OET interlinear 1 KI 8:57

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יְהִ֨י יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֵ֨י⁠נוּ֙ עִמָּ֔⁠נוּ כַּ⁠אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה עִם־אֲבֹתֵ֑י⁠נוּ

let_it_be YHWH God_of,our (Some words not found in UHB: let_it_be YHWH God_of,our with,us just=as it_became with ancestors_of,our not may,he_forsake_us and,not may,he_abandon_us )

Solomon is using a common expression of his culture to express his desire that Yahweh would help the Israelites. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. If you have already translated the book of 1 Samuel, see how you translated the similar expression in [1 Samuel 3:19](../1sa/03/19.md). Alternate translation, as in the UST: [May Yahweh our God help us, just as he helped our ancestors]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublenegatives

אַל־יַעַזְבֵ֖⁠נוּ וְ⁠אַֽל־יִטְּשֵֽׁ⁠נוּ

not may,he_forsake_us and,not (Some words not found in UHB: let_it_be YHWH God_of,our with,us just=as it_became with ancestors_of,our not may,he_forsake_us and,not may,he_abandon_us )

The expressions May he not forsake and may he not abandon are double negatives, consisting of the negative particle not and the negative words forsake and abandon. If it would be clearer in your language, you could use positive expressions to translate them. Alternate translation: [May he always cherish us and may he always protect us]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

אַל־יַעַזְבֵ֖⁠נוּ וְ⁠אַֽל־יִטְּשֵֽׁ⁠נוּ

not may,he_forsake_us and,not (Some words not found in UHB: let_it_be YHWH God_of,our with,us just=as it_became with ancestors_of,our not may,he_forsake_us and,not may,he_abandon_us )

These two phrases May he not forsake us and may he not abandon us 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: [May he never forsake us at all]