Translation of the meanings Ayah 12 Surah Al-Mā’idah - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 12

۞ وَلَقَدۡ أَخَذَ ٱللَّهُ مِيثَٰقَ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ وَبَعَثۡنَا مِنۡهُمُ ٱثۡنَيۡ عَشَرَ نَقِيبٗاۖ وَقَالَ ٱللَّهُ إِنِّي مَعَكُمۡۖ لَئِنۡ أَقَمۡتُمُ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَيۡتُمُ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَءَامَنتُم بِرُسُلِي وَعَزَّرۡتُمُوهُمۡ وَأَقۡرَضۡتُمُ ٱللَّهَ قَرۡضًا حَسَنٗا لَّأُكَفِّرَنَّ عَنكُمۡ سَيِّـَٔاتِكُمۡ وَلَأُدۡخِلَنَّكُمۡ جَنَّٰتٖ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُۚ فَمَن كَفَرَ بَعۡدَ ذَٰلِكَ مِنكُمۡ فَقَدۡ ضَلَّ سَوَآءَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ

12. Indeed, Allāh made a Covenant with the children of Israel, and raised among them twelve chiefs18. Allāh said to them: "I am with you; if you are steadfast in your prayers, pay the poor-rate, believe in My messengers19, support them, and lend to Allāh a goodly loan20, I will certainly remove your misdeeds, and admit you into Gardens under which rivers flow. But whoever denies (the Truth) among you after that, he has indeed strayed from the right Path.

18. Naqīb is the chief of a clan. They were charged with taking the oaths of those for whom they were responsible such that they would listen to and obey Allah’s commandments. They were also required to guide and encourage believers to adhere to these commandments. 
19. Whose last is the Prophet Muhammad.
20. Give charity generously for the Cause of Allāh.