OET interlinear PSA 122:6

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

שַׁ֭אֲלוּ שְׁל֣וֹם יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם יִ֝שְׁלָ֗יוּ אֹהֲבָֽיִ⁠ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: pray peace_of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) prosper [those_of,who]_love_you )

David is using words with similar sounds for poetic effect. In the original language, the words for ask, peace, and prosper all share sounds similar to the word for Jerusalem. David is using this wordplay to connect his prayer for the city with its very name. You may want to reproduce this effect if poetry in your language does this. If not, you could indicate it in a footnote.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

שַׁ֭אֲלוּ שְׁל֣וֹם יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם

(Some words not found in UHB: pray peace_of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) prosper [those_of,who]_love_you )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of peace, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [Ask that those in the city of Jerusalem may live peacefully]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם

(Some words not found in UHB: pray peace_of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) prosper [those_of,who]_love_you )

Here the name Jerusalem represents the people who live in that city. Alternate translation: [those who live in Jerusalem]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / apostrophe

יִ֝שְׁלָ֗יוּ אֹהֲבָֽיִ⁠ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: pray peace_of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) prosper [those_of,who]_love_you )

In this verse and to the end of the psalm, David is again speaking to Jerusalem, which is a city that cannot hear him. He is doing this to communicate to the people listening to him that he feels very strongly about the welfare of those who love the city. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate these words as if he were speaking directly to the people about Jerusalem. Alternate translation: [may the ones loving Jerusalem prosper]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative3p

יִ֝שְׁלָ֗יוּ אֹהֲבָֽיִ⁠ךְ

(Some words not found in UHB: pray peace_of Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) prosper [those_of,who]_love_you )

David is saying what he wants to happen. See the discussion in the introduction to Psalms about “let” and “may” and follow the decision of your team of how a speaker will express in this context what he wants someone to do. Alternate translation: [I pray that the ones loving you will prosper]