Surat Al-Jathiyah Verse No. 16: Reading and listening
Translation of the verse 16 from Surah Al-Jathiyah : Number of verses 37 - - page 500 - Part 25.
﴾وَلَقَدۡ ءَاتَيۡنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ وَٱلۡحُكۡمَ وَٱلنُّبُوَّةَ وَرَزَقۡنَٰهُم مِّنَ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ وَفَضَّلۡنَٰهُمۡ عَلَى ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿
[ الجاثية: 16]
And indeed We gave the Children of Israel the Scripture, and the understanding of the Scripture and its laws, and the Prophethood; and provided them with good things, and preferred them above the 'Alamin (mankind and jinns) (of their time, during that period),
English - Sahih International
And We did certainly give the Children of Israel the Scripture and judgement and prophethood, and We provided them with good things and preferred them over the worlds.
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(45:16) Indeed We endowed the Children of Israel with the Book and Wisdom *20 and Prophethood, and provided them with good things *21 as sustenance, and exalted them above the peoples of the whole world.
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
*20) Hukm (judgement) implies three things: (1) Knowledge and understanding of the Book and Religion; (2) wisdom to act according to the intention of the Book; and (3) capability to give right decisions in disputes.
*21) It does not mean that they were given preference over all the people of the world for ever, rather it means: Allah had chosen the children of Israel from among all the contemporary nations of the world for the service that they should hold fast to the Divine Book and should rise as the standard-bearers of God-worship in the world.