OET interlinear PSA 114:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מַה־לְּ⁠ךָ֣ הַ֭⁠יָּם כִּ֣י תָנ֑וּס

what? (Some words not found in UHB: what? [is]_to,you the=sea that/for/because/then/when fled O,Jordan turned to,backwards )

The psalmist is using the question form for emphasis. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [It is amazing that the sea would flee away!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / apostrophe

מַה־לְּ⁠ךָ֣ הַ֭⁠יָּם כִּ֣י תָנ֑וּס

what? (Some words not found in UHB: what? [is]_to,you the=sea that/for/because/then/when fled O,Jordan turned to,backwards )

The psalmist is speaking to the sea that he knows cannot hear him. He is doing this to communicate to the people listening to him that he feels very strongly about God’s mighty power over creation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate these words as if he were speaking directly to the people about the sea. Alternate translation: [What happened to the sea, that it flees]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

מַה־לְּ⁠ךָ֣

what? (Some words not found in UHB: what? [is]_to,you the=sea that/for/because/then/when fled O,Jordan turned to,backwards )

The psalmist is using What is to you as a common expression of the culture to mean “What is the matter with you?” or “What is wrong with you?” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [What is the matter with you] or [What is wrong with you]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

הַ֝⁠יַּרְדֵּ֗ן תִּסֹּ֥ב לְ⁠אָחֽוֹר

(Some words not found in UHB: what? [is]_to,you the=sea that/for/because/then/when fled O,Jordan turned to,backwards )

The psalmist is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [What is to you, Jordan, that you turn backwards]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הַ֝⁠יַּרְדֵּ֗ן תִּסֹּ֥ב לְ⁠אָחֽוֹר

(Some words not found in UHB: what? [is]_to,you the=sea that/for/because/then/when fled O,Jordan turned to,backwards )

The psalmist is using the question form for emphasis. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [It is amazing that the Jordan would turn backwards!]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / apostrophe

הַ֝⁠יַּרְדֵּ֗ן תִּסֹּ֥ב לְ⁠אָחֽוֹר

(Some words not found in UHB: what? [is]_to,you the=sea that/for/because/then/when fled O,Jordan turned to,backwards )

The psalmist is speaking to Jordan that he knows cannot hear him. He is doing this to communicate to the people listening to him that he feels very strongly about God’s power over creation. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate these words as if he were speaking directly to the people about the Jordan. Alternate translation: [What happened to the Jordan, that it turns backwards]