الرَّجْمُStoningوَاسْتِبْدَالُهُand its replacementبِالْجَلْدِwith floggingوَتَسْحِيمِand blackeningالْوَجْهِthe face
Stoning and its replacement with flogging and blackening the face
تَرَكُواThey abandonedالْعَمَلَactingبِرَجْمِupon the stoning ofالزَّانِيthe adulterer
They abandoned acting upon the stoning of the adulterer,
وَكَانَand the rabbis wereالْأَحْبَارُthe rabbisخَشْيَةَout of fear ofالْفَضِيحَةِthe scandalوَالْعَارِand shame
and the rabbis - out of fear of scandal and shame -
يُخْفُونَconcealingتِلْكَthoseالْآيَاتِversesالَّتِيwhichفِيهَاcontainنَصُّthe text ofهَذَاthisالْحُكْمِrulingالصَّرِيحِexplicit
were concealing those verses which contain the text of this explicit ruling.
٢2كَذَلِكَLikewiseتِلْكَthoseالْآيَاتُversesالَّتِيwhichذُكِرَتْwere mentionedفِيهَاin themبِشَارَةُthe glad tidings ofهَاجَرَHagarوَإِسْمَاعِيلَand Ishmaelعَلَيْهِمَاupon them bothالسَّلَامُbe peace
2 - Likewise, those verses in which the glad tidings of Hagar and Ishmael - peace be upon them both -
بِأَنَّهُthatسَوْفَwillيُولَدُbe bornفِيinأَعْقَابِهِمْtheir posterityمَنْsomeone whoيَبْعَثُهُwill raise himاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَىthe Exaltedنَبِيّاًas a prophetوَرَسُولاًand a messenger
were mentioned, stating that there would be born among their posterity one whom Allah - the Exalted - would send as a prophet and messenger,
وَالْآيَاتُand the versesالَّتِيthatتَحْمِلُcarryإِشَارَاتٍindicationsوَاضِحَةًclearإِلَىtoدِينٍa religionيَظْهَرُthat will appearوَيَبْلُغُand reachكَمَالَهُits perfectionفِيinأَرْضِthe land ofالْحِجَازِthe Hijaz
and the verses that bear clear indications of a religion that will appear and reach its perfection in the land of the Hijaz,
وَتَضِجُّand resoundبِهِwith itجِبَالُthe mountains ofعَرَفَاتٍArafatبِالتَّلْبِيَةِwith the Talbiyah
while the mountains of Arafat resound with it through the Talbiyah,
وَيَؤُمُّand head towardsالنَّاسُpeopleلِزِيَارَتِهَاto visit itمِنَfromالْأَقْطَارِregionsوَالْأَمْصَارِand distant cities
and people head towards to visit it from all regions and distant cities.
وَبِالرَّغْمِDespiteمِنْofأَنَّthe fact thatهَذِهِtheseالْآيَاتِversesلَاdo notتَزَالُcease toتُوجَدُexistفِيinالتَّوْرَاةِthe Torahحَتَّىuntilالْيَوْمِtoday
Despite the fact that these verses still exist in the Torah until today,
كَانَwereالْيَهُودُthe Jewsيَتَأَوَّلُونَهَاinterpreting themبِأَنَّsuch thatهَذِهِtheseالْآيَاتِversesإِنَّمَاmerelyتُخْبِرُforetellبِظُهُورِthe appearance ofذَلِكَthatالدِّينِreligion
the Jews used to interpret them by saying that these verses merely foretell the appearance of that religion,
وَلَكِنَّهَاbut theyلَاdo notتَأْمُرُcommandبِاتِّبَاعِهِfollowing itوَالْخُضُوعِand submittingلَهُto it
but they do not command following it and submitting to it.
وَكَانَتْAnd wasهَذِهِthisالْكَلِمَةُstatementعَلَىonطَرَفِthe tip ofلِسَانِهِمْtheir tonguesمَلْحَمَةٌa calamityكُتِبَتْhas been writtenعَلَيْنَاupon us
And this statement was on the tip of their tongue: "A calamity has been written upon us."
وَلَكِنَّHoweverلَمَّاwhenكَانَwereعَامَّةُthe general mass ofالْيَهُودِJewsأَنْفُسُهُمْthemselvesلَاnotتَقْبَلُacceptنُفُوسُهُمْtheir soulsهَذِهِtheseالتَّأْوِيلَاتِinterpretationsالرَّكِيكَةَflimsyالْبَاطِلَةَand false
However, since the general mass of the Jews themselves could not accept in their souls these flimsy and false interpretations,
وَلَاand norيَعْتَرِفُونَdid they acknowledgeبِصِحَّتِهَاtheir correctnessوَسَلَامَتِهَاand soundness
nor did they acknowledge their correctness and soundness,
كَانُواthey usedيَتَوَاصَوْنَto adviseفِيمَاamongبَيْنَهُمْthemselvesأَنْthatلَاnotيُفْشُواthey divulgeهَذَاthisالسِّرَّsecret
they used to advise one another not to divulge this secret,
وَلَاand notيَتَعَالَنُوهُto make it publicفِيمَاamongبَيْنَهُمْthemselves
and not to make it public among themselves.
أَتُحَدِّثُونَهُمْDo you speak to themبِمَاabout whatفَتَحَhas openedاللَّهُAllahعَلَيْكُمْto youلِيُحَاجُّوكُمْso that they may argue against youبِهِwith itعِنْدَbeforeرَبِّكُمْyour Lord
Do you speak to them about what Allah has revealed to you, so that they may argue against you with it before your Lord?