OET interlinear ZEC 14:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

וְ⁠אָסַפְתִּ֨י אֶת־כָּל־הַ⁠גּוֹיִ֥ם ׀ אֶֽל־יְרוּשָׁלִַם֮

and,I_will_gather DOM all/each/any/every the=nations to/near (Some words not found in UHB: and,I_will_gather DOM all/each/any/every the=nations to/near Yerushalayim for,battle and,it_will_be_captured the=city and,they_will_be_plundered the,houses and,the,women raped and,it_will_go_out half_of the=city in,exile and,the_rest_of of,the_people not cut_off from/more_than the=city )

Yahweh is speaking here. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make clear. Alternate translation: [And Yahweh says, “I will gather all the nations to Jerusalem]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠נִלְכְּדָ֣ה הָ⁠עִ֗יר וְ⁠נָשַׁ֨סּוּ֙ הַ⁠בָּ֣תִּ֔ים וְ⁠הַ⁠נָּשִׁ֖ים תשגלנה

and,it_will_be_captured the=city and,they_will_be_plundered the,houses and,the,women raped

The expressions will be captured, will be plundered, and will be raped are passive verbal forms. If it would be unnatural to use those forms, you could express the ideas in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [and the nations will capture the city, and they will plunder the houses, and they will rape the women]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism

וְ⁠הַ⁠נָּשִׁ֖ים תשגלנה

and,the,women raped

The oral reading tradition of the original language substitutes a less explicit word here, referring in a polite way to what the soldiers will do to the women. Depending on what is helpful for your readers, you could use a polite way of referring to this in your language, or you could state this plainly. Alternate translation: [and the women will be violated]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠יָצָ֞א חֲצִ֤י הָ⁠עִיר֙ בַּ⁠גּוֹלָ֔ה

and,it_will_go_out half_of the=city in,exile

Here, the city represents “the people who live in the city.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [And half of the city’s inhabitants will go out into the exile]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בַּ⁠גּוֹלָ֔ה

in,exile

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of exile, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [to be forced to live in a foreign land]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

וְ⁠יֶ֣תֶר הָ⁠עָ֔ם לֹ֥א יִכָּרֵ֖ת מִן־הָ⁠עִֽיר

and,the_rest_of of,the_people not cut_off from/more_than the=city

Zechariah is speaking as if the rest of the people would literally not be cut off from the city. He means that the enemies will not remove them from it. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [but the rest of the people will remain in the city]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

לֹ֥א יִכָּרֵ֖ת מִן־הָ⁠עִֽיר

not cut_off from/more_than the=city

The expression will not be cut off is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [will remain in the city]