1وبعد ذلك دخل موسى وهرون وقالا لفرعون هكذا يقول الرب اله اسرائيل اطلق شعبي ليعيّدوا لي في البرية.
1Afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, “This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’”
2فقال فرعون من هو الرب حتى اسمع لقوله فأطلق اسرائيل. لا اعرف الرب واسرائيل لا اطلقه.
2Pharaoh said, “Who is Yahweh, that I should listen to his voice to let Israel go? I don’t know Yahweh, and moreover I will not let Israel go.”
3فقالا اله العبرانيين قد التقانا. فنذهب سفر ثلاثة ايام في البرية ونذبح للرب الهنا. لئلا يصيبنا بالوبإ او بالسيف.
3They said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh, our God, lest he fall on us with pestilence, or with the sword.”
4فقال لهما ملك مصر لماذا يا موسى وهرون تبطلان الشعب من اعماله. اذهبا الى اثقالكما.
4The king of Egypt said to them, “Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people from their work? Get back to your burdens!”
5وقال فرعون هوذا الآن شعب الارض كثير وانتما تريحانهم من اثقالهم
5Pharaoh said, “Behold, the people of the land are now many, and you make them rest from their burdens.”
6فامر فرعون في ذلك اليوم مسخّري الشعب ومدبّريه قائلا
6The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
7لا تعودوا تعطون الشعب تبنا لصنع اللبن كامس واول من امس. ليذهبوا هم ويجمعوا تبنا لانفسهم.
7“You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick, as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.
8ومقدار اللبن الذي كانوا يصنعونه امس واول من امس تجعلون عليهم. لا تنقصوا منه. فانهم متكاسلون لذلك يصرخون قائلين نذهب ونذبح لالهنا.
8The number of the bricks, which they made before, you require from them. You shall not diminish anything of it, for they are idle; therefore they cry, saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’
9ليثقل العمل على القوم حتى يشتغلوا به ولا يلتفتوا الى كلام الكذب.
9Let heavier work be laid on the men, that they may labor therein; and don’t let them pay any attention to lying words.”
10فخرج مسخّرو الشعب ومدبّروه وكلموا الشعب قائلين هكذا يقول فرعون لست اعطيكم تبنا.
10The taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spoke to the people, saying, “This is what Pharaoh says: ‘I will not give you straw.
11اذهبوا انتم وخذوا لانفسكم تبنا من حيث تجدون. انه لا ينقص من عملكم شيء
11Go yourselves, get straw where you can find it, for nothing of your work shall be diminished.’”
12فتفرّق الشعب في كل ارض مصر ليجمعوا قشا عوضا عن التبن.
12So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
13وكان المسخّرون يعجّلونهم قائلين كمّلوا اعمالكم امر كل يوم بيومه كما كان حينما كان التبن.
13The taskmasters were urgent saying, “Fulfill your work quota daily, as when there was straw!”
14فضرب مدبرو بني اسرائيل الذين اقامهم عليهم مسخّرو فرعون وقيل لهم لماذا لم تكملوا فريضتكم من صنع اللبن امس واليوم كالامس واول من امس.
14The officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, “Why haven’t you fulfilled your quota both yesterday and today, in making brick as before?”
15فأتى مدبرو بنو اسرائيل وصرخوا الى فرعون قائلين لماذا تفعل هكذا بعبيدك.
15Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, saying, “Why do you deal this way with your servants?
16التبن ليس يعطى لعبيدك واللبن يقولون لنا اصنعوه. وهوذا عبيدك مضروبون. وقد اخطأ شعبك.
16No straw is given to your servants, and they tell us, ‘Make brick!’ and behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people.”
17فقال متكاسلون انتم متكاسلون. لذلك تقولون نذهب ونذبح للرب.
17But he said, “You are idle! You are idle! Therefore you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to Yahweh.’
18فالآن اذهبوا اعملوا. وتبن لا يعطى لكم ومقدار اللبن تقدمونه
18Go therefore now, and work, for no straw shall be given to you, yet you shall deliver the same number of bricks!”
19فرأى مدبّرو بني اسرائيل انفسهم في بليّة اذ قيل لهم لا تنقصوا من لبنكم امر كل يوم بيومه.
19The officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in trouble, when it was said, “You shall not diminish anything from your daily quota of bricks!”
20وصادفوا موسى وهرون واقفين للقائهم حين خرجوا من لدن فرعون.
20They met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came out from Pharaoh:
21فقالوا لهما ينظر الرب اليكما ويقضي. لانكما انتنتما رائحتنا في عيني فرعون وفي عيون عبيده حتى تعطيا سيفا في ايديهم ليقتلونا.
21and they said to them, “May Yahweh look at you, and judge, because you have made us a stench to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us.”
22فرجع موسى الى الرب وقال يا سيد لماذا اسأت الى هذا الشعب. لماذا ارسلتني.
22Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, “Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why is it that you have sent me?
23فانه منذ دخلت الى فرعون لاتكلم باسمك اساء الى هذا الشعب. وانت لم تخلّص شعبك.
23For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people; neither have you delivered your people at all.”