OET interlinear 1 KI 21:20

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הַֽ⁠מְצָאתַ֖⁠נִי אֹיְבִ֑⁠י

have,you,found_me? my_enemy_of,my

Ahab is using the question form for emphasis. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [So, you have found me, my enemy!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הַֽ⁠מְצָאתַ֖⁠נִי

have,you,found_me?

Ahab is using Have you found me as a common expression of his culture to mean “So, you have caught me” or “You have discovered what I have done.” 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: [Have you apprehended me] or [Have you discovered what I did]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֹיְבִ֑⁠י

my_enemy_of,my

Ahab is calling Elijah my enemy to mean that Elijah has come as the avenger of Ahab’s crime against Naboth. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [my avenger]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הִתְמַכֶּרְ⁠ךָ֔ לַ⁠עֲשׂ֥וֹת הָ⁠רַ֖ע

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼAḩʼāⱱ to/towards ʼĒliy^yāh have,you,found_me? my_enemy_of,my and=he/it_said found because you,have_sold_yourself for=doing the,evil in/on=both_eyes_of YHWH )

Elijah is using you have sold yourself as a common expression of his culture to mean that Ahab has allowed doing evil to take complete control of his life. 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: [you have surrendered yourself completely to doing evil] or [you have given in completely to doing evil]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

הָ⁠רַ֖ע

the,evil

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of evil, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [what is evil]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בְּ⁠עֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼAḩʼāⱱ to/towards ʼĒliy^yāh have,you,found_me? my_enemy_of,my and=he/it_said found because you,have_sold_yourself for=doing the,evil in/on=both_eyes_of YHWH )

See how you translated the similar expression in [3:10](../03/10.md). Alternate translation: [in the judgment of Yahweh]