RobH_en_tn/isa/29/20.md

# For the ruthless will cease

The nominal adjective "the ruthless" can be stated as an adjective. AT: "For the ruthless people will cease" or "For there will no longer be cruel people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])

# the scoffer will vanish

The nominal adjective "the scoffer" can be stated as a verb. AT: "those who scoff will vanish" or "the people who mock will disappear" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])

# All those who love to do evil will be eliminated

This can be stated in active form. AT: "Yahweh will eliminate all those who love to do evil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# who by a word make a man out to be an offender

This refers to giving testimony in court against someone. AT: "who testify against a man and make him out to be an offender" or "who say in court that an innocent man is guilty of doing something wrong" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# They lay a snare for him who seeks justice at the gate and put the righteous down with empty lies

The evil people doing anything they can to stop a good person is spoken of as if the evil people set a trap like a hunter catching his prey. AT: "They lie and try to stop those who want to do what is fair and right" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# who seeks justice at the gate

The city gate was often the place where the city leaders made official decisions.
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# For the ruthless will cease`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The nominal adjective "the ruthless" can be stated as an adjective. AT: "For the ruthless people will cease" or "For there will no longer be cruel people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# the scoffer will vanish`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The nominal adjective "the scoffer" can be stated as a verb. AT: "those who scoff will vanish" or "the people who mock will disappear" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-nominaladj]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# All those who love to do evil will be eliminated`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "Yahweh will eliminate all those who love to do evil" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# who by a word make a man out to be an offender`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This refers to giving testimony in court against someone. AT: "who testify against a man and make him out to be an offender" or "who say in court that an innocent man is guilty of doing something wrong" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# They lay a snare for him who seeks justice at the gate and put the righteous down with empty lies`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`The evil people doing anything they can to stop a good person is spoken of as if the evil people set a trap like a hunter catching his prey. AT: "They lie and try to stop those who want to do what is fair and right" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`

			`# who seeks justice at the gate`

			`The city gate was often the place where the city leaders made official decisions.`