OET interlinear ECC 2:10

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְ⁠כֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָֽׁאֲל֣וּ עֵינַ֔⁠י

and=all/each/any/every which/who desired eyes_of,my

Solomon is speaking of his portion as if it were a physical object he received as payment. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [This was my reward for all my toil]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לֹֽא־מָנַ֨עְתִּי לִבִּ֜⁠י מִ⁠כָּל־שִׂמְחָ֗ה

not kept (Some words not found in UHB: and=all/each/any/every which/who desired eyes_of,my not keep from=them not kept DOM heart_of,my from=all pleasure that/for/because/then/when heart_of,my pleasure from=all toil_of,my and,this it_became reward_of,my from=all toil_of,my )

The word heart here represents a person’s feelings and satisfaction. Solomon means that he felt joyful from his work. You may have a comparable expression in your language, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I did not restrain myself from any joy, because I felt joyful from all my toil]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

שִׂמְחָ֗ה

pleasure

Solomon is speaking of looking back at his accomplishments as if he physically turned around to face them. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [happy experience]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / possession

Solomon is speaking of his accomplishments as if they were works done by his hands. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [what I gained from all my toil]

Note 5 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

The word translated as because indicates that what follows is a reason for what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a reason for what came before. Alternate translation: [And all that my eyes asked, I did not refuse from them. I did not restrain my heart from any joy. The reason is that my heart was joyful from all my toil and this was my portion from all my toil.]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לִבִּ֤⁠י שָׂמֵ֨חַ֙ מִ⁠כָּל־עֲמָלִ֔⁠י

heart_of,my pleasure from=all toil_of,my

The word heart here represents a person’s feelings and satisfaction. Solomon means that he did not deny himself any pleasure. You may have a comparable expression in your language, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I was joyful from all my toil]