OET interlinear NAH 2:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / apostrophe

עָלָ֥ה מֵפִ֛יץ עַל־פָּנַ֖יִ⁠ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,mountains feet_of brings_good_news proclaims peace celebrate Yehuda festivals_of,your fulfill vows_of,your that/for/because/then/when not he_will_repeat again/more to,pass on/over=you(fs) wicked of_him_of,all cut_off )

Nahum turns from addressing Judah to addressing Nineveh. He does this even though he knows that the people of Nineveh cannot hear him. His purpose is to more powerfully express his prophecy against the people of Nineveh to his audience, the people of Judah. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the transition here more clearly or add the name of the city. Alternate translation: [To Nineveh, I say: A scatterer has come up against your face] or [A scatterer has come up against your face, Nineveh]

Note 2 topic: translate-tense

עָלָ֥ה

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,mountains feet_of brings_good_news proclaims peace celebrate Yehuda festivals_of,your fulfill vows_of,your that/for/because/then/when not he_will_repeat again/more to,pass on/over=you(fs) wicked of_him_of,all cut_off )

The author uses the past tense here in order to refer to something that will certainly happen in the future. If it would not be natural to do that in your language, you could use the future tense. Alternate translation: [will come up]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

פָּנַ֖יִ⁠ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,mountains feet_of brings_good_news proclaims peace celebrate Yehuda festivals_of,your fulfill vows_of,your that/for/because/then/when not he_will_repeat again/more to,pass on/over=you(fs) wicked of_him_of,all cut_off )

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

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

פָּנַ֖יִ⁠ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,mountains feet_of brings_good_news proclaims peace celebrate Yehuda festivals_of,your fulfill vows_of,your that/for/because/then/when not he_will_repeat again/more to,pass on/over=you(fs) wicked of_him_of,all cut_off )

Here, face represents the whole person. Alternate translation: [you]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אַמֵּ֥ץ כֹּ֖חַ מְאֹֽד

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,mountains feet_of brings_good_news proclaims peace celebrate Yehuda festivals_of,your fulfill vows_of,your that/for/because/then/when not he_will_repeat again/more to,pass on/over=you(fs) wicked of_him_of,all cut_off )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of power, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [make yourself much more powerful]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

חַזֵּ֣ק מָתְנַ֔יִם

(Some words not found in UHB: see/lo/see! on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,mountains feet_of brings_good_news proclaims peace celebrate Yehuda festivals_of,your fulfill vows_of,your that/for/because/then/when not he_will_repeat again/more to,pass on/over=you(fs) wicked of_him_of,all cut_off )

Here, strengthen your loins is a common expression that means to prepare yourself to do something that is physically demanding, in this case, to fight. If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [summon your strength] or [prepare yourself for battle]