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OET (OET-LV) The_me to/for_ʼĀdām/humankind complaint_my and_if why not will_it_be_short my_breath/wind/spirit.
OET (OET-RV) As for me, is my complaint against any person?
⇔ If it was, then you might expect me to be impatient.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
לְאָדָ֣ם שִׂיחִ֑י
to/for=ʼĀdām/humankind complaint,my
Job is using the question form for emphasis. If you would not use the question form for that purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: “my complaint is not to a man!”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations
לְאָדָ֣ם שִׂיחִ֑י
to/for=ʼĀdām/humankind complaint,my
Although the term man is masculine, Job does not mean specifically a male human. He is using the term to mean a mortal as opposed to God. Alternate translation: “my complaint is not to a mortal!”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives
לְאָדָ֣ם שִׂיחִ֑י
to/for=ʼĀdām/humankind complaint,my
If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this as a positive expression. Alternate translation: “my complaint is to God!”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
וְאִם
and=if
Job is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. (Some languages may be able to say simply “And if not” to follow up on a question that expects a negative answer.) Alternate translation: “And if my complaint is not to a mortal but to God”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
מַ֝דּ֗וּעַ לֹא־תִקְצַ֥ר רוּחִֽי
why not impatient my=breath/wind/spirit
Job is using the question form for emphasis. If you would not use the question form for that purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: “then my breath may certainly be short!”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
מַ֝דּ֗וּעַ לֹא־תִקְצַ֥ר רוּחִֽי
why not impatient my=breath/wind/spirit
Job is using his breath being short (that is, the fact that he is breathing quickly) by association to mean him being upset. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “why may I not be upset” or, as a statement, “then I may certainly be upset!”
OET (OET-LV) The_me to/for_ʼĀdām/humankind complaint_my and_if why not will_it_be_short my_breath/wind/spirit.
OET (OET-RV) As for me, is my complaint against any person?
⇔ If it was, then you might expect me to be impatient.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.