OET interlinear ISA 57:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

וְ⁠אַתֶּ֥ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and,you(pl) come they(f) sons_of sorceress seed/offspring adulterer and,she_has_played_the_prostitute )

Isaiah uses the word But you here to indicate a contrast between the righteous people who died in peace and the sons of a sorceress who are being addressed. In your translation, indicate this contrast in a way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [But as for you]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

וְ⁠אַתֶּ֥ם

and,you(pl)

In verses 3-5, the word you is plural, making the imperatives plural, so use the plural form in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּנֵ֣י עֹנְנָ֑ה

sons_of sorceress

Yahweh is using sons of a sorceress as a common expression of the culture to mean people who are characterized by practicing sorcery, as if a sorceress were their mother. 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: [you people who practice sorcery]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

זֶ֥רַע מְנָאֵ֖ף

seed/offspring adulterer

Yahweh is using seed of an adulterer as a common expression of the culture to mean people who are characterized by unfaithfulness, as if an adulterer were their father. 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: [you unfaithful people]