OET interlinear ISA 48:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

הָ⁠רִֽאשֹׁנוֹת֙

the_former,[things]

Yahweh is using the adjective former as a noun to mean a certain kind of thing. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [The former things]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הָ⁠רִֽאשֹׁנוֹת֙

the_former,[things]

The implication is that this refers to events that Yahweh predicted long ago, which then came true. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [The things I predicted long ago]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

וּ⁠מִ⁠פִּ֥⁠י יָצְא֖וּ

and,from,mouth_of,my they_came_out

The pronoun they refers to the former things that Yahweh predicted. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [and those predictions went out from my mouth]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וּ⁠מִ⁠פִּ֥⁠י יָצְא֖וּ

and,from,mouth_of,my they_came_out

Here, my mouth represents Yahweh’s act of speaking. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [and I proclaimed them]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

פִּתְאֹ֥ם עָשִׂ֖יתִי וַ⁠תָּבֹֽאנָה

(Some words not found in UHB: the_former,[things] from,then declared and,from,mouth_of,my they_came_out and,I,proclaimed_them suddenly acted and,they_came )

By they came, Yahweh means the events he had foretold actually happened. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [suddenly I did them and they came to pass]