OET interlinear DAN 10:3

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: translate-symaction

לֶ֣חֶם חֲמֻד֞וֹת לֹ֣א אָכַ֗לְתִּי וּ⁠בָשָׂ֥ר וָ⁠יַ֛יִן לֹא־בָ֥א אֶל־פִּ֖⁠י וְ⁠ס֣וֹךְ לֹא־סָ֑כְתִּי

food/grain/bread rich not eaten and=flesh/body and,wine not touched to/towards mouth_of,my and,indeed_(anoint) not anointed

Going without bread of delight, and flesh and wine and anointing for three weeks was a symbolic action by which Daniel showed that he was mourning. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action in the text of your translation or in a footnote. Alternate translation: [To show that I was mourning, I ate no choice foods or meat or wine, and certainly, I did not anoint myself]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

לֶ֣חֶם חֲמֻד֞וֹת

food/grain/bread rich

Daniel is using one kind of food, bread, to represent food in general. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your culture or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [delightful food]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וּ⁠בָשָׂ֥ר וָ⁠יַ֛יִן לֹא־בָ֥א אֶל־פִּ֖⁠י

and=flesh/body and,wine not touched to/towards mouth_of,my

Daniel is using flesh and wine did not come into my mouth as a common expression of the culture to mean “I did not eat meat or drink wine.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and I did not consume any meat or wine]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

וְ⁠ס֣וֹךְ לֹא־סָ֑כְתִּי

and,indeed_(anoint) not (Some words not found in UHB: food/grain/bread rich not eaten and=flesh/body and,wine not touched to/towards mouth_of,my and,indeed_(anoint) not anointed until over three_of weeks days )

Daniel is repeating forms of the verb anoint in order to intensify his expression of the idea that it conveys. If your language can repeat words for intensification, it would be appropriate to do that here in your translation. If not, your language may have another way of expressing the intensification. Alternate translation: [I did not anoint myself at all]