OET interlinear 2 SAM 4:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-background

וַ⁠יִּבְרְח֥וּ הַ⁠בְּאֵרֹתִ֖ים גִּתָּ֑יְמָ⁠ה וַֽ⁠יִּהְיוּ־שָׁ֣ם גָּרִ֔ים עַ֖ד הַ⁠יּ֥וֹם הַ⁠זֶּֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,they_had_fled the,Beerothites to,Gittaim and,they_have_been there aliens until the=day (the),this )

The author is providing background information to help readers understand what happens next in the story. In your translation, introduce this information in a way that would be natural in your own language and culture. See the discussion in the Introduction to this chapter of why the author may provide this information.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

עַ֖ד הַ⁠יּ֥וֹם הַ⁠זֶּֽה

until the=day (Some words not found in UHB: and,they_had_fled the,Beerothites to,Gittaim and,they_have_been there aliens until the=day (the),this )

See the discussion of this phrase in the Introduction to 2 Samuel. The author is using this phrase to refer to the time when he was writing. In your translation, make clear that the phrase refers to a time that is already past. Avoid giving the impression the phrase means “to the present day.” Alternate translation: [right up to the time of this writing]