یَسْئَلُکَ أَهْلُ الْکِتَـبِ أَن تُنَزِّلَ عَلَیْهِمْ کِتَـباً مِّنَ السَّمَآءِ فَقَدْ سَأَلُوا مُوسَى أَکْبَرَ مِن ذَلِکَ فَقَالُوا أَرِنَا اللهَ جَهْرَةً فَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الصَّـعِقَةُ بِظُلْمِهِمْ ثُمِّ اتَّخَذُوا الْعِجْلَ مِن بَعْدِ مَاجَآءَتْهُمُ الْبَیِّنـتُ فَعَفَوْنَا عَن ذَلِکَ وَءَاتَیْنَا مُوسَى سُلْطَـناً مُّبِین (153)

153- THE PEOPLE OF THE BOOK ASK YOU TO BRING DOWN TO THEM A BOOK FROM HEAVEN. THEY ASKED MOSES FOR GREATER THAN THAT, AND SAID:- ``SHOW US ALLAH OPENLY.'' THEN THE THUNDERBOLT SMOTE THEM FOR THEIR OPPRESSION. AFTER THAT, THEY TOOK THE CALF (FOR GOD) AFTER THE CLEAR SIGNS THAT HAD COME TO THEM. YET WE PARDONED THEM THAT, AND WE BESTOWED UPON MOSES A CLEAR AUTHORITY.

وَرَفْعْنَا فَوْقَهُمُ الطُّورَ بِمِیثَـقِهِمْ وَقُلْنَا لَهُمُ ادْخُلُوا الْبَابَ سُجَّداً وَقُلْنَا لَهُمْ لاَتَعْدُوا فِى السَّبْتِ وَأَخَذْنَا مِنْهُم مِّیثَـقاً غَلِیظاً (154)

154- AND WE RAISED ABOVE THEM THE MOUNT SINAI FOR THEIR COVENANT, AND WE SAID TO THEM:- `ENTER THE GATE PROSTRATING.'' AND WE SAID TO THEM:- `TRANSGRESS NOT THE SABBATH.'' AND WE TOOK FROM THEM A SOLEMN COVENANT.