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OET (OET-LV) is_there anything which_anyone_will_say see this is_new it already it_has_been to_ancient_times which it_was from_before_face_of_us.
OET (OET-RV) If someone says, “Look at this—it’s new,”
⇔
well, it was already done long ago before we even got here.
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
שֶׁיֹּאמַ֥ר
which,anyone_will_say
The pronoun one refers to an unspecified person in general. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [about which people say]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
מִלְּפָנֵֽנוּ
from,before,face_of,us
Here, before our faces represents “before our time.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [before our time]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
יֵ֥שׁ דָּבָ֛ר שֶׁיֹּאמַ֥ר רְאֵה זֶ֖ה חָדָ֣שׁ ה֑וּא
is_there anything which,anyone_will_say see this new he/it
Qoheleth is using the question form to emphasize that nothing is truly new. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [There is no thing about which one can say, “See this, it is new.”]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / quotesinquotes
רְאֵה זֶ֖ה חָדָ֣שׁ ה֑וּא
see this new he/it
If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. Alternate translation: [That this is new]
OET (OET-LV) is_there anything which_anyone_will_say see this is_new it already it_has_been to_ancient_times which it_was from_before_face_of_us.
OET (OET-RV) If someone says, “Look at this—it’s new,”
⇔
well, it was already done long ago before we even got here.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.