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OET (OET-LV) And_answered ʼAⱱrāhām and_said here please I_have_undertaken to_speak to my_master and_I [am]_dust and_ashes.
OET (OET-RV) “Listen, I’ve been bold enough to question my master, even though I’m just dust and ashes,” Abraham said again.
וַיַּ֥עַן אַבְרָהָ֖ם
and,answered ʼAⱱrāhām
Alternate translation: “Then Abraham responded”
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / quotations
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר
and,said
Alternate translation: “and said to him,” or “and asked him,”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
הִנֵּה נָ֤א הוֹאַ֨לְתִּי֙ לְדַבֵּ֣ר אֶל
see/lo/see! now bold to,speak to/towards
The idiom taken it upon myself means that Abraham has decided to do something and is acting boldly. Consider whether or not your language has an idiom that fits well here. Alternate translation: “Listen, please, since I have been bold to speak to you,” or “Please excuse me for speaking to you so boldly,”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
אֲדֹנָ֔י
my=master
Abraham realizes by now that he is talking to Yahweh, so use a respectful term in your translation that is appropriate for him to use when he refers to Yahweh here and in the rest of this chapter. Also, for some languages it is more natural to put this phrase first in this quote and say, “My Lord/Master, please excuse me for speaking to you so boldly,” Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “my Master,” or “Master,”
וְאָנֹכִ֖י
and,I
Alternate translation: “in spite of the fact that”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
וְאָנֹכִ֖י עָפָ֥ר וָאֵֽפֶר
and,I dust and,ashes
It may be clearer to put this comparison earlier in the sentence and say, “My Lord/Master, I am as unimportant/insignificant as dust/dirt and ashes, so please excuse me …” Do what is best in your language. Also, see how you translated dust in Gen 2:7 and 3:19. Alternate translation: “I am as unimportant as dust and ashes compared to you.” or “I am nothing compared to you.” or “I have no status compared to you.”
18:16-33 God took Abraham into his confidence as his prophet (18:16-21; see 20:7); Abraham, in turn, interceded for Sodom (18:23-32; see Heb 7:23-26). God is able to do whatever he chooses to do; this passage affirms that it will be just and right.
OET (OET-LV) And_answered ʼAⱱrāhām and_said here please I_have_undertaken to_speak to my_master and_I [am]_dust and_ashes.
OET (OET-RV) “Listen, I’ve been bold enough to question my master, even though I’m just dust and ashes,” Abraham said again.
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.