Exodus 5
1 And after this went in Moses and Aaron to Pharao, and they said to him, These things says the Lord God of Israel, Send my people away, that they may keep a feast to me in the wilderness.
Post haec ingressi sunt Moyses et Aaron, et dixerunt Pharaoni: Haec dicit Dominus Deus Israel: Dimitte populum meum ut sacrificet mihi in deserto.
2 And Pharao said, Who is he that I should listen to his voice, so that I should send away the children of Israel? I do not know the Lord, and I will not let Israel go.
At ille respondit: Quis est Dominus, ut audiam vocem eius, et dimittam Israel? nescio Dominum, et Israel non dimittam.
3 And they say to him, The God of the Hebrews has called us to him: we will go therefore a three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God, lest at any time death or slaughter happen to us.
Dixeruntque: Deus Hebraeorum vocavit nos, ut eamus viam trium dierum in solitudinem, et sacrificemus Domino Deo nostro: ne forte accidat nobis pestis aut gladius.
4 And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do you, Moses and Aaron, turn the people from their works? depart each of you to your works.
Ait ad eos rex Aegypti: Quare Moyses et Aaron solicitatis populum ab operibus suis? ite ad onera vestra.
5 And Pharao said, Behold now, the people is very numerous; let us not then give them rest from their work.
Dixitque Pharao: Multus est populus terrae: videtis quod turba succreverit: quanto magis si dederitis eis requiem ab operibus?
6 And Pharao gave orders to the taskmasters of the people and the accountants, saying,
Praecepit ergo in die illo praefectis operum et exactoribus populi, dicens:
7 You shall no longer give straw to the people for brick-making as yesterday and the third day; but let them go themselves, and collect straw for themselves.
Nequaquam ultra dabitis paleas populo ad conficiendos lateres, sicut prius: sed ipsi vadant, et colligant stipulas.
8 And you shall impose on them daily the rate of brick-making which they perform: you shall not abate anything, for they are idle; therefore have they cried, saying, Let us arise and do sacrifice to our God.
Et mensuram laterum, quam prius faciebant, imponetis super eos, nec minuetis quidquam: vacant enim, et idcirco vociferantur, dicentes: Eamus, et sacrificemus Deo nostro.
9 Let the works of these men be made grievous, and let them care for these things, and not care for vain words.
Opprimantur operibus, et expleant ea: ut non acquiescant verbis mendacibus.
10 And the taskmasters and the accountants hastened them, and they spoke to the people, saying, thus says Pharao, I [will] give you straw no longer.
Igitur egressi praefecti operum et exactores, ad populum dixerunt: Sic dicit Pharao: Non do vobis paleas:
11 Go you, yourselves, get for yourselves straw whenever you can find it, for nothing is diminished from your rate.
ite, et colligite sicubi invenire poteritis, nec minuetur quidquam de opere vestro.
12 So the people were dispersed in all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble for straw.
Dispersusque est populus per omnem Terram Aegypti ad colligendas paleas.
13 and the taskmasters hastened them, saying, Fulfil your regular daily tasks, even as when straw was given you.
Praefecti quoque operum instabant, dicentes: Complete opus vestrum quotidie, ut prius facere solebatis quando dabantur vobis paleae.
14 And the accountants of the race of the children of Israel, who were set over them by the masters of Pharao, were scourged, [[and questioned, ] men] saying, Why have you not fulfilled your rates of brick work as yesterday and the third day, today also?
Flagellatique sunt qui praeerant operibus filiorum Israel, ab exactoribus Pharaonis, dicentibus: Quare non implestis mensuram laterum sicut prius, nec heri, nec hodie?
15 And the accountants of the children of Israel went in and cried to Pharao, saying, Why do you act thus to your servants?
Veneruntque praepositi filiorum Israel, et vociferati sunt ad Pharaonem dicentes: Cur ita agis contra servos tuos?
16 Straw is not given to your servants, and they tell us to make brick; and behold your servants have been scourged: you will therefore injure your people.
Paleae non dantur nobis, et lateres similiter imperantur: en famuli tui flagellis caedimur, et iniuste agitur contra populum tuum.
17 And he said to them, You are idle, you are idlers: therefore you say, Let us go [and] do sacrifice to our God.
Qui ait: Vacatis otio, et idcirco dicitis: Eamus, et sacrificemus Domino.
18 Now then go and work, for straw shall not be given to you, yet you shall return the rate of bricks.
Ite ergo, et operamini: paleae non dabuntur vobis, et reddetis consuetum numerum laterum.
19 And the accountants of the children of Israel saw themselves in an evil plight, [men] saying, You shall not fail to deliver the daily rate of the brick-making.
Videbantque se praepositi filiorum Israel in malum, eo quod diceretur eis: Non minuetur quidquam de lateribus per singulos dies.
20 And they met Moses and Aaron coming forth to meet them, as they came forth from Pharao.
Occurreruntque Moysi et Aaron, qui stabant ex adverso, egredientibus a Pharaone:
21 And they said to them, The Lord look upon you and judge you, for you have made our savor abominable before Pharao, and before his servants, to put a sword into his hands to kill us.
et dixerunt ad eos: Videat Dominus et iudicet, quoniam foetere fecistis odorem nostrum coram Pharaone et servis eius, et praebuistis ei gladium, ut occideret nos.
22 And Moses turned to the Lord, and said, I pray, Lord, why have you afflicted this people? and therefore have you sent me?
Reversusque est Moyses ad Dominum, et ait: Domine, cur afflixisti populum istum? quare misisti me?
23 For from the time that I went to Pharao to speak in your name, he has afflicted this people, and you have not delivered your people.
Ex eo enim quo ingressus sum ad Pharaonem ut loquerer in nomine tuo, afflixit populum tuum: et non liberasti eos.
