OET interlinear 1 KI 12:27

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

יַעֲלֶ֣ה ׀ הָ⁠עָ֣ם הַ⁠זֶּ֗ה

it_will_ascend the,people (Some words not found in UHB: if it_will_ascend the,people the=this for=doing sacrifices in=house_of YHWH in,Jerusalem and,it_will_return heart_of of,the_people the=this to/towards their_lord(s)_of,to to/towards Rəḩaⱱˊām king Yehuda and,they,will_kill_me and,they_will_return to/towards Rəḩaⱱˊām king Yehuda )

See how you translated the similar expression in 1:25. Alternate translation: [this people goes]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠בֵית־יְהוָה֙

(Some words not found in UHB: if it_will_ascend the,people the=this for=doing sacrifices in=house_of YHWH in,Jerusalem and,it_will_return heart_of of,the_people the=this to/towards their_lord(s)_of,to to/towards Rəḩaⱱˊām king Yehuda and,they,will_kill_me and,they_will_return to/towards Rəḩaⱱˊām king Yehuda )

See how you translated the similar expression in 3:1. Alternate translation: [in the temple of Yahweh]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ֠⁠שָׁב לֵ֣ב הָ⁠עָ֤ם הַ⁠זֶּה֙ אֶל־אֲדֹ֣נֵי⁠הֶ֔ם

(Some words not found in UHB: if it_will_ascend the,people the=this for=doing sacrifices in=house_of YHWH in,Jerusalem and,it_will_return heart_of of,the_people the=this to/towards their_lord(s)_of,to to/towards Rəḩaⱱˊām king Yehuda and,they,will_kill_me and,they_will_return to/towards Rəḩaⱱˊām king Yehuda )

Jeroboam is using the heart of the people to represent their feelings, specifically their feelings of loyalty. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [then this people will become loyal once again to their master]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠שָׁ֖בוּ אֶל

(Some words not found in UHB: if it_will_ascend the,people the=this for=doing sacrifices in=house_of YHWH in,Jerusalem and,it_will_return heart_of of,the_people the=this to/towards their_lord(s)_of,to to/towards Rəḩaⱱˊām king Yehuda and,they,will_kill_me and,they_will_return to/towards Rəḩaⱱˊām king Yehuda )

Jeroboam is speaking as if the people would actually return physically to where Rehoboam was. He means that they will become subjects of Rehoboam again and obey him as their king. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and they will agree to be subjects once again of]

Note 5 topic: writing-pronouns

רְחַבְעָ֖ם מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה

Rəḩaⱱˊām king Yehuda

Since Jeroboam has already used the name and title Rehoboam, the king of Judah earlier in this verse, it may be more natural in your language to use a pronoun here. Alternate translation: [him]