OET interlinear 1KI 2:8

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

וְ⁠הִנֵּ֣ה

and=see/lo/see!

Here, the word behold draws the attention of Solomon and asks him to listen carefully. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express behold with a word or phrase that asks someone to listen, or you could use a different form that draws someone’s attention. Alternate translation: “Now listen:” or “And pay attention”

Note 2 topic: translate-names

גֵּרָ֥א

Gērāʼ

The word Gera is the name of a man.

Note 3 topic: translate-names

מִ⁠בַּחֻרִים֒ & מַחֲנָ֑יִם

from,Bahurim & Maḩₐnāyim

The words Bahurim and Mahanaim are the names of towns. Bahurim was near Jerusalem, probably to the northeast. Mahanaim was further northeast of Jerusalem, across the Jordan River.

Note 4 topic: writing-poetry

וְ⁠ה֤וּא קִֽלְלַ֨⁠נִי֙ קְלָלָ֣ה נִמְרֶ֔צֶת

and=he cursed,me curse terrible

Here, cursed me with a powerful curse is an emphatic construction that uses a verb and its object that come from the same root. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of showing the emphasis. Alternate translation: “And he himself cursed me very powerfully” or “And he himself used a forceful curse against me”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rpronouns

וְ⁠ה֤וּא קִֽלְלַ֨⁠נִי֙ & וְ⁠הֽוּא־יָרַ֤ד

and=he cursed,me & and=he came_down

David uses the word himself to emphasize how significant it was that Shimei was the one who did these things. Use a way that is natural in your language to indicate this significance. Alternate translation: “It was he who cursed me … And it was he who went down”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בְּ⁠י֖וֹם לֶכְתִּ֣⁠י מַחֲנָ֑יִם וְ⁠הֽוּא־יָרַ֤ד לִ⁠קְרָאתִ⁠י֙ הַ⁠יַּרְדֵּ֔ן

in/on=day went,I Maḩₐnāyim and=he came_down to,meet,me the,Jordan

Here David is referring to how he fled from his son Absalom and went to Mahanaim, which is when Shimei cursed him (see 2 Samuel 16:5–10). Then, David refers to how he returned to Jerusalem after Absalom’s death. When he was about to cross the Jordan to go back to Jerusalem, Shimei met him and asked for forgiveness (see 2 Samuel 19:15–23). If it would be helpful in your language, you could make those ideas more explicit or include some extra information in a footnote. Alternate translation: “on of my going to Mahanaim to escape from Absalom. And he himself went down to meet me at the Jordan when I was returning to Jerusalem”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / go

לֶכְתִּ֣⁠י & וְ⁠הֽוּא־יָרַ֤ד

went,I & and=he came_down

In a context such as this, your language might say “coming” and “came” instead of going and went. Alternate translation: “my coming … And he himself came down”

Note 8 topic: writing-oathformula

וָ⁠אֶשָּׁ֨בַֽע ל֤⁠וֹ בַֽ⁠יהוָה֙ לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר אִם־אֲמִֽיתְ⁠ךָ֖ בֶּ⁠חָֽרֶב

and,swore to=him/it in/on/at/with,LORD to=say if put_~_todeath,you in/on/at/with,sword

Here David speaks about how he swore an oath by Yahweh guaranteeing that he would not kill Shimei. He only states the condition part of the oath, but he implies that he stated that something bad would happen to him if he broke the oath. Use a natural way in your language to express an oath. If it would be helpful in your language, you could include the implied part of the oath. Alternate translation: “and I swore before Yahweh to him, saying, ‘May God should punish me if I kill you with the sword’” or “and I solemnly promised Yahweh before him, saying, ‘I will not kill you with the sword’”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר אִם־אֲמִֽיתְ⁠ךָ֖ בֶּ⁠חָֽרֶב

to=say if put_~_todeath,you in/on/at/with,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: “saying that I would not kill him with the sword”

Note 10 topic: writing-quotations

לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר

to=say

If you preserve the direct quotation, consider natural ways of introducing direct quotations in your language. Alternate translation: “and I said”

Note 11 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֲמִֽיתְ⁠ךָ֖

put_~_todeath,you

Here David implies that he would have one of his soldiers kill Shimei. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make that idea more explicit. Alternate translation: “I will have a soldier kill you”

Note 12 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

בֶּ⁠חָֽרֶב

in/on/at/with,sword

The word sword represents any sword, not one particular sword. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the idea in another way. Alternate translation: “with a sword” or “by using a sword”