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.’”
1In potem sta šla Mojzes in Aron ter rekla Faraonu: Tako pravi GOSPOD, Bog Izraelov: Pusti ljudstvo moje, da mi obhajajo praznik v puščavi.
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.”
2In Faraon odgovori: Kdo je GOSPOD, čigar glas naj poslušam, da izpustim Izraela? Ne poznam GOSPODA, tudi Izraela ne bom pustil.
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.”
3In ona rečeta: Bog Hebrejcev nam je prišel naproti. Pústi nas, prosimo, da gremo tri dni hoda v puščavo in darujemo GOSPODU, Bogu svojemu, da nas ne kaznuje s kugo ali z mečem.
4The king of Egypt said to them, “Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people from their work? Get back to your burdens!”
4In kralj egiptovski jima reče: Zakaj hočeta, Mojzes in Aron, oprostiti ljudstvo dela njegovega? Pojdita le k raboti svoji!
5Pharaoh said, “Behold, the people of the land are now many, and you make them rest from their burdens.”
5In Faraon reče: Glejta, preveč je že ljudstva v deželi, in vidva mu hočeta dati počitek od rabote njegove!
6The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
6In ukazal je Faraon tistega dne priganjačem ljudstva in nadzornikom njegovim, rekoč:
7“You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick, as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.
7Ne smete več ljudstvu dajati slame za izdelovanje opeke kakor doslej; naj sami gredo in si naberejo slame.
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.’
8Toda isto število opeke, kolikor so jo izdelovali doslej, jim morate naložiti, ne odštevši prav ničesar; kajti nič ne delajo, zato vpijejo, govoreč: Pojdimo darovat Bogu svojemu!
9Let heavier work be laid on the men, that they may labor therein; and don’t let them pay any attention to lying words.”
9Težavna bodi služba tem ljudem, da bodo imeli dosti opravila in ne bodo pazili na lažnive besede!
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.
10In odšli so priganjači ljudstva in njegovi nadzorniki in govorili so ljudstvu: Tako pravi Faraon: Slame vam ne bom več dajal.
11Go yourselves, get straw where you can find it, for nothing of your work shall be diminished.’”
11Pojdite sami, prinesite si slame, kjerkoli je kaj najdete; toda služba se vam nič ne olajša.
12So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
12In razkropilo se je ljudstvo po vsej zemlji Egiptovski, da bi zbirali strn za slamo.
13The taskmasters were urgent saying, “Fulfill your work quota daily, as when there was straw!”
13Priganjači pa so jih pritiskali, govoreč: Opravljajte svoje delo, vsak dan svoje delo, kakor takrat, ko je bila slama.
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?”
14In bili so tepeni nadzorniki sinov Izraelovih, ki so jih nad njimi postavili priganjači Faraonovi; rekli so jim: Zakaj niste dodelali svojega števila opeke, ne včeraj, ne danes, kakor ste poprej?
15Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, saying, “Why do you deal this way with your servants?
15In prišli so nadzorniki sinov Izraelovih k Faraonu in so vpili in rekli: Zakaj tako ravnaš s hlapci svojimi?
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.”
16Slame ne dajó hlapcem tvojim, vendar velevajo: Delajte opeko; in glej, hlapci tvoji so tepeni, in krivo je tvoje ljudstvo.
17But he said, “You are idle! You are idle! Therefore you say, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to Yahweh.’
17On pa reče: Nič ne delate, nič ne delate! zato govorite: Pojdimo darovat GOSPODU!
18Go therefore now, and work, for no straw shall be given to you, yet you shall deliver the same number of bricks!”
18In zdaj pojdite in delajte! Slame vam ne bodo dajali, a število opeke morate oddati.
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!”
19In izprevideli so nadzorniki sinov Izraelovih, da so v stiski, ker morajo reči: Nič manj ne delajte opeke; vsak dan svoje delo!
20They met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came out from Pharaoh:
20Ko so se torej sešli z Mojzesom in Aronom, ki sta stala, da bi jih srečala na poti od Faraona,
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.”
21so jima rekli: GOSPOD poglej na vaju in naj sodi, ker sta naš duh smrdljiv storila pred Faraonom in pred služabniki njegovimi, da bi dala meč v njih roke, da nas pomoré.
22Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, “Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why is it that you have sent me?
22In obrne se Mojzes h GOSPODU in reče: GOSPOD, zakaj ravnaš tako hudo s tem ljudstvom? zakaj si me vendar poslal?Kajti odkar sem šel k Faraonu, da bi govoril v tvojem imenu, ravna še huje s tem ljudstvom, in ti nisi nikakor rešil ljudstva svojega.
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.”
23Kajti odkar sem šel k Faraonu, da bi govoril v tvojem imenu, ravna še huje s tem ljudstvom, in ti nisi nikakor rešil ljudstva svojega.