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OET (OET-LV) But the messenger said to him:
Be_ not _fearing, Zaⱪarias, because the petition of_you was_listened_to, and Elisabet the wife of_you will_be_bearing a_son to_you, and you_will_be_calling the name of_him Yōannaʸs.
OET (OET-RV) But the messenger spoke, “Don’t be scared Zechariah, because your request has been listened to, and your wife Elizabeth will give birth to a son and you’ll name him Yohan.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / imperative
μὴ φοβοῦ
not /be/_fearing
While the angel speaks these words in the form of a command, he is actually telling Zechariah something to help and encourage him. Alternate translation: “You do not need to be afraid”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
εἰσηκούσθη ἡ δέησίς σου
/was/_listened_to the petition ˱of˲_you
If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this with an active form, and you could state who has done the action. Alternate translation: “God has heard your prayer”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
εἰσηκούσθη ἡ δέησίς σου
/was/_listened_to the petition ˱of˲_you
This is an idiom that means that God is going to give Zechariah what he has been asking for. Alternate translation: “God is going to give you what you have been asking for”
Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / declarative
καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰωάννην
and and ˱you˲_/will_be/_calling the name ˱of˲_him John
The angel is using a statement as a command in order to tell Zechariah what to do. Alternate translation: “and you are to name him John”
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰωάννην
˱you˲_/will_be/_calling the name ˱of˲_him John
The expression call his name is an idiom that means to give a child a name. Alternate translation: “name him John”
1:12-13 Zechariah was shaken and overwhelmed with fear: Fear and awe are common reactions when someone sees an angel or experiences the presence of God (Judg 6:22-23; 13:22; Isa 6:5). The person is often reassured by a saying such as Don’t be afraid.
• you are to name him John: John means “the Lord has shown favor.” This favor came to Elizabeth and Zechariah through their son and to the Israelite nation through the Messiah, whose coming John would announce.
OET (OET-LV) But the messenger said to him:
Be_ not _fearing, Zaⱪarias, because the petition of_you was_listened_to, and Elisabet the wife of_you will_be_bearing a_son to_you, and you_will_be_calling the name of_him Yōannaʸs.
OET (OET-RV) But the messenger spoke, “Don’t be scared Zechariah, because your request has been listened to, and your wife Elizabeth will give birth to a son and you’ll name him Yohan.
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.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.