OET interlinear 2 KI 22:19

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

יַ֠עַן רַךְ־לְבָ֨בְ⁠ךָ֜ וַ⁠תִּכָּנַ֣ע ׀ מִ⁠פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֗ה בְּֽ⁠שָׁמְעֲ⁠ךָ֡ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבַּרְתִּי֩ עַל־הַ⁠מָּק֨וֹם הַ⁠זֶּ֜ה וְ⁠עַל־יֹשְׁבָ֗י⁠ו לִ⁠הְי֤וֹת לְ⁠שַׁמָּה֙ וְ⁠לִ⁠קְלָלָ֔ה וַ⁠תִּקְרַע֙ אֶת־בְּגָדֶ֔י⁠ךָ וַ⁠תִּבְכֶּ֖ה לְ⁠פָנָ֑⁠י וְ⁠גַ֧ם אָנֹכִ֛י שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה

because penitent heart_of,your (Some words not found in UHB: because penitent heart_of,your and,you_humbled_yourself from=face/in_front_of YHWH when,heard,you which/who spoke on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,place the=this and,on inhabitants_of,its to=be (into)_a,horror and_(into),a,curse and,you_tore DOM clothes_of,your and=she/it_wept before,,me and=also I I_heard declares_of YHWH )

There are three levels of quotation here. The author is quoting what Huldah said to the officials (level 1), continuing from verse 15. This includes what the officials are supposed to say to King Josiah, continuing from the previous verse (level 2). This includes a quotation from Yahweh, which begins in this verse (level 3). Use the appropriate punctuation in your language to mark these levels of quotation. Alternatively, you could translate this so that there are not second-level or third-level quotations.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

יַ֠עַן רַךְ־לְבָ֨בְ⁠ךָ֜ וַ⁠תִּכָּנַ֣ע ׀ מִ⁠פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֗ה בְּֽ⁠שָׁמְעֲ⁠ךָ֡ אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבַּרְתִּי֩ עַל־הַ⁠מָּק֨וֹם הַ⁠זֶּ֜ה וְ⁠עַל־יֹשְׁבָ֗י⁠ו לִ⁠הְי֤וֹת לְ⁠שַׁמָּה֙ וְ⁠לִ⁠קְלָלָ֔ה וַ⁠תִּקְרַע֙ אֶת־בְּגָדֶ֔י⁠ךָ וַ⁠תִּבְכֶּ֖ה לְ⁠פָנָ֑⁠י וְ⁠גַ֧ם אָנֹכִ֛י שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה

because penitent heart_of,your (Some words not found in UHB: because penitent heart_of,your and,you_humbled_yourself from=face/in_front_of YHWH when,heard,you which/who spoke on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,place the=this and,on inhabitants_of,its to=be (into)_a,horror and_(into),a,curse and,you_tore DOM clothes_of,your and=she/it_wept before,,me and=also I I_heard declares_of YHWH )

If you have decided to translate all of this long quotation in such a way that there will not be quotations within quotations, you can continue doing that in this verse. Alternate translation: [that because his heart is tender and he humbled himself in his presence when he heard what he spoke against this place and against its dwellers, that they would become a horror and a curse, and he tore his clothes and wept to his face, he declares that now he, he has also heard]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

רַךְ־לְבָ֨בְ⁠ךָ֜

penitent heart_of,your

Here the heart represents a person’s feelings and disposition. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. You could also use plain language. Alternate translation: [your conscience is sensitive] or [you grieved for the sins of the Judeans]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

מִ⁠פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֗ה & לְ⁠פָנָ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: because penitent heart_of,your and,you_humbled_yourself from=face/in_front_of YHWH when,heard,you which/who spoke on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,place the=this and,on inhabitants_of,its to=be (into)_a,horror and_(into),a,curse and,you_tore DOM clothes_of,your and=she/it_wept before,,me and=also I I_heard declares_of YHWH )

See how you translated the similar expression in [3:14](../03/14.md). Alternate translation: [in the presence of Yahweh … in my presence]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

מִ⁠פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֗ה

(Some words not found in UHB: because penitent heart_of,your and,you_humbled_yourself from=face/in_front_of YHWH when,heard,you which/who spoke on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,place the=this and,on inhabitants_of,its to=be (into)_a,horror and_(into),a,curse and,you_tore DOM clothes_of,your and=she/it_wept before,,me and=also I I_heard declares_of YHWH )

Yahweh is speaking of himself in the third person because he is making a solemn declaration. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the first person. Alternate translation: [from my face] or [in my presence]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

לְ⁠שַׁמָּה֙

(Some words not found in UHB: because penitent heart_of,your and,you_humbled_yourself from=face/in_front_of YHWH when,heard,you which/who spoke on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,place the=this and,on inhabitants_of,its to=be (into)_a,horror and_(into),a,curse and,you_tore DOM clothes_of,your and=she/it_wept before,,me and=also I I_heard declares_of YHWH )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of word, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [something that would horrify people]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠לִ⁠קְלָלָ֔ה

and_(into),a,curse

Yahweh means that people would curse others by saying that they wanted the same thing to happen to them that had happened to the Judeans. Alternate translation: [and an example that people will use to curse others]

Note 8 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠גַ֧ם אָנֹכִ֛י שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי

and=also I (Some words not found in UHB: because penitent heart_of,your and,you_humbled_yourself from=face/in_front_of YHWH when,heard,you which/who spoke on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,place the=this and,on inhabitants_of,its to=be (into)_a,horror and_(into),a,curse and,you_tore DOM clothes_of,your and=she/it_wept before,,me and=also I I_heard declares_of YHWH )

Yahweh is stating the pronoun I separately, even though the verb translated as I have … heard already includes this meaning. He is doing that to emphasize his personal awareness of what Josiah has done and said. If a speaker of your language would use an explicit pronoun for the same purpose, you may want to use that construction in your translation. If not, your language may have other ways of showing the meaning here. See how you translated the similar expression “I, I also know” in [2:3](../02/03.md). Alternate translation: [for my part, I have heard]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי

(Some words not found in UHB: because penitent heart_of,your and,you_humbled_yourself from=face/in_front_of YHWH when,heard,you which/who spoke on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,place the=this and,on inhabitants_of,its to=be (into)_a,horror and_(into),a,curse and,you_tore DOM clothes_of,your and=she/it_wept before,,me and=also I I_heard declares_of YHWH )

Yahweh means implicitly that he has heard the humble, repentant things that Josiah has said (and also seen his acts of humility and repentance). You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [I have heard the humble, repentant things you have said and seen your humble, repentant actions]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person

נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה

declares_of YHWH

Yahweh is speaking of himself in the third person because he is making an authoritative proclamation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this in the first person. See how you translated the same expression in [9:26](../09/26.md). Alternate translation: [This is what I, Yahweh, declare]