OET interlinear 1 SAM 2:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

אִ֤ישׁ לְ⁠אִישׁ֙ & אִ֔ישׁ

(a)_man to,a_person & (a)_man

In each instance, 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: [someone … against another person … someone]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

מִ֖י יִתְפַּלֶּל־ל֑⁠וֹ

who? (Some words not found in UHB: if sins (a)_man to,a_person and,he,will_mediate_for_him ʼElohīm and=if to/for=YHWH sins (a)_man who? intercede to=him/it and=not they_will_understand to=sound/voice their_father_of,their that/for/because/then/when the_will YHWH to,put,them_to_death )

Eli is using the question form for emphasis. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or exclamation. Alternate translation: [no one will be able to intercede for him!]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וְ⁠לֹ֤א יִשְׁמְעוּ֙ לְ⁠ק֣וֹל אֲבִי⁠הֶ֔ם כִּֽי־חָפֵ֥ץ יְהוָ֖ה לַ⁠הֲמִיתָֽ⁠ם

and=not (Some words not found in UHB: if sins (a)_man to,a_person and,he,will_mediate_for_him ʼElohīm and=if to/for=YHWH sins (a)_man who? intercede to=him/it and=not they_will_understand to=sound/voice their_father_of,their that/for/because/then/when the_will YHWH to,put,them_to_death )

If it would be more natural in your language, you could reverse the order of these phrases, since the second phrase gives the reason for the result that the first phrase describes. Alternate translation: [But because Yahweh had decided to put them to death, they would not listen to the voice of their father]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠לֹ֤א יִשְׁמְעוּ֙ לְ⁠ק֣וֹל אֲבִי⁠הֶ֔ם

and=not (Some words not found in UHB: if sins (a)_man to,a_person and,he,will_mediate_for_him ʼElohīm and=if to/for=YHWH sins (a)_man who? intercede to=him/it and=not they_will_understand to=sound/voice their_father_of,their that/for/because/then/when the_will YHWH to,put,them_to_death )

The author is using the term voice to represent what Eli was saying. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [But they would not listen to what their father said]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

וְ⁠לֹ֤א יִשְׁמְעוּ֙ לְ⁠ק֣וֹל אֲבִי⁠הֶ֔ם

and=not (Some words not found in UHB: if sins (a)_man to,a_person and,he,will_mediate_for_him ʼElohīm and=if to/for=YHWH sins (a)_man who? intercede to=him/it and=not they_will_understand to=sound/voice their_father_of,their that/for/because/then/when the_will YHWH to,put,them_to_death )

See the discussion in the Introduction to 1 Samuel of the author’s use of the term listen to mean “obey.” Alternate translation: [But they would not obey what their father told them to do]