安拉至大至尊说:

Allah the Almighty says:

{那时,穆萨(摩西)对他的族人说:"真主命令你们宰一头牛。"他们说:"你是在拿我们开玩笑吗?"他说:"我求真主护佑,免得我成为无知之人(Al-Jahilun)之列。"他们说:"请你为我们祈求你的主,让祂向我们说明那牛是什么样的!"他说:"祂说:

{And (remember) when Musa (Moses) said to his people: "Verily, Allah commands you that you slaughter a cow." They said, "Do you make fun of us?" He said, "I take Allah's Refuge from being among Al- Jahilun (the ignorant or the foolish). " They said, "Call upon your Lord for us that He may make plain to us what it is!" He said, "He says:

"它既不老也不幼，而是介于两者之间，所以你们要照所命令的去做。"他们说："请你为我们祈求你的主，让祂为我们说明它的颜色。"他说："祂说：'它是一头黄色的母牛，颜色鲜亮，令看见的人喜悦。'"他们说："请你为我们祈求你的主，让祂为我们说明它究竟是什么。的确，对我们来说，所有的牛都很相似。如果真主愿意，我们必将得到引导。"他[穆萨（摩西）]说："祂说：'它是一头未曾被驯服来耕地、也未曾用来浇灌田地的牛，健全无瑕，除了鲜亮的黄色之外没有别的颜色。'"他们说："现在你才带来了真相。"于是他们宰了它，虽然他们几乎不愿去做。（还要记住）当时你们杀了一个人，并且彼此为了这桩罪案而发生争执。

'Verily, it is a cow neither too old nor too young, but (it is) between the two conditions', so do what you are commanded " They said, "Call upon your Lordfor us to make plain to us its color." He said, "He says: 'It is a yellow cow, bright in its color, pleasing the beholders.” They said, "Call upon your Lord for us to make plain to us what it is. Verily, to us all cows are alike. And surely, if Allah wills, we will be guided." He [Musa (Moses)] said, "He says: 'It is a cow neither trained to tilt the soil nor water the fields, sound, having no other color except bright yellow. ' "They said, "Now you have brought the truth." So they slaughtered it though they were near to not doing it. And (remember) when you killed a man and fell into dispute among yourselves as to the crime.

但真主揭示了你们所隐藏的事。于是我们说："你们用这头牛的一部分去击打那死人。"如此，真主使死者复活，并向你们展示祂的迹象（即凭证、证据、经文、教训、征兆、启示等），以便你们能够理解。}（黄牛章，67-73节）

ButAllah brought forth that which you were hiding. So We said: "Strike him (the dead man) with a piece of it (the cow)." Thus Allah brings the dead to life and shows you His Aya: (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) so that you may understand}. (Al-Baqarah, 67- 73)

'Abdullah Ibn 'Abbas、`Ubaidah As-Salmani、Abu Al-`Aliyah、Mujahid、As- Sadiy 以及其他早期学者说:以色列后裔中有一位老人,非常富有,他有几个侄子,都希望他早点死去,好继承他的财产。有一天,其中一个侄子故意在夜里杀了他,把尸体扔在路上——或者扔在他自己某个兄弟的门口。第二天早上,人们发现了这具尸体,便为此争执起来。那个侄子——也就是凶手——前来,开始痛哭流涕。有些人说:

'Abdullah Ibn 'Abbas, `Ubaidah As-Salmani, Abu Al-`Aliyah, Mujahid, As- Sadiy and other earlier scholars said: An old man from among the Children of Israel was very rich, and he had some nephews who wished he would die soon to inherit him. One day, one of them on purpose murdered him at night and threw him on the road -or at the door of one of his own brothers. In the morning, the people found the dead body and they disputed over him. His nephew -the murderer -came and began to weep and cry. Some people said:

你们为什么要争执？为什么不去找安拉的先知（愿主福安之）？他的侄子前来向穆萨（摩西，愿主福安之）申诉。穆萨（愿主福安之）说：凭安拉起誓！谁若知道关于这位被杀者的任何事情，就应当告诉我们。但是，没有人知道这件事。于是，他们请求穆萨（愿主福安之）向他的主询问此事。穆萨（愿主福安之）向他的主祈求，便被命令他们宰杀一头母牛。{安拉确实命令你们宰杀一头牛。他们说：你是在拿我们开玩笑吗？}即，我们问你关于被杀者的事，你却这样说！{他说：我求安拉庇佑，不要做愚昧无知的人。}即，我求安拉庇佑，不要说出安拉没有启示给我的话；那就是安拉对你们想让我询问祂之事的回答。

Why do you dispute over him? Why do not you go to Allah's Prophet (Peace be upon him)? His nephew came and complained to Musa (Moses (Peace be upon him». Musa (Peace be upon him) said: by Allah! Anyone who knows anything about this murdered man, he should let us know. But, no one knew anything about it. Thereupon, they asked Musa (Peace be upon him) to ask his Lord concerning this issue. Musa (Peace be upon him) asked his Lord and he was commanded to order them to slaughter a cow, {Verily, Allah commands you that you slaughter a cow. They said, Do you make fun of us?} i.e. we ask you about the murdered and you say so! {He said, I take Allah's Refuge from being among Al-Jahilun (the ignorant or the foolish)} i.e. I take Allah's Refuge from saying other than that He revealed to me; and that was His Answer to what you had wanted me to ask Him.

伊本·阿巴斯、欧拜代、穆扎希德、伊克里玛、萨迪、阿布·阿里耶等人说：他们若宰任何一头牛，便能达到目的。

Ibn 'Abbas,'Ubaidah, Mujahid, `Ikrimah, As-Sadiy, Abu Al-`Aliyah and others said: If they were to slaughter any cow, they would fulfill the purpose thereof.

但是，他们自己给自己制造了困难（因为他们问了这么多问题），因此至高无上的真主也使他们的事情变得困难（为所求的那头牛规定了许多条件）。他们询问它的形状、颜色和年龄，得到的回答却是稀少而珍贵的（使他们难以找到）。关键在于，他们被命令宰杀的既不能是太老的牛，也不能是太小的牛，而是介于两者之间的牛。

But, they made it difficult for themselves (by asking so many questions thereof), and thus Allah the Almighty made it difficult for them (by stipulating so many conditions for the desired cow). They asked about its description, color and age; and they were answered with what was scarce and dear (in a way to make it hard for them to find it). The point is that they were commanded to slaughter neither a too old cow, nor a too young, but (it is) between the two conditions.

这一观点为伊本·阿拔斯、穆贾希德、艾布·阿利耶、伊克利迈、哈桑、戛塔德等人所持。随后,他们又不断追问,询问它的颜色。于是得到的回答是:{一头黄牛,颜色鲜亮,令看见的人喜悦},这是非常稀有而珍贵的。

This view was held by Ibn `Abbas, Mujahid, Abu Al-`Aliyah, `Ikrimah, Al-Hasan, Qatadah and others. Then, they pressed themselves with their questions through asking about its color. And they were answered to make it {yellow cow, bright in its color, pleasing the beholders}, which is very rare and dear.

然后,他们又问道:{他们说:"请你为我们祈求你的主,给我们说明那牛是怎样的。它对我们来说都一样。如果安拉意欲,我们定会得到引导。"他[穆萨(Musa)]说:"他说:'那是一头未被驯服来耕地或灌溉田地的牛,健全无瑕,毛色纯黄。'"他们说:"现在你才说出了真相。"于是他们宰了它,但他们几乎不愿去做。}据传,他们找不到一头符合所有这些描述的牛,后来找到了一个善良孝顺父亲的人所拥有的牛。他们请求他把牛卖给他们,但他拒绝了。他们千方百计地用价钱诱惑他,直到出价与牛的重量等同的黄金。但他仍拒绝。然后,他们又出价十倍于牛重量的黄金。最终他接受了他们的出价,把牛卖给了他们。然后,穆萨(愿主赐他平安)命令他们宰牛,{于是他们宰了它,但他们几乎不愿去做},即他们犹豫不决的时候。

Then, they asked: {They said, "Call upon your Lord for us to make plain to us what it is. Verily, to us all cows are alike. And surely, if Allah wills, we will be guided." He [Musa (Moses)] said, "He says: 'It is a cow neither trained to tilt the soil nor water the fields, sound, having no other color except bright yellow.' "They said, "Now you have brought the truth." So they slaughtered it though they were near to not doing it}. It is said that they could not find a cow with all these descriptions but with a man who was righteous and good to his father. They asked him to submit it to them, but he refused. They tried to seduce him as to its price till they offered him what equals its wieght in gold. But, he refused. Then, they offered him an amount of gold that equals its weight ten-times. Finally, he accepted their offer and submitted it to them. Then, Musa (Peace be upon him) commanded them to slaughter it {So they slaughtered it though they were near to not doing it} i.e. while they were hesitant.

于是,穆萨(愿主赐其平安)以真主的命令指示他们用那头牛的一部分去击打那具尸体。有学者说:用牛的大腿骨的一部分,或用牛两肩之间的一块肉。他们用牛的那一部分击打死者时,死者便被真主至尊复活了。穆萨(愿主赐其平安)问他:谁是杀你的凶手?他说:是我的侄子杀了我。之后,他又死了。真主至尊说:{这样,真主使死者复活,并昭示你们他的迹象,以便你们理解}。意思是:正如你们亲眼见证了那死者在真主至尊的命令下复活,祂在愿意的时候,也能使所有死者复活。祂至尊的真主说:{你们的创造和你们的复活,只如一个人的创造和复活。真主确是全聪的,全明的}。(卢格曼章,28节)

Then, Musa (Peace be upon him) instructed them with the Command of Allah to strike the dead man with a piece of the cow. Some scholars said: with part of its thighbone, or with part of the flesh between its shoulders. When they stroke him with part thereof, he was resurrected by Allah the Almighty. Musa (Peace be upon him) asked him: who's your murderer? He said: it was my nephew who killed me. Then, he died again. Allah the Almighty says {Thus Allah brings the dead to life and shows you His Ayat (proofs, evidences, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) so that you may understand} i.e. as you witnessed the revival of that dead man by the Command of Allah the Almighty, He can do the same to all the dead people when He wishes to. He, Almighty Allah, says {The creation of you all and the resurrection of you all are only as (the creation and resurrection of) a single person. Verily, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Seer}. (Luqman, 28)