Surah Al-Ma'idah (المائدة) • The Table Spread

Quran 5:44

5:44

إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَا ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَ فِيهَا هُدًى وَنُورٌ ۚ يَحْكُمُ بِهَا ٱلنَّبِيُّونَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسْلَمُوا۟ لِلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ وَٱلرَّبَّـٰنِيُّونَ وَٱلْأَحْبَارُ بِمَا ٱسْتُحْفِظُوا۟ مِن كِتَـٰبِ ٱللَّهِ وَكَانُوا۟ عَلَيْهِ شُهَدَآءَ ۚ فَلَا تَخْشَوُا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ وَٱخْشَوْنِ وَلَا تَشْتَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِى ثَمَنًا قَلِيلًا ۚ وَمَن لَّمْ يَحْكُم بِمَآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ

innā anzalnā l-tawrāta fīhā hudan wanūrun yaḥkumu bihā l-nabiyūna alladhīna aslamū lilladhīna hādū wal-rabāniyūna wal-aḥbāru bimā us'tuḥ'fiẓū min kitābi l-lahi wakānū ʿalayhi shuhadāa falā takhshawū l-nāsa wa-ikh'shawni walā tashtarū biāyātī thamanan qalīlan waman lam yaḥkum bimā anzala l-lahu fa-ulāika humu l-kāfirūna

Indeed, We sent down the Torah, in which was guidance and light. The prophets who submitted [to Allāh] judged by it for the Jews, as did the rabbis and scholars by that with which they were entrusted of the Scripture of Allāh, and they were witnesses thereto. So do not fear the people but fear Me, and do not exchange My verses for a small price [i.e., worldly gain]. And whoever does not judge by what Allāh has revealed - then it is those who are the disbelievers.

— Saheeh International

We revealed the Torah with guidance and light, and the prophets, who had submitted to God, judged according to it for the Jews. So did the rabbis and the scholars in accordance with that part of God’s Scripture which they were entrusted to preserve, and to which they were witnesses. So [rabbis and scholars] do not fear people, fear Me; do not barter away My messages for a small price; those who do not judge according to what God has sent down are rejecting [God’s teachings].

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Verily, We did send down the Taurât (Torah) [to Mûsâ (Moses)], therein was guidance and light, by which the Prophets, who submitted themselves to Allâh’s Will, judged for the Jews. And the rabbis and the priests [too judged for the Jews by the Taurât (Torah) after those Prophets], for to them was entrusted the protection of Allâh’s Book, and they were witnesses thereto. Therefore fear not men but fear Me (O Jews) and sell not My Verses for a miserable price. And whosoever does not judge by what Allâh has revealed, such are the Kâfirûn (i.e. disbelievers - of a lesser degree as they do not act on Allâh’s Laws).

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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إِنَّآinnāIndeed
أَنزَلْنَاanzalnāWe revealed
ٱلتَّوْرَىٰةَl-tawrātathe Taurat
فِيهَاfīhāin it
هُدًۭىhudan(was) Guidance
وَنُورٌۭۚwanūrunand light
يَحْكُمُyaḥkumujudged
بِهَاbihāby it
ٱلنَّبِيُّونَl-nabiyūnathe Prophets
ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
أَسْلَمُوا۟aslamūhad submitted (to Allah)
لِلَّذِينَlilladhīnafor those who
هَادُوا۟hādūwere Jews
وَٱلرَّبَّـٰنِيُّونَwal-rabāniyūnaand the Rabbis
وَٱلْأَحْبَارُwal-aḥbāruand the scholars
بِمَاbimāwith what
ٱسْتُحْفِظُوا۟us'tuḥ'fiẓūthey were entrusted
مِنminof
كِتَـٰبِkitābi(the) Book
ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
وَكَانُوا۟wakānūand they were
عَلَيْهِʿalayhito it
شُهَدَآءَۚshuhadāawitnesses
فَلَاfalāSo (do) not
تَخْشَوُا۟takhshawūfear
ٱلنَّاسَl-nāsathe people
وَٱخْشَوْنِwa-ikh'shawnibut fear Me
وَلَاwalāand (do) not
تَشْتَرُوا۟tashtarūsell
بِـَٔايَـٰتِىbiāyātīMy Verses
ثَمَنًۭاthamanan(for) a price
قَلِيلًۭاۚqalīlanlittle
وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
لَّمْlam(does) not
يَحْكُمyaḥkumjudge
بِمَآbimāby what
أَنزَلَanzalahas revealed
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَfa-ulāikathen those
هُمُhumu[they]
ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَl-kāfirūna(are) the disbelievers