OET interlinear ISA 3:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

כָשְׁלָה֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וִ⁠יהוּדָ֖ה נָפָ֑ל

stumbled Yerushalayim and=Yəhūdāh/(Yihudah) fallen

Isaiah is speaking of Jerusalem and Judah as if they were living things that could stumble and fall. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the people of Jerusalem have failed and the people of Judah have been ruined]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְשׁוֹנָ֤⁠ם

tongue_of,their

Here, tongue represents “speech” or “what they say.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [what they say]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

כִּֽי־לְשׁוֹנָ֤⁠ם וּ⁠מַֽעַלְלֵי⁠הֶם֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה לַ⁠מְר֖וֹת עֵנֵ֥י כְבוֹדֽ⁠וֹ

that/for/because/then/when tongue_of,their and,deeds_of,their to/towards YHWH to,rebel_toward presence_of his_glory_of,his

Here, to marks defy the eyes of his glory as the goal or purpose of their words and deeds being against Yahweh. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that this is the purpose. Alternate translation: [because their tongue and their deeds are against Yahweh so that they defy the eyes of his glory]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

עֵנֵ֥י כְבוֹדֽ⁠וֹ

presence_of his_glory_of,his

Here, the eyes of his glory represents the “radiance of his glory.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the radiance of his glory]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

כְבוֹדֽ⁠וֹ

his_glory_of,his

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