OET interlinear ISA 38:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בַּ⁠יָּמִ֣ים הָ⁠הֵ֔ם

(Some words not found in UHB: in_the=days the=those became_sick Ḩizqiy^yāh to,die and,he_came to=him/it Yəshaˊ^yāh/(Isaiah) son_of ʼĀmōʦ the,prophet and=he/it_said to=him/it thus he/it_had_said YHWH set_~_inorder to,household_of,your that/for/because/then/when die you(ms) and=not recover )

The phrase In those days is a way of referring to the time period being described. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [At around that time]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ צַ֣ו לְ⁠בֵיתֶ֔⁠ךָ כִּ֛י מֵ֥ת אַתָּ֖ה וְ⁠לֹ֥א תִֽחְיֶֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: in_the=days the=those became_sick Ḩizqiy^yāh to,die and,he_came to=him/it Yəshaˊ^yāh/(Isaiah) son_of ʼĀmōʦ the,prophet and=he/it_said to=him/it thus he/it_had_said YHWH set_~_inorder to,household_of,your that/for/because/then/when die you(ms) and=not recover )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [Yahweh says that you should command regarding your house, for you are dying, and you will not live]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

צַ֣ו לְ⁠בֵיתֶ֔⁠ךָ כִּ֛י מֵ֥ת אַתָּ֖ה וְ⁠לֹ֥א תִֽחְיֶֽה

set_~_inorder to,household_of,your (Some words not found in UHB: in_the=days the=those became_sick Ḩizqiy^yāh to,die and,he_came to=him/it Yəshaˊ^yāh/(Isaiah) son_of ʼĀmōʦ the,prophet and=he/it_said to=him/it thus he/it_had_said YHWH set_~_inorder to,household_of,your that/for/because/then/when die you(ms) and=not recover )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [Since you are dying, and you will not live, command regarding your house]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

צַ֣ו לְ⁠בֵיתֶ֔⁠ךָ

set_~_inorder to,household_of,your

Here Hezekiah’s house could represent: (1) his household affairs. Alternate translation: [Put your affairs in order] or (2) his royal dynasty. Hezekiah lived 15 years after this illness, but his son and successor Manasseh was 12 years old when he became king, indicating that Hezekiah did not have an heir at this time. He would therefore have had to identify someone as his successor. Alternate translation: [Name your successor]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

מֵ֥ת אַתָּ֖ה וְ⁠לֹ֥א תִֽחְיֶֽה

die (Some words not found in UHB: in_the=days the=those became_sick Ḩizqiy^yāh to,die and,he_came to=him/it Yəshaˊ^yāh/(Isaiah) son_of ʼĀmōʦ the,prophet and=he/it_said to=him/it thus he/it_had_said YHWH set_~_inorder to,household_of,your that/for/because/then/when die you(ms) and=not recover )

These two phrases mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine them and express the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [you will surely die from this illness]