OET interlinear 1 KI 18:26

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֣ן לָ⁠הֶם֮

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_took DOM the_young,bull which/who he/it_gave to/for=them and,they_prepared_[it] and,they_called on,the_name_of of_(the),Baal from,the,morning and=unto the,noontide(s) to=say O,Baal answer,us and,there_[was]_not sound/voice and,there_[was]_not answered and,they_limped_around on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,altar which/who he/it_had_made )

The author that readers will know that he means someone gave this bull to the prophets of Baal when they chose it. An important aspect of this contest was allowing those prophets every advantage. No one chose a bull for them and gave it to them. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [that one gave to them when they chose it]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֣ן לָ⁠הֶם֮

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_took DOM the_young,bull which/who he/it_gave to/for=them and,they_prepared_[it] and,they_called on,the_name_of of_(the),Baal from,the,morning and=unto the,noontide(s) to=say O,Baal answer,us and,there_[was]_not sound/voice and,there_[was]_not answered and,they_limped_around on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,altar which/who he/it_had_made )

The author is using the pronoun one in a general sense, not to refer to a specific person. Use an expression for this that would be natural in your language. Alternate translation: [that was given to them]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / infostructure

וְ⁠אֵ֥ין ק֖וֹל וְ⁠אֵ֣ין עֹנֶ֑ה וַֽ⁠יְפַסְּח֔וּ עַל־הַ⁠מִּזְבֵּ֖חַ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָֽׂה

and,there_[was]_not sound/voice and,there_[was]_not answered (Some words not found in UHB: and=they_took DOM the_young,bull which/who he/it_gave to/for=them and,they_prepared_[it] and,they_called on,the_name_of of_(the),Baal from,the,morning and=unto the,noontide(s) to=say O,Baal answer,us and,there_[was]_not sound/voice and,there_[was]_not answered and,they_limped_around on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,altar which/who he/it_had_made )

If it would be more natural in your language, you may want to put the information that they limped beside the altar before the information that there was no voice, and no answering, since these prophets were limping around the altar as they called to Baal. Alternate translation: [And they limped beside the altar that one had made. But there was no voice, and there was no answering]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠אֵ֥ין ק֖וֹל וְ⁠אֵ֣ין עֹנֶ֑ה

and,there_[was]_not sound/voice and,there_[was]_not answered

Here, voice represents someone speaking or responding. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [But no one said anything or did anything in response]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וַֽ⁠יְפַסְּח֔וּ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_took DOM the_young,bull which/who he/it_gave to/for=them and,they_prepared_[it] and,they_called on,the_name_of of_(the),Baal from,the,morning and=unto the,noontide(s) to=say O,Baal answer,us and,there_[was]_not sound/voice and,there_[was]_not answered and,they_limped_around on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,altar which/who he/it_had_made )

In this context, the word limped probably describes an ecstatic, rhythmic, and jerky or hopping dance that was part of the worship ritual of the prophets of Baal. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [And they danced jerkily]

Note 6 topic: translate-textvariants

עָשָֽׂה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=they_took DOM the_young,bull which/who he/it_gave to/for=them and,they_prepared_[it] and,they_called on,the_name_of of_(the),Baal from,the,morning and=unto the,noontide(s) to=say O,Baal answer,us and,there_[was]_not sound/voice and,there_[was]_not answered and,they_limped_around on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,altar which/who he/it_had_made )

Some ancient manuscripts read “one had made.” The ULT follows that reading. Other ancient manuscripts read “they had made.” If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of the ULT.