OET interlinear ECC 3:11

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal

גַּ֤ם אֶת הָ⁠עֹלָם֙ נָתַ֣ן בְּ⁠לִבָּ֔⁠ם מִ⁠בְּלִ֞י אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹא יִמְצָ֣א הָ⁠אָדָ֗ם אֶת הַֽ⁠מַּעֲשֶׂ֛ה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂ֥ה הָ⁠אֱלֹהִ֖ים מֵ⁠רֹ֥אשׁ וְ⁠עַד סֽוֹף

(Some words not found in UHB: DOM (the),everything he/it_had_made suitable in,time_of,its also/yet DOM (the),perpetuity he/it_gave in,heart_of,their from,not_of which/who not find_out the=humankind DOM the,work which/who he/it_had_made the=ʼElohīm from,beginning and=unto end )

Here, the word yet introduces the result of God giving the sense of duration in their heart: humanity cannot find the work that God has done from beginning to end. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that this is the purpose.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בְּ⁠לִבָּ֔⁠ם

in,heart_of,their

Here Solomon is speaking as if the inner being of a person were their heart. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [their inner being]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

בְּ⁠לִבָּ֔⁠ם

in,heart_of,their

The pronoun their refers to the sons of humanity mentioned in 3:10. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [in the hearts of humanity]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

הַֽ⁠מַּעֲשֶׂ֛ה

the,work

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of work, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [deeds]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

מֵ⁠רֹ֥אשׁ וְ⁠עַד סֽוֹף

from,beginning and=unto end

Solomon is referring to all of God’s work in its entirety by naming two major components, beginning and end. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [from the very beginning to the very end of everything he does]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

הָ⁠עֹלָם֙

(the),perpetuity

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of duration, you could express the same idea in another way.