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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_blessed DOM_them god to_say be_fruitful and_increase/multiply and_fill DOM the_waters in_the_seas and_the_bird let_it_multiply on_the_earth.
OET (OET-RV) and he blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ אֹתָ֛ם אֱלֹהִ֖ים
and=he/it_blessed DOM=them ʼₑlhīmv
For some languages it is necessary to specify what them refers to. Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “Then God caused them all to prosper” or “Then God blessed the water creatures and the birds”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit
לֵאמֹ֑ר
to=say
God blesses the water animals first. If that is not clear, you could make that explicit here in the quote margin or at the beginning of what God says. Alternate translation: “and said first to the water animals,”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / 123person
פְּר֣וּ
be_fruitful
God speaks directly to the water animals using the second person (“you”), then later in the verse speaks about the birds in the third person (the birds). For some languages it is necessary to use either second person for both or third person for both, to prevent confusion. Do what is natural and clear in your language. Alternate translation: “Reproduce” or “You water animals will produce many young”
Note 4 topic: grammar-connect-logic-goal
וּרְב֗וּ
and=increase/multiply
Alternate translation: “so that you and your offspring will multiply greatly in number” or “so that you and your offspring will become very many”
וּמִלְא֤וּ
and=fill
Alternate translation: “and live throughout”
אֶת הַמַּ֨יִם֙ בַּיַּמִּ֔ים
DOM the=waters in_the=seas
For some languages, “water in the seas” is too repetitive, so it is more natural here to just say “seas/sea” or “ocean” or “water”. Do what is best in your language. Alternate translation: “the water of the sea”
וְהָע֖וֹף יִ֥רֶב
and=the=bird increase/multiply
Consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here. Also, see how you translated multiply earlier in this verse. Alternate translation: “And the birds will also increase greatly in number” or “You birds will also become very many”
בָּאָֽרֶץ
on_the=earth
Alternate translation: “throughout the earth.” or “and live all over the earth.”
1:22 God blessed them: God’s blessing commissions and enables the fulfillment of what God has spoken (see “Blessing” Theme Note).
• Let the fish . . . let the birds: These directives define the blessing. The fish and birds are fertile by God’s command, not by pagan ritual, as some of Israel’s neighbors thought.
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_blessed DOM_them god to_say be_fruitful and_increase/multiply and_fill DOM the_waters in_the_seas and_the_bird let_it_multiply on_the_earth.
OET (OET-RV) and he blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let the birds multiply on the earth.”
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.