OET interlinear 1 SAM 5:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

עַל־כֵּ֡ן לֹֽא־יִדְרְכוּ֩ כֹהֲנֵ֨י דָג֜וֹן וְ⁠כָֽל־הַ⁠בָּאִ֧ים בֵּית־דָּג֛וֹן עַל־מִפְתַּ֥ן דָּג֖וֹן בְּ⁠אַשְׁדּ֑וֹד עַ֖ד הַ⁠יּ֥וֹם הַ⁠זֶּֽה

on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in (Some words not found in UHB: on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so not step priests_of Dāgōn and=all the=(ones_who)_went house_of Dāgōn on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in threshold_of Dāgōn in,Ashdod until the=day (the),this )

The author is providing background information to help readers understand how what happened in this story is the source of a cultural practice with which they may be familiar. 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 / metaphor

בֵּית־דָּג֛וֹן

(Some words not found in UHB: on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so not step priests_of Dāgōn and=all the=(ones_who)_went house_of Dāgōn on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in threshold_of Dāgōn in,Ashdod until the=day (the),this )

See how you translated the similar expression in 5:2.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

דָג֜וֹן & מִפְתַּ֥ן

Dāgōn & (Some words not found in UHB: on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so not step priests_of Dāgōn and=all the=(ones_who)_went house_of Dāgōn on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in threshold_of Dāgōn in,Ashdod until the=day (the),this )

The author is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [the threshold of the temple of Dagon]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

עַ֖ד הַ⁠יּ֥וֹם הַ⁠זֶּֽה

until the=day (Some words not found in UHB: on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so not step priests_of Dāgōn and=all the=(ones_who)_went house_of Dāgōn on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in threshold_of Dāgōn in,Ashdod until the=day (the),this )

See the discussion of this phrase in the Introduction to 1 Samuel. The author is using this phrase to refer to the time when he was writing. In your translation, make clear that the phrase refers to a time that is now in the past. Avoid giving the impression the phrase means “to the present day.” Alternate translation: [right up to the time of this writing]