OET interlinear 2 SAM 17:21

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-newevent

וַ⁠יְהִ֣י

and=he/it_was

The author is using the phrase And it happened to introduce a new development in the story. Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a new development.

Note 2 topic: writing-pronouns

אַחֲרֵ֣י לֶכְתָּ֗⁠ם וַֽ⁠יַּעֲלוּ֙

after (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was after they,had_gone and,they_came_up from,the,well and,they_went and,they_told to/for=the_king Dāvid and=they_said to/towards Dāvid set_out and,pass_over quickly DOM the=waters that/for/because/then/when thus counselled on,you(pl) ʼAḩītofel )

The first pronoun they refers to Absalom’s soldiers, while the second pronoun they refers to Jonathan and Ahimaaz. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [after the soldiers left that Jonathan and Ahimaaz came up]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

וַ⁠יֹּאמְר֣וּ אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד ק֣וּמוּ וְ⁠עִבְר֤וּ מְהֵרָה֙ אֶת־הַ⁠מַּ֔יִם כִּי־כָ֛כָה יָעַ֥ץ עֲלֵי⁠כֶ֖ם אֲחִיתֹֽפֶל

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was after they,had_gone and,they_came_up from,the,well and,they_went and,they_told to/for=the_king Dāvid and=they_said to/towards Dāvid set_out and,pass_over quickly DOM the=waters that/for/because/then/when thus counselled on,you(pl) ʼAḩītofel )

Since Jonathan and Ahimaaz did not actually say according to this, but provided an actual summary, if it would be more natural in your language, you could express the first part of this as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: [And they told David what Ahithophel had counseled against him and then said, “Arise and cross over the waters in haste.”]

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ק֣וּמוּ וְ⁠עִבְר֤וּ מְהֵרָה֙ אֶת־הַ⁠מַּ֔יִם כִּי־כָ֛כָה יָעַ֥ץ עֲלֵי⁠כֶ֖ם אֲחִיתֹֽפֶל

set_out and,pass_over quickly DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was after they,had_gone and,they_came_up from,the,well and,they_went and,they_told to/for=the_king Dāvid and=they_said to/towards Dāvid set_out and,pass_over quickly DOM the=waters that/for/because/then/when thus counselled on,you(pl) ʼAḩītofel )

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: [Since according to this Ahithophel has counseled against you, arise and cross over the waters in haste]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / yousingular

ק֣וּמוּ וְ⁠עִבְר֤וּ & עֲלֵי⁠כֶ֖ם

set_out and,pass_over & on,you(pl)

The word you and the implied “you” in the imperatives Arise and cross over are plural because Jonathan and Ahimaaz mean David and all of the people who are with him. So use plural forms in your translation if your language marks that distinction.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

אֶת־הַ⁠מַּ֔יִם

DOM (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_was after they,had_gone and,they_came_up from,the,well and,they_went and,they_told to/for=the_king Dāvid and=they_said to/towards Dāvid set_out and,pass_over quickly DOM the=waters that/for/because/then/when thus counselled on,you(pl) ʼAḩītofel )

The implication is that the waters refers to the Jordan River. You could include this information if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [the Jordan River]