OET interlinear PSA 22:14

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כַּ⁠מַּ֥יִם נִשְׁפַּכְתִּי֮

(Some words not found in UHB: open_wide on,me mouth_of,their lion ravening and,roaring )

The point of this comparison is that just as water flows away and cannot be gathered back, so David feels completely drained of strength and energy. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [I am completely drained of strength like spilled water]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

כַּ⁠מַּ֥יִם נִשְׁפַּכְתִּי֮

(Some words not found in UHB: open_wide on,me mouth_of,their lion ravening and,roaring )

The expression I am poured out is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the same idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [I pour out like water] or [I flow away like water]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

וְ⁠הִתְפָּֽרְד֗וּ כָּֽל־עַצְמ֫וֹתָ֥⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: open_wide on,me mouth_of,their lion ravening and,roaring )

David says all of my bones are dislocated as an extreme statement for emphasis. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different way to express the emphasis. Alternate translation: [and my whole body is in pain] or [and I feel like my bones are coming apart]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

הָיָ֣ה לִ֭בִּ⁠י כַּ⁠דּוֹנָ֑ג נָ֝מֵ֗ס בְּ⁠ת֣וֹךְ מֵעָֽ⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: open_wide on,me mouth_of,their lion ravening and,roaring )

The point of this comparison is that just as wax melts and becomes soft when heated, so David’s heart has become weak and soft from fear and distress. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [My heart has become weak like melted wax within me]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הָיָ֣ה לִ֭בִּ⁠י כַּ⁠דּוֹנָ֑ג

(Some words not found in UHB: open_wide on,me mouth_of,their lion ravening and,roaring )

Here David is speaking of his heart as if it were wax that has melted. This image emphasizes how completely weak and helpless he feels in his distress. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [My courage has completely failed me] or [I feel completely weak inside]

Note 6 topic: translate-unknown

כַּ⁠דּוֹנָ֑ג

(Some words not found in UHB: open_wide on,me mouth_of,their lion ravening and,roaring )

Wax is a soft, fatty substance that becomes liquid when heated and is used to make candles. If your readers would not be familiar with what wax is, you could use the name of a similar substance that your readers would recognize, or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: [like soft fat] or [like something soft that melts]