InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
InterlinearVerse 1 Ki C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 C13 C14 C15 C16 C17 C19 C20 C21 C22
1 Ki 18 V1 V3 V5 V7 V9 V11 V13 V15 V17 V19 V21 V23 V25 V27 V31 V33 V35 V37 V39 V41 V43 V45
OET-LV And_he/it_was just_ the_noontide(s) _as_passed and_they_prophesied until (to)_goes_up the_offering and_there_was_not a_voice and_there_was_not one_who_answered and_there_was_not attentiveness.
OET (OET-RV) Midday passed and they continued raving all afternoon, but they didn’t hear any voice, and they got no answer or even any suggestion that their god was listening.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֔וּ
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was just,as_passed the,noontide(s) and,they_prophesied until (to)_goes,up the,offering and,there_[was]_not sound/voice and,there_[was]_not answered and,there_[was]_not paid_attention )
In this context, the word prophesied does not indicate that these prophets of Baal said things that Baal inspired them to say. Instead, the word describes people being in a raving state in which they are not in full control of their actions. If you have already translated the book of 1 Samuel, see how you translated the same term in 1 Samuel 18:10, where it describes Saul attempting to use violence against David while out of control. Alternate translation: [that they raved]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
עַ֖ד לַעֲל֣וֹת הַמִּנְחָ֑ה
until (to)_goes,up (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was just,as_passed the,noontide(s) and,they_prophesied until (to)_goes,up the,offering and,there_[was]_not sound/voice and,there_[was]_not answered and,there_[was]_not paid_attention )
Here, the offering of the grain offering represents the time when the grain offering was customarily made. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [until the time when it was customary to offer the grain offering]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
עַ֖ד לַעֲל֣וֹת הַמִּנְחָ֑ה
until (to)_goes,up (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was just,as_passed the,noontide(s) and,they_prophesied until (to)_goes,up the,offering and,there_[was]_not sound/voice and,there_[was]_not answered and,there_[was]_not paid_attention )
The author assumes that readers will know that the time when the daily grain offering was made was in the middle of the afternoon. You could say that explicitly if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [until the middle of the afternoon]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
וְאֵֽין־ק֥וֹל וְאֵין־עֹנֶ֖ה וְאֵ֥ין קָֽשֶׁב
and,there_[was]_not sound/voice and,there_[was]_not answered and,there_[was]_not (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was just,as_passed the,noontide(s) and,they_prophesied until (to)_goes,up the,offering and,there_[was]_not sound/voice and,there_[was]_not answered and,there_[was]_not paid_attention )
See how you translated the similar expression in 18:26. Alternate translation: [But no one said anything or did anything or paid any attention in response]
OET-LV And_he/it_was just_ the_noontide(s) _as_passed and_they_prophesied until (to)_goes_up the_offering and_there_was_not a_voice and_there_was_not one_who_answered and_there_was_not attentiveness.
OET (OET-RV) Midday passed and they continued raving all afternoon, but they didn’t hear any voice, and they got no answer or even any suggestion that their god was listening.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.