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Muhammad Asad   
Answered [the messengers]: "Dost thou deem it strange that God should decree what He wills? The grace of God and His blessings be upon you, O people of this house! Verily, ever to be praised, sublime is He!"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
They responded, “Are you astonished by Allah’s decree? May Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you, O people of this house. Indeed, He is Praiseworthy, All-Glorious.”
Safi Kaskas   
[The Messengers] said, "Are you astonished at God's command? May the mercy of God and His blessing be upon you, people of this house. For He is worthy of all praise and Glory."

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Arabic   
قَالُوا أَتَعْجَبِينَ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ رَحْمَتُ اللَّهِ وَبَرَكَاتُهُ عَلَيْكُمْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ إِنَّهُ حَمِيدٌ مَّجِيد
Transliteration (2021)   
qālū ataʿjabīna min amri l-lahi raḥmatu l-lahi wabarakātuhu ʿalaykum ahla l-bayti innahu ḥamīdun majīdu
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They said, "Are you amazed at (the) decree (of) Allah? The Mercy (of) Allah and His blessings (be) upon you, people (of) the house. Indeed, He (is) All-Praiseworthy, All-Glorious."

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad   
Answered [the messengers]: "Dost thou deem it strange that God should decree what He wills? The grace of God and His blessings be upon you, O people of this house! Verily, ever to be praised, sublime is He!"
M. M. Pickthall   
They said: Wonderest thou at the commandment of Allah? The mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you, O people of the house! Lo! He is Owner of Praise, Owner of Glory
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)   
They said: "Dost thou wonder at Allah's decree? The grace of Allah and His blessings on you, o ye people of the house! for He is indeed worthy of all praise, full of all glory!"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab   
They responded, “Are you astonished by Allah’s decree? May Allah’s mercy and blessings be upon you, O people of this house. Indeed, He is Praiseworthy, All-Glorious.”
Safi Kaskas   
[The Messengers] said, "Are you astonished at God's command? May the mercy of God and His blessing be upon you, people of this house. For He is worthy of all praise and Glory."
Wahiduddin Khan   
They said, Are you astonished at God's command? May the mercy of God and His blessings be upon you, O people of this house. Surely, He is praiseworthy and glorious
Shakir   
They said: Do you wonder at Allah's bidding? The mercy of Allah and His blessings are on you, O people of the house, surely He is Praised, Glorious
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar   
They said: Marvel thou at the command of God? The mercy of God and His blessings be upon you, O People of the House: Truly, He is Worthy of Praise, Glorious.
T.B.Irving   
They said: "Do you marvel at God´s command? God´s mercy and blessings are on all you people in [this] house. He is Praiseworthy, Glorious!"
Abdul Hye   
They said: “Do you wonder at the Decree of Allah? The Mercy of Allah and His Blessings be on you, O the family (of Abraham) of the house. Surely, He is All-Praiseworthy, All-Glorious.”
The Study Quran   
They said, “Do you marvel at the Command of God? The Mercy of God and His Blessings be upon you, O People of the House! Truly He is Praised, Glorious.
Dr. Kamal Omar   
(The angel-messengers) said: “Do you wonder at the Verdict of Allah? The Mercy of Allah and His Blessings be on you (O) Ahl–Al-Baiyt [‘one who confines herself to the house (of the Prophet).’] Surely He (Allah) is All-Praiseworthy, All-Glorious
Farook Malik   
They said: "Do you wonder at Allah’s decree? May Allah’s mercy and His blessings be upon you, O residents of the household; for He is indeed worthy of all praise, full of all glory."
Talal A. Itani (new translation)   
They said, 'Do you marvel at the decree of God? The mercy and blessings of God are upon you, O people of the house. He is Praiseworthy and Glorious.'
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali   
They said, "Do you wonder at the Command of Allah? The mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you, O population (1) of the Home! Surely He is Ever-Praiseworthy, Ever-Glorious."
Muhammad Sarwar   
They replied, "Would you be surprised at God's decree? People of the house, may God's mercy and blessings be with you. God is Appreciative and Glorious."
Muhammad Taqi Usmani   
They said, .Do you marvel at Allah‘s command? Allah‘s mercy and His blessings have always been upon you, O people of the house. Surely, He is Praiseworthy, Glorious
Shabbir Ahmed   
Answered the Messengers, "Do you wonder about Allah's Command? May Allah's Grace and Blessings be upon you, O dwellers of the house! Verily the Owner of all Praise, Sublime is He!"
Dr. Munir Munshey   
They said, "Are you incredulous of the power and authority of your Lord? The mercy and the blessings of Allah are upon you, the residents of this house! He is worthy of all praise and He is really extremely Proficient."
Syed Vickar Ahamed   
They said: "Do you wonder at Allah’s Command? The Grace of Allah and His blessings be on you, O you people of the house! For He is truly worthy of all Praise (Hameed), full of all Glory (Majeed)!"
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)   
They said, "Are you amazed at the decree of Allah ? May the mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you, people of the house. Indeed, He is Praiseworthy and Honorable."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)   
They said: "Do you wonder at the decree of God God's Mercy and Blessings are upon you O people of the sanctuary. He is Praiseworthy, Glorious."
Abdel Haleem   
They said, ‘Are you astonished at what God ordains? The grace of God and His blessings be upon you, people of this house! For He is worthy of all praise and glory.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi   
They said marvellest thou at the decree of Allah? Mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you, people of the house, verily He is Praiseworthy, Glorious
Ahmed Ali   
"Why are you surprised at the command of God? God's mercy and blessings be upon you, O members of this household," they said. "Verily He is worthy of praise and glory."
Aisha Bewley   
They said, ´Are you astonished at Allah´s command? May Allah´s mercy and His blessings be upon you, People of the House! He is Praiseworthy, All-Glorious.´
Ali Ünal   
They (the envoys) said: "Are you surprised at God’s command? The mercy of God and His blessings be upon you, O people of the house! Surely He is All-Praiseworthy (as the Lord Who meets all needs of His servants), All-Sublime."
Ali Quli Qara'i   
They said, ‘Are you amazed at Allah’s dispensation? [That is] Allah’s mercy and His blessings upon you, members of the household. Indeed He is all-laudable, all-glorious.’
Hamid S. Aziz   
They said, "Do you wonder at the commandment of Allah? The Mercy of Allah and His blessings upon you, O you people of the house! Verily, He is worthy of all Praise, worthy of all Glory."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad   
They said: are you surprised about God’s order? God’s mercy and His blessings are on you, the household (of Abraham), He is indeed praiseworthy and glorious
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)   
They said, “Do you wonder at God's decree? The grace of God and His blessings are upon you, O you people of the House, for He is indeed worthy of all praise, full of all glory.
Musharraf Hussain   
“Are you surprised at Allah’s command?” They said, “May Allah’s compassion and blessings be on you, people of this household. He is Praiseworthy, Glorious.”
Maududi   
They said: 'Do you wonder at Allah's decree? Allah's mercy and His blessings be upon you, O people of the house. Surely, He is Praiseworthy, Glorious.'
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)   
They said: "Do you wonder at the decree of God? The mercy of God and blessings are upon you O people of the Sanctuary. He is Praiseworthy, Glorious."
Mohammad Shafi   
They said, "Do you consider it strange that Allah does what He wills? Allah's mercy and His blessings are on you, O members of this household! He is indeed Praiseworthy, Glorious."

Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)   
The angels said Do you wonder at Allah's Command? The mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you, O people of the house! No doubt, it is He Who is All Praise-Worthy, Honorable.
Rashad Khalifa   
They said,"Do you find it strange for GOD? GOD has bestowed His mercy and blessings upon you, O inhabitants of the shrine. He is Praiseworthy, Glorious."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah   
They said: 'What, do you marvel at the command of Allah? The Mercy of Allah and His Blessings be upon you, O people of the House. Indeed, He isPraised, Exalted.
Maulana Muhammad Ali   
They said: Wonderest thou at Allah’s commandment? The mercy of Allah and His blessings on you, O people of the house! Surely He is Praised, Glorious
Muhammad Ahmed - Samira   
They said: "Are you wondering/astonished from God's order/command/matter/affair, God's mercy and His blessings on you people of the house/home, that He is praiseworthy/commendable, glorious/magnified ."
Bijan Moeinian   
The angels replied: “Do you doubt the power of God? He has decided to shower you and your family with His blessings and mercy. The Lord is indeed Praiseworthy and Glorious.”
Faridul Haque   
The angels said, "Do you wonder at the command of Allah? Allah’s mercy and His blessings be upon you, O people of this house; indeed He only is Most Praiseworthy, Most Honourable."
Sher Ali   
They said, `Dost thou marvel at ALLAH's decree? The mercy of ALLAH and HIS blessings are upon you, O people of the house. Surely, HE is Praiseworthy, Glorious.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri   
The angels said: ‘Are you wondering at Allah’s command? O people of the house, (showered) upon you are mercy and blessings of Allah. Indeed, He (is) Praiseworthy, Glorious.
Amatul Rahman Omar   
They (- Our messengers) said, `Do you marvel at the decree of Allah? Members of this house! the mercy of Allah and His blessings are upon you. Surely, He is the Lord of all praise, Owner of all glory.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali   
They said: "Do you wonder at the Decree of Allah? The Mercy of Allah and His Blessings be on you, O the family (of Ibraheem (Abraham)). Surely, He (Allah) is All-Praiseworthy, All-Glorious."

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
Arthur John Arberry   
They said, 'What, dost thou marvel at God's command? The mercy of God and His blessings be upon you, O people of the House! Surely He is All-laudable, All-glorious.
George Sale   
The angels answered, dost thou wonder at the effect of the command of God? The mercy of God and his blessings be upon you, the family of the house: For He is praiseworthy, and to be glorified
Edward Henry Palmer   
They said, ' Dost thou wonder at the bidding of God? God's mercy and blessings upon you, ye people of the house! Verily, He is to be praised and glorified.
John Medows Rodwell   
They said, "Marvellest thou at the command of God? God's mercy and blessing be upon you, O people of this house; praise and glory are His due!"
N J Dawood (2014)   
They said: ‘Do you marvel at the ways of God? May God‘s mercy and blessings be upon you, dear hosts! Worthy of praise is He and glorious.‘

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Linda “iLHam” Barto   
They said, “Do you marvel at Allah’s command? The grace of Allah and His blessings on you, O People of the house! He is indeed the Most Praiseworthy, the Majestic.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab   
They said: "Do you marvel at Allah (God)'s command? Allah (God)'s mercy and blessings are on all you people in [this] house. He is Praiseworthy, Glorious!"
Sayyid Qutb   
They said: 'Do you marvel at God's decree? May God's mercy and blessings be upon you, people of this house. He is indeed ever to be praised, Glorious.'
Ahmed Hulusi   
They said, “Are you surprised by Allah’s command? The grace and abundance of Allah is upon you, o people of this house! Indeed, He is the Hamid, the Majeed.”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli   
They said: Do you wonder at Allah's decree The grace of Allah and His blessings on you, O people of the House! Verily He is Praise worthy, Glorious.
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim   
"Do you marvel" "said the Messengers, at the divine command proceeding from Allah! Allah's mercy and blessings be upon you and may all grace be made to abound in you people of the house of Prophethood." Allah is indeed worthy of all praise. He is the final cause of creation and the highest aim of intelligent creatures
Mir Aneesuddin   
They said, “Do you wonder at the commandment of Allah? The mercy of Allah and His blessings be upon you O people of the house. He is certainly Praised, Glorious.”

Obsolete and/or older editions
Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)   
They said: "Dost thou wonder at God's decree? The grace of God and His blessings on you, o ye people of the house! for He is indeed worthy of all praise, full of all glory!"
OLD Literal Word for Word   
They said, "Are you amazed at (the) decree of Allah? The Mercy of Allah and His blessings (be) upon you, people (of) the house. Indeed, He (is) All-Praiseworthy, All-Glorious.