OET interlinear OBAD 1:15

uW Translation Notes:

כִּֽי־קָר֥וֹב יוֹם־יְהוָ֖ה עַל־כָּל־הַ⁠גּוֹיִ֑ם כַּ⁠אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשִׂ֨יתָ֙ יֵעָ֣שֶׂה לָּ֔⁠ךְ גְּמֻלְ⁠ךָ֖ יָשׁ֥וּב בְּ⁠רֹאשֶֽׁ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when near day YHWH on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every the=nations just=as you(ms)_have_done/made done to,you recompense_of,your return on,your_own_of,head )

Bible experts are not certain whether verse 15 goes with verse 14 as the end of the previous section or if it goes with verse 16 as the beginning of the new section. Many Bibles put a section break and a heading before verse 15, such as “God Will Judge the Nations.”

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

כִּֽי־קָר֥וֹב יוֹם־יְהוָ֖ה עַל־כָּל־הַ⁠גּוֹיִ֑ם

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when near day YHWH on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every the=nations just=as you(ms)_have_done/made done to,you recompense_of,your return on,your_own_of,head )

Here Yahweh is giving the people of Edom the reason why they should not have done all of the bad things that they did to the Israelites that were listed in verses 11–14, and instead of that, helped them. It is because Yahweh will soon judge all nations for the way that they have treated others. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this explicit, as in the UST.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

יוֹם־יְהוָ֖ה

day YHWH

The day of Yahweh is an expression that refers to a specific time when God punishes people for their sins. Alternate translation: [the time when I, Yahweh, will judge and punish people for their sins]

קָר֥וֹב

near

In this context, near means “close in time.” Alternate translation: [will soon happen]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

יֵעָ֣שֶׂה לָּ֔⁠ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when near day YHWH on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every the=nations just=as you(ms)_have_done/made done to,you recompense_of,your return on,your_own_of,head )

If you prefer an active verb you can use one here and you can specify who will do this action. Alternate translation: [I will do those same things to you]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

גְּמֻלְ⁠ךָ֖ יָשׁ֥וּב בְּ⁠רֹאשֶֽׁ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when near day YHWH on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every the=nations just=as you(ms)_have_done/made done to,you recompense_of,your return on,your_own_of,head )

This is a metaphor that pictures the Edomites as having sent bad things out to others, and now those things are going to come back and hurt them as they land on their heads. Alternate translation: [those same things will soon happen to you]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

בְּ⁠רֹאשֶֽׁ⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when near day YHWH on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every the=nations just=as you(ms)_have_done/made done to,you recompense_of,your return on,your_own_of,head )

The head is being used to represent the whole person. Alternate translation: [to you]