OET interlinear YOEL (JOEL) 1:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

מַה־נֶּאֶנְחָ֣ה בְהֵמָ֗ה

what? (Some words not found in UHB: what? groan beasts wander_about herds_of cattle that/for/because/then/when not pasture to/for=them also/yet flocks_of of_(the),sheep suffer )

Joel is using this phrase as an exclamation to express a strong feeling. There may be an equivalent phrase in your language that you could use in your translation to convey this strong feeling. If not, you could say what Joel was feeling. Alternate translation: [Listen to the animals’ pitiful cries] or [How sad to hear the beasts groan]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

מַה־נֶּאֶנְחָ֣ה בְהֵמָ֗ה

what? (Some words not found in UHB: what? groan beasts wander_about herds_of cattle that/for/because/then/when not pasture to/for=them also/yet flocks_of of_(the),sheep suffer )

Joel is not referring to a specific beast. He means beasts in general. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning by using a plural form. Alternate translation: [How the beasts groan]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

נָבֹ֨כוּ֙ עֶדְרֵ֣י בָקָ֔ר

wander_about herds_of cattle

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: [The locusts have perplexed the herds of cattle]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עֶדְרֵ֥י הַ⁠צֹּ֖אן נֶאְשָֽׁמוּ

flocks_of (Some words not found in UHB: what? groan beasts wander_about herds_of cattle that/for/because/then/when not pasture to/for=them also/yet flocks_of of_(the),sheep suffer )

Joel is speaking of the sheep dying from hunger as if they were literally being punished. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the flocks of sheep die from hunger, perishing as if they were being punished]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

עֶדְרֵ֥י הַ⁠צֹּ֖אן נֶאְשָֽׁמוּ

flocks_of (Some words not found in UHB: what? groan beasts wander_about herds_of cattle that/for/because/then/when not pasture to/for=them also/yet flocks_of of_(the),sheep suffer )

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: [the locusts have punished the flocks of sheep]