OET interlinear 2 SAM 1:16

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / apostrophe

וַ⁠יֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָי⁠ו֙ דָּוִ֔ד דָּמְךָ֖ עַל־רֹאשֶׁ֑⁠ךָ כִּ֣י פִ֗י⁠ךָ עָנָ֤ה בְ⁠ךָ֙ לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר אָנֹכִ֥י מֹתַ֖תִּי אֶת־מְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהוָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it Dāvid blood_of,your on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in head_of,your that/for/because/then/when mouth_of,your_own testified in=you(ms) to=say I killed DOM anointed_of YHWH )

This could mean: (1) that David is speaking to the Amalekite even though he cannot hear him (since he is already dead) in order to show in a strong way how he feels about his claim that he killed Saul. He would actually be speaking to the people who can hear him, the men around him. If this would not be clear to your readers, you could translate David’s words as if he were speaking directly to those who can hear him. Alternate translation: [And David said, “His blood is on his own head, for his mouth answered against him, saying, ‘I myself killed the anointed of Yahweh]; (2) that the young man had not died yet and David was speaking to him directly. (The author’s statement in the previous verse, “and he died,” would be a description of what ultimately happened.) Alternate translation: [And David said to him as he was dying, “Your blood is on your head, for your mouth answered against you, saying, ‘I myself killed the anointed of Yahweh]

Note 2 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

דָּמְךָ֖ עַל־רֹאשֶׁ֑⁠ךָ כִּ֣י פִ֗י⁠ךָ עָנָ֤ה בְ⁠ךָ֙ לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר אָנֹכִ֥י מֹתַ֖תִּי אֶת־מְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהוָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it Dāvid blood_of,your on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in head_of,your that/for/because/then/when mouth_of,your_own testified in=you(ms) to=say I killed DOM anointed_of YHWH )

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 your mouth answered against you, saying, ‘I myself killed the anointed of Yahweh,’ your blood is on your head]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

דָּמְךָ֖ עַל־רֹאשֶׁ֑⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it Dāvid blood_of,your on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in head_of,your that/for/because/then/when mouth_of,your_own testified in=you(ms) to=say I killed DOM anointed_of YHWH )

David is using the term blood by association to mean “death,” since the young man he summoned shed the Amalekite’s blood when he killed him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [Your death is on your head]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

דָּמְךָ֖ עַל־רֹאשֶׁ֑⁠ךָ

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it Dāvid blood_of,your on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in head_of,your that/for/because/then/when mouth_of,your_own testified in=you(ms) to=say I killed DOM anointed_of YHWH )

When David says on your head, he is using a common expression that means that someone is morally and legally responsible for something. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [You are responsible for your own death]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

פִ֗י⁠ךָ עָנָ֤ה בְ⁠ךָ֙

mouth_of,your_own testified in=you(ms)

David is speaking of the young man’s mouth as if it were a living thing that could testify against him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [you testified against yourself]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes

אָנֹכִ֥י מֹתַ֖תִּי אֶת־מְשִׁ֥יחַ יְהוָֽה

I (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to=him/it Dāvid blood_of,your on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in head_of,your that/for/because/then/when mouth_of,your_own testified in=you(ms) to=say I killed DOM anointed_of YHWH )

If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [saying that you yourself killed the anointed of Yahweh]

Note 7 topic: writing-quotations

לֵ⁠אמֹ֔ר

to=say

The term saying introduces a direct quotation. In your translation, use a natural way of introducing direct quotations in your language. It may not be necessary to represent this term explicitly, here and throughout your translation.