InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
InterlinearVerse Ecc C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C10 C11 C12
Ecc 9 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18
OET-LV I_returned and_I_saw under the_sun if/because_that not belongs_to_ones the_race and_not belongs_to_men the_battle and_also not belongs_to_people food and_also not belongs_to_who_has_understanding wealth and_also not belongs_to_who_has_knowledge favour if/because time and_chance it_happens_to DOM of_them_of_all.
OET (OET-RV) ⇔ I again saw in this world
⇔ that the fastest ones don’t always win the race,
⇔ the most powerful side doesn’t always win the war,
⇔ wise people don’t always have enough to eat,
⇔ intelligent people don’t always get wealthy,
⇔ and people with understanding don’t always win favour,
⇔ because chance and timing affects them all.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
(Occurrence 0) under the sun
(Some words not found in UHB: again and,I_saw under the,sun that/for/because/then/when not [belongs]_to,[ones] the,race and=not [belongs]_to,[men] the,battle and=also not [belongs]_to,[people] food/grain/bread and=also not [belongs]_to,who]_has_understanding wealth and=also not [belongs]_to,who]_has_knowledge graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty that/for/because/then/when time and,chance happen DOM of_them_of,all )
This refers to things that are done on earth. See how you translated this in Ecclesiastes 1:3. Alternate translation: [on the earth]
(Occurrence 0) The race does not belong to … The battle does not belong to
(Some words not found in UHB: again and,I_saw under the,sun that/for/because/then/when not [belongs]_to,[ones] the,race and=not [belongs]_to,[men] the,battle and=also not [belongs]_to,[people] food/grain/bread and=also not [belongs]_to,who]_has_understanding wealth and=also not [belongs]_to,who]_has_knowledge graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty that/for/because/then/when time and,chance happen DOM of_them_of,all )
Alternate translation: [The race is not always won by … The battle is not always won by]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) Bread
(Some words not found in UHB: again and,I_saw under the,sun that/for/because/then/when not [belongs]_to,[ones] the,race and=not [belongs]_to,[men] the,battle and=also not [belongs]_to,[people] food/grain/bread and=also not [belongs]_to,who]_has_understanding wealth and=also not [belongs]_to,who]_has_knowledge graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty that/for/because/then/when time and,chance happen DOM of_them_of,all )
Here “Bread” refers to food in general. Alternate translation: [Food]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
(Occurrence 0) time and chance affect them all
(Some words not found in UHB: again and,I_saw under the,sun that/for/because/then/when not [belongs]_to,[ones] the,race and=not [belongs]_to,[men] the,battle and=also not [belongs]_to,[people] food/grain/bread and=also not [belongs]_to,who]_has_understanding wealth and=also not [belongs]_to,who]_has_knowledge graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty that/for/because/then/when time and,chance happen DOM of_them_of,all )
This is an idiom. Alternate translation: [what happens and when it happens affect them all]
(Occurrence 0) affect them all
(Some words not found in UHB: again and,I_saw under the,sun that/for/because/then/when not [belongs]_to,[ones] the,race and=not [belongs]_to,[men] the,battle and=also not [belongs]_to,[people] food/grain/bread and=also not [belongs]_to,who]_has_understanding wealth and=also not [belongs]_to,who]_has_knowledge graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty that/for/because/then/when time and,chance happen DOM of_them_of,all )
“affects all these things.” Here the words “them all” refer to race, battle, bread, riches, and favor.
OET-LV I_returned and_I_saw under the_sun if/because_that not belongs_to_ones the_race and_not belongs_to_men the_battle and_also not belongs_to_people food and_also not belongs_to_who_has_understanding wealth and_also not belongs_to_who_has_knowledge favour if/because time and_chance it_happens_to DOM of_them_of_all.
OET (OET-RV) ⇔ I again saw in this world
⇔ that the fastest ones don’t always win the race,
⇔ the most powerful side doesn’t always win the war,
⇔ wise people don’t always have enough to eat,
⇔ intelligent people don’t always get wealthy,
⇔ and people with understanding don’t always win favour,
⇔ because chance and timing affects them all.
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.
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