OET interlinear HERO (JDG) 5:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

בִּ⁠פְרֹ֤עַ פְּרָעוֹת֙ בְּ⁠יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּ⁠הִתְנַדֵּ֖ב עָ֑ם

(Some words not found in UHB: when,acted_as_leaders leaders in,Israel when,volunteers people bless YHWH )

This is the beginning of the song that Deborah and Barak sang. You may wish to indicate this with an opening first-level quotation mark or with some other punctuation or convention that your language uses to indicate the start of a first-level quotation. You may also be able to use special formatting to set off the song as poetry, as the ULT does.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

בִּ⁠פְרֹ֤עַ פְּרָעוֹת֙ בְּ⁠יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל בְּ⁠הִתְנַדֵּ֖ב עָ֑ם

(Some words not found in UHB: when,acted_as_leaders leaders in,Israel when,volunteers people bless YHWH )

These two phrases mean similar things. See the Introduction to this chapter for a discussion of how to translate such similar phrases throughout this song.

Note 3 topic: translate-symaction

בִּ⁠פְרֹ֤עַ פְּרָעוֹת֙ בְּ⁠יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל

(Some words not found in UHB: when,acted_as_leaders leaders in,Israel when,volunteers people bless YHWH )

While scholars disagree about how to translate and understand this phrase, it seems to be describing the practice of taking a vow not to cut one’s hair until a certain objective is achieved, in this case, the defeat of Sisera’s army. Growing long hair was thus a symbolic action that expressed the determination to achieve this objective. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action. Alternate translation: [For the Israelites who vowed to defeat Sisera’s army]

Note 4 topic: writing-poetry

בִּ⁠פְרֹ֤עַ פְּרָעוֹת֙ בְּ⁠יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל

(Some words not found in UHB: when,acted_as_leaders leaders in,Israel when,volunteers people bless YHWH )

For emphasis and poetic effect, Deborah and Barak are using a construction in which a verb and its object come from the same root. That is, the word translated as long hair describes hair that is flowing freely or loosely, and the word translated as loosening describes not braiding that hair or binding it with a turban. Your language may have terms available that will allow you to use the same construction in your translation to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of expressing the emphasis and poetic effect, if you do not express the meaning in plain language. Alternate translation: [For freely flowing hair in Israel]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּ⁠הִתְנַדֵּ֖ב עָ֑ם

(Some words not found in UHB: when,acted_as_leaders leaders in,Israel when,volunteers people bless YHWH )

Deborah and Barak are referring implicitly to people volunteering to fight against Israel’s enemies. You could state this information explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [for the people who volunteered to fight]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

בָּרֲכ֖וּ

(Some words not found in UHB: when,acted_as_leaders leaders in,Israel when,volunteers people bless YHWH )

The imperative verb bless is plural here because Deborah and Barak are addressing an audience of many people, so use the plural form in your translation if your language marks that distinction.