OET interlinear PSA 44:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

בְּ⁠אָזְנֵ֬י⁠נוּ שָׁמַ֗עְנוּ אֲבוֹתֵ֥י⁠נוּ סִפְּרוּ־לָ֑⁠נוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: ʼElohīm with,ears_of,our heard ancestors_of,our told to/for=us work did in,days_of,their in,days_of old )

Here and throughout this psalm, the psalmist is applying the terms we, our, and us to himself and his fellow Judeans but not to God, to whom he is speaking. So use the exclusive forms of those terms in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

בְּ⁠אָזְנֵ֬י⁠נוּ שָׁמַ֗עְנוּ

(Some words not found in UHB: ʼElohīm with,ears_of,our heard ancestors_of,our told to/for=us work did in,days_of,their in,days_of old )

It might seem that the expression with our ears adds extra information to this statement that would not be natural to express in your language. If so, you may choose not to represent this expression in your translation. However, it does add some emphasis, and you may also choose to reflect that emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [we have heard] or [we have clearly heard]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֲבוֹתֵ֥י⁠נוּ

ancestors_of,our

See how you translated the term “fathers” in 22:4. Alternate translation: [our forefathers]

Note 4 topic: writing-poetry

פֹּ֥עַל פָּעַ֥לְתָּ

(Some words not found in UHB: ʼElohīm with,ears_of,our heard ancestors_of,our told to/for=us work did in,days_of,their in,days_of old )

The psalmist is using a construction in which a verb and its object come from the same root. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of saying this. Alternate translation: [the work you did]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בִֽ֝⁠ימֵי⁠הֶ֗ם

in,days_of,their

The psalmist is using the term days to mean “time,” since time consists of days. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [in their time]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בִֽ֝⁠ימֵי⁠הֶ֗ם

in,days_of,their

The fathers or ancestors who recounted the work described in verses 2 and 3 did not experience it personally. The psalmist is using them generally to represent earlier generations of Israelites and specifically to represent the generation that conquered and occupied the land of Canaan. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [for the generation that conquered and occupied the land of Canaan]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בִּ֣⁠ימֵי קֶֽדֶם

(Some words not found in UHB: ʼElohīm with,ears_of,our heard ancestors_of,our told to/for=us work did in,days_of,their in,days_of old )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of antiquity, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [in ancient times]