OET interlinear 2 SAM 1:18

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֖ה

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to,teach sons_of Yehuda bow see/lo/see! written on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in writing of,the_upright_[one] )

See the discussion of the phrase sons of in the Introduction to 2 Samuel. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the people of Judah]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

קָ֑שֶׁת

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to,teach sons_of Yehuda bow see/lo/see! written on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in writing of,the_upright_[one] )

The Bow is the name of a song. In your translation, use the appropriate conventions of your language to indicate this.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

כְתוּבָ֖ה עַל־סֵ֥פֶר הַ⁠יָּשָֽׁר

written on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in writing (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to,teach sons_of Yehuda bow see/lo/see! written on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in writing of,the_upright_[one] )

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [one can read the words to this song in the Book of Jashar]

Note 4 topic: translate-transliterate

סֵ֥פֶר הַ⁠יָּשָֽׁר

writing (Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said to,teach sons_of Yehuda bow see/lo/see! written on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in writing of,the_upright_[one] )

This is the title of a book. In your translation, use the appropriate conventions of your language to indicate this. You can spell the word Jashar the way it sounds in your language, or you could use a word or phrase from your language that expresses the meaning of this name. Alternate translation: [the Book of the Upright]