< Exodus 5 >

1 And after they went Moses and Aaron and they said to Pharaoh thus he says Yahweh [the] God of Israel let go people my so they may celebrate a festival to me in the wilderness. 2 And he said Pharaoh who? [is] Yahweh that I will listen to voice his by letting go Israel not I know Yahweh and also Israel not I will let go. 3 And they said [the] God of the Hebrews he has met with us let us go please a journey of three days in the wilderness and let us sacrifice to Yahweh God our lest he should fall on us with pestilence or with the sword. 4 And he said to them [the] king of Egypt why? O Moses and Aaron are you causing to refrain the people from work its go to forced labor your. 5 And he said Pharaoh here! [is] many now [the] people of the land and you have caused to cease them from forced labor their. 6 And he commanded Pharaoh on the day that the taskmasters over the people and foremen its saying. 7 Not you will repeat! to give straw to the people to make bricks the bricks as yesterday three days ago they let them go and they may gather for themselves straw. 8 And [the] measurement of the bricks which they [were] making yesterday three days ago you will place on them not you will diminish from it for [are] idle they there-fore they [are] crying out saying let us go let us sacrifice to God our. 9 Let it be heavy the labor on the men so they may work in it and may not them pay attention to words of falsehood. 10 And they went out [the] taskmasters of the people and foremen its and they said to the people saying thus he says Pharaoh not I [am] giving to you straw. 11 You go acquire for yourselves straw from where you will find [it] for not [is] diminished from labor your anything. 12 And it scattered the people in all [the] land of Egypt to gather stubble for the straw. 13 And the taskmasters [were] pressing [them] saying complete work your a matter of a day in day its just as when was the straw. 14 And they were struck [the] foremen of [the] people of Israel whom they had appointed over them [the] taskmasters of Pharaoh saying why? not have you completed prescribed portion your by making bricks as yesterday three days ago neither yesterday nor this day. 15 And they went [the] foremen of [the] people of Israel and they cried out to Pharaoh saying why? are you doing thus to servants your. 16 Straw not [is being] given to servants your and bricks [people are] saying to us make and there! servants your [are] being struck and you have sinned people your. 17 And he said [are] idle you idle there-fore you [are] saying let us go let us sacrifice to Yahweh. 18 And now go work and straw not it will be given to you and [the] measurement of bricks you will give. 19 And they saw [the] foremen of [the] people of Israel themselves in trouble saying not you will diminish from bricks your a matter of a day in day its. 20 And they met Moses and Aaron standing to meet them when came out they from with Pharaoh. 21 And they said to them may he look Yahweh on you and may he judge that you have made stink odor our in [the] eyes of Pharaoh and in [the] eyes of servants his to put a sword in hand their to kill us. 22 And he returned Moses to Yahweh and he said O Lord why? have you done harm to the people this why? this did you send me. 23 And from then I went to Pharaoh to speak in name your he has done harm to the people this and certainly not you have delivered people your.

< Exodus 5 >