1 A fterward Moses and Aaron went in and told Pharaoh, Thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, Let My people go, that they may hold a feast to Me in the wilderness.

And afterwards have Moses and Aaron entered, and they say unto Pharaoh, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Send My people away, and they keep a feast to Me in the wilderness;'

2 B ut 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 Pharaoh saith, `Who Jehovah, that I hearken to His voice, to send Israel away? I have not known Jehovah, and Israel also I do not send away.'

3 A nd they said, The God of the Hebrews has met with us; let us go, we pray you, three days’ journey into the desert and sacrifice to the Lord our God, lest He fall upon us with pestilence or with the sword.

And they say, `The God of the Hebrews hath met with us, let us go, we pray thee, a journey of three days into the wilderness, and we sacrifice to Jehovah our God, lest He meet us with pestilence or with sword.'

4 T he king of Egypt said to Moses and Aaron, Why do you take the people from their jobs? Get to your burdens!

And the king of Egypt saith unto them, `Why, Moses and Aaron, do ye free the people from its works? go to your burdens.'

5 P haraoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and you make them rest from their burdens!

Pharaoh also saith, `Lo, numerous now the people of the land, and ye have caused them to cease from their burdens!'

6 T he very same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their officers,

And Pharaoh commandeth, on that day, the exactors among the people and its authorities, saying,

7 Y ou shall no more give the people straw to make brick; let them go and gather straw for themselves.

`Ye do not add to give straw to the people for the making of the bricks, as heretofore -- they go and have gathered straw for themselves;

8 B ut the number of the bricks which they made before you shall still require of them; you shall not diminish it in the least. For they are idle; that is why they cry, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

and the proper quantity of the bricks which they are making heretofore ye do put on them, ye do not diminish from it, for they are remiss, therefore they are crying, saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to our God;

9 L et heavier work be laid upon the men that they may labor at it and pay no attention to lying words.

let the service be heavy on the men, and let them work at it, and not be dazzled by lying words.'

10 T he taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they said to the people, Thus says Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.

And the exactors of the people, and its authorities, go out, and speak unto the people, saying, `Thus said Pharaoh, I do not give you straw,

11 G o, get straw where you can find it; but your work shall not be diminished in the least.

ye -- go ye, take for yourselves straw where ye find, for there is nothing of your service diminished.'

12 S o the people were scattered through all the land of Egypt to gather the short stubble instead of straw.

And the people is scattered over all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble for straw,

13 A nd the taskmasters were urgent, saying, Finish your work, your daily quotas, as when there was straw.

and the exactors are making haste, saying, `Complete your works, the matter of a day in its day, as when there is straw.'

14 A nd the Hebrew foremen, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten and were asked, Why have you not fulfilled all your quota of making bricks yesterday and today, as before?

And the authorities of the sons of Israel, whom the exactors of Pharaoh have placed over them, are beaten, saying, `Wherefore have ye not completed your portion in making brick as heretofore, both yesterday and to-day?'

15 T hen the Hebrew foremen came to Pharaoh and cried, Why do you deal like this with your servants?

And the authorities of the sons of Israel come in and cry unto Pharaoh, saying, `Why dost thou thus to thy servants?

16 N o 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.

Straw is not given to thy servants, and they are saying to us, Make bricks, and lo, thy servants are smitten -- and thy people hath sinned.'

17 B ut said, You are idle, lazy and idle! That is why you say, Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.

And he saith, `Remiss -- ye are remiss, therefore ye are saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to Jehovah;

18 G et out now and get to work; for no straw shall be given you, yet you shall deliver the full quota of bricks.

and now, go, serve; and straw is not given to you, and the measure of bricks ye do give.'

19 A nd the Hebrew foremen saw that they were in an evil situation when it was said, You shall not diminish in the least your full daily quota of bricks.

And the authorities of the sons of Israel see them in affliction, saying, `Ye do not diminish from your bricks; the matter of a day in its day.'

20 A nd the foremen met Moses and Aaron, who were standing in the way as they came forth from Pharaoh.

And they meet Moses and Aaron standing to meet them, in their coming out from Pharaoh,

21 A nd the foremen said to them, The Lord look upon you and judge, because you have made us a rotten stench to be detested by Pharaoh and his servants and have put a sword in their hand to slay us.

and say unto them, `Jehovah look upon you, and judge, because ye have caused our fragrance to stink in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants -- to give a sword into their hand to slay us.'

22 T hen Moses turned again to the Lord and said, O Lord, why have You dealt evil to this people? Why did You ever send me?

And Moses turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, `Lord, why hast Thou done evil to this people? why this? -- Thou hast sent me!

23 F or 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.

and since I have come unto Pharaoh, to speak in Thy name, he hath done evil to this people, and Thou hast not at all delivered Thy people.'