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.
5:2 And Pharao said, Who is he that I should hearken 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.
5:3 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.
5:4 And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do ye, Moses and Aaron, turn the
people from their works? depart each of you to your works.
5:5 And Pharao said, Behold now, the people is very numerous; let us not
then give them rest from their work.
5:6 And Pharao gave orders to the task-masters of the people and the
accountants, saying,
5:7 Ye 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.
5:8 And thou shalt impose on them daily the rate of brick-making which they
perform: thou shalt not abate anything, for they are idle; therefore have
they cried, saying, Let us arise and do sacrifice to our God.
5:9 Let the works of these men be made grievous, and let them care for these
things, and not care for vain words.
5:10 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.
5:11 Go ye, yourselves, get for yourselves straw whencesoever ye can find
it, for nothing is diminished from your rate.
5:12 So the people were dispersed in all the land of Egypt, to gather
stubble for straw.
5:13 and the taskmasters hastened them, saying, Fulfil your regular daily
tasks, even as when straw was given you.
5:14 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 ye not fulfilled your rates of brick-work as yesterday and
the third day, to-day also?
5:15 And the accountants of the children of Israel went in and cried to
Pharao, saying, Why dost thou act thus to thy servants?
5:16 Straw is not given to thy servants, and they tell us to make brick; and
behold thy servants have been scourged: thou wilt therefore injure thy
people.
5:17 And he said to them, Ye are idle, ye are idlers: therefore ye say, Let
us go [and] do sacrifice to our God.
5:18 Now then go and work, for straw shall not be given to you, yet ye shall
return the rate of bricks.
5:19 And the accountants of the children of Israel saw themselves in an evil
light, [men] saying, Ye shall not fail to deliver the daily rate of the
brick-making.
5:20 And they met Moses and Aaron coming forth to meet them, as they came
forth from Pharao.
5:21 And they said to them, The Lord look upon you and judge you, for ye
have made our savour abominable before Pharao, and before his servants, to
put a sword into his hands to slay us.
5:22 And Moses turned to the Lord, and said, I pray, Lord, why hast thou
afflicted this people? and wherefore hast thou sent me?
5:23 For from the time that I went to Pharao to speak in thy name, he has
afflicted this people, and thou hast not delivered thy people. |
5:1 And afterward Moses and Aaron went in,
and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that
they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
5:2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let
Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.
5:3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we
pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD
our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
5:4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron,
let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.
5:5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye
make them rest from their burdens.
5:6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and
their officers, saying,
5:7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let
them go and gather straw for themselves.
5:8 And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay
upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof: for they be idle; therefore
they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
5:9 Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labor therein;
and let them not regard vain words.
5:10 And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and
they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you
straw.
5:11 Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work
shall be diminished.
5:12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to
gather stubble instead of straw.
5:13 And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily
tasks, as when there was straw.
5:14 And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters
had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not
fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as
heretofore?
5:15 Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto
Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?
5:16 There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make
brick: and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own
people.
5:17 But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and
do sacrifice to the LORD.
5:18 Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet
shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.
5:19 And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in
evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of
your daily task.
5:20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth
from Pharaoh:
5:21 And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye
have made our savor to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes
of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.
5:22 And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, LORD, wherefore hast thou
so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?
5:23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to
this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all. |