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OET (OET-LV) And_he_answered the_messenger and_he/it_said to_me these are_the_four the_winds_of the_heavens which_go_forth from_when_presented_themselves on the_master_of all_of the_earth/land.
OET (OET-RV) “Those are four winds of the heavens that go out from where they were, ahead of the master of the whole world,” he answered.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
אַרְבַּע֙ רֻח֣וֹת הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_answered the,angel and=he/it_said to,me these four spirits_of the=heavens going_out from,when_presented_themselves on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in master_of all/each/any/every the=earth/land )
Here the angel is speaking as if these chariots were the four winds of the heavens meaning that they go in every direction, covering the entire earth. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [four messengers from heaven who will cover the entire earth]
אַרְבַּע֙ רֻח֣וֹת
four spirits_of
The word translated as winds could mean: (1) wind, denoting directions, Alternate translation: [four directions from] (2) spirits. Alternate translation: [four of God’s servants in]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
מֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב עַל
from,when_presented_themselves on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in
Here, standing before represents being ready to serve. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [from readiness to serve]
OET (OET-LV) And_he_answered the_messenger and_he/it_said to_me these are_the_four the_winds_of the_heavens which_go_forth from_when_presented_themselves on the_master_of all_of the_earth/land.
OET (OET-RV) “Those are four winds of the heavens that go out from where they were, ahead of the master of the whole world,” he answered.
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.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.