OET interlinear 1SA 2:13

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

וּ⁠מִשְׁפַּ֥ט הַ⁠כֹּהֲנִ֖ים אֶת־הָ⁠עָ֑ם כָּל

and,custom_of the,priests DOM the,people all/each/any/every

The author is providing background information to help readers understand what happens next in the story. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הַ⁠כֹּהֲנִ֖ים

the,priests

The author assumes that readers will know that by the priests, he means specifically Eli’s sons. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Eli’s sons]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

כָּל־אִ֞ישׁ

all/each/any/every (a)_man

Here the masculine term man has a generic sense that includes both men and women. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could use language in your translation that is clearly inclusive of both men and women. Alternate translation: [when any person]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

זֹבֵ֣חַ זֶ֗בַח

offered sacrifice

It might seem that the expression sacrificing a sacrifice contains extra information that would not be natural to express in your language. If so, you can shorten it. Alternate translation: [was making a sacrifice]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

כְּ⁠בַשֵּׁ֣ל הַ⁠בָּשָׂ֔ר

while,boiling the,meat

The author assumes that readers will know that this refers to the meat from the sacrifice that the worshipers were boiling. You could indicate this explicitly in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [while the worshipers were boiling the sacrificial meat]

Note 6 topic: translate-unknown

and a fork {with} three prongs

(Some words not found in UHB: and,custom_of the,priests DOM the,people all/each/any/every (a)_man offered sacrifice and,come servant_of the=priest/officer while,boiling the,meat and,the,fork three the,prongs in=his/its=hand )

A fork is a utensil with prongs or tines used for picking up food. If your readers would not be familiar with what a fork is, in your translation you could use the name of a similar thing that your readers would recognize, or you could use a general expression. Alternate translation: [a three-pronged meat hook] or [a large hooked utensil]