When they entered upon David, and he was in terror of them, they said: “Fear thou not — two litigants, one of whom has oppressed the other. So judge thou between us with justice, and transgress thou not; and guide thou us to the right way.
| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | idh | When | |
| 2 | dakhalū | they entered | دخل |
| 3 | ʿalā | upon | |
| 4 | dāwūda | Dawood | |
| 5 | fafaziʿa | and he was afraid | فزع |
| 6 | min'hum | of them | |
| 7 | qālū | they said | قول |
| 8 | lā | (Do) not | |
| 9 | takhaf | fear | خوف |
| 10 | khaṣmāni | (We are) two litigants | خصم |
| 11 | baghā | has wronged | بغي |
| 12 | baʿḍunā | one of us | بعض |
| 13 | ʿalā | to | |
| 14 | baʿḍin | another | بعض |
| 15 | fa-uḥ'kum | so judge | حكم |
| 16 | baynanā | between us | بين |
| 17 | bil-ḥaqi | in truth | حقق |
| 18 | walā | and (do) not | |
| 19 | tush'ṭiṭ | be unjust | شطط |
| 20 | wa-ih'dinā | and guide us | هدي |
| 21 | ilā | to | |
| 22 | sawāi | an even | سوي |
| 23 | l-ṣirāṭi | [the] path | صرط |
and came in on Dawud who was alarmed by them. They said, ‘Do not be afraid. We are two litigants, one of whom has acted unjustly towards the other, so judge between us with truth and do not be unjust and guide us to the Right Path.
When they entered upon David, he was startled by them. They said: "Have no fear. We are two who have disputed, and one has wronged the other, so judge between us with truth, and do not wrong us, and guide us to the right path."
When they breached his privacy, he was startled. They said, "Be not startled!" We both are disputing with each other as to who has done wrong to the other. Therefore, judge fairly between us, deviate not from equity and guide us to the even path."
When they entered upon David, and he was in terror of them, they said: “Fear thou not — two litigants, one of whom has oppressed the other. So judge thou between us with justice, and transgress thou not; and guide thou us to the right way.
When they entered upon David, he was startled by them. They said: "Have no fear. We are two who have disputed, and one has wronged the other, so judge between us with the truth, and do not wrong us, and guide us to the right path."
When they entered upon David, he was startled by them. They said, "Have no fear. We are two who have disputed, and one has wronged the other, so judge between us with truth, and do not wrong us, and guide us to the right path."
When they entered his room, he was startled. They said, "Have no fear. We are feuding with one another, and we are seeking your fair judgment. Do not wrong us, and guide us in the right path.
When they came before David, he was frightened of them. "Do not be afraid," they said. "The two of us are disputing the wrong one has done the other. So judge between us with equity, and do not be unjust, and guide us to the right path.
When they entered upon David and he was alarmed by them? They said, "Fear not. two adversaries, one of whom has wronged the other, so judge between us with truth and do not exceed and guide us to the sound path.
As they came upon David, and he shrank back in fear from them, they said: "Fear not! two litigants. One of us has wronged the other: so judge thou between us with justice, and deviate not from what is right, and show us the way to rectitude.
How they burst in upon David, and he was afraid of them. They said: Be not afraid! (We are) two litigants, one of whom hath wronged the other, therefor judge aright between us; be not unjust; and show us the fair way.
As they came upon David — and he was frightened of them* — they said: "Be not afraid. We are just two litigants: one of us has committed excess against the other. So judge rightly between us, and be not unjust; and guide us to the Right Way.
They came suddenly into the chamber, as though they were an apparition, invading his privacy which occasioned his alarm. But they reassured him and said: "Do not be scared, it is only that We are two litigants one of us has wronged the other. Therefore, We expect you to decide our case with equity and justice and it is hoped that you do not deviate from the path of righteousness and that you will guide us into the path of equity and justice"
At first he was frightened to see the two strangers in his private quarters. They said: "Do not be afraid; we are here just for your judgment. Be fair and guide us to the right path."
When they entered in upon Dâwûd (David), he was terrified of them. They said: "Fear not! (We are) two litigants, one of whom has wronged the other, therefore judge between us with truth, and treat us not with injustice, and guide us to the Right Way.
When they entered the presence of David, and he was terrified of them, they said: "Fear not: we are two disputants, one of whom has wronged the other: Decide now between us with truth, and treat us not with injustice, but guide us to the even Path..
When they came into David’s presence, he was startled by them. They said, "Have no fear. ˹We are merely˺ two in a dispute: one of us has wronged the other. So judge between us with truth—do not go beyond ˹it˺—and guide us to the right way.
When they entered upon Dawūd, and he was scared of them, they said, "Be not scared. We are two litigants; one of us has wronged the other, so decide between us with truth, and do not cross the limits, and guide us to the right path.
When they reached David, he took fright, but they said, ‘Do not be afraid. We are two litigants, one of whom has wronged the other: judge between us fairly- do not be unjust- and guide us to the right path.
when they entered upon David, and he took fright at them; and they said, 'Fear not; two disputants we are -- one of us has injured the other; so judge between us justly, and transgress not, and guide us to the right path. '
when they entered in unto David, and he was startled at them, they said, 'Fear not, we are two antagonists; one of us has injured the other; judge then between us with the truth and be not partial, but guide us to a level way.
When they entered in upon David and he was frightened by them, they said, "Fear not; we are two litigants, of whom one has acted wrongfully towards the other, therefore decide between us with justice, and do not act unjustly, and guide us to the right (fair, even) way.
As they entered upon Dawûd; then he was alarmed of them. They said, "Do not fear (anything); two adversaries we are. One of us has been inequitable to the other, (Literally: some of us against some "others") so judge between us with the truth, and do not act unjudiciously, and guide us to the level path.
when they went in unto David, and he was afraid of them. They said, Fear not: We are two adversaries who have a controversy to be decided. The one of us hath wronged the other: Wherefore judge between us with truth, and be not unjust; and direct us into the even way.
When they entered in presence of Dawood (David), and he was frightened of them, they said: "Fear not: We are two litigant (who disagree), one of us has wronged the other: Therefore, decide between us now with truth, and do not treat us with injustice, and guide us to the Right way.
When they intruded upon David and (found that) he had become alert (on account of) them, they said, (by way of an excuse,) `Have no fear. We are two parties litigants. One of us has transgressed against the other, therefore judge between us as justice demands, and delay not (by giving the date of decision,) and guide us (in our litigation) to the fair way.
When they entered into the presence of David, he was alarmed by them. They said, ‘Do not be afraid. two contenders: one of us has bullied the other. So judge justly between us, and do not exceed , and show us the right path.’