OET interlinear ISA 56:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

אַשְׁרֵ֤י אֱנוֹשׁ֙

happy Enosh/humankind

Isaiah is using a phrase that expresses a strong feeling of happiness or blessedness. 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 blessed is the man]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אַשְׁרֵ֤י

happy

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of happiness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [How happy is]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

אֱנוֹשׁ֙

Enosh/humankind

Here the masculine term the 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: [the person]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וּ⁠בֶן אָדָ֖ם

and_[the],child_of humankind

Isaiah is using the son of man as a common expression of the culture to mean “a human being.” 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: [and the person]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠שֹׁמֵ֥ר יָד֖⁠וֹ מֵ⁠עֲשׂ֥וֹת כָּל רָֽע

and_[who],keeps his/its=hand from,doing all/each/any/every evil

Here, his hand represents “his actions.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [and keeping himself from doing any evil]