مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَٰلِكَ كَتَبْنَا عَلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّهُ مَن قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا وَمَنْ أَحْيَاهَا فَكَأَنَّمَا أَحْيَا النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا ۚ وَلَقَدْ جَاءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُنَا بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ ثُمَّ إِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنْهُم بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ فِي الْأَرْضِ لَمُسْرِفُونَ ٣٢

Because of that We ordained for the Children of Israel that if anyone killed a person not in retaliation of murder, or (and) to spread mischief in the land - it would be as if he killed all mankind, and if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind. And indeed, there came to them Our Messengers with clear proofs, evidences, and signs, even then after that many of them continued to exceed the limits (e.g. by doing oppression unjustly and exceeding beyond the limits set by Allah by committing the major sins) in the land!.

مِنْ أَجْلِ ذَٰلِكَ

Because of that

كَتَبْنَا عَلَىٰ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ

We ordained for the Children of Israel

أَنَّهُ مَن قَتَلَ نَفْسًا بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ

that if anyone killed a person not in retaliation of murder,

أَوْ فَسَادٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ

or (and) to spread mischief in the land -

فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا

it would be as if he killed all mankind,

وَمَنْ أَحْيَاهَا

and if anyone saved a life,

فَكَأَنَّمَا أَحْيَا النَّاسَ جَمِيعًا ۚ

it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind.

وَلَقَدْ جَاءَتْهُمْ رُسُلُنَا بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ

And indeed, there came to them Our Messengers with clear proofs, evidences, and signs,

ثُمَّ إِنَّ كَثِيرًا مِّنْهُم بَعْدَ ذَٰلِكَ

even then after that many of them

فِي الْأَرْضِ لَمُسْرِفُونَ

continued to exceed the limits (e.g. by doing oppression unjustly and exceeding beyond the limits set by Allah by committing the major sins) in the land!