OET interlinear ISA 52:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

מַה נָּאו֨וּ עַל הֶ⁠הָרִ֜ים

what? beautiful on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,mountains

Isaiah is using a phrase that expresses a strong feeling of admiration. There may be an equivalent word or phrase in your language that you can use in your translation to convey this feeling. Alternate translation: [How very beautiful they are on the mountains]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

רַגְלֵ֣י מְבַשֵּׂ֗ר

feet_of brings_good_news

Here, the feet of the one heralding represents the arrival of the messenger who brings news. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the ones heralding, as they arrive]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מַשְׁמִ֣יעַ יְשׁוּעָ֑ה

announces salvation

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of salvation, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [the one making one hear that God will save people]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אֱלֹהָֽיִ⁠ךְ

God_of,your

The messenger is not using this possessive form Your God to indicate that the people of Zion possess or control Yahweh. Rather, the messenger is using these words to indicate that Yahweh is the God whom the people of Zion worship. Alternate translation: [The God you worship]