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OET (OET-LV) after the_things the_these the_word_of it_came of_YHWH to Abram in/on/at/with_vision to_say do_not fear Oh_Abram I [am]_a_shield to/for_you(fs) reward_of_your [will_be]_great very.
OET (OET-RV) After those events, Yahweh spoke to Abram in a vision, telling him, “Don’t be afraid, Abram, because I’ll protect you and I’ll generously and richly reward you.”
אַחַ֣ר ׀ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה
after the,things the=these
Alternate translation: “After those events happened,”
Note 1 topic: translate-key-terms
הָיָ֤ה דְבַר־יְהוָה֙ אֶל־אַבְרָ֔ם בַּֽמַּחֲזֶ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר
it_became word_of YHWH to/towards Avram in/on/at/with,vision to=say
A vision is a supernatural experience that a person has while he is awake, so the way you translate this term should be different from the way you translate “dream” (since people have dreams while asleep). Make sure your translation of this clause does not sound like what Abram saw was unreal; what he saw and heard actually happened. Alternate translation: “Yahweh appeared to Abram visually and said to him,”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
אָנֹכִי֙ מָגֵ֣ן לָ֔ךְ
I shield to/for=you(fs)
God is like a shield to Abram since he protects him. Consider what is the best way to translate this metaphor in your language. Alternate translation: “I am your shield” or “I protect you like a shield,” or “I will shield you,”
שְׂכָרְךָ֖ הַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד
reward_of,your great very
The Hebrew text is ambiguous here. It could mean: (1) “and your reward from me will be very great.” or “and I will give you a very great/valuable reward/gift.” (2) “and I am your very great/valuable reward.” The context (verse 2) shows that the first interpretation is what Abram understood God to be saying.
15:1 Do not be afraid: Abram lacked a son to be his heir. The Lord addressed Abram’s anxiety about the future with comforting words.
• I will protect you (literally I will be your shield): The Hebrew word for “shield” (magen) is from the same root as Melchizedek’s word defeated (14:20). The Lord who had defeated Abram’s enemies would continue to protect him.
• your reward will be great: The promise of offspring (12:2-3; cp. Ps 127:3) was still unfulfilled.
OET (OET-LV) after the_things the_these the_word_of it_came of_YHWH to Abram in/on/at/with_vision to_say do_not fear Oh_Abram I [am]_a_shield to/for_you(fs) reward_of_your [will_be]_great very.
OET (OET-RV) After those events, Yahweh spoke to Abram in a vision, telling him, “Don’t be afraid, Abram, because I’ll protect you and I’ll generously and richly reward you.”
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.