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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said Abram my_master Yahweh what will_you_give to_me and_I [am]_going childless and_one of_the_acquisition house_my he [is]_Dammeseq ʼElīˊezer.
OET (OET-RV) “My master Yahweh,” replied Abram, “what will you give me, since we have no children and it’s Eliezer (my chief slave from Damascus) who’ll inherit all my possessions?”
Note 1 topic: writing-quotations
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אַבְרָ֗ם
and=he/it_said Avram
The way you translate this quote margin may depend on how you translate the following rhetorical question. Alternate translation: “Then Abram said to him,” or “Then Abram asked him,”
Note 2 topic: translate-key-terms
אֲדֹנָ֤י יֱהוִה֙
my=master GOD
The phrase My Lord means that Yahweh owns Abram and has complete authority over him, just as a master (at that time) had complete authority over his servant. Alternate translation: “My Master Yahweh,” or “Yahweh my Lord”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
מַה תִּתֶּן לִ֔י
what? give to=me
Abram uses this rhetorical question to show that he is lamenting that he has no children. Make sure in your translation that he does not sound rude. Alternate translation: “what reward can you give to me that would benefit me,” or “even if you reward me greatly, that will not help me,”
וְאָנֹכִ֖י הוֹלֵ֣ךְ עֲרִירִ֑י
and,I continue childless
Alternate translation: “since I remain childless”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
וּבֶן מֶ֣שֶׁק
and,one inherit
The phrase son of the inheritance is used here as an idiom that means “inheritor” or “heir”; it does not refer to an actual son. Consider whether or not your language has a similar idiom. Also consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “so that after I die, the heir of” or “So when I die, the one who will own”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
בֵּיתִ֔י
house,my
This phrase refers here to all Abram’s belongings. Alternate translation: “my estate” or “all that I own”
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
דַּמֶּ֥שֶׂק אֱלִיעֶֽזֶר
Dammeseq ʼElīˊezer
In the Hebrew text, Abram emphasizes the fact that Eliezer was from Damascus, which means he was a foreigner from a foreign city, not a blood relative. Consider what is the best way to communicate that in your language. Also, be consistent here with how you translated “the city of Damascus” in Gen 14:15. Alternate translation: “is my foreign servant Eliezer from Damascus”
15:1-21 The Lord made a formal covenant with Abram, solemnly confirming the promises made at his call (12:1-3). There would be a long period of slavery for Abram’s descendants before these promises would be completely fulfilled.
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_said Abram my_master Yahweh what will_you_give to_me and_I [am]_going childless and_one of_the_acquisition house_my he [is]_Dammeseq ʼElīˊezer.
OET (OET-RV) “My master Yahweh,” replied Abram, “what will you give me, since we have no children and it’s Eliezer (my chief slave from Damascus) who’ll inherit all my possessions?”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.