OET interlinear PSA 78:65

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

וַ⁠יִּקַ֖ץ & אֲדֹנָ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_awoke like,a_sleeper my=master like,a_warrior shouting from,wine )

The psalmist uses the word Then to indicate a contrast between God’s judgment and his intervention. In your translation, indicate this contrast in a way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [But then the Lord awoke] or [After this, the Lord awoke]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠יִּקַ֖ץ כְּ⁠יָשֵׁ֥ן ׀ אֲדֹנָ֑⁠י

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_awoke like,a_sleeper my=master like,a_warrior shouting from,wine )

The psalmist speaks of the Lord as if he were a person who could sleep and wake up. He means that God had seemed inactive during the time of judgment but then became active again to help his people. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a comparable expression or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Then the Lord acted as if he had awakened from sleep] or [Then the Lord began to act again after seeming to be inactive]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְּ⁠יָשֵׁ֥ן

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_awoke like,a_sleeper my=master like,a_warrior shouting from,wine )

The point of this comparison is that just as one sleeping must wake up before acting, so the Lord resumed acting after a period of seeming inactivity. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [like someone who had been asleep]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְּ֝⁠גִבּ֗וֹר מִתְרוֹנֵ֥ן מִ⁠יָּֽיִן

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_awoke like,a_sleeper my=master like,a_warrior shouting from,wine )

The point of this comparison is that just as a mighty man who has been drinking wine might shout loudly and powerfully, so the Lord acted with great power. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [like a powerful warrior shouting with great strength]