OET interlinear ZEC 1:1

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הָיָ֣ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֗ה אֶל־זְכַרְיָה֙

it_became word_of YHWH to/towards Zəkar\sup_yāh

Zechariah is using the word of Yahweh came to Zechariah as a common expression of the culture to mean “Yahweh communicated a message to Zechariah.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Yahweh spoke his message to Zechariah] or [Yahweh gave his message to Zechariah]

Note 2 topic: writing-newevent

בַּ⁠חֹ֨דֶשׁ֙ הַ⁠שְּׁמִינִ֔י בִּ⁠שְׁנַ֥ת שְׁתַּ֖יִם לְ⁠דָרְיָ֑וֶשׁ

in,month (the),eighth in=year two of,Darius

Zechariah is using the phrase In the eighth month, in the second year of Darius to introduce a new event in the story (in this case, the very beginning). Use a word, phrase, or other method in your language that is natural for introducing a new event.