OET interlinear PSA 14:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-unknown

לַ⁠מְנַצֵּ֗חַ

(Some words not found in UHB: to,choirmaster of,David he/it_had_said fool in,heart_of,his not ʼElohīm corrupt do_abominable deeds not does_of good )

The word translated as chief musician likely refers to the person in charge of music for worship. Some languages may have a term for a music leader. Alternate translation: [For the music director] or [For the leader of worship music]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

נָבָ֣ל

fool

The psalmist is not referring to a specific fool. He means foolish people in general. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [A foolish person]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ֭⁠לִבּ⁠וֹ

(Some words not found in UHB: to,choirmaster of,David he/it_had_said fool in,heart_of,his not ʼElohīm corrupt do_abominable deeds not does_of good )

Here the heart represents a person’s thoughts. You may have a comparable expression in your language, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [to himself] or [in his thoughts]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

אֵ֣ין אֱלֹהִ֑ים

not ʼElohīm

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: [There is no God]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

הִֽשְׁחִ֗יתוּ הִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ עֲלִילָ֗ה

(Some words not found in UHB: to,choirmaster of,David he/it_had_said fool in,heart_of,his not ʼElohīm corrupt do_abominable deeds not does_of good )

These two phrases, They are corrupt and they do a deed abominably, mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. Hebrew poetry was based on this kind of repetition, and you may want to show this to your readers by including both phrases in your translation. If it is helpful, you could connect the phrases in a way that shows that the second phrase is repeating the first one, not saying something additional. Alternate translation: [They behave in ways that are corrupt and terribly wicked]

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

הִֽשְׁחִ֗יתוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: to,choirmaster of,David he/it_had_said fool in,heart_of,his not ʼElohīm corrupt do_abominable deeds not does_of good )

The pronoun They refers to foolish people who deny God. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [Such foolish people are corrupt]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

הִֽתְעִ֥יבוּ עֲלִילָ֗ה

do_abominable deeds

The psalmist is not referring to a specific deed. He means the deeds of foolish people in general. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use an expression that would be more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [they do deeds abominably] or [what they do is abominable]