Exodo 5
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
Sina Moises at Aaron sa Harapan ng Faraon
5 Pagkatapos nito, nagpunta sa Faraon sina Moises at Aaron. Sinabi nila, “Ipinapasabi ni Yahweh, ang Diyos ng Israel, na payagan ninyong pumunta sa ilang ang kanyang bayang Israel upang magpista bilang parangal sa kanya.”
2 “Sinong Yahweh? Sino siyang mag-uutos sa akin na payagan kong umalis ang mga Israelita? Wala akong kilalang Yahweh. Hindi! Hindi ko papayagang umalis ang mga Israelita,” sagot ng Faraon.
3 Sinabi nila, “Nagpakita po sa amin ang Diyos naming mga Hebreo kaya isinasamo naming payagan na ninyo kaming maglakbay nang tatlong araw papunta sa ilang upang maghandog kay Yahweh na aming Diyos. Kung hindi, lilipulin niya kami sa pamamagitan ng sakit o digmaan.”
4 Sinabi ng hari ng Egipto kina Moises at Aaron, “At bakit ninyo ilalayo ang mga tao sa kanilang trabaho? Bumalik kayo ngayon din sa inyong mga trabaho. 5 Mas marami na nga ang mga Hebreo kaysa mga Egipcio, nais pa ninyong tumigil sa pagtatrabaho?” sabi sa kanila ng Faraon.
6 Nang araw ding iyon, ipinatawag ng Faraon ang mga tagapangasiwang Egipcio at ang mga kapatas na Israelita. Sinabi niya, 7 “Huwag na ninyo silang bibigyan ng dayaming ginagamit sa paggawa ng tisa. Hayaan ninyong sila ang manguha ng gagamitin nila. 8 At ang dami ng gagawin nila ay tulad din ng dati; huwag babawasan kahit isa. Tinatamad lang ang mga iyan kaya nagpapaalam na maghandog sa kanilang Diyos. 9 Lalo ninyong damihan ang kanilang gawain at lalo silang higpitan sa pagtatrabaho para hindi sila makapakinig ng kung anu-anong kasinungalingan.”
10 Pagkasabi nito ng Faraon, lumakad ang mga tagapangasiwang Egipcio at ang mga kapatas. Sinabi nila sa mga tao, “Ipinapasabi ng Faraon na hindi na kayo bibigyan ng dayami. 11 Kayo na ang bahalang manguha ng kailangan ninyo kung saan mayroon, at ang tisang gagawin ninyo araw-araw ay sindami rin ng dati.” 12 Ginalugad ng mga Israelita ang buong Egipto sa paghahanap ng dayami. 13 Sila'y inaapura ng mga tagapangasiwa at pilit na pinagagawa ng tisang sindami rin noong sila'y binibigyan pa ng dayami. 14 Kapag kulang ang kanilang nagawa, ang mga kapatas na Israelita ay binubugbog ng mga tagapangasiwa, at tinatanong: “Bakit kakaunti ang nagawa ninyo ngayon?”
15 Dahil dito, pumunta sa Faraon ang mga kapatas at nagreklamo, “Bakit po naman ninyo kami ginaganito? 16 Pinagagawa pa po kami ng tisa ngunit hindi na binibigyan ng dayami. At ngayon po'y binubugbog pa kami, gayong ang mga tauhan ninyo ang may pagkukulang!”
17 Sinabi ng Faraon, “Mga batugan! Tinatamad lang kayo kaya ninyo hinihiling sa akin na payagan kayong maghandog kay Yahweh. 18 Sige, magbalik na kayo sa inyong trabaho. Hindi kayo bibigyan ng dayami, at ang gagawin ninyong tisa ay sindami pa rin ng dati ninyong ginagawa.”
19 Nakita ng mga kapatas ang hirap ng kanilang katayuan nang sabihin sa kanilang sindami rin ng dati ang kanilang gagawin. 20 Pag-uwi nila mula sa pakikipag-usap sa Faraon, nakita nila sa daan sina Moises at Aaron na naghihintay sa kanila. 21 Sinabi nila sa dalawa, “Parusahan sana kayo ni Yahweh. Dahil sa ginawa ninyong ito, nagalit sa amin ang Faraon at ang mga tauhan niya. Binigyan pa ninyo sila ng dahilang patayin kami.”
Nanalangin si Moises
22 Kaya, nanalangin si Moises, “Yahweh, bakit po ninyo pinahihirapan ng ganito ang inyong bayan? Bakit pa ninyo ako sinugo kung ganito rin lamang ang mangyayari? 23 Mula nang makipag-usap ako sa Faraon ay lalo niyang pinahirapan ang inyong bayan, ngunit wala kayong ginagawa upang tulungan sila.”
Exodus 5
New International Version
Bricks Without Straw
5 Afterward Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Let my people go,(A) so that they may hold a festival(B) to me in the wilderness.’”
2 Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord,(C) that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord and I will not let Israel go.”(D)
3 Then they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Now let us take a three-day journey(E) into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God, or he may strike us with plagues(F) or with the sword.”
4 But the king of Egypt said, “Moses and Aaron, why are you taking the people away from their labor?(G) Get back to your work!” 5 Then Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are now numerous,(H) and you are stopping them from working.”
6 That same day Pharaoh gave this order to the slave drivers(I) and overseers in charge of the people: 7 “You are no longer to supply the people with straw for making bricks;(J) let them go and gather their own straw. 8 But require them to make the same number of bricks as before; don’t reduce the quota.(K) They are lazy;(L) that is why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’(M) 9 Make the work harder for the people so that they keep working and pay no attention to lies.”
10 Then the slave drivers(N) and the overseers went out and said to the people, “This is what Pharaoh says: ‘I will not give you any more straw. 11 Go and get your own straw wherever you can find it, but your work will not be reduced(O) at all.’” 12 So the people scattered all over Egypt to gather stubble to use for straw. 13 The slave drivers kept pressing them, saying, “Complete the work required of you for each day, just as when you had straw.” 14 And Pharaoh’s slave drivers beat the Israelite overseers they had appointed,(P) demanding, “Why haven’t you met your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as before?”
15 Then the Israelite overseers went and appealed to Pharaoh: “Why have you treated your servants this way? 16 Your servants are given no straw, yet we are told, ‘Make bricks!’ Your servants are being beaten, but the fault is with your own people.”
17 Pharaoh said, “Lazy, that’s what you are—lazy!(Q) That is why you keep saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’ 18 Now get to work.(R) You will not be given any straw, yet you must produce your full quota of bricks.”
19 The Israelite overseers realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You are not to reduce the number of bricks required of you for each day.” 20 When they left Pharaoh, they found Moses and Aaron waiting to meet them, 21 and they said, “May the Lord look on you and judge(S) you! You have made us obnoxious(T) to Pharaoh and his officials and have put a sword(U) in their hand to kill us.”(V)
God Promises Deliverance
22 Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Why, Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people?(W) Is this why you sent me? 23 Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and you have not rescued(X) your people at all.”
Exodus 5
English Standard Version
Making Bricks Without Straw
5 Afterward Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, “Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold (A)a feast to me in the wilderness.’” 2 But Pharaoh said, (B)“Who is the Lord, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, and moreover, (C)I will not let Israel go.” 3 Then they said, “The (D)God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go a three days' journey into the wilderness that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword.” 4 But the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you take the people away from their work? Get back to your (E)burdens.” 5 And Pharaoh said, “Behold, (F)the people of the land are now many,[a] and you make them rest from their burdens!” 6 The same day Pharaoh commanded the (G)taskmasters of the people and their (H)foremen, 7 “You shall no longer give the people straw to make bricks, as in the past; let them go and gather straw for themselves. 8 But the number of bricks that they made in the past you shall impose on them, you shall by no means reduce it, for they are idle. Therefore they cry, ‘Let us go and offer sacrifice to our God.’ 9 Let heavier work be laid on the men that they may labor at it and pay no regard to lying words.”
10 So the (I)taskmasters and the foremen of the people went out and said to the people, “Thus says Pharaoh, ‘I will not give you straw. 11 Go and get your straw yourselves wherever you can find it, but your work will not be reduced in the least.’” 12 So the people were scattered throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw. 13 The (J)taskmasters were urgent, saying, “Complete your work, your daily task each day, as when there was straw.” 14 And the foremen of the people of Israel, whom Pharaoh's (K)taskmasters had set over them, were beaten and were asked, “Why have you not done all your task of making bricks today and yesterday, as in the past?”
15 Then the foremen of the people of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, “Why do you treat your servants like this? 16 No straw is given to your servants, yet they say to us, ‘Make bricks!’ And behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people.” 17 But he said, “You are idle, you are idle; that is why you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’ 18 Go now and work. No straw will be given you, but you must still deliver the same number of bricks.” 19 The foremen of the people of Israel saw that they were in trouble when they said, “You shall by no means reduce your number of bricks, your daily task each day.” 20 They met Moses and Aaron, who were waiting for them, as they came out from Pharaoh; 21 and (L)they said to them, “The Lord look on you and judge, because you have made us stink in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants, and have put a sword in their hand to kill us.”
22 Then Moses turned to the Lord and said, “O Lord, why have you done evil to this people? Why did you ever send me? 23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has done evil to this people, and you have not delivered your people at all.”
Footnotes
- Exodus 5:5 Samaritan they are now more numerous than the people of the land
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