OET interlinear JDG 2:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אֶת־הָ⁠רַ֖ע

DOM the,evil

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of evil, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [what was evil] or [things that were evil]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּ⁠עֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_made sons_of Yisrael DOM the,evil in/on=both_eyes_of YHWH and,they_served DOM the,Baals )

The author is using the common expression of his culture, in the eyes of, to mean “in the judgment of” or “in the opinion of.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [in Yahweh’s judgment]

Note 3 topic: translate-names

אֶת־הַ⁠בְּעָלִֽים

DOM DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and=they_made sons_of Yisrael DOM the,evil in/on=both_eyes_of YHWH and,they_served DOM the,Baals )

The word Baals is the plural of the name Baal. While Baal was generally the name of one particular false god, the word was also used for various other gods that were often worshiped along with Baal. If using the plural name in your translation would not be clear for your readers, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [many false gods]