¹And afterwards Moses and Aaron went in, and said to Pharaoh, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, Let my people go that they may celebrate a feast to me in the wilderness.

¹[Ny nihaonan'i Mosesy sy Arona tamin'i Farao, sy ny nampitomboan'i Farao, ny fanompoan'ny Zanak'Isiraely] Ary rehefa afaka izany, Mosesy sy Arona dia nankao amin'i Farao ka niteny taminy hoe: Izao no lazain'i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely: Alefaso ny oloko mba hanao andro firavoravoana ho Ahy any an-efitra.

²And Pharaoh said, Who is Jehovah, to whose voice I am to hearken to let Israel go? I do not know Jehovah, neither will I let Israel go.

²Fa hoy Farao: Iza moa Jehovah, no hekeko teny handefasako ny Isiraely? tsy fantatro izay Jehovah, ka tsy halefako ny Isiraely.

³And they said, The God of the Hebrews has met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Jehovah our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence or with sword.

³Ary hoy izy roa lahy: Andriamanitry ny Hebreo efa nihaona taminay; koa trarantitra ianao, aoka handeha lalan-kateloana any an-efitra izahay hamono zavatra hatao fanatitra ho an'i Jehovah Andriamanitray; fandrao Izy hamely anay amin'ny areti-mandringana, na amin'ny sabatra.

⁴And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do ye, Moses and Aaron, wish to have the people go off from their works? Away, to your burdens!

⁴Ary hoy ny mpanjakan'i Egypta taminy: Nahoana ianareo, ry Mosesy sy Arona, no manaketraka ny olona amin'ny asany? mandehana any amin'ny fanompoanareo mafy.

⁵And Pharaoh said, Behold the people of the land are now many, and ye wish to make them rest from their burdens.

⁵Ary hoy koa Farao: Indro, efa maro ankehitriny ny olona eto amin'ny tany, ka ianareo mampitsahatra azy amin'ny fanompoany mafy.

⁶And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

⁶Ary tamin'izany andro izany Farao nandidy ny mpampiasa ny olona mbamin'ny mpifehy azy ka nanao hoe:

⁷Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

⁷Aza omenareo mololo hanaovana biriky tahaka ny teo aloha intsony ny olona; fa izy ihany no aoka handeha hanangona mololo ho azy.

⁸And the number of the bricks they have made heretofore shall ye lay upon them: ye shall not diminish any of it, for they are idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go [and] sacrifice to our God.

⁸Kanefa ny isan'ny biriky izay fanaony teo aloha dia mbola hampanaovinareo azy ihany, fa aza ahenanareo; fa malaina izy, koa izany no itarainany hoe: Aoka izahay handeha hamono zavatra hatao fanatitra ho an'Andriamanitray.

⁹Let them put heavier labour on the men, that they may be taken up with it, and not regard vain words.

⁹Hamafio ny fanompoan'ny olona mba hifotorany amin'izany, fa aza avela hihaino izay lainga foana izy.

¹⁰And 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:

¹⁰Dia nivoaka ny mpampiasa ny olona mbamin'ny mpifehy azy ka niteny tamin'ny olona nanao hoe: Izao no lazain'i Farao: Izaho tsy mba hanome mololo anareo intsony;

¹¹go ye, get yourselves straw where ye may find it; but none of your work shall be diminished.

¹¹fa mandehana ianareo ka manangona mololo any amin'izay hahitanareo, satria tsy hahena ny fanompoanareo na dia kely akory aza.

¹²And the people were scattered abroad throughout the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.

¹²Dia niely eran'ny tany Egypta rehetra ny olona mba hifako vodivary ho solon'ny mololo.

¹³And the taskmasters urged [them], saying, Fulfil your labours, the daily work, as when there was straw.

¹³Ary ny mpampiasa nandodona azy ka nanao hoe: Vitao ny asanareo, izay anjara-fanompoana isan'andro, tahaka ny fony mbola nisy mololo ihany.

¹⁴And the officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, [and] it was said, Why have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick, both yesterday and to-day, as heretofore?

¹⁴Ary ny mpifehy ny Zanak'Isiraely, izay notendren'ny mpampiasa avy amin'i Farao mba hifehy azy, dia nokapohina ka nanontaniana hoe: Ahoana no tsy nahavitanareo ny anjaranareo tamin'ny fanaovana ny biriky omaly sy androany, tahaka ny teo aloha ?

¹⁵Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, saying, Why dost thou deal thus with thy bondmen?

¹⁵Dia nankao amin'i Farao ny mpifehy ny Zanak'Isiraely ka nitaraina taminy hoe: Nahoana no manao toy izany amin'ny mpanomponao ianao?

¹⁶There is no straw given to thy bondmen, and they say to us, Make brick; and behold, thy bondmen are beaten, but it is the fault of thy people.

¹⁶Tsy omena mololo tsinona izahay mpanomponao, nefa mbola asaina manao biriky ihany; ary, indreto, izahay mpanomponao no kapohina, ka manota ny vahoakanao.

¹⁷And he said, Ye are idle, idle! therefore ye say, Let us go and sacrifice to Jehovah.

¹⁷Fa hoy Farao: Malaina dia malaina ianareo, ka izany no anaovanareo hoe: Aoka handeha izahay hamono zavatra hatao fanatitra ho an'i Jehovah.

¹⁸And now go -- work! and straw shall not be given you, and ye shall deliver the measure of bricks.

¹⁸Ary ankehitriny, mandehana, ataovy izay fanompoanareo, fa tsy hisy mololo homena anareo; nefa ny anjara-birikinareo dia mbola hatolotrareo ihany.

¹⁹And the officers of the children of Israel saw [that] it stood ill with them, because it was said, Ye shall not diminish anything from your bricks, the daily work.

¹⁹Ary hitan'ny mpifehy ny Zanak'Isiraely fa efa azon-doza izy noho ny nanaovana hoe: Tsy hahenanareo ny isan'ny birikinareo amin'ny anjara-fanompoana isan'andro.

²⁰And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood there to meet them, as they came out from Pharaoh.

²⁰Ary izy ireo dia nihaona tamin'i Mosesy sy Arona, izay nijanona niandry azy, raha avy tany amin'i Farao izy;

²¹And they said to them, Jehovah look upon you and judge, that ye have made our odour to stink in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his bondmen, putting a sword into their hand to kill us!

²¹dia hoy izy tamin'izy roa lahy: Jehovah anie hijery sy hitsara anareo, satria efa nataonareo mangidy hoditra eo anatrehan'i Farao sy eo anatrehan'ny mpanompony izahay, ka nasianareo sabatra eo an-tànany hamonoany anay.

²²And Moses returned to Jehovah, and said, Lord, why hast thou done evil to this people? why now hast thou sent me?

²²Ary Mosesy niverina ho any amin'i Jehovah ka nanao hoe: Tompo ô, nahoana no nahatonga loza tamin'ity firenena ity Hianao? nahoana re no naniraka ahy Hianao?Fa hatrizay nankanesako tao amin'i Farao mba hiteny amin'ny anaranao izay, dia nahatonga loza tamin'ity firenena ity izy; nefa tsy namonjy ny olonao akory Hianao.

²³For ever 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!

²³Fa hatrizay nankanesako tao amin'i Farao mba hiteny amin'ny anaranao izay, dia nahatonga loza tamin'ity firenena ity izy; nefa tsy namonjy ny olonao akory Hianao.