And as for her telling you about the misfortune of her son, this is the interpretation: The misfortune of her son was the tragic or untimely death of the woman’s son (see verse 1). Here is an alternative model for this verse:

• She told you about the tragic [or, untimely] death of her son. Here is what it [or, the vision] means.

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.