OET interlinear ISA 45:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

אֲנִי֙ לְ⁠פָנֶ֣י⁠ךָ אֵלֵ֔ךְ

I to=your=face go

Yahweh is stating the pronoun I separately, even though the verb translated as I will go already includes this meaning. He is doing that to emphasize that he is personally committed to going before Cyrus. 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 will indeed go before you]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠הֲדוּרִ֖ים אֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר

and,the_mountainous_land(s) (Some words not found in UHB: I to=your=face go and,the_mountainous_land(s) level doors_of bronze shatter and,bars_of iron cut_through )

Here Yahweh is speaking of removing the obstacles in Cyrus’s way as if he would flatten the swollen ground. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and I will remove the obstacles before you]

אֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר

(Some words not found in UHB: I to=your=face go and,the_mountainous_land(s) level doors_of bronze shatter and,bars_of iron cut_through )

Yahweh is using the adjective the swollen as a noun to refer to a certain kind of terrain. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [I will flatten the swollen places]

Note 3 topic: translate-textvariants

אֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר

(Some words not found in UHB: I to=your=face go and,the_mountainous_land(s) level doors_of bronze shatter and,bars_of iron cut_through )

Some ancient manuscripts read “the swollen.” The ULT follows that reading. Other ancient manuscripts read “the mountains.” If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of the ULT. Alternate translation: [the mountains]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

דַּלְת֤וֹת נְחוּשָׁה֙ & וּ⁠בְרִיחֵ֥י בַרְזֶ֖ל אֲגַדֵּֽעַ

doors_of bronze & and,bars_of iron cut_through

Yahweh is using doors of bronze and bars of iron to represent the strongly fortified cities that they protect. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the defenses of strongly fortified cities, and I will cut through all their barriers]