OET interlinear ISA 37:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

וַ⁠יֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵי⁠הֶם֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ כֹּ֥ה תֹאמְר֖וּ⁠ן אֶל־אֲדֹנֵי⁠כֶ֑ם כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אַל־תִּירָא֙ מִ⁠פְּנֵ֤י הַ⁠דְּבָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁמַ֔עְתָּ אֲשֶׁ֧ר גִּדְּפ֛וּ נַעֲרֵ֥י מֶלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר אוֹתִֽ⁠י

and=he/it_said to,them Yəshaˊ\sup_yāh/(Isaiah) this you(pl),will_say to/towards master(s)_of,your(pl) thus he/it_had_said YHWH not afraid from=face/in_front_of the,words which/who you(ms)_paid_attention which/who blasphemed servants_of king ʼAshshūr ,me

There are three levels of quotation in this verse. The author is quoting what Isaiah said (level 1). Isaiah tells Hezekiah’s officials what he wants them to say to their master Hezekiah (level 2). This includes a quotation from Yahweh (level 3). Use the appropriate punctuation in your language to mark these levels of quotation, here and at the end of the next verse. Alternatively, you could translate this so that there are not second-level or third-level quotations.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

וַ⁠יֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵי⁠הֶם֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ כֹּ֥ה תֹאמְר֖וּ⁠ן אֶל־אֲדֹנֵי⁠כֶ֑ם כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אַל־תִּירָא֙ מִ⁠פְּנֵ֤י הַ⁠דְּבָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁמַ֔עְתָּ אֲשֶׁ֧ר גִּדְּפ֛וּ נַעֲרֵ֥י מֶלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר אוֹתִֽ⁠י

and=he/it_said to,them Yəshaˊ\sup_yāh/(Isaiah) this you(pl),will_say to/towards master(s)_of,your(pl) thus he/it_had_said YHWH not afraid from=face/in_front_of the,words which/who you(ms)_paid_attention which/who blasphemed servants_of king ʼAshshūr ,me

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [and Isaiah told them to tell Hezekiah that Yahweh said he should not be afraid from the face of the words that he had heard, by which the servants of the king of Assyria had blasphemed him]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מִ⁠פְּנֵ֤י

from=face/in_front_of

Yahweh is using from the face of as a common expression of the culture to mean “because of” or “on account of.” 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: [on behalf of] or [because of]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

נַעֲרֵ֥י מֶלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר

servants_of king ʼAshshūr

Isaiah uses a specific word for servants that in other contexts can mean a “young man” or “boy.” While Hezekiah told his officials to refer to the Rabshakeh by his official title, Isaiah is belittling the Assyrian officials. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [the lackeys of the king of Assyria]