OET interlinear ISA 57:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

הַ⁠צַּדִּ֣יק אָבָ֔ד

the_righteous,[person] perishes

Isaiah is using the adjective righteous as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [The righteous person perishes]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וְ⁠אַנְשֵׁי חֶ֤סֶד

and,people_of devout

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of covenant faithfulness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [and the men who are faithful to the covenant]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

נֶֽאֱסָפִים֙

taken_away

The expression are assembled is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [gather together]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מִ⁠פְּנֵ֥י הָ⁠רָעָ֖ה

from=face/in_front_of (the),evil

Isaiah is using from the face of as a common expression of the culture to mean “because of.” 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: [because of evil]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מִ⁠פְּנֵ֥י הָ⁠רָעָ֖ה

from=face/in_front_of (the),evil

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

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

שָׂ֣ם עַל־לֵ֑ב

(Some words not found in UHB: the_righteous,[person] perishes and,there_[is]_not (a)_man takes on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in heart and,people_of devout taken_away when,there_[is]_not understands that/for/because/then/when from=face/in_front_of (the),evil taken_away the_righteous,[person] )

Isaiah is using setting it on the heart as a common expression of the culture to mean “thinking carefully about it.” 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: [taking it to heart] or [thinking carefully about it]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

Isaiah is referring to the death of a righteous person in a polite way by using the phrase the righteous is assembled. Depending on what is helpful for your readers, you could use a polite way of referring to this in your language, or you could state this plainly. Alternate translation: [God gathers the righteous to himself]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

Isaiah is using the adjective righteous as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase.