OET interlinear ECC 11:9

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

(Occurrence 0) Take joy, young man, in your youth, and let your heart be joyful in the days of your youth

(Some words not found in UHB: rejoice young_man in,your_of,youth(s) and,let,it_make_you_good heart_of,your in,the_days_of your_youth(s)_of,of and,walk in,the_ways_of your_heart_of,of and,in,the_sight_of your_two's_eyes_of,of and,know that/for/because/then/when on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every these he,will_bring_you the=ʼElohīm in,judgment )

These two phrases mean basically the same thing and are combined to emphasize that the man should be happy while he is young.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) let your heart be joyful

(Some words not found in UHB: rejoice young_man in,your_of,youth(s) and,let,it_make_you_good heart_of,your in,the_days_of your_youth(s)_of,of and,walk in,the_ways_of your_heart_of,of and,in,the_sight_of your_two's_eyes_of,of and,know that/for/because/then/when on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every these he,will_bring_you the=ʼElohīm in,judgment )

Here the word “heart” represents the emotions. Alternate translation: “be joyful”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) Pursue the good desires of your heart

(Some words not found in UHB: rejoice young_man in,your_of,youth(s) and,let,it_make_you_good heart_of,your in,the_days_of your_youth(s)_of,of and,walk in,the_ways_of your_heart_of,of and,in,the_sight_of your_two's_eyes_of,of and,know that/for/because/then/when on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every these he,will_bring_you the=ʼElohīm in,judgment )

Here the word “heart” may represent the mind or emotions. Alternate translation: “Pursue the good things that you desire” or “Pursue the good things that you have determined to pursue”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

(Occurrence 0) whatever is within the sight of your eyes

(Some words not found in UHB: rejoice young_man in,your_of,youth(s) and,let,it_make_you_good heart_of,your in,the_days_of your_youth(s)_of,of and,walk in,the_ways_of your_heart_of,of and,in,the_sight_of your_two's_eyes_of,of and,know that/for/because/then/when on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every these he,will_bring_you the=ʼElohīm in,judgment )

Here “eyes” represent the whole person. Alternate translation: “whatever you see that you desire” or “whatever you see to be best”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

(Occurrence 0) God will bring you into judgment for all these things

(Some words not found in UHB: rejoice young_man in,your_of,youth(s) and,let,it_make_you_good heart_of,your in,the_days_of your_youth(s)_of,of and,walk in,the_ways_of your_heart_of,of and,in,the_sight_of your_two's_eyes_of,of and,know that/for/because/then/when on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every these he,will_bring_you the=ʼElohīm in,judgment )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea behind the word judgment, you can express the same idea with a verbal form such as “judge” or “make you account” Alternate translation: “God will judge you for all these things” or “God will make you account for all of your actions”