OET interlinear JDG 6:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔⁠י וְ⁠יֵ֤שׁ יְהוָה֙ עִמָּ֔⁠נוּ וְ⁠לָ֥⁠מָּה מְצָאַ֖תְ⁠נוּ כָּל־זֹ֑את וְ⁠אַיֵּ֣ה כָֽל־נִפְלְאֹתָ֡י⁠ו אֲשֶׁר֩ סִפְּרוּ־לָ֨⁠נוּ אֲבוֹתֵ֜י⁠נוּ לֵ⁠אמֹ֗ר הֲ⁠לֹ֤א מִ⁠מִּצְרַ֨יִם֙ הֶעֱלָ֣⁠נוּ יְהוָ֔ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it Gidˊōn please my=master and,(there) YHWH [is]_with,us and=for=what? has,it_found_us all/each/any/every this(f) and,where? all wonders_of,his which/who told to/for=us fathers_of,our to=say ?,not from=Miʦrayim/(Egypt) did,he_bring_us_up YHWH and=now he,has_abandoned_us YHWH and,he,has_given_us in,the_palm_of Midyān )

Gideon and the ancestors whom he is quoting are using the question form for emphasis. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate these questions as statements or as exclamations. Alternate translation: [Excuse me, my lord, but if Yahweh is with us, then all of this should not have happened to us! We should be seeing the same kind of wonders that our fathers recounted to us, saying, ‘Yahweh brought us up from Egypt!]

Note 2 topic: writing-politeness

בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it Gidˊōn please my=master and,(there) YHWH [is]_with,us and=for=what? has,it_found_us all/each/any/every this(f) and,where? all wonders_of,his which/who told to/for=us fathers_of,our to=say ?,not from=Miʦrayim/(Egypt) did,he_bring_us_up YHWH and=now he,has_abandoned_us YHWH and,he,has_given_us in,the_palm_of Midyān )

Gideon is politely asking permission to address a superior and referring to the angel by a respectful title. In your translation, use comparable forms for these purposes in your own language.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

עִמָּ֔⁠נוּ & מְצָאַ֖תְ⁠נוּ & לָ֨⁠נוּ & הֶעֱלָ֣⁠נוּ & וַֽ⁠יִּתְּנֵ֖⁠נוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it Gidˊōn please my=master and,(there) YHWH [is]_with,us and=for=what? has,it_found_us all/each/any/every this(f) and,where? all wonders_of,his which/who told to/for=us fathers_of,our to=say ?,not from=Miʦrayim/(Egypt) did,he_bring_us_up YHWH and=now he,has_abandoned_us YHWH and,he,has_given_us in,the_palm_of Midyān )

In each of these instances, by us, Gideon means himself and others in his situation but not the angel of Yahweh, to whom he is speaking. So use the exclusive form of that word in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֲבוֹתֵ֜י⁠נוּ

fathers_of,our

Gideon is using the term fathers to mean “ancestors.” If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [our ancestors]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

לֵ⁠אמֹ֗ר הֲ⁠לֹ֤א מִ⁠מִּצְרַ֨יִם֙ הֶעֱלָ֣⁠נוּ יְהוָ֔ה

to=say ?,not (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it Gidˊōn please my=master and,(there) YHWH [is]_with,us and=for=what? has,it_found_us all/each/any/every this(f) and,where? all wonders_of,his which/who told to/for=us fathers_of,our to=say ?,not from=Miʦrayim/(Egypt) did,he_bring_us_up YHWH and=now he,has_abandoned_us YHWH and,he,has_given_us in,the_palm_of Midyān )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [when they told us how Yahweh brought us up from Egypt]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַֽ⁠יִּתְּנֵ֖⁠נוּ בְּ⁠כַף־מִדְיָֽן

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it Gidˊōn please my=master and,(there) YHWH [is]_with,us and=for=what? has,it_found_us all/each/any/every this(f) and,where? all wonders_of,his which/who told to/for=us fathers_of,our to=say ?,not from=Miʦrayim/(Egypt) did,he_bring_us_up YHWH and=now he,has_abandoned_us YHWH and,he,has_given_us in,the_palm_of Midyān )

Here the term palm, like the term “hand” elsewhere in the book, represents the power of a person or group. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and given the Midianites power over us]