OET interlinear ISA 50:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מַדּ֨וּעַ בָּ֜אתִי וְ⁠אֵ֣ין אִ֗ישׁ

why came and,there_[was]_not (a)_man

Yahweh is using the question form to rebuke the people for not responding when he came to rescue them. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [I came, but there was no man.]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הֲ⁠קָצ֨וֹר קָצְרָ֤ה יָדִ⁠י֙ מִ⁠פְּד֔וּת

really,(be_short)? lack hand_of,my for,ransom

Yahweh is using the question form to emphasize that he certainly does have the power to redeem his people. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [My hand is not too short for redemption]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

קָצְרָ֤ה יָדִ⁠י֙ מִ⁠פְּד֔וּת

lack hand_of,my for,ransom

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of redemption, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [is my hand too short to redeem you]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

קָצְרָ֤ה יָדִ⁠י֙ מִ⁠פְּד֔וּת

lack hand_of,my for,ransom

Yahweh is using my hand too short as a common expression of the culture to mean “he does not have enough power to rescue.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [am I unable to rescue you]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

וְ⁠אִם אֵֽין בִּ֥⁠י כֹ֖חַ לְ⁠הַצִּ֑יל

and=if not in,me power to,deliver

Yahweh is using the question form to emphasize that he certainly does have the power to deliver his people. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [Or I certainly have the power to deliver you]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אֵֽין בִּ֥⁠י כֹ֖חַ

not in,me power

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

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠גַעֲרָתִ֞⁠י אַחֲרִ֣יב יָ֗ם

by,rebuke_of,my dry_up sea

Here Yahweh is speaking of his power over the sea as if his spoken rebuke could dry it up. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [when I speak, I dry up the sea]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אָשִׂ֤ים נְהָרוֹת֙ מִדְבָּ֔ר

make rivers wilderness

Here Yahweh is speaking of his power to withhold water as if he could turn rivers into a wilderness. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I turn rivers into dry wastelands]

Note 9 topic: writing-pronouns

דְּגָתָ⁠ם֙

fish_of,their

The pronoun their refers to the sea and the rivers. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [the fish in those rivers]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בַּ⁠צָּמָֽא

by,thirst

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of thirst, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [because they have no water to drink]