OET interlinear 2 SAM 12:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וַ⁠יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ דָּוִ֛ד אֶת־הָ⁠אֱלֹהִ֖ים

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_sought Dāvid DOM the=ʼElohīm behind the,lad and,he_fasted Dāvid fast and,he_went and,he_passed_the_night and,he_lay ground,to_[the] )

Here, the author is speaking as if David had actually sought or looked for God somewhere. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And David entreated God]

Note 2 topic: translate-symaction

וַ⁠יָּ֤צָם דָּוִד֙ צ֔וֹם וּ⁠בָ֥א וְ⁠לָ֖ן וְ⁠שָׁכַ֥ב אָֽרְצָ⁠ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_sought Dāvid DOM the=ʼElohīm behind the,lad and,he_fasted Dāvid fast and,he_went and,he_passed_the_night and,he_lay ground,to_[the] )

Abstaining from food and lying on the ground were symbolic actions by which David expressed deep mourning and humility before God. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of these actions in the text of your translation or in a footnote. Alternate translation: [David showed his deep sorrow by refusing to eat and by going inside and spending the night lying on the ground]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

וַ⁠יָּ֤צָם דָּוִד֙ צ֔וֹם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_sought Dāvid DOM the=ʼElohīm behind the,lad and,he_fasted Dāvid fast and,he_went and,he_passed_the_night and,he_lay ground,to_[the] )

It might seem that the expression fasted a fast contains extra information that would not be natural to express in your language. If so, you could shorten it. Alternate translation: [And David fasted] or [And David kept a fast]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

וְ⁠לָ֖ן וְ⁠שָׁכַ֥ב אָֽרְצָ⁠ה

and,he_passed_the_night (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_sought Dāvid DOM the=ʼElohīm behind the,lad and,he_fasted Dāvid fast and,he_went and,he_passed_the_night and,he_lay ground,to_[the] )

The phrase lodged and lay on the ground expresses a single idea. The phrase lay on the ground tells how David lodged, that is, how he slept at night. If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this meaning in a different way. Alternate translation: [and lodged by lying on the ground] or [and slept on the floor at night]