OET interlinear JOB 5:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠תְּהִ֣י לַ⁠דַּ֣ל תִּקְוָ֑ה

and=it_became for_the,poor hope

This expression means that the poor person has hope. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “And the poor has hope”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

לַ⁠דַּ֣ל

for_the,poor

Eliphaz is using the adjective poor 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: “to the person who is poor”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

לַ⁠דַּ֣ל

for_the,poor

This phrase does not refer to a specific person. It refers to anyone who has the quality that it names. Express this in the way that would be most natural in your language. Alternate translation: “to those who are poor”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְ֝⁠עֹלָ֗תָ⁠ה קָ֣פְצָה פִּֽי⁠הָ

and,injustice, shuts her/its=mouth

Job is speaking of injustice as if it were a living thing that could shut its own mouth. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “and people no longer make unjust claims against them”

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

וְ֝⁠עֹלָ֗תָ⁠ה

and,injustice,

Eliphaz may be using the word translated and to indicate that poor people have hope because others no longer make unjust claims against them. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate this in your translation. Alternate translation: “because injustice”