OET interlinear 2 SAM 14:32

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

הִנֵּ֣ה שָׁלַ֣חְתִּי אֵלֶ֣י⁠ךָ ׀ לֵ⁠אמֹ֡ר בֹּ֣א הֵ֠נָּה וְ⁠אֶשְׁלְחָה֩ אֹתְ⁠ךָ֨ אֶל־הַ⁠מֶּ֜לֶךְ לֵ⁠אמֹ֗ר לָ֤⁠מָּה בָּ֨אתִי֙ מִ⁠גְּשׁ֔וּר ט֥וֹב לִ֖⁠י עֹ֣ד אֲנִי־שָׁ֑ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼAⱱīshālōm to/towards Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) see/lo/see! sent to,you to=say come they(f) so,that_I_may_send ,you to/towards the=king to=say to/for=what come from,Geshur good to=me still I there and=now see face/surface_of the=king and=if there_is in,me guilt and,he,will_kill_me )

There are three levels of quotation here. The author is quoting what Absalom said (level 1). Absalom is quoting what he sent his messengers to tell Joab on his behalf (level 2). And as he quotes their message, Absalom quotes what the messengers told Joab to say to King David on his behalf (level 3). Use the appropriate punctuation in your language to mark these levels of quotation. Alternatively, you could translate this so that there is not a second-level or third-level quotation (see the Quotes within Quotes note).

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

הִנֵּ֣ה שָׁלַ֣חְתִּי אֵלֶ֣י⁠ךָ ׀ לֵ⁠אמֹ֡ר בֹּ֣א הֵ֠נָּה וְ⁠אֶשְׁלְחָה֩ אֹתְ⁠ךָ֨ אֶל־הַ⁠מֶּ֜לֶךְ לֵ⁠אמֹ֗ר לָ֤⁠מָּה בָּ֨אתִי֙ מִ⁠גְּשׁ֔וּר ט֥וֹב לִ֖⁠י עֹ֣ד אֲנִי־שָׁ֑ם

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼAⱱīshālōm to/towards Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) see/lo/see! sent to,you to=say come they(f) so,that_I_may_send ,you to/towards the=king to=say to/for=what come from,Geshur good to=me still I there and=now see face/surface_of the=king and=if there_is in,me guilt and,he,will_kill_me )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [Behold, I sent to you and told you to come here so that I could send you to the king and ask him on my behalf why I had come from Geshur, since it seemed as if it would be better for me if I were still there]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

לָ֤⁠מָּה בָּ֨אתִי֙ מִ⁠גְּשׁ֔וּר

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼAⱱīshālōm to/towards Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) see/lo/see! sent to,you to=say come they(f) so,that_I_may_send ,you to/towards the=king to=say to/for=what come from,Geshur good to=me still I there and=now see face/surface_of the=king and=if there_is in,me guilt and,he,will_kill_me )

Absalom 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 as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [I should not have come from Geshur!]

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

וְ⁠עַתָּ֗ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼAⱱīshālōm to/towards Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) see/lo/see! sent to,you to=say come they(f) so,that_I_may_send ,you to/towards the=king to=say to/for=what come from,Geshur good to=me still I there and=now see face/surface_of the=king and=if there_is in,me guilt and,he,will_kill_me )

And now was an expression that speakers in this culture commonly used to introduce their main topic. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation. You could also use plain language. See how you translated the same expression in [2:6](../02/06.md).

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

אֶרְאֶה֙ פְּנֵ֣י הַ⁠מֶּ֔לֶךְ

see (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼAⱱīshālōm to/towards Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) see/lo/see! sent to,you to=say come they(f) so,that_I_may_send ,you to/towards the=king to=say to/for=what come from,Geshur good to=me still I there and=now see face/surface_of the=king and=if there_is in,me guilt and,he,will_kill_me )

Here, the face of the king represents “the presence of the king.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [arrange for me to come into the presence of the king]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠אִם־יֶשׁ־בִּ֥⁠י עָוֺ֖ן

and=if there_is (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼAⱱīshālōm to/towards Yōʼāⱱ/(Joab) see/lo/see! sent to,you to=say come they(f) so,that_I_may_send ,you to/towards the=king to=say to/for=what come from,Geshur good to=me still I there and=now see face/surface_of the=king and=if there_is in,me guilt and,he,will_kill_me )

Absalom is speaking as if iniquity were an object that was actually in him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [but if I am guilty of a serious crime]