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005.010 To those who believe and do deeds of righteousness hath God promised forgiveness and a great reward.
005.011 Those who reject faith and deny our signs will be companions of Hell-fire.
005.012 O ye who believe! Call in remembrance the favour of God unto you when certain men formed the design to
stretch out their hands against you, but (God) held back their hands from you: so fear God. And on God let believers
put (all) their trust.
005.013 God did aforetime take a covenant from the Children of Israel, and we appointed twelve captains among them.
And God said: "I am with you: if ye (but) establish regular prayers, practise regular charity, believe in my apostles,
honour and assist them, and loan to God a beautiful loan, verily I will wipe out from you your evils, and admit you to
gardens with rivers flowing beneath; but if any of you, after this, resisteth faith, he hath truly wandered from the path
or rectitude."
005.014 But because of their breach of their covenant, We cursed them, and made their hearts grow hard; they change
the words from their (right) places and forget a good part of the message that was sent them, nor wilt thou cease to find
them- barring a few - ever bent on (new) deceits: but forgive them, and overlook (their misdeeds): for God loveth those
who are kind.
005.015 From those, too, who call themselves Christians, We did take a covenant, but they forgot a good part of the
message that was sent them: so we estranged them, with enmity and hatred between the one and the other, to the day
of judgment. And soon will God show them what it is they have done.
005.016 O people of the Book! There hath come to you our Apostle, revealing to you much that ye used to hide in the
Book, and passing over much (that is now unnecessary):
005.017 There hath come to you from God a (new) light and a perspicuous Book,-
005.018 Wherewith God guideth all who seek His good pleasure to ways of peace and safety, and leadeth them out of
darkness, by His will, unto the light,- guideth them to a path that is straight.
005.019 In blasphemy indeed are those that say that God is Christ the son of Mary. Say: "Who then hath the least power
against God, if His will were to destroy Christ the son of Mary, his mother, and all every - one that is on the earth? For
to God belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between. He createth what He pleaseth. For
God hath power over all things."
005.020 (Both) the Jews and the Christians say: "We are sons of God, and his beloved." Say: "Why then doth He punish
you for your sins? Nay, ye are but men,- of the men he hath created: He forgiveth whom He pleaseth, and He punisheth
whom He pleaseth: and to God belongeth the dominion of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between: and unto
Him is the final goal (of all)"
005.021 O People of the Book! Now hath come unto you, making (things) clear unto you, Our Apostle, after the break
in (the series of) our apostles, lest ye should say: "There came unto us no bringer of glad tidings and no warner (from
evil)": But now hath come unto you a bringer of glad tidings and a warner (from evil). And God hath power over all
things.
005.022 Remember Moses said to his people: "O my people! Call in remembrance the favour of God unto you, when
He produced prophets among you, made you kings, and gave you what He had not given to any other among the peoples.
005.023 "O my people! Enter the holy land which God hath assigned unto you, and turn not back ignominiously, for
then will ye be overthrown, to your own ruin."
005.024 They said: "O Moses! In this land are a people of exceeding strength: Never shall we enter it until they leave
it: if (once) they leave, then shall we enter."
005.025 (But) among (their) God-fearing men were two on whom God had bestowed His grace: They said: "Assault
them at the (proper) Gate: when once ye are in, victory will be yours;
005.026 But on God put your trust if ye have faith."
005.027 They said: "O Moses! while they remain there, never shall we be able to enter, to the end of time. Go thou,
and thy Lord, and fight ye two, while we sit here (and watch)."
005.028 He said: "O my Lord! I have power only over myself and my brother: so separate us from this rebellious
people!"
005.029 God said: "Therefore will the land be out of their reach for forty years: In distraction will they wander through
the land: But sorrow thou not over these rebellious people.