OET interlinear ISA 50:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מִֽי יָרִ֥יב אִתִּ֖⁠י

who? contend with,me

Isaiah is using the question form to challenge anyone who would accuse him, asserting that no one can successfully bring a charge against him. 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: [No one can contend with me!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

מִֽי־יָרִ֥יב אִתִּ֖⁠י נַ֣עַמְדָה יָּ֑חַד

who? contend with,me stand_up each_other

The word translated as Let us stand together is an imperative, but it communicates a condition rather than a command. If the imperative does not communicate a condition for your readers, then use a form in your language that communicates a condition. Alternate translation: [If anyone will face me, let us stand together]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מִֽי בַ֥עַל מִשְׁפָּטִ֖⁠י

who? who? master_of my_case_of,my

The servant is using the question form to challenge anyone who would bring a case against him, asserting that no one can rightly do so. 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: [No one is the master of my judgment.]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בַ֥עַל מִשְׁפָּטִ֖⁠י

master_of my_case_of,my

Isaiah is using the master of my judgment as a common expression of the culture to mean “the one who brings a legal case against him.” 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: [has a legal case against me]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מִשְׁפָּטִ֖⁠י

my_case_of,my

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of judgment, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [my case]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative

יִגַּ֥שׁ אֵלָֽ⁠י

confront to,me

The word translated as Let him come near to me is an imperative, but it communicates a condition rather than a command. If the imperative does not communicate a condition for your readers, then use a form in your language that communicates a condition. Alternate translation: [If he dares, let him come near to me]