OET interlinear JOB 34:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הַ⁠אַ֬ף שׂוֹנֵ֣א מִשְׁפָּ֣ט יַחֲב֑וֹשׁ וְ⁠אִם־צַדִּ֖יק כַּבִּ֣יר תַּרְשִֽׁיעַ

?,also hates_of (Some words not found in UHB: ?,also hates_of justice govern and=if law-abiding/just mighty condemn )

Elihu is using the question form for emphasis. If you would not use the question form for that purpose in your language, you could translate these questions as statements or as exclamations. (The second question continues into the next two verses, but in many languages it will not be necessary to translate those verses differently except for the punctuation at the end of [verse 19](../34/19.md).) Alternate translation: [One hating justice will certainly not govern! No, you should not condemn the Righteous One, the Mighty One]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וְ⁠אִם־צַדִּ֖יק כַּבִּ֣יר תַּרְשִֽׁיעַ

and=if (Some words not found in UHB: ?,also hates_of justice govern and=if law-abiding/just mighty condemn )

Elihu is using the word If to introduce a question that anticipates a negative answer. If you decide to retain the question form, you could indicate this in your translation. Alternate translation: [And you will not condemn the Righteous One, the Mighty One, will you]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

צַדִּ֖יק כַּבִּ֣יר

(Some words not found in UHB: ?,also hates_of justice govern and=if law-abiding/just mighty condemn )

Elihu is using the adjectives Righteous and Mighty as nouns to mean a certain person, God, who possesses these qualities supremely. The ULT adds the word One in each case to show this. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate these words with equivalent phrases. Alternate translation: [God, who is supremely righteous and mighty]