OET interlinear ISA 5:30

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְּ⁠נַהֲמַת־יָ֑ם

like_[the],growling_of sea

The point of this comparison is that just as the growling of the sea is loud and overwhelming, so the sound of the invading army is terrifying and relentless. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [like the roaring of turbulent ocean waves]

Note 2 topic: writing-foreground

וְ⁠הִנֵּה־חֹ֔שֶׁךְ צַ֣ר

(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_will_growl on/upon/above=him/it in_the=day (the)=that like_[the],growling_of sea and,someone_will_look to,land and=see/lo/see! darkness distress and,light darkened by,clouds_of,its )

Isaiah is using the term behold to focus his listeners’ attention on what he is about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. Alternate translation: [and look, one will see darkness and trouble]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חֹ֔שֶׁךְ צַ֣ר

darkness distress

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of darkness and trouble, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: [dark and troubling things]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וָ⁠א֔וֹר חָשַׁ֖ךְ בַּ⁠עֲרִיפֶֽי⁠הָ

and,light darkened by,clouds_of,its

Here Isaiah is speaking of hope and deliverance as if they were light that has been blocked by clouds of judgment. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and any hope of deliverance is removed by the coming judgment]