OET interlinear JOB 21:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֱל֗וֹהַּ יִצְפֹּן־לְ⁠בָנָ֥י⁠ו אוֹנ֑⁠וֹ

god stores_up for,children,his iniquity,their

Since this sentence does not agree with what Job says in the rest of this speech, Job must be quoting a popular saying that he knows Zophar would agree with (see, for example, 20:10). You could indicate that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “You say, ‘God lays up his guilt for his sons’”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

אֱל֗וֹהַּ יִצְפֹּן־לְ⁠בָנָ֥י⁠ו אוֹנ֑⁠וֹ

god stores_up for,children,his iniquity,their

If you decide to identify this explicitly as a popular saying that Job is quoting, if it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: “You say that God lays up his guilt for his sons”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֱל֗וֹהַּ יִצְפֹּן־לְ⁠בָנָ֥י⁠ו אוֹנ֑⁠וֹ

god stores_up for,children,his iniquity,their

This saying speaks of guilt as something that can be stored for later use. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “God remembers what he is guilty of doing and punishes his sons for it”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

לְ⁠בָנָ֥י⁠ו

for,children,his

Here the masculine term sons has a generic sense that includes both male and female children. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use translate this in a way that shows that. Alternate translation: “for his sons and daughters” or “for his children”

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

יְשַׁלֵּ֖ם אֵלָ֣י⁠ו וְ⁠יֵדָֽע

repay to=him/it and,know

The first instance of him refers to God, while the second instance of him and the word he refer to a wicked person. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: “Let God repay to the wicked person, and that person will know”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יְשַׁלֵּ֖ם אֵלָ֣י⁠ו

repay to=him/it

Here the word repay has the sense of “punish.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “Let God punish him”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠יֵדָֽע

and,know

Job means implicitly that if God would repay or punish the wicked person, then that person would know that he was guilty of sinning. You could indicate that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “and he will know that he is guilty of sinning”