يَـٰيَحْيَىٰ خُذِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبَ بِقُوَّةٍ ۖ وَءَاتَيْنَـٰهُ ٱلْحُكْمَ صَبِيًّا

EnglishSaheeh International: [Allāh said], "O John, take the Scripture [i.e., adhere to it] with determination." And We gave him judgement [while yet] a boy
TamilJan Trust Foundation: (அதன் பின்னர்) "யஹ்யாவே! நீர் இவ்வேதத்தைப் பலமாகப் பற்றிப் பிடித்துக் கொள்ளும்" (எனக் கூறினோம்) இன்னும் அவர் குழந்தையாக இருக்கும் போதே அவருக்கு நாம் ஞானத்தை அளித்தோம்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: අහෝ යහ්යා! ධර්ම ග්‍රන්ථය බලවත් ලෙස (ග්‍රහණය කර) ගනු. තවද අපි ඔහුට ළමා කාලයේම ප්‍රඥාව පිරිනැමුවෙමු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: اے یحيٰ! میری کتاب کو مضبوطی سے تھام لے اور ہم نے اسے لڑکپن ہی سے دانائی عطا فرما دی.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: （そしてかれの息子に。）「ヤヒヤーよ，啓典をしっかりと守れ。」（と命令が下った）。そしてわれは，幼少（の時）かれに英知を授け，
ChineseMa Jian: 叶哈雅啊！你应当坚持经典。他在童年时代我已赏赐他智慧，

Tafsir of 19:12

The Birth of the Boy and His Characteristics This also implies what is not mentioned, that this promised boy was born and he was Yahya. There is also the implication that Allah taught him the Book, the Tawrah which they used to study among themselves. The Prophets who were sent to the Jews used to rule according to the Tawrah, as did the scholars and rabbis among them. He was still young in age when Allah gave him this knowledge. This is the reason that Allah mentioned it. Because of how Allah favored him and his parents, He says, ييَحْيَى خُذِ الْكِتَبَ بِقُوَّةٍ (O Yahya! Hold fast to the Scripture the Tawrah.) Means, "Learn the Book with strength." In other words, learn it well, with zeal and studious effort. وَآتَيْنَاهُ الْحُكْمَ صَبِيّاً (And We gave him wisdom while yet a child.) This means he was given understanding, knowledge, fortitude, diligence and zeal for good and the pursuit of good. He was blessed with these characteristics even though he was young.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)