OET interlinear 1 SAM 14:45

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הֲֽ⁠יוֹנָתָ֤ן ׀ יָמוּת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָ֠שָׂה הַ⁠יְשׁוּעָ֨ה הַ⁠גְּדוֹלָ֣ה הַ⁠זֹּאת֮ בְּ⁠יִשְׂרָאֵל֒

?,Jonathan die (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the,people to/towards Shāʼūl/(Saul) ?,Jonathan die which/who he/it_had_made the,deliverance (the),great (the),this in,Israel far,be_it he/it_lived YHWH if fall one,of_the_hair[s]_of his/its=head towards=land that/for/because/then/when with ʼElohīm he/it_had_made the=day the=this and,they_redeemed the,people DOM Yōnātān/(Yəhōnātān/(Jonathan)) and=not die )

The people are using the question form for emphasis to express their strong opposition to executing Jonathan. If speakers of your language would not use a question for this purpose, you could translate this as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [Jonathan, who has brought this great victory to Israel, shall not die!]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / distinguish

הֲֽ⁠יוֹנָתָ֤ן ׀ יָמוּת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָ֠שָׂה הַ⁠יְשׁוּעָ֨ה הַ⁠גְּדוֹלָ֣ה הַ⁠זֹּאת֮ בְּ⁠יִשְׂרָאֵל֒

?,Jonathan die (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the,people to/towards Shāʼūl/(Saul) ?,Jonathan die which/who he/it_had_made the,deliverance (the),great (the),this in,Israel far,be_it he/it_lived YHWH if fall one,of_the_hair[s]_of his/its=head towards=land that/for/because/then/when with ʼElohīm he/it_had_made the=day the=this and,they_redeemed the,people DOM Yōnātān/(Yəhōnātān/(Jonathan)) and=not die )

The people are not distinguishing this man named Jonathan from another man by the same name who has not done this great salvation. They are reminding Saul what this man has done. Be sure that this is clear in your translation. Alternate translation: [Jonathan has done this great salvation in Israel. Shall he die?] or [Jonathan has done this great salvation in Israel. He shall not die!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

חָלִ֗ילָ⁠ה

far,be_it

The people are leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need to be complete. See how you translated the similar expressions in 2:30 and 12:23. Alternate translation: [That would be profane to us] or [Far be it from us to let that happen]

Note 4 topic: writing-oathformula

חַי־יְהוָה֙

he/it_lived YHWH

See how you translated this same expression in 14:39. Alternate translation: [I swear by Yahweh]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

אִם־יִפֹּ֞ל מִ⁠שַּׂעֲרַ֤ת רֹאשׁ⁠וֹ֙ אַ֔רְצָ⁠ה

if (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the,people to/towards Shāʼūl/(Saul) ?,Jonathan die which/who he/it_had_made the,deliverance (the),great (the),this in,Israel far,be_it he/it_lived YHWH if fall one,of_the_hair[s]_of his/its=head towards=land that/for/because/then/when with ʼElohīm he/it_had_made the=day the=this and,they_redeemed the,people DOM Yōnātān/(Yəhōnātān/(Jonathan)) and=not die )

The people are using one small part of Jonathan, implicitly a single strand from his hair, to emphasize that they will not allow any harm to come to him at all. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [no one shall harm him in the slightest way]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

עִם־אֱלֹהִ֥ים עָשָׂ֖ה

with ʼElohīm (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the,people to/towards Shāʼūl/(Saul) ?,Jonathan die which/who he/it_had_made the,deliverance (the),great (the),this in,Israel far,be_it he/it_lived YHWH if fall one,of_the_hair[s]_of his/its=head towards=land that/for/because/then/when with ʼElohīm he/it_had_made the=day the=this and,they_redeemed the,people DOM Yōnātān/(Yəhōnātān/(Jonathan)) and=not die )

The people are using a common expression of their culture, done with God, that means God helped Jonathan accomplish something. Alternate translation: [God has helped him as he acted]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠יִּפְדּ֥וּ הָ⁠עָ֛ם אֶת־יוֹנָתָ֖ן

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said the,people to/towards Shāʼūl/(Saul) ?,Jonathan die which/who he/it_had_made the,deliverance (the),great (the),this in,Israel far,be_it he/it_lived YHWH if fall one,of_the_hair[s]_of his/its=head towards=land that/for/because/then/when with ʼElohīm he/it_had_made the=day the=this and,they_redeemed the,people DOM Yōnātān/(Yəhōnātān/(Jonathan)) and=not die )

The author is speaking as if the other soldiers had redeemed Jonathan by paying a price to buy him out of slavery or captivity. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [So the people rescued Jonathan]