First Encounter with Pharaoh

Afterward Moses and Aaron went in and told Pharaoh, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘Let My people go, that they may [a]hold (A)a feast to Me in the wilderness.’ ”

And Pharaoh said, (B)“Who is the Lord, that I should obey His voice to let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, (C)nor will I let Israel go.”

So they said, (D)“The God of the Hebrews has (E)met with us. Please, let us go three days’ journey into the desert and sacrifice to the Lord our God, lest He fall upon us with (F)pestilence or with the sword.”

Then the king of Egypt said to them, “Moses and Aaron, why do you take the people from their work? Get back to your (G)labor.” And Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are (H)many now, and you make them rest from their labor!”

So the same day Pharaoh commanded the (I)taskmasters of the people and their officers, saying, “You shall no longer give the people straw to make (J)brick as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves. And you shall lay on them the quota of bricks which they made before. You shall not reduce it. For they are idle; therefore they cry out, saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’ Let more work be laid on the men, that they may labor in it, and let them not regard false words.”

10 And the taskmasters of the people and their officers went out and spoke to the people, saying, “Thus says Pharaoh: ‘I will not give you straw. 11 Go, get yourselves straw where you can find it; yet none of your work will be reduced.’ ” 12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw. 13 And the taskmasters forced them to hurry, saying, “Fulfill your work, your daily quota, as when there was straw.” 14 Also the (K)officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were (L)beaten and were asked, “Why have you not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and today, as before?”

15 Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried out to Pharaoh, saying, “Why are you dealing thus with your servants? 16 There is no straw given to your servants, and they say to us, ‘Make brick!’ And indeed your servants are beaten, but the fault is in your own people.”

17 But he said, “You are idle! Idle! Therefore you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’ 18 Therefore go now and work; for no straw shall be given you, yet you shall deliver the quota of bricks.” 19 And the officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in trouble after it was said, “You shall not reduce any bricks from your daily quota.”

20 Then, as they came out from Pharaoh, they met Moses and Aaron who stood there to meet them. 21 (M)And they said to them, “Let the Lord look on you and judge, because you have made [b]us abhorrent in the sight of Pharaoh and in the sight of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us.”

Israel’s Deliverance Assured(N)

22 So Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Lord, why have You brought trouble on this people? Why is it You have sent me? 23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in Your name, he has done evil to this people; neither have You delivered Your people at all.”

Footnotes

  1. Exodus 5:1 keep a pilgrim-feast
  2. Exodus 5:21 Lit. our scent to stink before

At pagkatapos nito, si Moises at si Aaron ay nagsipasok, at sinabi kay Faraon, Ganito ang sabi ng Panginoon, ng Dios ng Israel, Bayaan mong ang aking bayan ay yumaon upang ipagdiwang nila ako ng isang kapistahan sa ilang.

At sinabi ni Faraon, Sino ang Panginoon na aking pakikinggan ang kaniyang tinig, upang pahintulutan kong yumaon ang Israel? Hindi ko nakikilala ang Panginoon at saka hindi ko pahihintulutang yumaon ang Israel.

At kanilang sinabi, Ang Dios ng mga Hebreo ay nakipagtagpo sa amin; pahintulutan mo nga kaming maglakbay na tatlong araw sa ilang, at maghain sa Panginoon naming Dios, baka hulugan niya kami ng salot o ng tabak.

At sinabi sa kanila ng hari sa Egipto, Bakit kinakalagan ninyo, Moises at Aaron, ang bayan sa kanilang mga gawain? pumaroon kayo sa mga atang sa inyo.

At sinabi ni Faraon, Narito, ang mga tao sa lupain ay marami na ngayon, at inyong pinapagpapahinga sila sa mga atang sa kanila.

At ng araw ring yaon ay nagutos si Faraon sa mga tagapagpaatag sa bayan at sa kanilang mga puno, na sinasabi,

Huwag na ninyong bibigyan ang bayan, ng dayami sa paggawa ng laryo, na gaya ng dati: sila ang pumaroon at magtipon ng dayami sa ganang kanilang sarili.

At ang bilang ng mga laryo, na kanilang ginagawang dati ay siya rin ninyong iaatang sa kanila; wala kayong babawasin: sapagka't sila'y mga pagayongayon; kaya't sila'y dumadaing, na nagsasabi, Bayaan mo kaming yumaon at maghain sa aming Dios.

Pabigatin ninyo ang gawain ng mga lalake upang kanilang pagpagalan at huwag nilang pakitunguhan ang mga kabulaanang salita.

10 At ang mga tagapagpaatag sa bayan, ay nagsilabas, at kanilang sinalita sa bayan, na sinasabi, Ganito ang sabi ni Faraon, Hindi ko kayo bibigyan ng dayami.

11 Yumaon kayo ng inyong sarili, kumuha kayo ng dayami kung saan kayo makakakuha: sapagka't walang babawasin kaunti man sa inyong gawain.

12 Kaya't ang bayan ay nangalat sa buong lupain ng Egipto, na humahanap ng pinagputulan ng trigo na panghalili sa dayami.

13 At hinihigpitan sila ng mga tagapagpaatag, na sinasabi, Tapusin ninyo ang inyong mga gawa, ang inyong gawain sa araw-araw, na gaya nang mayroong kayong dayami.

14 At ang mga pinuno sa mga anak ni Israel na ipinaglalagay sa kanila ng mga tagapagpaatag ni Faraon, ay nangapalo, at sa kanila'y sinabi, Bakit hindi ninyo tinapos ang inyong gawain kahapon at ngayon, sa paggawa ng laryo, na gaya ng dati?

15 Nang magkagayo'y ang mga pinuno sa mga anak ni Israel ay naparoon at dumaing kay Faraon, na nagsasabi, Bakit mo ginaganyan ang iyong mga alipin?

16 Walang anomang dayami, na ibinibigay sa iyong mga alipin, at kanilang sinasabi sa amin, Gumawa kayo ng laryo: at, narito, ang iyong mga alipin ay nangapapalo; nguni't ang sala'y nasa iyong sariling bayan.

17 Datapuwa't kaniyang sinabi, Kayo'y mga pagayongayon, kayo'y mga pagayongayon: kaya't inyong sinasabi, Bayaan mo kaming yumaon at maghain sa Panginoon.

18 Kayo nga'y yumaon ngayon at gumawa; sapagka't walang anomang dayaming ibibigay sa inyo, at gayon ma'y inyong ibibigay ang bilang ng mga laryo.

19 At nakita ng mga pinuno ng mga anak ni Israel, na sila'y nasa masamang kalagayan, nang sabihin, Walang mababawas na anoman sa inyong mga laryo sa inyong gawain sa araw-araw.

20 At kanilang nasalubong si Moises at si Aaron na nagsitayo sa daan, pagkapanggaling kay Faraon:

21 At sinabi nila sa kanila, Kayo nawa'y tunghan ng Panginoon, at hatulan; sapagka't ang aming katayuan ay ginawa mong nakamumuhi sa mga mata ni Faraon, at sa mga mata ng kaniyang mga lingkod, na naglagay ng tabak sa kanilang kamay upang kami ay patayin.

22 At si Moises ay bumalik sa Panginoon, at nagsabi, Panginoon, bakit mo ginawan ng kasamaan ang bayang ito? bakit mo sinugo ako?

23 Sapagka't mula nang ako'y pumaroon kay Faraon na magsalita sa iyong pangalan, ay kaniyang ginawan ng kasamaan ang bayang ito: at ni hindi mo man iniligtas ang iyong bayan.

Bricks Without Straw

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.’”

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)

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.”

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!” Then Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are now numerous,(H) and you are stopping them from working.”

That same day Pharaoh gave this order to the slave drivers(I) and overseers in charge of the people: “You are no longer to supply the people with straw for making bricks;(J) let them go and gather their own straw. 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) 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.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.

And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

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.

Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.

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.

11 Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.

12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

13 And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.

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?

15 Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?

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.

17 But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the Lord.

18 Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.

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.

20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:

21 And they said unto them, The Lord look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour 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.

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?

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.