Every time the penalty fell on them, they said: "O Moses! on your behalf call on thy Lord in virtue of his promise to thee: If thou wilt remove the penalty from us, we shall truly believe in thee, and we shall send away the Children of Israel with thee."

But every time We removed the penalty from them according to a fixed term which they had to fulfil,- Behold! they broke their word!

Every time the penalty fell on them, they said: "O Moses! on your behalf call on thy Lord in virtue of his promise to thee: If thou wilt remove the penalty from us, we shall truly believe in thee, and we shall send away the Children of Israel with thee."

Remember He covered you with a sort of drowsiness, to give you calm as from Himself, and he caused rain to descend on you from heaven, to clean you therewith, to remove from you the stain of Satan, to strengthen your hearts, and to plant your feet firmly therewith.

But the transgressors changed the word from that which had been given them; so We sent on the transgressors a plague from heaven, for that they infringed (Our command) repeatedly.

But the transgressors among them changed the word from that which had been given them so we sent on them a plague from heaven. For that they repeatedly transgressed.

"For we are going to bring down on the people of this township a Punishment from heaven, because they have been wickedly rebellious."

But those who strive against Our Signs, to frustrate them,- for such will be a Penalty,- a Punishment most humiliating.

This is (true) Guidance and for those who reject the Signs of their Lord, is a grievous Penalty of abomination.

当他们遭遇天灾的时候，他们说：“穆萨啊！你的主与你有约在先，请你祈祷他，如果你能替我们消除天灾，那末，我们就一定信仰你，一定释放以色列的后裔，让他们同你去。”

当我替他们暂时消除灾难的时候，他们忽然背约了。

当他们遭遇天灾的时候，他们说：“穆萨啊！你的主与你有约在先，请你祈祷他，如果你能替我们消除天灾，那末，我们就一定信仰你，一定释放以色列的后裔，让他们同你去。”

当时，他使你们睡眠，以便你们获得从他发出的安宁；他从云中降下雨水，以便洗涤你们，替你们消除恶魔的蛊惑，并使你们的心绪安静，使你们的步伐稳健。

但不义的人改变了他们所奉的嘱言，故我降天灾於不义者，那是由於他们的犯罪。

但他们中不义者改变了他们所奉的嘱言，故我因他们的不义而降天灾于他们。

我必使天灾从天空降于这个城市的居民，那是由于他们的放荡。

竭力反对我的迹象以为已经成功的人，将受痛苦的刑罚。

这是正道，不信其主的迹象者将受痛苦的极刑。