OET interlinear ISA 51:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

הִתְעוֹרְרִ֣י הִֽתְעוֹרְרִ֗י

rouse rouse

Isaiah is repeating forms of the verb Awaken in order to intensify his expression of the idea that it conveys. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing the intensification. Alternate translation: [Awaken yourself! Yes, awaken yourself]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

הִתְעוֹרְרִ֣י

rouse

Here, the word yourself is singular because Isaiah is addressing the city of Jerusalem as a single individual. If your language marks number on pronouns and commands, use the singular form here.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ק֚וּמִי יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם

stand_up Yerushalayim

Here, Jerusalem represents the people who live in the city. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [Arise, people of Jerusalem]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שָׁתִ֛ית מִ⁠יַּ֥ד יְהוָ֖ה אֶת כּ֣וֹס חֲמָת֑⁠וֹ & שָׁתִ֖ית

drunk from,the_hand_of YHWH DOM cup_of his_anger_of,his & drunk

Here Isaiah is speaking of Yahweh’s anger and punishment as if it were a cup from which Jerusalem drank. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [received from the hand of Yahweh the full measure of his anger; you experienced]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֶת קֻבַּ֜עַת כּ֧וֹס הַ⁠תַּרְעֵלָ֛ה

DOM DOM dregs_of cup_of of_(the),staggering

Here Isaiah is speaking of the punishment that made Jerusalem reel as if it were the cup of staggering, a cup of wine so strong that it caused people to stagger. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the goblet that made you stagger]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אֶת־קֻבַּ֜עַת כּ֧וֹס & הַ⁠תַּרְעֵלָ֛ה

DOM DOM (Some words not found in UHB: rouse rouse stand_up Yerushalayim which/who drunk from,the_hand_of YHWH DOM cup_of his_anger_of,his DOM dregs_of cup_of of_(the),staggering drunk drained )

Isaiah is using the possessive form to describe the goblet of the cup that is characterized by staggering. If a speaker of your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the goblet, the cup that makes you stagger] or [the goblet that is the cup of staggering]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מָצִֽית

drained

Isaiah is using you drained it as a common expression of the culture to mean that Jerusalem experienced Yahweh’s punishment fully, down to the last drop. 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: [you experienced all of it]