وَمِن قَومِ مُوسَى أُمَّةٌ یَهْدُونَ بِالْحَقِّ وَبِهِ یَعْدِلُونَ (159)

159- AND FROM THE FOLK OF MOSES, A SECT GUIDE TO THE TRUTH, AND BY THAT DOES JUSTICE.

وَقَطَّعْنَـهُمٌ اثْنَتىْ عَشْرَةَ أَسْبَاطاً أُممَاً وَأَوْحَیْنَآ إِلى مُوسَى إِذِ اسْتَسْقَـهُ قَوْمُهُ أَنِ اضْرِبْ بِّعَصَاکَ الْحَجَرَ فَانبَجَسَتْ مِنْهُ اثْنَتَا عَشْرَةً عَیْناً قَدْ عَلِمَ کُلُّ أُنَاس مَّشْرَبَهُمْ وَظَلَّلْنَا عَلَیْهِمُ الْغَمَـمَ وَأَنْزَلْنَا عَلَیْهِمْ الْمَنَّ وَالسَّلْوَى کُلُوا مِن طَیّبـتِ مَا رَزَقْنَـکُمْ وَمَا ظَلَمُونَا وَلَکِن کَانُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ یَظْلِمُونَ(160)

160- AND WE DIVIDED THEM INTO TWELVE TRIBES, EACH A NATION. AND WHEN HIS (THIRSTY) FOLK ASKED HIM FOR WATER; WE INSPIRED MOSES TO STRIKE THE ROCK BY HIS STICK. (WHEN HE DID SO) THEN THERE GUSHED OUT FROM IT TWELVE SPRINGS, AND THE PEOPLE (OF EACH TRIBE) KNEW THEIR DRINKING PLACE. AND WE MADE THE CLOUDS TO OVERSHADOW THEM; AND WE SENT DOWN UPON THEM MANNA AND QUAILS; (SAYING) EAT OF THE GOOD THINGS THAT WE HAVE GIVEN YOU, AND THEY DID NOT OPPRESS US, BUT OPPRESSED THEMSELVES.