Êxodo 5
1 E depois foram Moysés e Aarão, e disseram a Pharaó: Assim diz o Senhor Deus d'Israel: Deixa ir o meu povo, para que me celebre uma festa no deserto.
After these things happened, Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says: 'Let my people go, so they can have a festival for me in the wilderness.'”
2 Mas Pharaó disse: Quem é o Senhor, cuja voz eu ouvirei, para deixar ir Israel? não conheço o Senhor, nem tão pouco deixarei ir Israel.
Pharaoh said, “Who is Yahweh? Why should I listen to his voice and let Israel go? I do not know Yahweh; moreover, I will not let Israel go.”
3 E elles disseram: O Deus dos hebreos nos encontrou; portanto deixa-nos agora ir caminho de tres dias ao deserto, para que não venha sobre nós com pestilencia ou com espada.
They said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Let us go on a three-day journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to Yahweh our God so that he does not attack us with plague or with the sword.”
4 Então disse-lhes o rei do Egypto: Moysés e Aarão, porque fazeis cessar o povo das suas obras? ide a vossas cargas.
But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why are you taking the people from their work? Go back to your work.”
5 E disse tambem Pharaó: Eis que o povo da terra já é muito, e vós fazeis cessal-os das suas cargas.
He also said, “There are now many people in our land, and you are making them stop their work.”
6 Portanto deu ordem Pharaó n'aquelle mesmo dia aos exactores do povo, e aos seus officiaes, dizendo:
On that same day, Pharaoh gave a command to the people's taskmasters and foremen. He said,
7 D'aqui em diante não torneis a dar palha ao povo, para fazer tijolos, como fizestes hontem e antehontem: vão elles mesmos, e colham palhas para si.
“Unlike before, you must no longer give the people straw to make bricks. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.
8 E lhes imporeis a conta dos tijolos que fizeram hontem, e antehontem: nada diminuireis d'ella: porque elles estão ociosos; por isso clamam, dizendo: Vamos, sacrifiquemos ao nosso Deus.
However, you must still demand from them the same number of bricks as they made before. Do not accept any fewer, because they are lazy. That is why they are calling out and saying, 'Allow us to go and sacrifice to our God.'
9 Aggrave-se o serviço sobre estes homens, para que se occupem n'elle, e não confiem em palavras de mentira.
Increase the workload for the men so that they keep at it and pay no more attention to deceptive words.”
10 Então sairam os exactores do povo, e seus officiaes, e fallaram ao povo, dizendo: Assim diz Pharaó: Eu não vos darei palha;
So the people's taskmasters and foremen went out and informed the people. They said, “This is what Pharaoh says: 'I will no longer give you any straw.
11 Ide vós mesmos, e tomae vós palha d'onde a achardes: porque nada se diminuirá de vosso serviço.
You yourselves must go and get straw wherever you can find it, but your workload will not be reduced.'”
12 Então o povo se espalhou por toda a terra do Egypto, a colher rastolho em logar de palha.
So the people scattered throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
13 E os exactores os apertavam, dizendo: Acabae vossa obra, a tarefa de cada dia, como quando havia palha.
The taskmasters kept urging them and saying, “Finish your work, just as when straw was given to you.”
14 E foram açoitados os officiaes dos filhos d'Israel, que os exactores de Pharaó tinham posto sobre elles, dizendo estes: Porque não acabastes vossa tarefa, fazendo tijolos como antes, assim tambem hontem e hoje?
Pharaoh's taskmasters beat the Israelite foremen, those same men whom they had put in charge of the workers. The taskmasters kept asking them, “Why have you not produced all the bricks required of you, either yesterday and today, as you used to do in the past?”
15 Pelo que foram-se os officiaes dos filhos d'Israel, e clamaram a Pharaó, dizendo: Porque fazes assim a teus servos?
So the Israelite foremen came to Pharaoh and cried out to him. They said, “Why are you treating your servants this way?
16 Palha não se dá a teus servos, e nos dizem: Fazei tijolos: e eis que teus servos são açoitados; porém o teu povo tem a culpa.
No straw is being given to your servants anymore, but they are still telling us, 'Make bricks!' We, your servants, are even beaten now, but it is the fault of your own people.”
17 Mas elle disse: Vós sois ociosos: vós sois ociosos: por isso dizeis: Vamos, sacrifiquemos ao Senhor.
But Pharaoh said, “You are lazy! You are lazy! You say, 'Allow us to go sacrifice to Yahweh.'
18 Ide pois agora, trabalhae: palha porém não se vos dará: comtudo, dareis a conta dos tijolos.
So now go back to work. No more straw will be given to you, but you must still make the same number of bricks.”
19 Então os officiaes dos filhos d'Israel viram-se em afflicção, porquanto se dizia: Nada diminuireis de vossos tijolos, da tarefa do dia no seu dia.
The Israelite foremen saw that they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce the daily number of bricks.”
20 E encontraram a Moysés e a Aarão, que estavam defronte d'elles, quando sairam de Pharaó,
They met Moses and Aaron, who were standing outside the palace, as they went away from Pharaoh.
21 E disseram-lhes: O Senhor attente sobre vós, e julgue isso, porquanto fizeste feder o nosso cheiro diante de Pharaó, e diante de seus servos, dando-lhes a espada nas mãos, para nos matar.
They said to Moses and Aaron, “May Yahweh look at you and punish you, because you have made us offensive in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants. You have put a sword in their hand to kill us.”
22 Então se tornou Moysés ao Senhor, e disse: Senhor! porque fizeste mal a este povo? porque me enviaste?
Moses went back to Yahweh and said, “Lord, why have you caused trouble for this people? Why did you send me in the first place?
23 Porque desde que entrei a Pharaó, para fallar em teu nome, elle maltratou a este povo; e de nenhuma sorte livraste o teu povo.
Ever since I came to Pharaoh to speak to him in your name, he has caused trouble for this people, and you have not set your people free at all.”
