The expression spoil in abundance is divided is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [spoil in abundance that they divide]