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OET (OET-LV) Oh_Rəʼūⱱēn firstborn_my you might_my and_firstfruits strength_my excellence of_dignity and_excelling of_power.
OET (OET-RV) ⇔ Reuben you’re my eldest,
⇔ ≈my power and the beginning of my strength.
⇔ With excellence in dignity,
⇔ ≈and excelling in power.
רְאוּבֵן֙ בְּכֹ֣רִי אַ֔תָּה
Reuven firstborn,my you(ms)
Consider again how you translated firstborn in the book of Genesis. See Gen 4:4; 10:15; 19:31, 33-34, 37; 22:21; 25:13, 27; 27:19, 32; 29:26; 35:23; 36:15; 38:6-7; 41:51; 43:33; 46:8, 14; 48:18; 49:3. It may be necessary to translate this term in different ways, depending on the context.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / euphemism
כֹּחִ֖י וְרֵאשִׁ֣ית אוֹנִ֑י
might,my and,firstfruits strength,my
This phrase is used here as a euphemistic idiom that refers to Jacob’s ability to have children. Other languages may have a similar idiom. Translate this in a way that will not embarrass or offend listeners. Alternate translation: “the result of my fertility, and the first child I had as a young man.” or “You are the first sign of my manhood and strength”
יֶ֥תֶר שְׂאֵ֖ת וְיֶ֥תֶר עָֽז
excelling to_elevate/lift_up and,excelling power
Consider whether or not it is better in your language to begin a new sentence here. Alternate translation: “You had higher honor and authority than all your brothers.”
49:1-28 Jacob, by faith and as God’s spokesman, looked forward to Israel’s settlement in the land, and beyond that to the glorious future. Here at the end of the patriarchal age, he foretold what would happen to each tribe as he evaluated his sons one by one, just as Noah had done at the end of the primeval era (cp. 9:25-27). The character and acts of each ancestor affected the lives of his descendants (Exod 20:5-6; 34:6-7; Num 14:18; Jer 32:18).
OET (OET-LV) Oh_Rəʼūⱱēn firstborn_my you might_my and_firstfruits strength_my excellence of_dignity and_excelling of_power.
OET (OET-RV) ⇔ Reuben you’re my eldest,
⇔ ≈my power and the beginning of my strength.
⇔ With excellence in dignity,
⇔ ≈and excelling in power.
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.