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They said: "The penalty should be that he in whose saddle-bag it is found, should be held (as bondman) to atone for the (crime). Thus it is we punish the wrong-doers!"

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

and they answered, ‘The penalty will be [the enslavement of] the person in whose bag the cup is found: this is how we punish wrongdoers.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

They said: The penalty for it! He in whose bag (the cup) is found, he is the penalty for it. Thus we requite wrong-doers.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

[The brothers] said, "Its recompense is that he in whose bag it is found - he [himself] will be its recompense. Thus do we recompense the wrongdoers."

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

"Cezası, kimin yükünde bulunursa, ceza olarak ona el konulur; biz zalimleri böyle cezalandırırız" dediler.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

"Kimin yükünde çıkarsa, o kendisi onun cezasıdır. Biz zalimlere işte böyle ceza veririz."

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

(Onlar da) şöyle cevap vermişlerdi: “Onun cezası, kayıp eşya kimin yükünde bulunursa işte o (şahsın alıkonulması) onun cezasıdır. Biz zalimleri böyle cezalandırırız.”

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

قال إخوة يوسف: جزاء السارق مَن وُجِد المسروق في رحله فهو جزاؤه. أي يسلَّم بسرقته إلى مَن سرق منه حتى يكون عبدًا عنده، مثل هذا الجزاء -وهو الاسترقاق- نجزي الظالمين بالسرقة، وهذا ديننا وسنتنا في أهل السرقة.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution