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OET (OET-LV) And they_are_saying to_me:
It_is_fitting you again to_prophesy concerning peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings many.
OET (OET-RV) and they told me, “You have to speak out God’s message about many nations and people groups and language groups and kings.”
Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns
λέγουσίν μοι
˱they˲_/are/_saying ˱to˲_me
The pronoun they is an indefinite pronoun that does not have a specific referent in the immediate context. John is using this indefinite construction to focus on what he was told rather than on who told it to him. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate this with a different expression that does not use an indefinite pronoun. Alternate translation: “I was told”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
λαοῖς, καὶ ἔθνεσιν, καὶ γλώσσαις, καὶ βασιλεῦσιν πολλοῖς
peoples and nations and tongues and kings many
In this context, the terms peoples, nations, languages, and kings mean similar things. John is using the four terms together to make a comprehensive statement. If it would be clearer for your readers, you could express the emphasis with a single phrase. Alternate translation: “every different people group”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
λαοῖς, καὶ ἔθνεσιν, καὶ γλώσσαις, καὶ βασιλεῦσιν πολλοῖς
peoples and nations and tongues and kings many
The angel is referring to speakers of various languages by association with the languages themselves, and John is referring to the subjects of various kingdoms by association with their kings. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “many peoples and nations and speakers of many languages and subjects of many kingdoms”
10:11 Unlike Ezekiel, who prophesied for Israel alone, John must prophesy . . . about (or against) all the people of the world. There is debate whether “about” or “against” is the best translation; “about” allows for both promise and judgment (see both in 21:24-27).
OET (OET-LV) And they_are_saying to_me:
It_is_fitting you again to_prophesy concerning peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings many.
OET (OET-RV) and they told me, “You have to speak out God’s message about many nations and people groups and language groups and kings.”
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The SR Greek text, lemmas, morphology, and VLT gloss are all thanks to the SR-GNT.