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OET (OET-LV) And_the_earth it_was formlessness and_emptiness and_darkness [was]_over the_surface of_the_deep and_spirit of_god [was]_hovering over the_surface the_waters.
OET (OET-RV) The earth was formless and empty and darkness covered the surface of the depth waters and God’s spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.
וְהָאָ֗רֶץ
and=the=earth
The author pauses here to describe what the earth and the heavens were like after God first created them (verse 1). Some languages use a conjunction like Now to introduce that information; other languages do not use a conjunction here. Do what is natural in your language. Also, be consistent here with how you translated the earth in verse 1. Alternate translation: “Now at first after that, the earth”
הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֨הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ
she/it_was formlessness and=emptiness
It is not clear what the earth looked like at that time, but it did not have its present shape and order. Also, the Hebrew text is ambiguous here. It could mean: (1) “was formless/shapeless and empty/desolate,” or “did not have its present form, and there was nothing living on it yet,” or (2) “completely empty/desolate,” which treats the text as a hendiadys. However, it is best to keep both terms separate in your translation (as they are in the Hebrew text).
וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם
and=darkness on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of (the)_deep
For some languages it is more natural to begin a new sentence here. Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “It was completely dark, there was deep water everywhere,” or “There was deep water everywhere that was surrounded by total darkness,”
וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת
and=spirit ʼₑlhīmv hovering
The Hebrew text is ambiguous here. It could mean: (1) “and God’s Spirit was hovering/moving” or (2) “and a wind from God was blowing” or (3) “and a powerful wind was blowing”. The first interpretation is most likely, since the Hebrew verb hovering does not describe what wind does.
עַל פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם
on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in face/surface_of the=waters
Throughout this chapter, the word waters is in the plural in the Hebrew text. For some languages it is more natural to use the singular “water”. Do what is best in your language in each context. Alternate translation: “over the surface of the water.” or “above the waters”
1:2 This verse gives the background for the summary in 1:1 and the detailed description in 1:3–2:3. God’s creative utterances bring order to the chaotic state of the universe.
• formless . . . empty (Hebrew tohu . . . bohu): This terse idiom means something like “wild and waste.” It sets a stark contrast to the final ordered state of the heavens and the earth (1:1).
• deep waters (Hebrew tehom): Some scholars say this alludes to the Mesopotamian goddess Tiamat (representing chaos), but Genesis views tehom as inhospitable chaos, not as a deity or goddess that God engaged in cosmic battle.
• the Spirit of God: God directly superintended the creation process.
OET (OET-LV) And_the_earth it_was formlessness and_emptiness and_darkness [was]_over the_surface of_the_deep and_spirit of_god [was]_hovering over the_surface the_waters.
OET (OET-RV) The earth was formless and empty and darkness covered the surface of the depth waters and God’s spirit was hovering over the surface of the waters.
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.