OET interlinear ECC 3:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations

הַ⁠צַּדִּיק֙ & הָ֣⁠רָשָׁ֔ע יִשְׁפֹּ֖ט הָ⁠אֱלֹהִ֑ים

the,righteous & the,wicked judge the=ʼElohīm

If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this as an indirect quotation. Alternate translation: [That God will judge both the righteous and the wicked]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

הַ⁠צַּדִּיק֙ & הָ֣⁠רָשָׁ֔ע

the,righteous & the,wicked

Solomon is using the adjectives righteous and wicked as nouns to mean certain kinds of people. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate these adjectives with equivalent phrases. Alternate translation: [Those who are righteous and those who are wicked]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

כִּי

that/for/because/then/when

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: [I said, I in my heart: “The righteous and the wicked God will judge. The reason is that a time exists for every matter and on account of every deed there.”]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ בְּ⁠לִבִּ֔⁠י

said I in,heart_of,my

Solomon is using I said, I in my heart as a common expression of the culture to mean “I thought to myself.” 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.