OET interlinear 1 KI 14:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הִנְ⁠נִ֨י מֵבִ֤יא רָעָה֙

here,I bring disaster

Yahweh is using behold me, bringing as a common expression of his culture to mean “I am about to bring.” If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I am about to bring harm]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בֵּ֣ית יָרָבְעָ֔ם

(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence here,I bring disaster to/towards house_of Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam) and,I_will_cut_off to,Jeroboam one_urinating on,a_wall bond and,freed in,Israel and,I_will_sweep_away after house_of Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam) just=as burns (the),dung until it,is_complete )

This could mean: (1) the family of Jeroboam. What the author says about this prophecy in [15:29](../15/29.md) supports this interpretation. Alternate translation: [the family of Jeroboam] or (2) the dynasty of Jeroboam, as in the similar expression [the house of David] in verse 8. Alternate translation: [the dynasty of Jeroboam]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠הִכְרַתִּ֤י לְ⁠יָֽרָבְעָם֙ מַשְׁתִּ֣ין בְּ⁠קִ֔יר

(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence here,I bring disaster to/towards house_of Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam) and,I_will_cut_off to,Jeroboam one_urinating on,a_wall bond and,freed in,Israel and,I_will_sweep_away after house_of Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam) just=as burns (the),dung until it,is_complete )

See how you translated the similar expression “cut off” in [11:16](../11/16.md). Alternate translation: [and I will cause someone to kill every one of Jeroboam’s family members who pisses against a wall]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מַשְׁתִּ֣ין בְּ⁠קִ֔יר

(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence here,I bring disaster to/towards house_of Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam) and,I_will_cut_off to,Jeroboam one_urinating on,a_wall bond and,freed in,Israel and,I_will_sweep_away after house_of Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam) just=as burns (the),dung until it,is_complete )

Yahweh is referring to the males in Jeroboam’s household. To emphasize how angry he is at Jeroboam’s serious sins and what severe punishment he deserves, Yahweh is using a vivid expression that might be considered vulgar in some cultures. If it would not be appropriate for your readers if you reproduced this exact expression, you could use an equivalent one that would reflect Yahweh’s anger. You could also use plain language. If you have already translated the book of 1 Samuel, see how you translated the similar expression in [1 Samuel 25:22](../1sa/25/22.md). Alternate translation: [every single one of the men]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

עָצ֥וּר וְ⁠עָז֖וּב

bond and,freed

Yahweh is referring to all of Jeroboam’s male descendants by naming the two main categories of them, one restrained (legal slaves) and one set free (legal free men). If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [all male descendants] or [every male descendant]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וּ⁠בִֽעַרְתִּי֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י בֵית־יָרָבְעָ֔ם

(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence here,I bring disaster to/towards house_of Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam) and,I_will_cut_off to,Jeroboam one_urinating on,a_wall bond and,freed in,Israel and,I_will_sweep_away after house_of Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam) just=as burns (the),dung until it,is_complete )

Yahweh is speaking as if Jeroboam’s family and dynasty were actually a house that he would burn. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And I will destroy Jeroboam’s descendants]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וּ⁠בִֽעַרְתִּי֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י בֵית־יָרָבְעָ֔ם

(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence here,I bring disaster to/towards house_of Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam) and,I_will_cut_off to,Jeroboam one_urinating on,a_wall bond and,freed in,Israel and,I_will_sweep_away after house_of Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam) just=as burns (the),dung until it,is_complete )

In this context, the word after adds intensity and completeness to the idea of burn. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation if you decide to retain the image of burning. You could also use plain language. Alternate translation: [And I will burn up the house of Jeroboam] or [And I will destroy all of Jeroboam’s descendants]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כַּ⁠אֲשֶׁ֛ר יְבַעֵ֥ר הַ⁠גָּלָ֖ל עַד־תֻּמּֽ⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: for=so/thus/hence here,I bring disaster to/towards house_of Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam) and,I_will_cut_off to,Jeroboam one_urinating on,a_wall bond and,freed in,Israel and,I_will_sweep_away after house_of Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam) just=as burns (the),dung until it,is_complete )

The point of this comparison is that just as dung burns completely, so Yahweh will completely destroy Jeroboam’s descendants. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [as completely as dung burns until the finishing of it]