OET interlinear PRO 18:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / litotes

לֹא־ט֑וֹב

not good

Solomon is using a figure of speech here that expresses a strongly positive meaning by using a negative word, not, together with an expression that is the opposite of the intended meaning. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the positive meaning. Alternate translation: “It is surely bad”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

שְׂאֵ֣ת פְּנֵי־רָשָׁ֣ע & צַ֝דִּ֗יק בַּ⁠מִּשְׁפָּֽט

to_elevate/lift_up face/surface_of wicked & law-abiding/just in/on/at/with,judgment

Here, the face, the wicked one, the righteous one, and the judgment represent these things and people in general, not specific things and people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use more natural expressions. Alternate translation: “to lift the faces of the wicked ones … the righteous ones in the judgments”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

שְׂאֵ֣ת פְּנֵי

to_elevate/lift_up face/surface_of

Here, to lift the face is an idiom that means “to show partiality” or “to favor”. If this phrase does not have that meaning in your language, you could use an idiom from your language that does have this meaning or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “to show favoritism to” or “to be partial to”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

רָשָׁ֣ע & צַ֝דִּ֗יק

wicked & law-abiding/just

In this verse, the wicked one refers to someone who is guilty of doing something wicked and the righteous one refers to someone who is innocent of doing something wicked. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. See how you translated the similar use of wicked and righteous in [17:15](../17/15.md). Alternate translation: “the guilty one … the innocent one”

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

לְ⁠הַטּ֥וֹת

to,subvert

Here, to marks turn aside as the goal or purpose of lifting the face of the wicked one. Use a natural way in your language to express a purpose. Alternate translation: “for the purpose of turning aside”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לְ⁠הַטּ֥וֹת

to,subvert

Here, depriving an innocent person of a just judgment is spoken of as if the righteous one were made to turn aside when judged in court. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “to deprive of justice”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

בַּ⁠מִּשְׁפָּֽט

in/on/at/with,judgment

Here, the judgment refers to the verdict of a judge in a legal case. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “regarding the verdict of his case” or “when his case is decided”