OET interlinear ISA 38:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

זְכָר

remember

Hezekiah is not suggesting that Yahweh does not remember these things and needs to be reminded of them. He is asking Yahweh to take them into consideration. Alternate translation: [consider] or [take into consideration]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּי

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_said o YHWH remember now DOM which/who walked to=your=face in,faithfulness and,with,a_heart whole and,the,good in,eyes_of,your done and,he_wept Ḩizqiy^yāh weeping bitterly )

Here walked is a metaphor for how Hezekiah has conducted his life before Yahweh. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I have lived]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠פָנֶ֗י⁠ךָ

to=your=face

The phrase to your face is a way of saying in your presence or under your authority. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [in your presence]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בֶּֽ⁠אֱמֶת֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_said o YHWH remember now DOM which/who walked to=your=face in,faithfulness and,with,a_heart whole and,the,good in,eyes_of,your done and,he_wept Ḩizqiy^yāh weeping bitterly )

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

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠בְ⁠לֵ֣ב שָׁלֵ֔ם

and,with,a_heart (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_said o YHWH remember now DOM which/who walked to=your=face in,faithfulness and,with,a_heart whole and,the,good in,eyes_of,your done and,he_wept Ḩizqiy^yāh weeping bitterly )

Here the heart represents a person’s intentions and commitments. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and in complete devotion]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠הַ⁠טּ֥וֹב בְּ⁠עֵינֶ֖י⁠ךָ עָשִׂ֑יתִי

and,the,good (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_said o YHWH remember now DOM which/who walked to=your=face in,faithfulness and,with,a_heart whole and,the,good in,eyes_of,your done and,he_wept Ḩizqiy^yāh weeping bitterly )

The phrase good in your eyes means what you consider to be good or what you approve of. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and I have done what you consider to be good]

Note 7 topic: writing-poetry

וַ⁠יֵּ֥בְךְּ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּכִ֥י גָדֽוֹל

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_said o YHWH remember now DOM which/who walked to=your=face in,faithfulness and,with,a_heart whole and,the,good in,eyes_of,your done and,he_wept Ḩizqiy^yāh weeping bitterly )

The author is using a construction in which a verb and its object come from the same root. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of saying this. Alternate translation: [And Hezekiah wept bitterly]