ECC 4:2 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=minor/spelling Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Καὶ ἐπῄνεσα ἐγὼ σύμπαντας τοὺς τεθνηκότας τοὺς ἤδη ἀποθανόντας ὑπὲρ τοὺς ζῶντας, ὅσοι αὐτοὶ ζῶσιν ἕως τοῦ νῦν.
(Kai epaʸnesa egō sumpantas tous tethnaʸkotas tous aʸdaʸ apothanontas huper tous zōntas, hosoi autoi zōsin heōs tou nun.)

BrTr and I praised all the dead that had already died more than the living, as many as are alive until now.

ULT So I praised, I, the dead people who have already died more than the living, who, they are still alive.

UST This sad reality made me feel like those people who have already died are much more fortunate than the people who remain alive.

BSB So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB ECC book available

WEBBE Therefore I praised the dead who have been long dead more than the living who are yet alive.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET So I considered those who are dead and gone
⇔ more fortunate than those who are still alive.

LSV And I am praising the dead who have already died above the living who are yet alive.

FBV I congratulated those who were already dead, for the dead are better off than those who are still alive and being oppressed.[fn]

4:2 “And being oppressed”: supplied, but this is the context for the Teacher's statement.

T4T So I thought that those who are already dead are more fortunate
⇔ than those who are still alive.

LEB • So I deemed the dead who have already died
• more fortunate than the living who are still alive.

BBE So my praise was for the dead who have gone to their death, more than for the living who still have life.

Moff So I judged the dead already in their graves to be more happy than the living who were still alive;

JPS Wherefore I praised the dead that are already dead more than the living that are yet alive;

ASV Wherefore I praised the dead that have been long dead more than the living that are yet alive;

DRA And I praised the dead rather than the living:

YLT And I am praising the dead who have already died above the living who are yet alive.

Drby Then I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive;

RV Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive;

SLT And I praise the dead already dead more than the living they yet living.

Wbstr Wherefore I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive.

KJB-1769 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.

KJB-1611 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead, more then the liuing which are yet aliue.
(Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead, more then the living which are yet alive.)

Bshps Wherfore I iudged those that are dead, to be more happy then those that be alyue?
(Wherefore I judged those that are dead, to be more happy then those that be alive?)

Gnva Wherefore I praysed the dead which now are dead, aboue the liuing, which are yet aliue.
(Wherefore I praised the dead which now are dead, above the living, which are yet alive.)

Cvdl Wherfore I iudged those that are deed, to be more happie then soch as be alyue:
(Wherefore I judged those that are deed, to be more happy then such as be alive:)

Wycl And Y preiside more deed men than lyuynge men;
(And I praised more dead men than living men;)

Luth Da lobte ich die Toten, die schon gestorben waren, mehr denn die Lebendigen, die noch das Leben hatten.
(So praised I the killing(n), the already died were, more because/than the living_(ones), the still the life had.)

ClVg et laudavi magis mortuos quam viventes;[fn]
(and I_praised more the_dead how living;)

4.2 Et laudavi. HIER. Alii hunc locum ita intelligunt, etc., usque ad et tandiu eas esse beatas quandiu perfruantur choro angelico.

4.2 And I_praised. HIER. Others this_one place so/thus they_understand, etc., until to and tandiu them to_be beatas as_long_as perfruantur dance messengers/angelsco.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

וְ⁠שַׁבֵּ֧חַ אֲנִ֛י

and,I_commended I

The pronoun I refers to Solomon, the Teacher. Here it is stated separately from the verb for emphasis. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. Alternate translation: [So I myself praised]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

אֶת הַ⁠מֵּתִ֖ים

DOM the_dead,[people]

Solomon is using the adjective dead as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [those who have died]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

הַ֣⁠חַיִּ֔ים

the,living

Solomon is using the adjective living as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [those who are still alive]

Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

וְ⁠שַׁבֵּ֧חַ אֲנִ֛י אֶת הַ⁠מֵּתִ֖ים שֶׁ⁠כְּבָ֣ר מֵ֑תוּ מִן הַ֣⁠חַיִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֛ר הֵ֥מָּה חַיִּ֖ים עֲדֶֽנָ⁠ה

and,I_commended I DOM the_dead,[people] who,already died from/more_than the,living which/who they(emph) life(pl) pleasure,still

The word translated as So indicates that what follows is a result of what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a result of what came before. Alternate translation: [Therefore, I praised the dead who have already died more than the living who are still alive]

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