OET interlinear JOB 13:26

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תִכְתֹּ֣ב עָלַ֣⁠י מְרֹר֑וֹת

write against,me bitter_things

Job is speaking as if God were literally writing down charges against him. In this culture, that was the way of formally filing legal charges against someone. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “you charge me with bitter crimes”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

תִכְתֹּ֣ב עָלַ֣⁠י מְרֹר֑וֹת

write against,me bitter_things

Job is speaking as if the things that God is holding against him were bitter or bad-tasting. He means that they are things that would make someone feel unpleasant, just as bitter food or drink does. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “you charge me with horrible crimes”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ֝⁠תוֹרִישֵׁ֗⁠נִי עֲוֺנ֥וֹת נְעוּרָֽ⁠י

and,inherit,me iniquities youth,my

Job is speaking as if God is literally giving him an inheritance. He means that God is punishing him for the wrong things that he did in his youth. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and you punish me for the iniquities of my youth”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ֝⁠תוֹרִישֵׁ֗⁠נִי עֲוֺנ֥וֹת נְעוּרָֽ⁠י

and,inherit,me iniquities youth,my

Job is suggesting implicitly that God should not judge him strictly for things he did in his youth, since youths are immature and impulsive and they do wrong things without having the kind of self-control and knowledge that adults should have. The Bible expresses this same perspective in Psalm 25:7. You could indicate this implication in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “and you judge me strictly for the immature things I did as a youth, which is not fair”