OET interlinear PRO 5:22

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

עַֽווֹנוֹתָ֗י⁠ו יִלְכְּדֻ⁠נ֥וֹ אֶת־הָ⁠רָשָׁ֑ע וּ⁠בְ⁠חַבְלֵ֥י חַ֝טָּאת֗⁠וֹ יִתָּמֵֽךְ

iniquities_of,him ensnare,him DOM the,wicked and,in/on/at/with,cords_of sin_of,his caught

His in this verse refers to the wicked one mentioned in the first clause. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “The iniquities of the wicked one capture him, and by the cords of the wicked one’s sin, he is grasped”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

עַֽווֹנוֹתָ֗י⁠ו יִלְכְּדֻ⁠נ֥וֹ אֶת־הָ⁠רָשָׁ֑ע וּ⁠בְ⁠חַבְלֵ֥י חַ֝טָּאת֗⁠וֹ יִתָּמֵֽךְ

iniquities_of,him ensnare,him DOM the,wicked and,in/on/at/with,cords_of sin_of,his caught

Although the terms His, him, and he are masculine, Solomon is using these words in a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use phrases that make this clear. Alternate translation: “The wicked person’s iniquities capture that person, and by the cords of that person’s sins that person is grasped”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

עַֽווֹנוֹתָ֗י⁠ו יִלְכְּדֻ⁠נ֥וֹ & וּ⁠בְ⁠חַבְלֵ֥י חַ֝טָּאת֗⁠וֹ יִתָּמֵֽךְ

iniquities_of,him ensnare,him & and,in/on/at/with,cords_of sin_of,his caught

In this verse, Solomon speaks of a wicked person being unable to avoid the consequences of his iniquities and sin as if those iniquities and sin were people who could capture or grasp that person. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “He will not escape being punished for his iniquities … and he is trapped because of the cords of his sin”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

עַֽווֹנוֹתָ֗י⁠ו & חַ֝טָּאת֗⁠וֹ

iniquities_of,him & sin_of,his

If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of iniquities and sin, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: “The wicked things he does … the sinful things he does”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וּ⁠בְ⁠חַבְלֵ֥י חַ֝טָּאת֗⁠וֹ יִתָּמֵֽךְ

and,in/on/at/with,cords_of sin_of,his caught

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: “and the cords of his sin grasp him”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

וּ⁠בְ⁠חַבְלֵ֥י חַ֝טָּאת֗⁠וֹ

and,in/on/at/with,cords_of sin_of,his

Here Solomon is using the possessive form to describe the cords that are sin. If your language would not use the possessive form for this, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “and by the cords, that is, his sin,”