OET interlinear ISA 58:12

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

חָרְב֣וֹת עוֹלָ֔ם

ruins_of ancient

Yahweh is using the desolations of eternity as a common expression of the culture to mean “ruins that have lain waste for a very long time.” 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: [the places that have been in ruins for a very long time]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מוֹסְדֵ֥י דוֹר וָ⁠ד֖וֹר

foundations_of age-old and,a_generation

Yahweh is using generation and generation as a common expression of the culture to mean “many ages long ago.” 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: [the foundations laid many ages ago]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠קֹרָ֤א לְ⁠ךָ֙ גֹּדֵ֣ר פֶּ֔רֶץ מְשֹׁבֵ֥ב נְתִיב֖וֹת לָ⁠שָֽׁבֶת

and,it_will_be_called to/for=yourself(m) repairer breach restorer streets to,dwell_in

Here Yahweh is speaking of the people who rebuild the ruined city as if they were a Repairer of the Breach and a Restorer of Streets to Dwell In. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and one will call you the person who repairs broken walls, the person who restores streets for people to live in]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠קֹרָ֤א לְ⁠ךָ֙

and,it_will_be_called to/for=yourself(m)

The pronoun one does not refer to any specific person; it refers to people in general. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers, for example by using a passive form such as “you will be called.” Alternate translation: [and you will be called] or [and people will call you]