OET interlinear MAL 4:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הִנֵּ֤ה

(hinnēh)

Yahweh is speaking as if he wanted his listeners to behold or look at something. He is using this term to focus his listeners’ attention on what he is about to say. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בֹּעֵ֖ר כַּ⁠תַּנּ֑וּר וְ⁠הָי֨וּ כָל־זֵדִ֜ים וְ⁠כָל־עֹשֵׂ֤ה רִשְׁעָה֙ קַ֔שׁ

(boˊēr ka⁠ttannūr və⁠hāyū kāl-zēdim və⁠kāl-ˊosēh rishˊāh qash)

Yahweh is speaking of the day of judgment as if it were an oven that would be burning people. If it would be clearer in your language, you could express this image as a comparison. Alternate translation: “when I will destroy all of the arrogant people and all of the doers of wickedness as if they were stubble being burned in an oven”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

כָל זֵדִ֜ים

(kāl zēdim)

Yahweh is using the adjective arrogant as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: “all arrogant people”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וְ⁠כָל עֹשֵׂ֤ה רִשְׁעָה֙

(və⁠kāl ˊosēh rishˊāh)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of wickedness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “all of the people who do wicked things”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠הָי֨וּ כָל־זֵדִ֜ים וְ⁠כָל־עֹשֵׂ֤ה רִשְׁעָה֙ קַ֔שׁ

(və⁠hāyū kāl-zēdim və⁠kāl-ˊosēh rishˊāh qash)

Yahweh is speaking of wicked people as if they were stubble that his judgment would kindle and burn up. If it would be clearer in your language, you could express this image as a comparison. Alternate translation: “when all of the arrogant and all of the doers of wickedness will be completely destroyed, as if they were stubble that was burned up”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

לָ⁠הֶ֖ם שֹׁ֥רֶשׁ וְ⁠עָנָֽף

(lā⁠hem shoresh və⁠ˊānāf)

Yahweh is speaking of two extremes in order to include them and everything in between. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: “any part of them remaining”