But how is it that they come to you for judgement while they have the Torah, in which is the judgement of Allāh? Then they turn away, [even] after that; but those are not [in fact] believers.
يُحَكِّمُونَكَthey appoint you a judgeyuḥakkimūnaka
وَعِندَهُمُwhile they (have) with themwaʿindahumu
ٱلتَّوۡرَىٰةُthe Tauratl-tawrātu
فِيهَاin itfīhā
حُكۡمُ(is the) Commandḥuk'mu
ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
ثُمَّThenthumma
يَتَوَلَّوۡنَthey turn awayyatawallawna
مِنۢfrommin
بَعۡدِafterbaʿdi
ذَٰلِكَۚthatdhālika
وَمَآand notwamā
أُوْلَٰٓئِكَthoseulāika
بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ(are) the believersbil-mu'minīna
Tafsir
These people are strange. They disbelieve you, but come to you for judgement hoping that you will pass judgement in accordance with their desires, whereas they have the Torah with them, which they claim to have faith in and which contains Allah’s law. They, then, ignore your judgement when it does not suit their desires. So they have denied what is in their scripture as well as ignored your judgement. The action of such people is not that of people of faith and they therefore do not have faith in you and what you brought.