OET interlinear ISA 55:7

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

דַּרְכּ֔⁠וֹ

its=road/course

Yahweh is speaking of the wicked person’s conduct as if it were a way or road that he travels. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [his sinful conduct]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וְ⁠אִ֥ישׁ אָ֖וֶן מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֑י⁠ו

and,a_person_of unrighteous thoughts_of,his

Yahweh is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [and let the man of iniquity abandon his thoughts]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

וְ⁠אִ֥ישׁ אָ֖וֶן

and,a_person_of unrighteous

Here the masculine term man has a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: [and the person of iniquity]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אָ֖וֶן

unrighteous

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

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠יָשֹׁ֤ב אֶל יְהוָה֙

and,let_him_return to/towards YHWH

Yahweh is speaking of turning away from sin and coming back to God as if the person could physically return to Yahweh. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and let him come back to Yahweh in repentance]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

אֱלֹהֵ֖י⁠נוּ

God_of,our

The possessive form our God does not indicate that Isaiah and the people possess or control Yahweh. Rather, it indicates that Yahweh is the God whom they worship. Alternate translation: [the God whom we worship]

Note 7 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּֽי יַרְבֶּ֥ה לִ⁠סְלֽוֹחַ

that/for/because/then/when abundantly to,forgive

The word translated as for indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: [because he will abundantly forgive]