Exodus 5
1 Then Aaron and Moses/I went to the king and [one of them/us] said, “Yahweh God, whom [we] Israeli people [worship], says this [to you]: ‘Let my people go to the desert, in order that they may have a feast to [honor] me!’”
Después de esto, Moisés y Aarón fueron donde el Faraón y le dijeron: “Esto es lo que el Señor, el Dios de Israel dice: ‘deja ir a mi pueblo para que me haga una fiesta religiosa en el desierto’”.
2 But the king said, “Who is Yahweh? Why should I pay attention to what he says and let the Israeli [people] [MTY] go? I do not know Yahweh! And furthermore, I will not let the Israeli [people] go!”
“¿Quién es este ‘Señor’ para que yo escuche su petición de dejar ir a Israel?” respondió El Faraón. “¡No conozco al Señor y ciertamente no dejaré que Israel se vaya!”
3 They/we replied, “Yahweh God, the one we Hebrews [worship], has (revealed himself/appeared) to us [and told us what to tell you]. So we ask you to [please] let us go on a three day journey into the desert. We must offer sacrifices to Yahweh God [there]. [If we do] not do that, he will cause us to die [IDM] from diseases or from attacks [by our enemies] [MTY].”
“El Dios de los hebreos vino a nosotros”, añadieron. “Por favor, permítenos hacer un viaje de tres días al desierto y ofrecer sacrificios al Señor nuestro Dios. De lo contrario nos matará por enfermedad o por espada”.
4 But the king of Egypt said to them/us, “Moses and Aaron, (stop trying to keep the Israeli people from working/why are you preventing the Israeli people from working?) [RHQ] [Tell those slaves] to return to work!”
“Moisés y Aarón, ¿por qué intentan distraer al pueblo de su trabajo?” Preguntó el Faraón. “¡Vuelvan a su trabajo!” ordenó.
5 The king also said, “Listen [to me! You] people [who now live] in this land are now [more] numerous, and you want them [to stop working and] rest!”
“Mira aquí”, continuó. “Hay mucha gente tuya aquí en nuestro país y estás impidiendo que hagan el trabajo que se les ha asignado”.
6 That same day the king commanded the Egyptian slave bosses and the [Israeli] men supervising the slaves,
Ese mismo día ordenó a los capataces y a los encargados del pueblo:
7 “Do not continue to give the [Israeli] people straw for making bricks, as you have done previously. Make them go [into the fields] and gather straw for themselves.
“No les den más paja para hacer ladrillos como antes. Que vayan ellos mismos a recoger la paja.
8 But require them to make the same number of bricks that they did before. Do not decrease the number at all. They (are lazy/do not have enough work to do). That is the reason they are asking me to let them go [into the desert] to offer sacrifices to their god.
Pero que sigan produciendo la misma cantidad de ladrillos que antes. Son un pueblo perezoso, por eso gritan, pidiendo: ‘Por favor, déjanos ir y ofrecer sacrificios a nuestro Dios’.
9 Force the men to work harder, so that they will not [have time] to listen to lies [from their leaders]!”
¡Hagan que su trabajo sea más duro, para que puedan seguir trabajando y no se distraigan con todas estas mentiras!”
10 So the slave bosses and supervisors of the slaves went to where the [Israeli] people were and said to them, “The king has said that he will no longer give you any straw.
Así que los capataces salieron y le dijeron al pueblo de Israel: “Esto es lo que el Faraón ha ordenado: ‘No les proveeré más paja.
11 [So] you yourselves must go and get straw wherever you can find it. But you must still keep working to make the same number of bricks as before.” [LIT]
Vayan y recojan la paja donde puedan encontrarla, porque su cuota de trabajo no se reducirá’”.
12 So the Israeli people went all over Egypt to find straw.
Así que la gente iba por todo Egipto recogiendo rastrojos para la paja.
13 The slave bosses kept telling them insistently, “Finish the work you are required to do each day, [making the same amount of bricks] as you did [before, when we gave you] straw!”
Loscapataces seguían forzándolos, diciendo: “¡Todavía tienen que hacer el mismo trabajo que hacían cuando recibían la paja!”
14 [When they were not able to do that], the slave bosses had the [Israeli supervisors] beaten [with sticks], and they asked them, “Why have [all the men you are supervising] not been able to make [the same number] of bricks today/now as [they did] before [RHQ]?”
Golpeaban a los supervisores israelitas que ellos habían puesto a cargo, gritándoles: “¿Por qué no han cumplido con su cuota de ladrillos como lo hicieron antes?”
15 Then the Israeli supervisors went to the king and complained, saying “[Your Majesty], why are you treating us this way?
Los supervisores israelitas fueron a quejarse al Faraón, diciendo: “¿Por qué nos tratas así a tus siervos?
16 [Now] they are not giving us any straw [for making bricks], but they keep commanding us to make bricks. And now sometimes they beat us. But it is the fault of your own slave bosses [that we cannot make as many bricks as before]!”
No nos das nada de paja, pero tus capataces exigen que hagamos ladrillos, ¡y nos golpean! ¡Tu pueblo nos trata mal!”
17 But the king said, “You are lazy and do not [want to] work! That is why you keep saying, ‘Allow us to go [to the desert] and offer sacrifices to Yahweh.’
“¡No, ustedes solo son unos vagos, unos perezosos!” respondió el Faraón. “Por eso siguenrogando: ‘Por favor, déjanos ir y ofrecer sacrificios al Señor’.
18 So go and get back to work! [We] are not going to give you any straw, but you must keep making the same number of bricks!”
¡Ahora salgan de aquí y vayan a trabajar! ¡No se les dará paja, pero aún así tendrán que producir la cuota completa de ladrillos!”
19 The Israeli supervisors realized that they were in a difficult situation, because they had been told, “We are not going to decrease the number of bricks [you must make] each day.”
Los supervisores israelitas se dieron cuenta de que estaban en problemas cuando les dijeron: “No deben reducir la producción diaria de ladrillos”.
20 As they left the king’s [palace], they met Aaron and Moses/me, who were waiting for them [there].
Se acercaron a Moisés y Aarón que los esperaban después de su encuentro con el Faraón,
21 They said to Aaron and Moses/me, “Yahweh has seen [what] you two [have done] He will punish you [MTY], because you have caused the king and his officials to despise us! You have given them an excuse [MTY] to kill us!”
y dijeron: “¡Que el Señor vea lo que han hecho y los juzgue por ello! Han hecho que el Faraón y sus oficiales se enojen con nosotros. ¡Han puesto una espada en sus manos para matarnos!”
22 Moses/I left them and prayed to Yahweh again, saying, “O Yahweh, why have you caused all these evil things to happen to your people [RHQ]? And why did you send me [here] [RHQ]?
Moisés volvió donde el Señor y se quejó: “¿Por qué le has causado todos estos problemas a tu propio pueblo, Señor? ¿Fue para esto que me enviaste?
23 Ever since I went to the king and told him what you told me to say [MTY], he has treated your people very cruelly, and you have not done anything to help/rescue them!”
“Desde que fui a ver al Faraón para hablar en tu nombre, él ha sido aún más duro con tu pueblo, ¡y no has hecho nada para salvarlo!”
