OET interlinear 1 SAM 4:17

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-quotations

וַ⁠יֹּ֗אמֶר

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_answered the_bearer,news and=he/it_said fled Yisrael to=(the)_face_of/in_front_of/before Pəlishtiy and=also slaughter great she/it_was among,people and=also two_of sons_of,your dead Hofni and,Phinehas and,the_ark_of the=ʼElohīm captured )

The expression and said introduces a direct quotation. In your translation, use a natural way of introducing direct quotations in your language. It may not be necessary to represent this expression explicitly. Alternate translation: [And the one bringing news replied]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וַ⁠אֲר֥וֹן הָ⁠אֱלֹהִ֖ים נִלְקָֽחָה

and,the_ark_of the=ʼElohīm captured

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [and the Philistines have taken the Box of God]