OET interlinear ISA 42:22

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠הוּא֮ עַם בָּז֣וּז

and=he people plundered

The pronoun it refers to the people of Israel. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [But the people of Israel are a people plundered]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

עַם בָּז֣וּז וְ⁠שָׁסוּי֒

people plundered and,plundered

The expression plundered and looted 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: [a people whom enemies have plundered and looted]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

עַם בָּז֣וּז וְ⁠שָׁסוּי֒

people plundered and,plundered

The terms plundered and looted mean similar things. Isaiah is using the two terms together for emphasis. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: [a people completely robbed]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

הָפֵ֤חַ בַּֽ⁠חוּרִים֙ כֻּלָּ֔⁠ם וּ⁠בְ⁠בָתֵּ֥י כְלָאִ֖ים הָחְבָּ֑אוּ

trapped in,holes of_them_of,all and,in,houses_of imprisonment hidden_away

The expressions trapped in pits and they are hidden are passive verbal forms. If it would be unnatural to use those forms, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [their enemies have trapped them all in pits and hidden them in houses of confinement]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הָפֵ֤חַ בַּֽ⁠חוּרִים֙ כֻּלָּ֔⁠ם

trapped in,holes of_them_of,all

Here Isaiah is speaking of the people’s captivity as if they were prey trapped in pits. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [all of them taken captive]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וּ⁠בְ⁠בָתֵּ֥י כְלָאִ֖ים הָחְבָּ֑אוּ

and,in,houses_of imprisonment hidden_away

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of confinement, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [in houses where captives are kept they are hidden]

Note 7 topic: writing-quotations

וְ⁠אֵין אֹמֵ֥ר הָשַֽׁב

and,there_[is]_not say restore

The phrase none is saying introduces a direct quotation. In your translation, use a natural way of introducing direct quotations in your language.