OET interlinear ISA 55:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

לָ֤⁠מָּה תִשְׁקְלוּ־כֶ֨סֶף֙ בְּֽ⁠לוֹא־לֶ֔חֶם וִ⁠יגִיעֲ⁠כֶ֖ם בְּ⁠ל֣וֹא לְ⁠שָׂבְעָ֑ה שִׁמְע֨וּ שָׁמ֤וֹעַ אֵלַ⁠י֙ וְ⁠אִכְלוּ־ט֔וֹב וְ⁠תִתְעַנַּ֥ג בַּ⁠דֶּ֖שֶׁן נַפְשְׁ⁠כֶֽם

(Some words not found in UHB: to/for=what spend money for,not food/grain/bread and,toil_of,your(pl) for,not to,satiety listen listen to=me and,eat good so,that_it_may_take_delight in,fatness appetite_of,your(pl) )

The word you is plural here because Yahweh is addressing the people of Israel, so use the plural form in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

לָ֤⁠מָּה תִשְׁקְלוּ־כֶ֨סֶף֙ בְּֽ⁠לוֹא־לֶ֔חֶם וִ⁠יגִיעֲ⁠כֶ֖ם בְּ⁠ל֣וֹא לְ⁠שָׂבְעָ֑ה

to/for=what spend money for,not food/grain/bread and,toil_of,your(pl) for,not to,satiety

Yahweh is using the question form to rebuke the people for spending their resources on what does not truly nourish or satisfy 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: [You should not weigh out silver for what is not bread, nor your labor for what does not satisfy!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תִשְׁקְלוּ כֶ֨סֶף֙ בְּֽ⁠לוֹא לֶ֔חֶם

spend money for,not food/grain/bread

Yahweh is speaking of spending effort and money on things that do not satisfy as if it were paying silver for something that is not bread. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [do you pay silver for what cannot sustain you]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

שִׁמְע֨וּ שָׁמ֤וֹעַ אֵלַ⁠י֙

listen listen to=me

Yahweh is repeating forms of the verb listen 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: [Listen very carefully to me]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

נַפְשְׁ⁠כֶֽם

appetite_of,your(pl)

Here, your soul represents the whole person, that is, you yourself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [yourself]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בַּ⁠דֶּ֖שֶׁן

in,fatness

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of fatness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [by rich food] or [by abundant food]