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OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_saw god DOM the_light if/because_that [it_was]_good and_he/it_separated god between the_light and_between the_darkness.
OET (OET-RV) and God observed that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.
Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases
וַיַּ֧רְא אֱלֹהִ֛ים
and=he/it_saw ʼElohīm
Notice that Hebrew frequently uses a conjunction such as And or Then at the beginning of a sentence. Some languages do not use conjunctions as frequently as Hebrew uses conjunctions. Do what is accurate and natural in your language in each context. Alternate translation: “And he saw” or “He saw”
Note 2 topic: translate-key-terms
אֶת הָא֖וֹר כִּי ט֑וֹב
DOM the=light that/for/because/then/when good
In the Bible, good is an important theme. Throughout chapter 1, it especially means that what God created was high quality, complete, and had no defects; in other words, it had all the characteristics and functions that God intended it to have. It also includes the idea that what God created was untainted by sin and reflected his good character (Psalm 19:1; Romans 1:20). The focus here is not on how pleased or satisfied God was. Alternate translation: “that the light was good”
Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns
וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֔ים
and=he/it_separated ʼElohīm
In order to produce an accurate and natural translation, it is important in each context to make sure that nouns (such as God) and pronouns (such as “he”) are used properly in your language. In the Hebrew text, God is repeated frequently in chapter 1 to emphasize him and show that he is in focus. For some languages it is more natural to say God only once at the beginning of each paragraph or section, and then use pronouns to refer to him the rest of the time (or most of the time). Throughout chapter 1, do what is best in your language each time that you refer to God.
וַיַּבְדֵּ֣ל אֱלֹהִ֔ים בֵּ֥ין הָא֖וֹר וּבֵ֥ין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ
and=he/it_separated ʼElohīm between the=light and=between the=darkness
Alternate translation: “Then he separated the light from the darkness so that each had its own time.” or “Then he caused the light to have its own time and the darkness to have its own time.” or “Then he separated the light from the darkness so that it would be light for a number of hours, and then dark for a number of hours.”
1:4 Light is antithetical to chaotic darkness (1:2); the light is declared good but the darkness is not (cp. John 1:5). God is the source of this light (cp. Gen 1:14-19). God separated the light, as he did water (cp. 1:6-8), by his creative word. Light is associated with life and blessing (Job 38:19-20; Pss 19:1-6; 97:11; 104:19-20; Isa 60:19-20) and sets a boundary on the darkness that would destroy cosmic order. Darkness often typifies terror, death, and evil (see Gen 15:12; Job 18:6, 18; Ps 88:12; Eph 5:11-12; 1 Jn 1:5).
OET (OET-LV) And_he/it_saw god DOM the_light if/because_that [it_was]_good and_he/it_separated god between the_light and_between the_darkness.
OET (OET-RV) and God observed that the light was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.
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.