They waited a while for him, until “the middle of the night, ” but they were not prepared for his arrival whenever that would be ​ — whether earlier or later than they initially expected.
Piecas jaunavas gaidīja līgavaini līdz ’ nakts vidum ’, taču viņas nebija gatavas sagaidīt līgavaini jebkurā laikā — vienalga, vai līgavainis nāktu agrāk vai vēlāk, nekā viņas bija iedomājušās.