OET interlinear 1 KI 14:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

וַ⁠אֲחִיָּ֨הוּ֙ לֹֽא־יָכֹ֣ל לִ⁠רְא֔וֹת כִּ֛י קָ֥מוּ עֵינָ֖י⁠ו מִ⁠שֵּׂיבֽ⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,she_did yes/correct/thus/so wife_of Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam)'s and=she/it_arose and,she_went Shiloh and,she_went house_of ʼAḩiy^yāh and,Ahijah not could to=see that/for/because/then/when dim eyes_of,his from,his_old_of,age )

The author is providing background information about Ahijah’s blindness to help readers understand what happens next in the story. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וַ⁠אֲחִיָּ֨הוּ֙ לֹֽא־יָכֹ֣ל לִ⁠רְא֔וֹת כִּ֛י קָ֥מוּ עֵינָ֖י⁠ו מִ⁠שֵּׂיבֽ⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: and,she_did yes/correct/thus/so wife_of Yārāⱱəˊām/(Jeroboam)'s and=she/it_arose and,she_went Shiloh and,she_went house_of ʼAḩiy^yāh and,Ahijah not could to=see that/for/because/then/when dim eyes_of,his from,his_old_of,age )

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: [Now since Ahijah’s eyes had set because of his age, he was not able to see]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

קָ֥מוּ עֵינָ֖י⁠ו

dim eyes_of,his

The author is using the phrase his eyes had set to describe an eye condition that was most likely cataracts. He means that these cataracts had advanced to the point where Ahijah could no longer use his eyes. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could name this condition explicitly in your translation. You could also use a general expression, as the UST does. If you have already translated the book of 1 Samuel, see how you translated the similar expression in 1 Samuel 4:15. Alternate translation: [he had severe cataracts]