OET interlinear 1 KI 2:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

אָנֹכִ֣י הֹלֵ֔ךְ בְּ⁠דֶ֖רֶךְ כָּל־הָ⁠אָ֑רֶץ

I go (Some words not found in UHB: I go in,the_way_of all/each/any/every the=earth/land and,you_will_be_strong and,you_will_become (into)_a,man )

David is referring to death in a polite way by using the phrase going in the way of all of the earth. Depending on what is helpful in your language, you could use a polite way of referring to death in your language, or you could state this plainly. Alternate translation: [I am about to pass away] or [My time to die has come]

Note 2 topic: translate-tense

אָנֹכִ֣י הֹלֵ֔ךְ

I go

David is using the present tense I am going to describe something that is going to happen in the future. He is doing that in order to show that the event will happen soon. If it would be clearer in your language, you could use the future tense. Alternate translation: [I am about to go]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

הָ⁠אָ֑רֶץ

the=earth/land

Here, the earth represents “people on earth.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [the people on earth]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠חָזַקְתָּ֖ וְ⁠הָיִ֥יתָֽ לְ⁠אִֽישׁ

(Some words not found in UHB: I go in,the_way_of all/each/any/every the=earth/land and,you_will_be_strong and,you_will_become (into)_a,man )

David is using the term man to represent a person who is courageous. He means that an experienced, full-grown man would be courageous in situations where younger, inexperienced boys and youths would not. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [So you shall be strong, and you shall be courageous]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

וְ⁠חָזַקְתָּ֖ וְ⁠הָיִ֥יתָֽ לְ⁠אִֽישׁ

(Some words not found in UHB: I go in,the_way_of all/each/any/every the=earth/land and,you_will_be_strong and,you_will_become (into)_a,man )

The phrases you shall be strong and you shall be a man mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine them and express the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [So you must be very determined]