OET interlinear 2 SAM 18:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

בְּשׂוֹרָ֣ה בְּ⁠פִ֑י⁠ו

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_called the,watchman and,he_told to/for=the_king and=he/it_said the=king if for=him/it=being_alone good_news [is]_in,mouth_of,his and=he/it_went to_come and,approaching )

David is using the term mouth to mean that the messenger would use his mouth to say or tell something. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [he has some news to tell]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / hendiadys

וַ⁠יֵּ֥לֶךְ הָל֖וֹךְ וְ⁠קָרֵֽב

(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_called the,watchman and,he_told to/for=the_king and=he/it_said the=king if for=him/it=being_alone good_news [is]_in,mouth_of,his and=he/it_went to_come and,approaching )

Together, the words coming and near express a single idea. The word near indicates that the messenger got nearer and nearer as he was coming. If it would be more natural in your language, you could express this idea in a different way. Alternate translation: [And as he came, he kept coming nearer and nearer]