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OET (OET-LV) who this is_coming_up from the_wilderness like_column_of smoke she_is_perfumed_of myrrh and_frankincense from_all the_scent-powder_of a_trader.
OET (OET-RV) Who’s that coming up from the wilderness like columns of smoke—
⇔ fragrant smoke of myrrh and frankincense from all the merchant’s powders?
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
מִ֣י זֹ֗את עֹלָה֙ מִן־הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר כְּתִֽימֲר֖וֹת עָשָׁ֑ן מְקֻטֶּ֤רֶת מוֹר֙ וּלְבוֹנָ֔ה מִכֹּ֖ל אַבְקַ֥ת רוֹכֵֽל
who? this(f) coming_up from/more_than the,wilderness like,column_of smoke perfumed_of myrrh and,frankincense from=all fragrant_powders_of merchant
The phrase Who is that could: (1) be a rhetorical question used to create a sense of expectation and interest. If you would not use a question for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: [Look who is coming up from the wilderness like columns of smoke, fragrant smoke of myrrh and frankincense, from all the powders of the merchant] (2) be a request for information. Alternate translation: [Who is it that I see arising from the wilderness like columns of smoke, fragrant smoke of myrrh and frankincense from all the powders of the merchant]
זֹ֗את עֹלָה֙ מִן־הַמִּדְבָּ֔ר
this(f) coming_up from/more_than the,wilderness
The word translated as that here could refer to: (1) Solomon’s “litter,” which is named in the following verse. Alternate translation: [is that group of people arising from the wilderness] (2) the woman. Alternate translation: [is this woman arising from the wilderness]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
עֹלָה֙
coming_up
The writer assumes that the readers will understand that the phrase coming up describes the group of people traveling from the wilderness to Jerusalem because the wilderness is in the valley and Jerusalem is built on high hills. Use a word or phrase that expresses moving upward in elevation. Alternate translation: [moving upward] or [arising]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / go
עֹלָה֙
coming_up
Your language may say “going” rather than coming in a context such as this. Use whichever is more natural in your language. Alternate translation: [going up]
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / simile
כְּתִֽימֲר֖וֹת עָשָׁ֑ן מְקֻטֶּ֤רֶת מוֹר֙ וּלְבוֹנָ֔ה
like,column_of smoke perfumed_of myrrh and,frankincense
The writer is saying that the dust clouds created by a group of people traveling in a dry area are like columns of smoke, fragrant smoke of myrrh and frankincense. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state that explicitly. Alternate translation: [creating a dust cloud that resembles a column of smoke, which resembles the fragrant smoke of myrrh and frankincense]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism
כְּתִֽימֲר֖וֹת עָשָׁ֑ן מְקֻטֶּ֤רֶת מוֹר֙ וּלְבוֹנָ֔ה
like,column_of smoke perfumed_of myrrh and,frankincense
Here the phrase fragrant smoke of myrrh and frankincense could be: (1) further describing the words coming up. Alternate translation: [creating dust clouds that resemble rising columns of smoke; Yes, creating dust clouds that resemble the fragrant smoke of myrrh and frankincense] (2) describing the phrase columns of smoke. Alternate translation: [like a column of smoke, incensed with myrrh and frankincense]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
מְקֻטֶּ֤רֶת
perfumed_of
The writer is leaving out a word that in many languages a sentence would need to be complete. You could supply this word from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [like fragrant smoke of]
מוֹר֙
myrrh
Alternate translation: [the sweet-smelling incense made from the resin of a myrrh tree]
Note 7 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases
מִכֹּ֖ל אַבְקַ֥ת רוֹכֵֽל
from=all fragrant_powders_of merchant
The word translated as from all could: (1) be introducing the powders of the merchant as additional information about myrrh and frankincense. Alternate translation: [which are among the powders of the merchant] (2) indicate that the powders of the merchant are being introduced as additional things the merchant sells. Alternate translation: [and other powders of the merchants]
3:6-11 According to the three-character dramatic interpretation, Solomon’s humility and generosity show in his attending this wedding of a woman who preferred a common shepherd’s love over his. With Solomon in attendance, this ordinary wedding becomes a magnificent ceremony.
• If the Song is an anthology, this poem describes what appears to be Solomon’s wedding procession. People are amazed by the opulence of his carriage and the power represented by his entourage. All of this reflects on the significance of marriage in the same way that expensive and beautiful wedding dresses and tuxedos do in modern marriages.
OET (OET-LV) who this is_coming_up from the_wilderness like_column_of smoke she_is_perfumed_of myrrh and_frankincense from_all the_scent-powder_of a_trader.
OET (OET-RV) Who’s that coming up from the wilderness like columns of smoke—
⇔ fragrant smoke of myrrh and frankincense from all the merchant’s powders?
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.