OET interlinear ISA 38:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

אָמַ֗רְתִּי

said

Hezekiah is stating the pronoun I separately, even though the verb translated as I said already includes this meaning. He is doing that to emphasize that he is the person making the statement. If a speaker of your language would use an explicit pronoun for the same purpose, you may want to use that construction in your translation. If not, your language may have other ways of showing the meaning here. Alternate translation: [I, Hezekiah, said]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בִּ⁠דְמִ֥י יָמַ֛⁠י

in,the_half_of my_days_of,my

Hezekiah is using In the quiet of my days as a common expression of the culture to mean “in the prime of my life.” 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: [In the prime of my life]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֵלֵ֖כָה בְּ⁠שַׁעֲרֵ֣י שְׁא֑וֹל

go in,the_gates_of shəʼōl

Here Hezekiah is speaking as if Sheol, the place of the dead, were a walled city that he would enter through its gates. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I will go to Sheol when I die]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

בְּ⁠שַׁעֲרֵ֣י שְׁא֑וֹל

in,the_gates_of shəʼōl

Hezekiah is using the possessive form to describe gates that are characterized by belonging to Sheol. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [into the gates that lead to Sheol]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

פֻּקַּ֖דְתִּי

consigned

The expression I am visited 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: [Yahweh is taking from me]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

פֻּקַּ֖דְתִּי

consigned

The implication is that Yahweh is the one who has cut Hezekiah’s life short. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [I am being punished by Yahweh]