OET interlinear ISA 50:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְשׁ֣וֹן לִמּוּדִ֔ים

tongue_of instructed

Here, tongue represents “the ability to speak skillfully.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the ability to speak skillfully]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

לִמּוּדִ֔ים

instructed

Isaiah is using the adjective learned as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [those who have learned]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

דָּבָ֑ר

message

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of word, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [with what he says]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

אֶת יָעֵ֖ף

DOM weary

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

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

יָעִ֥יר לִ⁠י֙ אֹ֔זֶן לִ⁠שְׁמֹ֖עַ

awakens to=me ear to,hear

Here Isaiah is speaking of Yahweh making him attentive and ready to listen as if Yahweh awakens an ear for him. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [he makes me ready to listen]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

אֹ֔זֶן לִ⁠שְׁמֹ֖עַ כַּ⁠לִּמּוּדִֽים

ear to,hear like,disciples

The point of this comparison is that just as the learned are attentive to their teacher, so is Isaiah attentive to what Yahweh teaches him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [an ear to hear him attentively, just as students listen to their teacher]