OET interlinear HERO (JDG) 2:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וְ⁠כִֽי־הֵקִ֨ים יְהוָ֥ה ׀ לָ⁠הֶם֮ שֹֽׁפְטִים֒ & כִּֽי־יִנָּחֵ֤ם יְהוָה֙ מִ⁠נַּֽאֲקָתָ֔⁠ם מִ⁠פְּנֵ֥י לֹחֲצֵי⁠הֶ֖ם וְ⁠דֹחֲקֵי⁠הֶֽם

and=because/when raised_up YHWH to/for=them (Some words not found in UHB: and=because/when raised_up YHWH to/for=them judges and=it_was YHWH with the,judge and,he,delivered_them from,the_hand_of their_enemies_of,their all days_of of,the_judge that/for/because/then/when moved_to_pity YHWH from,groaning_of,their from=face/in_front_of [those_of,who]_oppressed_them and,[those_of,who]_oppressed_them )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could put the second sentence of this verse at the beginning of the verse, since it gives the reason for what the rest of the verse describes. Within that sentence, you could also put the reason before the result. Alternate translation: [For the people of Israel were groaning because of their afflictors and oppressors. Yahweh had compassion on them, so he raised up judges for them]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הֵקִ֨ים יְהוָ֥ה ׀ לָ⁠הֶם֮ שֹֽׁפְטִים֒

raised_up YHWH to/for=them (Some words not found in UHB: and=because/when raised_up YHWH to/for=them judges and=it_was YHWH with the,judge and,he,delivered_them from,the_hand_of their_enemies_of,their all days_of of,the_judge that/for/because/then/when moved_to_pity YHWH from,groaning_of,their from=face/in_front_of [those_of,who]_oppressed_them and,[those_of,who]_oppressed_them )

See how you translated the expression raised up in 2:16. Alternate translation: [Yahweh provided judges for them]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠הֽוֹשִׁיעָ⁠ם֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and=because/when raised_up YHWH to/for=them judges and=it_was YHWH with the,judge and,he,delivered_them from,the_hand_of their_enemies_of,their all days_of of,the_judge that/for/because/then/when moved_to_pity YHWH from,groaning_of,their from=face/in_front_of [those_of,who]_oppressed_them and,[those_of,who]_oppressed_them )

The pronoun them refers to the Israelites. The pronoun he could refer either to Yahweh or to the judge, although there is not a significant difference in meaning. Alternate translation: [and Yahweh saved the Israelites] or [and that enabled the judge to save the Israelites]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֣י הַ⁠שּׁוֹפֵ֑ט

(Some words not found in UHB: and=because/when raised_up YHWH to/for=them judges and=it_was YHWH with the,judge and,he,delivered_them from,the_hand_of their_enemies_of,their all days_of of,the_judge that/for/because/then/when moved_to_pity YHWH from,groaning_of,their from=face/in_front_of [those_of,who]_oppressed_them and,[those_of,who]_oppressed_them )

See how you translated the word days in 2:7. Alternate translation: [throughout the lifetime of that judge]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מִ⁠פְּנֵ֥י לֹחֲצֵי⁠הֶ֖ם וְ⁠דֹחֲקֵי⁠הֶֽם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=because/when raised_up YHWH to/for=them judges and=it_was YHWH with the,judge and,he,delivered_them from,the_hand_of their_enemies_of,their all days_of of,the_judge that/for/because/then/when moved_to_pity YHWH from,groaning_of,their from=face/in_front_of [those_of,who]_oppressed_them and,[those_of,who]_oppressed_them )

Here, from the faces of is a common expression of the culture that means “because of” or “on account 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: [caused by their afflictors and their oppressors]