OET interlinear ZEP 1:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

דְּבַר־יְהוָ֣ה ׀ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֗ה אֶל־צְפַנְיָה֙

(Some words not found in UHB: message/matter_of YHWH which/who it_became to/towards Tsəfan^yāh/(Zephaniah) son_of Kūshiy/(Cushi) son_of Gədal^yāh son_of ʼAmar^yāh son_of Ḩizqiy^yāh in,the_days_of Yoʼshiy^yāh/(Josiah) son_of ʼĀmōn king Yehuda )

In this title for the book, the term word refers to the message that Yahweh sent to the Judeans through Zephaniah by using words. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [The message that Yahweh sent through Zephaniah]

Note 2 topic: writing-participants

בֶּן־כּוּשִׁ֣י בֶן־גְּדַלְיָ֔ה בֶּן־אֲמַרְיָ֖ה בֶּן־חִזְקִיָּ֑ה

(Some words not found in UHB: message/matter_of YHWH which/who it_became to/towards Tsəfan^yāh/(Zephaniah) son_of Kūshiy/(Cushi) son_of Gədal^yāh son_of ʼAmar^yāh son_of Ḩizqiy^yāh in,the_days_of Yoʼshiy^yāh/(Josiah) son_of ʼĀmōn king Yehuda )

The author is describing the ancestors of Zephaniah in order to introduce him to readers as a key participant in the book, the person through whom Yahweh spoke the messages that the book records. Your culture may have its own way of introducing people by describing their ancestors, and if so, you can use it here in your translation.

Note 3 topic: translate-names

צְפַנְיָה֙ & כּוּשִׁ֣י & גְּדַלְיָ֔ה & אֲמַרְיָ֖ה & חִזְקִיָּ֑ה & יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ & אָמ֖וֹן

Tsəfan\sup_yāh/(Zephaniah) & (Some words not found in UHB: message/matter_of YHWH which/who it_became to/towards Tsəfan^yāh/(Zephaniah) son_of Kūshiy/(Cushi) son_of Gədal^yāh son_of ʼAmar^yāh son_of Ḩizqiy^yāh in,the_days_of Yoʼshiy^yāh/(Josiah) son_of ʼĀmōn king Yehuda )

The words Zephaniah, Cushi, Gedaliah, Amariah, Hezekiah, Josiah, and Amon are the names of men.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

בִּ⁠ימֵ֛י יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ בֶן־אָמ֖וֹן מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: message/matter_of YHWH which/who it_became to/towards Tsəfan^yāh/(Zephaniah) son_of Kūshiy/(Cushi) son_of Gədal^yāh son_of ʼAmar^yāh son_of Ḩizqiy^yāh in,the_days_of Yoʼshiy^yāh/(Josiah) son_of ʼĀmōn king Yehuda )

In this title, the term days means a specific time, the reign of Josiah as king of Judah. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [during the reign of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah]