OET interlinear HERO (JDG) 5:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

גְּרָפָ֔⁠ם

(Some words not found in UHB: torrent_of Qīshōn it,swept_them_away torrent_of ancient torrent_of Qīshōn march_on my_self_of,my strength )

The pronoun them refers to the soldiers in Sisera’s army. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [swept away Sisera’s soldiers]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

נַ֥חַל קְדוּמִ֖ים

torrent_of ancient

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of antiquity, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [that ancient wadi]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

נַ֥חַל קְדוּמִ֖ים

torrent_of ancient

The implicit idea behind this phrase may be that the Kishon is a natural river, part of the original creation, rather than a manmade canal or irrigation channel. Therefore, like the storm, it was a natural force that Yahweh used to defeat Sisera. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [a river that God created]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

תִּדְרְכִ֥י נַפְשִׁ֖⁠י עֹֽז

(Some words not found in UHB: torrent_of Qīshōn it,swept_them_away torrent_of ancient torrent_of Qīshōn march_on my_self_of,my strength )

The singer, who is probably Barak at this point (see the Introduction to this chapter), is using one part of himself, his soul, to mean all of himself. He is putting himself back in the time of the battle and encouraging himself to fight vigorously since Yahweh is already defeating Sisera with natural forces. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly, and you could express it from the time perspective of the victory celebration, that is, as a past event, as in the first sentence of the verse. Alternate translation: [When I saw this, it encouraged me to fight vigorously]