918 B
918 B
Do not be far away from me
AT: "Be very close to me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-litotes)
there is no one to help
"there is no helper"
Many bulls surround me; strong bulls of Bashan surround me
The bulls are a metaphor for enemies, and the second line makes the metaphor even more emphatic. AT: "I have many enemies and they are like bulls that surround me; they are like strong bulls from Bashan that surround me" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)
They open their mouths wide against me
Possible meanings are 1) they use lies to discredit him 2) they threaten him or 3) they attack him. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
like a roaring lion ripping its victim
The image of a lion is used to show how hard the enemies work to destroy me. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile)