OET interlinear 1 SAM 24:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

כַּ⁠אֲשֶׁ֣ר יֹאמַ֗ר מְשַׁל֙ הַ⁠קַּדְמֹנִ֔י מֵ⁠רְשָׁעִ֖ים יֵ֣צֵא רֶ֑שַׁע

(Some words not found in UHB: just=as says proverb_of of,the_ancient[s] from,wicked_[people] comes_forth wickedness and,hand_of,my not be on/over=you(fs) )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [The proverb of the ancient says that from the wicked comes out wickedness]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

הַ⁠קַּדְמֹנִ֔י

(Some words not found in UHB: just=as says proverb_of of,the_ancient[s] from,wicked_[people] comes_forth wickedness and,hand_of,my not be on/over=you(fs) )

David is not referring to a specific ancient person. He means the remote ancestors of the Israelites in general. It may be more natural in your language to express this meaning with a plural form. Alternate translation: [the ancients]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

הַ⁠קַּדְמֹנִ֔י

(Some words not found in UHB: just=as says proverb_of of,the_ancient[s] from,wicked_[people] comes_forth wickedness and,hand_of,my not be on/over=you(fs) )

David is using the adjective ancient as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [the ancient ones] or [our ancestors]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

מֵ⁠רְשָׁעִ֖ים יֵ֣צֵא רֶ֑שַׁע

(Some words not found in UHB: just=as says proverb_of of,the_ancient[s] from,wicked_[people] comes_forth wickedness and,hand_of,my not be on/over=you(fs) )

David is using the adjective wicked as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [From wicked people comes out wickedness]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

מֵ⁠רְשָׁעִ֖ים יֵ֣צֵא רֶ֑שַׁע

(Some words not found in UHB: just=as says proverb_of of,the_ancient[s] from,wicked_[people] comes_forth wickedness and,hand_of,my not be on/over=you(fs) )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of wickedness, you could express this idea in another way. Alternate translation: [Wicked people commit wicked actions]