OET interlinear 1 KI 14:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠הִכָּ֨ה יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_will_strike YHWH DOM Yisrael just=as shaken (the),reed in,water and,he_will_pluck_up DOM Yisrael from=under the=soil (the),good (the),this which/who he/it_gave to,ancestors_of,their and,he,will_scatter_them from_[the],other_side of,River because which/who they_had_acquired DOM poles,their_Asherah provoking_~_to_anger DOM YHWH )

Ahijah is speaking of Yahweh’s judgment as if Yahweh were going to strike Israel physically. This image portrays Yahweh’s punishment as a decisive blow. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And Yahweh will decisively punish Israel]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

כַּ⁠אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָנ֣וּד הַ⁠קָּנֶה֮ בַּ⁠מַּיִם֒

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_will_strike YHWH DOM Yisrael just=as shaken (the),reed in,water and,he_will_pluck_up DOM Yisrael from=under the=soil (the),good (the),this which/who he/it_gave to,ancestors_of,their and,he,will_scatter_them from_[the],other_side of,River because which/who they_had_acquired DOM poles,their_Asherah provoking_~_to_anger DOM YHWH )

Ahijah is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [so that it will sway just as a reed sways in the waters]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כַּ⁠אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָנ֣וּד הַ⁠קָּנֶה֮ בַּ⁠מַּיִם֒

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_will_strike YHWH DOM Yisrael just=as shaken (the),reed in,water and,he_will_pluck_up DOM Yisrael from=under the=soil (the),good (the),this which/who he/it_gave to,ancestors_of,their and,he,will_scatter_them from_[the],other_side of,River because which/who they_had_acquired DOM poles,their_Asherah provoking_~_to_anger DOM YHWH )

The point of this comparison is that just as a reed that sways in the waters is unstable and has no firm foundation, so Israel will be unstable and have no secure place to live. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [so that it will not have a settled place to live, just as a reed sways and ultimately comes loose as the waters of a river tug at it]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠נָתַ֣שׁ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל

and,he_will_pluck_up DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_will_strike YHWH DOM Yisrael just=as shaken (the),reed in,water and,he_will_pluck_up DOM Yisrael from=under the=soil (the),good (the),this which/who he/it_gave to,ancestors_of,their and,he,will_scatter_them from_[the],other_side of,River because which/who they_had_acquired DOM poles,their_Asherah provoking_~_to_anger DOM YHWH )

Ahijah is speaking of Yahweh removing Israel from the land as if Yahweh were actually going to uproot a plant. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and he will remove Israel]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לַ⁠אֲב֣וֹתֵי⁠הֶ֔ם

to,ancestors_of,their

See how you translated the term “fathers” in [1:21](../01/21.md). Alternate translation: [to their ancestors]

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וְ⁠זֵרָ֖⁠ם מֵ⁠עֵ֣בֶר לַ⁠נָּהָ֑ר יַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשׂוּ֙ אֶת־אֲשֵׁ֣רֵי⁠הֶ֔ם מַכְעִיסִ֖ים אֶת־יְהוָֽה

and,he,will_scatter_them from_[the],other_side (Some words not found in UHB: and,he_will_strike YHWH DOM Yisrael just=as shaken (the),reed in,water and,he_will_pluck_up DOM Yisrael from=under the=soil (the),good (the),this which/who he/it_gave to,ancestors_of,their and,he,will_scatter_them from_[the],other_side of,River because which/who they_had_acquired DOM poles,their_Asherah provoking_~_to_anger DOM YHWH )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [And because they made their Asherahs, provoking Yahweh, he will scatter them beyond the River]

Note 7 topic: translate-names

לַ⁠נָּהָ֑ר

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_will_strike YHWH DOM Yisrael just=as shaken (the),reed in,water and,he_will_pluck_up DOM Yisrael from=under the=soil (the),good (the),this which/who he/it_gave to,ancestors_of,their and,he,will_scatter_them from_[the],other_side of,River because which/who they_had_acquired DOM poles,their_Asherah provoking_~_to_anger DOM YHWH )

By the River, Ahijah means the Euphrates River. Alternate translation: [the Euphrates River]