OET interlinear PRO 22:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

נִבְחָ֣ר שֵׁ֭ם מֵ⁠עֹ֣שֶׁר רָ֑ב מִ⁠כֶּ֥סֶף וּ֝⁠מִ⁠זָּהָ֗ב חֵ֣ן טֽוֹב

chosen name_of rather_than,riches great than,silver and,than,gold graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty good

These two clauses mean basically the same thing. The second clause emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could connect the clauses with a word that shows that the second clause is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: “A name is to be chosen more than abundant riches; yes, favor is better than silver and than gold”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שֵׁ֭ם

name_of

Here, name refers to a person’s reputation. Solomon implies that it is a good reputation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “A good reputation”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

נִבְחָ֣ר שֵׁ֭ם

chosen name_of

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “A person should choose a good name”

Note 4 topic: translate-textvariants

מִ⁠כֶּ֥סֶף וּ֝⁠מִ⁠זָּהָ֗ב חֵ֣ן טֽוֹב

than,silver and,than,gold graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty good

This clause could also be translated as “good favor more than silver and than gold,” with is to be chosen implied from the previous clause. If a translation of the Bible exists in your region, you may wish to use the reading that it uses. If a translation of the Bible does not exist in your region, you may wish to use the reading of the ULT. Alternate translation: “good favor is to be chosen more than silver and than gold” or “people should choose being favored by others rather than having silver and gold”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מִ⁠כֶּ֥סֶף וּ֝⁠מִ⁠זָּהָ֗ב חֵ֣ן טֽוֹב

than,silver and,than,gold graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty good

Here Solomon refers to having favor, silver, and gold. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “having favor is better than having silver and gold”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חֵ֣ן

graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty

See how you translated favor in [3:4](../03/04.md).