him, for he is easy to be reconciled and merciful.  We said, Get ye all down from hence; hereafter shall there come unto you a direction from me, and whoever shall follow my direction, on them shall no fear come, neither shall they be grieved; but they who shall be unbelievers, and accuse our signs of falsehood, they shall be the companions of hell fire, therein shall they remain forever.  O children of Israel,[25] remember my favor wherewith I have favored you; and perform your covenant with me and I will perform my covenant with you; and revere me; and believe in the revelation which I have sent down, confirming that which is with you, and be not the first who believe not therein, neither exchange my signs for a small price; and fear me.  Clothe not the truth with vanity, neither conceal the truth against your own knowledge; observe the stated times of prayer, and pay your legal alms, and bow down yourselves with those who bow down.  Will ye command men to do justice, and forget your own souls? yet ye read the book of the law:  do ye not therefore understand?  Ask help with perseverance and prayer; this indeed is grievous, unless to the humble, who seriously think they shall meet their Lord, and that to him they shall return.  O children of Israel, remember my favor wherewith I have favored you, and that I have preferred you above all nations:  dread the day wherein one soul shall not make satisfaction for another soul, neither shall any intercession be accepted from them, nor shall any compensation be received, neither shall they be helped.  Remember when we delivered you from the people of Pharaoh, who grievously oppressed you, they slew your male children, and let your females live:  therein was a great trial from your Lord.  And when we divided the sea for you and delivered you, and drowned Pharaoh’s people while ye looked on.  And when we treated with Moses forty nights; then ye took the calf[26] for your God, and did evil; yet afterwards we forgave you, that peradventure ye might give thanks.  And when we gave Moses the book of the law, and the distinction between good and evil, that peradventure ye might be directed.  And when Moses said unto his people, O my people, verily ye have injured your own souls, by your taking the calf for your God; therefore be turned unto your Creator, and slay those among you who have been guilty of that crime; this will be better for you in the sight of your Creator; and thereupon he turned unto you, for he is easy to be reconciled, and merciful.  And when ye said, O Moses, we will not believe thee, until we see God manifestly; therefore a punishment came upon you, while ye looked on; then we raised you to life after ye had been dead, that peradventure ye might give thanks.  And we caused clouds to overshadow you, and manna and quails[27] to descend upon you, saying, Eat of the good things which we have given you for food:  and they injured not us, but injured their own souls.  And when we said, Enter into this city, and eat of the provisions thereof