The Quran

سورة المَائدة

Surah Al-Mâ’idah 5:78

The Table Spread of Food · Verse 78 of 120

لُعِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَىٰ لِسَانِ دَاوُودَ وَعِيسَى ابْنِ مَرْيَمَ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوْا وَكَانُوا يَعْتَدُونَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

Those who disbelieved among the Children of Israel were deprived of the blessings of God (firstly) by the tongue of David and (then by) Jesus, son of Mary. That was so because they rebelled and used to transgress.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Curses were pronounced on those among the Children of Israel who rejected Faith, by the tongue of David and of Jesus the son of Mary: because they disobeyed and persisted in excesses.

Ahmed Ali

Cursed were disbelievers among the children of Israel by David and Jesus, son of Mary, because they rebelled and transgressed the bounds.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Those of the Children of Israel who disbelieved were cursed by the tongue of David and Jesus, son of Mary. That was because they disobeyed and kept on exceeding the bounds (of the Law).

Daryabadi

Cursed were those who disbelieved from among the Children of Isra´il by the tongue of Daud and ´Isa, son of Maryam. That is because they disobeyed and were ever transgressing.

Faridul Haque

Those among the Descendants of Israel who turned disbelievers were cursed by the tongue of Dawud, and of Eisa the son of Maryam; it was because of their disobedience and their rebellion.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Those who disbelieved from among the Children of Israel were cursed by the tongue of David and Jesus, son of Mary. This was because they disobeyed and exceeded the limits.

Maulvi Sher Ali

Those amongst the Israel who disbelieved were cursed by the tongue of David, and of Jesus, son of Mary. That was because they disobeyed and used to transgress.

Muhammad Asad

THOSE of the children of Israel who were bent on denying the truth have [already] been cursed by the tongue of David and of Jesus, the son of Mary? this, because they rebelled [against God] and persisted in transgressing the bounds of what is right.

Muhammad Musin Khan

Those among the Children of Israel who disbelieved were cursed by the tongue of Dawud (David) and 'Iesa (Jesus), son of Maryam (Mary). That was because they disobeyed (Allah and the Messengers) and were ever transgressing beyond bounds.

Muhammad Pickthall

Those of the Children of Israel who went astray were cursed by the tongue of David, and of Jesus, son of Mary. That was because they rebelled and used to transgress.

Muhammad Sarwar

The unbelievers among the Israelites, because of their disobedience and transgression, were condemned by David and Jesus, the son of Mary for their disobedience; they were transgressors.

Muhammed ali Shakir

Those who disbelieved from among the children of Israel were cursed by the tongue of Dawood and Isa, son of Marium; this was because they disobeyed and used to exceed the limit.

Rashad Khalifa

Condemned are those who disbelieved among the Children of Israel, by the tongue of David and Jesus, the son of Mary. This is because they disobeyed and transgressed.

Shabbir Ahmed

Those Children of Israel who were bent upon opposing the truth have already been condemned by the tongue of David and of Jesus, son of Mary. This is so because they rebelled and persisted in overstepping the bounds of what is right.

Commentary 5:78 After Moses, David and Jesus represent the highest achievements of Israelites in temporal and spiritual glory. In addition, of all the Israelite Prophets,…

لُعِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِن بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَىٰ لِسَانِ دَاوُودَ وَعِيسَى ابْنِ ذَ‌ٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوا وَّكَانُوا يَعْتَدُونَ

5:78 After Moses, David and Jesus represent the highest achievements of Israelites in temporal and spiritual glory. In addition, of all the Israelite Prophets, these two suffered the most at the hands of the Jews. The hardships David was subjected to by his ungrateful people are reflected in the deep pathos of his Psalms (in particular, see 109:17-18; 78:21-22); the persecution of Jesus culminated in his being hung on the cross. Yet both had warned the Jews that their transgressions called for Divine punishment. Accordingly, the warning by David was manifested in the Israelites being smitten by Nebuchadnezzar in 586 B.C., while the warning by Jesus was realized by terrible hardships inflicted on them by Titus of Rome in 70 A.D.