129. Qaloo ootheena min
qabli an ta/tiyana wamin baAAdi ma ji/tana qala
AAasa rabbukum an yuhlika AAaduwwakum wayastakhlifakum fee
al-ardi fayanthura kayfa taAAmaloona
Translation
129. They said: "We (Children of Israel) had suffered troubles before you came to us, and since you have come to us." He said: "It may be that your Lord will destroy your enemy and make you successors on the earth, so that He may see how you act?"