OET interlinear PSA 141:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative3p

יֶֽהֶלְמֵֽ⁠נִי־צַדִּ֨יק

let,him_strike_me (Some words not found in UHB: let,him_strike_me law-abiding/just kindness and,let,him_rebuke_me oil_of head not refuse my=head that/for/because/then/when again/more and,prayer_of,my [is]_on,their_evil_of,deeds )

David is saying what he wants the righteous to do. See the discussion in the introduction to this book 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 desire that the righteous hit me] or [The righteous should hit me]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

צַדִּ֨יק

(Some words not found in UHB: let,him_strike_me law-abiding/just kindness and,let,him_rebuke_me oil_of head not refuse my=head that/for/because/then/when again/more and,prayer_of,my [is]_on,their_evil_of,deeds )

David is using the adjective righteous as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [a righteous person]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חֶ֡סֶד

kindness

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of covenant faithfulness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [because he is being faithfully loyal to me]

Note 4 topic: writing-pronouns

וְֽ⁠יוֹכִיחֵ֗⁠נִי

and,let,him_rebuke_me

The pronoun he refers to the righteous person mentioned at the beginning of the verse. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

שֶׁ֣מֶן רֹ֭אשׁ אַל־יָנִ֣י רֹאשִׁ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: let,him_strike_me law-abiding/just kindness and,let,him_rebuke_me oil_of head not refuse my=head that/for/because/then/when again/more and,prayer_of,my [is]_on,their_evil_of,deeds )

David assumes that readers will know that anointing someone’s head with oil was a way of honoring or blessing that person. You could say that explicitly if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [May my head not refuse oil for the head, which would be a sign of such honor]

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

כִּי־ע֥וֹד וּ֝⁠תְפִלָּתִ֗⁠י בְּ⁠רָעוֹתֵי⁠הֶֽם

(Some words not found in UHB: let,him_strike_me law-abiding/just kindness and,let,him_rebuke_me oil_of head not refuse my=head that/for/because/then/when again/more and,prayer_of,my [is]_on,their_evil_of,deeds )

The pronoun their refers to the doers of evil mentioned in verse 4. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [For my prayer is continually against the wickedness of the doers of evil]

Note 7 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּי־ע֥וֹד וּ֝⁠תְפִלָּתִ֗⁠י בְּ⁠רָעוֹתֵי⁠הֶֽם

(Some words not found in UHB: let,him_strike_me law-abiding/just kindness and,let,him_rebuke_me oil_of head not refuse my=head that/for/because/then/when again/more and,prayer_of,my [is]_on,their_evil_of,deeds )

The word translated as For indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: [This is because my prayer is continually against their wickedness]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

כִּי־ע֥וֹד וּ֝⁠תְפִלָּתִ֗⁠י בְּ⁠רָעוֹתֵי⁠הֶֽם

(Some words not found in UHB: let,him_strike_me law-abiding/just kindness and,let,him_rebuke_me oil_of head not refuse my=head that/for/because/then/when again/more and,prayer_of,my [is]_on,their_evil_of,deeds )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of wickedness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [For my prayer is continually against the wicked things they do]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

ע֥וֹד

again/more

David is saying continually as a generalization for emphasis. If it would be clearer in your language, you could express the emphasis in a different way. Alternate translation: [again and again]