OET interlinear 1 SAM 17:28

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וַ⁠יִּֽחַר־אַף֩ אֱלִיאָ֨ב בְּ⁠דָוִ֜ד

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_listened ʼElīʼāⱱ his/its=brother (the),old when,spoke,he to/towards the,men and=it_glowed/burnt also/though ʼElīʼāⱱ's on,David and=he/it_said to/for=what here come_down and,with who? left few_of of,the_sheep (the),those in,wilderness I I_know DOM presumption_of,your and=DOM evil_of your_heart_of,your that/for/because/then/when to see the,battle come_down )

See how you translated the similar expression in [11:6](../11/06.md). Alternate translation: [And Eliab became very angry with David]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

לָ⁠מָּה־זֶּ֣ה יָרַ֗דְתָּ וְ⁠עַל־מִ֨י נָטַ֜שְׁתָּ מְעַ֨ט הַ⁠צֹּ֤אן הָ⁠הֵ֨נָּה֙ בַּ⁠מִּדְבָּ֔ר

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_listened ʼElīʼāⱱ his/its=brother (the),old when,spoke,he to/towards the,men and=it_glowed/burnt also/though ʼElīʼāⱱ's on,David and=he/it_said to/for=what here come_down and,with who? left few_of of,the_sheep (the),those in,wilderness I I_know DOM presumption_of,your and=DOM evil_of your_heart_of,your that/for/because/then/when to see the,battle come_down )

Eliab is using these questions for emphasis. If speakers of your language would not use questions for this purpose, you could translate these as statements or exclamations. Alternate translation: [You have no good reason for coming here! And it was irresponsible of you to leave those few sheep alone in the wilderness!]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole

וְ⁠עַל־מִ֨י נָטַ֜שְׁתָּ מְעַ֨ט הַ⁠צֹּ֤אן הָ⁠הֵ֨נָּה֙ בַּ⁠מִּדְבָּ֔ר

and,with who? (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_listened ʼElīʼāⱱ his/its=brother (the),old when,spoke,he to/towards the,men and=it_glowed/burnt also/though ʼElīʼāⱱ's on,David and=he/it_said to/for=what here come_down and,with who? left few_of of,the_sheep (the),those in,wilderness I I_know DOM presumption_of,your and=DOM evil_of your_heart_of,your that/for/because/then/when to see the,battle come_down )

In order to make David look and feel insignificant, Eliab is deliberately exaggerating how few sheep their father Jesse has. (The fact that Jesse has been able to spare ten cheeses as a gift to Eliab’s commander suggests that he actually has a substantial flock of sheep.) If it would be clearer in your language, you could express the emphasis in a different way. Alternate translation: [Your responsibilities caring for our father’s sheep are not significant, but you should still not have left his sheep alone in the wilderness]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

אֶת־זְדֹנְ⁠ךָ֗

DOM presumption_of,your

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of presumption, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [how you presume that you can go to places where you really have no right to be]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠אֵת֙ רֹ֣עַ לְבָבֶ֔⁠ךָ

and=DOM evil_of your_heart_of,your

Eliab is speaking using David’s heart to represent his intentions. The context suggests that Eliab is not accusing David of planning an outright crime but of meddling with bad motives. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and how naughty your intentions are]

Note 6 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

כִּ֗י

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_listened ʼElīʼāⱱ his/its=brother (the),old when,spoke,he to/towards the,men and=it_glowed/burnt also/though ʼElīʼāⱱ's on,David and=he/it_said to/for=what here come_down and,with who? left few_of of,the_sheep (the),those in,wilderness I I_know DOM presumption_of,your and=DOM evil_of your_heart_of,your that/for/because/then/when to see the,battle come_down )

Here the word for introduces a further consideration. Alternate translation: [after all]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

לְמַ֛עַן רְא֥וֹת הַ⁠מִּלְחָמָ֖ה יָרָֽדְתָּ

to see (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_listened ʼElīʼāⱱ his/its=brother (the),old when,spoke,he to/towards the,men and=it_glowed/burnt also/though ʼElīʼāⱱ's on,David and=he/it_said to/for=what here come_down and,with who? left few_of of,the_sheep (the),those in,wilderness I I_know DOM presumption_of,your and=DOM evil_of your_heart_of,your that/for/because/then/when to see the,battle come_down )

See the discussion of this statement in the Introduction to this chapter.