These words can be translated in active form by using the term "they" which could be anyone, but are probably government officials. AT: "those whom they are taking away" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
The abstract noun "slaughter" can be translated as a verb. The writer speaks as if those who take them away think of them as no better than animals. If your language has a word for killing animals that would fit here, you might want to use it. AT: "where people will kill them as they would kill animals" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-abstractnouns]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
"Listen to us! We" or "But we" or "We have done nothing wrong, because we"
# does not the one who weighs the heart understand what you are saying?
The writer assumes the readers know the answer and asks this for emphasis. AT: "the one who weighs the heart understands what you are saying." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
# the one who
The writer expects the reader to know that "the one" is Yahweh. AT: "Yahweh, who" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism]])
# weighs the heart
The word "heart" is a metonym for what a person thinks and desires. The writer speaks as if what a person thinks and desires were a physical object that a person could weigh, and weighing an object is a metaphor for looking closely at something to see how good it is. AT: "knows how good what people really think and desire is" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
# The one who guards your life, does he not know it?
The writer assumes the readers know the answer and asks this for emphasis. AT: "The one who guards your life knows it." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
The writer assumes the readers know the answer and asks this for emphasis. AT: "God will give to each one what he deserves." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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