He answered and said to me may be rendered simply “He answered.” See the comments on verse 45.

He is the Son of God, whom they confessed in the world: The writer here is obviously a Christian, since he identifies the tall young man as Christ, the Son of God.

So I began to praise those who had stood valiantly for the name of the Lord: The name of the Lord refers to the Lord himself, so Good News Bible says simply “the Lord.”

Good News Bible provides a good model for this verse.

Quoted with permission from Bullard, Roger A. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on 1-2 Esdras. (UBS Helps for Translators). Miami: UBS, 2019. For this and other handbooks for translators see here.