OET interlinear 1 KI 1:51

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וַ⁠יֻּגַּ֤ד לִ⁠שְׁלֹמֹה֙

(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_was_told to,Solomon to=say see/lo/see! ʼAdoniy^yāh fearing DOM the=king Shəlomoh/(Solomon) and=see/lo/see! taken_hold on,the_horns_of of,the_altar to=say swear to=me as,day the=king Shəlomoh/(Solomon) if kill DOM servant_of,his by,sword )

The expression it was declared is a passive verbal form. If your language would not use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [And someone declared to Solomon]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר יִשָּֽׁבַֽע־לִ֤⁠י כַ⁠יּוֹם֙ הַ⁠מֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אִם־יָמִ֥ית אֶת־עַבְדּ֖⁠וֹ בֶּ⁠חָֽרֶב

to=say to=say (Some words not found in UHB: and,it_was_told to,Solomon to=say see/lo/see! ʼAdoniy^yāh fearing DOM the=king Shəlomoh/(Solomon) and=see/lo/see! taken_hold on,the_horns_of of,the_altar to=say swear to=me as,day the=king Shəlomoh/(Solomon) if kill DOM servant_of,his by,sword )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [and has said that he wants you to swear as today that you will not kill him with the sword]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

כַ⁠יּוֹם֙

as,day

Adonijah is using the expression as today as a common expression of his culture to mean “first.” 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: [first]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

יִשָּֽׁבַֽע־לִ֤⁠י כַ⁠יּוֹם֙ הַ⁠מֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,it_was_told to,Solomon to=say see/lo/see! ʼAdoniy^yāh fearing DOM the=king Shəlomoh/(Solomon) and=see/lo/see! taken_hold on,the_horns_of of,the_altar to=say swear to=me as,day the=king Shəlomoh/(Solomon) if kill DOM servant_of,his by,sword )

By Let King Solomon swear to me as today, Adonijah means he wants Solomon to promise not to kill him before he, Adonijah, lets go of the altar. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [I will not let go of the horns of the altar until King Solomon swears to me first] or [I will not leave the sanctuary unless King Solomon swears to me first]

Note 5 topic: writing-oathformula

אִם־יָמִ֥ית אֶת־עַבְדּ֖⁠וֹ בֶּ⁠חָֽרֶב

if kill DOM servant_of,his (Some words not found in UHB: and,it_was_told to,Solomon to=say see/lo/see! ʼAdoniy^yāh fearing DOM the=king Shəlomoh/(Solomon) and=see/lo/see! taken_hold on,the_horns_of of,the_altar to=say swear to=me as,day the=king Shəlomoh/(Solomon) if kill DOM servant_of,his by,sword )

Adonijah anticipates that, following the custom of his culture, Solomon would swear an oath by stating the first part of a condition (“if”) but not the second part (“then”). Use a natural way in your language to express an oath. In a context such as this, it may be natural to express just the first part of the condition as a negative statement. Alternate translation: [that he will not kill his servant with the sword]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

אִם־יָמִ֥ית אֶת־עַבְדּ֖⁠וֹ בֶּ⁠חָֽרֶב

if kill DOM servant_of,his (Some words not found in UHB: and,it_was_told to,Solomon to=say see/lo/see! ʼAdoniy^yāh fearing DOM the=king Shəlomoh/(Solomon) and=see/lo/see! taken_hold on,the_horns_of of,the_altar to=say swear to=me as,day the=king Shəlomoh/(Solomon) if kill DOM servant_of,his by,sword )

Adonijah is not referring to a specific sword. He means any sword that David might command his soldiers to use to kill him. Adonijah is likely referring to beheading. [2 Samuel 16:9](../2sa/16/09.md) suggests that this would have been the punishment for rebellion against the king. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [that he will not command his soldiers to cut my head off with a sword]