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OET (OET-LV) And they_are_looking of the peoples, and tribes, and tongues, and nations, the corpse of_them three for_days and a_half, and the corpses of_them not they_are_allowing to_be_put into a_tomb.
OET (OET-RV) People from every nation and tribe and language will look at their corpses for three and a half days and will prevent their corpses from being put into a tomb.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
βλέπουσιν ἐκ τῶν λαῶν, καὶ φυλῶν, καὶ γλωσσῶν, καὶ ἐθνῶν
˱they˲_/are/_looking of the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations
The terms people, tribe, language, and nation 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: “those from many different people groups look at”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
βλέπουσιν ἐκ τῶν λαῶν, καὶ φυλῶν, καὶ γλωσσῶν, καὶ ἐθνῶν
˱they˲_/are/_looking of the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations
John is referring to speakers of various languages by association with the language that each one speaks. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “those from different people groups and tribes, speakers of various languages, and those from other nations look at”
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
τὰ πτώματα αὐτῶν οὐκ ἀφίουσιν τεθῆναι εἰς μνῆμα
the corpses ˱of˲_them not ˱they˲_/are/_allowing /to_be/_put into /a/_tomb
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “they do not permit anyone to place their corpses in a tomb”
Note 4 topic: translate-symaction
τὰ πτώματα αὐτῶν οὐκ ἀφίουσιν τεθῆναι εἰς μνῆμα
the corpses ˱of˲_them not ˱they˲_/are/_allowing /to_be/_put into /a/_tomb
Leaving the corpses of the witnesses in the street, rather than burying them, is a symbolic action by which the people of Jerusalem show how much they hated the witnesses. If this would not be clear to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action. Alternate translation: “out of hatred they do not permit anyone to place their corpses in a tomb”
11:9 Leaving people’s bodies out for public display was a way to dishonor them after their death (see 1 Sam 31:10; the usual Roman custom was to leave bodies hanging after crucifixion).
• peoples, tribes, languages, and nations: All the peoples of the world are represented in this exhibition.
OET (OET-LV) And they_are_looking of the peoples, and tribes, and tongues, and nations, the corpse of_them three for_days and a_half, and the corpses of_them not they_are_allowing to_be_put into a_tomb.
OET (OET-RV) People from every nation and tribe and language will look at their corpses for three and a half days and will prevent their corpses from being put into a tomb.
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.