OET interlinear ISA 5:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

הִרְחִ֤יבָה שְּׁאוֹל֙ נַפְשָׁ֔⁠הּ

enlarged shəʼōl throat_of,its

Isaiah is speaking of Sheol as if it were a living thing that could enlarge its appetite. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the realm of the dead has made room for many more people]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

נַפְשָׁ֔⁠הּ

throat_of,its

Here, its soul represents the appetite or desire of Sheol. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [its appetite]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וּ⁠פָעֲרָ֥ה פִ֖י⁠הָ לִ⁠בְלִי־חֹ֑ק

and,it_will_open_wide mouth_of,its to,not measure

Isaiah is speaking of Sheol as if it were a living thing that could open its mouth to devour. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and it will take in people without limit]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

וּ⁠שְׁאוֹנָ֖⁠הּ וְ⁠עָלֵ֥ז בָּֽ⁠הּ

and,uproar_of,its and_[one],exulting in,it

Isaiah 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 its uproar and the one exulting in it will go down]

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

לָ⁠כֵ֗ן

for=so/thus/hence

The term translated as Therefore indicates that what follows is a result of what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes this clear. Alternate translation: [As a result]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

הֲדָרָ֧⁠הּ

splendor_of,its

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of honor, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: [its honored ones]