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Were cursedthose whodisbelievedfrom(the) Children(of) Israelby(the) tongue(of) Dawoodand Isasonﱌﱍ(of) Maryamthat (was)becausethey disobeyedand they weretransgressing(78)

The disbelievers among the Children of Israel were condemned in the revelations of David and Jesus, son of Mary. That was for their disobedience and violations.

5:79

They had beennotforbidding each otherfromwrongdoingﱙﱚthey did [it]Surely, evil(was) whatthey weredoing(79)

They did not forbid one another from doing evil. Evil indeed was what they did!

5:80

You seemanyof themtaking as alliesthose whoﱥﱦdisbelievedSurely evil(is) whatsent forthfor themtheir soulsthatbecame angryAllahwith themand inthe punishmentthey(will) abide forever(80)

You see many of them taking the disbelievers1 as allies. Truly wicked are their misdeeds, which have earned them Allah’s wrath. And they will be in everlasting torment.

5:81

And ifthey hadbelievedin Allahand the Prophetand whathas been revealedto himnotthey (would have) taken themﱿ(as) allies[and] butmanyof them(are) defiantly disobedient(81)

Had they believed in Allah, the Prophet, and what has been revealed to him, they would have never taken those ˹pagans˺ as allies. But most of them are rebellious.

5:82

ﲅ ﲆSurely you will findstrongest(of) the people(in) enmityto those whobelievethe Jewsand those whoﲎﲏ(are) polytheistsand surely you will findnearest of them(in) affectionto those whobelievethose whosayWeﲘﲙ(are) ChristiansThat (is)becauseamong them(are) priestsand monksand that they(are) notarrogant(82)

You will surely find the most bitter towards the believers to be the Jews and polytheists and the most gracious to be those who call themselves Christian. That is because there are priests and monks among them and because they are not arrogant.

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And whenthey listen(to) whathas been revealedtothe Messengeryou seetheir eyesoverflowingwiththe tearsfor whatthey recognizedofﲱﲲthe truthThey sayOur Lordwe have believedso write uswiththe witnesses(83)

When they listen to what has been revealed to the Messenger, you see their eyes overflowing with tears for recognizing the truth. They say, “Our Lord! We believe, so count us among the witnesses.