OET interlinear NAH 1:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מַה־תְּחַשְּׁבוּ⁠ן֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה

what? (Some words not found in UHB: what? you(pl),will_plot to/towards YHWH end he/it producing not rise_up a_second_time trouble )

Nahum is using the question form to strongly communicate that it is useless to plot against Yahweh. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: [Whatever you are plotting against Yahweh, it does not matter]

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

תְּחַשְּׁבוּ⁠ן֙

(Some words not found in UHB: what? you(pl),will_plot to/towards YHWH end he/it producing not rise_up a_second_time trouble )

The pronoun you refers to the Ninevites. If this is not clear for your readers, you could use the people’s name here. Alternate translation: [are you Ninevites plotting]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

תְּחַשְּׁבוּ⁠ן֙

(Some words not found in UHB: what? you(pl),will_plot to/towards YHWH end he/it producing not rise_up a_second_time trouble )

Here, you is plural. It refers to the Ninevites, so use the plural form in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

צָרָֽה

trouble

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of trouble, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [troubling events]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

לֹֽא־תָק֥וּם

not rise_up

The author is speaking of trouble as if it were a person who could rise up. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [will not happen] or [will not come upon you]