OET interlinear ISA 8:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠כָ֥שְׁלוּ בָ֖⁠ם רַבִּ֑ים וְ⁠נָפְל֣וּ וְ⁠נִשְׁבָּ֔רוּ

and,they_will_stumble over,them many and,they_will_fall and,they_will_be_broken

Here Yahweh is speaking as if the spiritual ruin of the people was their physically stumbling, falling, and being broken. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And many will be brought to ruin because of them and be shattered and destroyed]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

בָ֖⁠ם

over,them

The pronoun them refers to the stone of tripping, the rock of stumbling, and the trap and snare mentioned in the previous verse. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [over that stone and rock]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠נִשְׁבָּ֔רוּ

and,they_will_be_broken

The expression be broken is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [and shatter]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠נוֹקְשׁ֖וּ וְ⁠נִלְכָּֽדוּ

and,they_will_be_ensnared and,they_will_be_captured

The expressions be snared and captured are passive verbal forms. If it would be unnatural to use those forms, you could express the ideas in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [and the trap will snare them and their enemies will capture them]