OET interlinear ISA 6:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הַשְׁמֵן֙ לֵב־הָ⁠עָ֣ם הַ⁠זֶּ֔ה

make_~_dull heart_of of,the_people the=this

Yahweh is speaking as if the people’s heart could be made fat, meaning dull and unresponsive. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Make the heart of this people dull and unresponsive]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠אָזְנָ֥י⁠ו הַכְבֵּ֖ד

and,ears_of,its dull

Yahweh is speaking as if the people’s ears could be made heavy, meaning unable to hear and respond to his message. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [make his ears dull]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠עֵינָ֣י⁠ו הָשַׁ֑ע

and,eyes_of,its shut

Yahweh is speaking as if the people’s eyes could be made shut, meaning they refuse to see and understand God’s truth. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [make his eyes to be closed]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וָ⁠שָׁ֖ב

and,it_will_return

Yahweh is speaking as if the people could repent by physically going back the way they had come, using the word turn. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [he reject sin] or [he return to me]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠רָ֥פָא לֽ⁠וֹ

and,someone_will_heal to=him/it

The pronoun one refers to God. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [and God heal him]

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

פֶּן־

lest

Yahweh is using the word translated as lest to introduce an outcome that he does not want to happen. Because of this, he first gives Isaiah an instruction to follow so that this will not happen. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that avoiding this outcome is the purpose of the instruction. Alternate translation: [otherwise]

Note 7 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠אָזְנָ֥י⁠ו הַכְבֵּ֖ד וְ⁠עֵינָ֣י⁠ו הָשַׁ֑ע פֶּן־יִרְאֶ֨ה בְ⁠עֵינָ֜י⁠ו וּ⁠בְ⁠אָזְנָ֣י⁠ו יִשְׁמָ֗ע וּ⁠לְבָב֥⁠וֹ יָבִ֛ין וָ⁠שָׁ֖ב וְ⁠רָ֥פָא לֽ⁠וֹ

and,ears_of,its dull and,eyes_of,its shut lest he/it_will_see with,eyes_of,its and,with,ears_of,its hear and,heart_of,its understand and,it_will_return and,someone_will_heal to=him/it

The pronoun his is singular but refers to the collective group this people. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [their ears … their eyes … their eyes … their ears … their heart …they turn … and one heal them]