OET interlinear JOB 9:29

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / irony

אָנֹכִ֥י אֶרְשָׁ֑ע לָ⁠מָּה

I condemned to/for=what

This could mean: (1) that in order to convey emphasis, Job is saying the opposite of what he means. If a speaker of your language would not do this, in your translation you could indicate what Job actually means and convey the emphasis another way. Alternate translation: “God thinks I am wicked! So why” (2) that without intending to convey emphasis, Job is describing how he believes God would regard him. Alternate translation: “Since God would consider me to be wicked anyway, why”

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

אָנֹכִ֥י אֶרְשָׁ֑ע

I condemned

For emphasis, Job is stating the pronoun I, whose meaning is already present in the word translated know. If your language can state implied pronouns explicitly for emphasis, you may want to use that construction here in your translation. Other languages may have other ways of bringing out this emphasis. Alternate translation: “I am a wicked person”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

לָ⁠מָּה־זֶּ֝֗ה הֶ֣בֶל אִיגָֽע

to/for=what this Heⱱel/(Abel) labour

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: “there is no reason for me to toil in vain”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הֶ֣בֶל אִיגָֽע

Heⱱel/(Abel) labour

By toil, Job implicitly means working hard to prove his innocence. You could indicate that in your translation if it would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “would I work hard in vain to prove my innocence”