OET interlinear JOB 21:30

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

כִּ֤י לְ⁠י֣וֹם אֵ֭יד יֵחָ֣שֶׂךְ רָ֑ע לְ⁠י֖וֹם עֲבָר֣וֹת יוּבָֽלוּ׃

that/for/because/then/when from,day calamity spared wicked from,day severe_anger (Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when from,day calamity spared wicked from,day severe_anger rescued )

In this verse, Job completes a sentence that he began in the previous verse using the question form for emphasis. If in the previous verse you said something such as “You should acknowledge their signs,” you may be able to translate this much as it appears in the ULT, treating it as the continuation of a statement or exclamation. Alternate translation: “that the wicked is spared in the day of calamity, that in the day of wrath they are brought forth.”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

יֵחָ֣שֶׂךְ רָ֑ע

spared wicked

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “God spares the wicked”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

רָ֑ע

wicked

Job is using the adjective wicked as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this word with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “a wicked person”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לְ⁠י֣וֹם אֵ֭יד

from,day calamity

Job is using the term day to refer to a specific time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “at the time of calamity” or “when calamity happens”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

לְ⁠י֖וֹם עֲבָר֣וֹת

from,day severe_anger

Job is once again using the term day to refer to a specific time. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “at the time of wrath”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

לְ⁠י֖וֹם עֲבָר֣וֹת

from,day severe_anger

Job is using the term wrath by association to mean God punishing people in his wrath. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “at the time when God punishes people,”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

יוּבָֽלוּ

rescued

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. The idea is that wicked people are brought forth from, that is, taken out of, the group of people whom God is punishing. Alternate translation: “God brings them forth” or “God does not punish them”