The Ruling on Translating the Qur'an and the Torah into Other Languages

Question : Peace be upon you. It is permissible to translate the Torah and other books of Allah into Arabic and other languages, based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:

Answer : Yes. And he said only: "From the translation of the Torah and others." The Torah is in Hebrew and the Gospel is in Syriac. The Hebrew language is close to the Arabic language, as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) said. For this reason, Zayd ibn Thabit learned it, meaning he learned Hebrew, in sixteen days.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him to learn the language of the Jews so that he could read their books when they were sent to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and so that he could write back to them what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would send to them. He learned it in sixteen days. Shaykh al-Islam said that it is close to the Arabic language. The apparent meaning of the words of Shaykh al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him), where he said "and other books of Allah into Arabic and others," is that it is permissible for us to interpret the Qur'an in languages other than Arabic. This is what is called semantic translation.
So, a semantic translation of the Qur'an is permissible, indeed obligatory, for those who do not understand it except through it. As for a literal translation of the Qur'an, this is impossible, let alone whether it is permissible or not. It is not permissible because it takes the Qur'an out of being the speech of Allah.
But despite that, they said it is not possible. Why? Because the Arabic language differs from other languages in word order, eloquence, and other aspects, so it is not possible to translate it literally. We give an example of this. In the Arabic language, the modified noun comes before the modifier. In other languages, it is the opposite. In the Arabic language, the adjective comes after the noun, and in other languages, it is the opposite. It is said among us now in the colloquial language: "Mastawda' al-Jaz." They call it "Kaz Khanq" among us. In the common language, its origin is "Khanat Qasitah." Because "Khanah" means a warehouse.
If that is the case, and in the Arabic language there are letters for emphasis, extra letters for emphasis, and fronting and postponing that do not exist in other languages, then literal translation is impossible in reality and prohibited by the Shari'ah. As for semantic translation, what is it?
It is permissible, indeed obligatory, for those who need to understand the Qur'an by its meaning, because it is obligatory upon us to convey the Qur'an. So, if it is obligatory upon us to convey the Qur'an, and there are people who do not know the Arabic language, then we translate it semantically into their language so that they may understand it. And He said: The indication from this verse is what? His saying: "So recite it if you are truthful." And they will recite it in the Arabic language so that we may understand.