OET interlinear ISA 38:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לֹא אֶרְאֶ֣ה יָ֔הּ

not see Yah

Hezekiah is using I will not see Yah as a common expression of the culture to mean “I will no longer experience Yahweh’s presence.” 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: [I will not be in the presence of Yah]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

יָ֔הּ יָ֖הּ בְּ⁠אֶ֣רֶץ הַ⁠חַיִּ֑ים

Yah Yah in=land of,the_living

SPEAKER is repeating forms of the name Yah in order to intensify his expression of the idea that it conveys. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing the intensification. Alternate translation: [Yah, even Yah, in the land of the living]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּ⁠אֶ֣רֶץ הַ⁠חַיִּ֑ים

in=land of,the_living

Hezekiah is using in the land of the living as a common expression of the culture to mean “among those who are still alive.” 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: [among the living]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

הַ⁠חַיִּ֑ים

of,the_living

Hezekiah is using the adjective living 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 live]