出埃及记 5
1 后来摩西、亚伦去对法老说：“耶和华—以色列的 神这样说：‘容我的百姓去，在旷野向我守节。’”
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 to me in the wilderness.
2 法老说：“耶和华是谁，使我听他的话，容以色列人去呢？我不认识耶和华，也不容以色列人去！”
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.
3 他们说：“希伯来人的 神遇见了我们。求你容我们往旷野去，走三天的路程，祭祀耶和华—我们的 神，免得他用瘟疫、刀兵攻击我们。”
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 to the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
4 埃及王对他们说：“摩西、亚伦！你们为什么叫百姓旷工呢？你们去担你们的担子吧！”
And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do ye, Moses and Aaron, hinder the people from their works; go you to your burdens.
5 又说：“看哪，这地的以色列人如今众多，你们竟叫他们歇下担子！”
And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now [are] many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.
6 当天，法老吩咐督工的和官长说：
And Pharaoh commanded the same day the task-masters of the people, and their officers, saying,
7 “你们不可照常把草给百姓做砖，叫他们自己去捡草。
Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore; let them go and gather straw for themselves.
8 他们素常做砖的数目，你们仍旧向他们要，一点不可减少；因为他们是懒惰的，所以呼求说：‘容我们去祭祀我们的 神。’
And the number of the bricks which they made heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish [aught] thereof; for they are idle: therefore they cry, saying, Let us go [and] sacrifice to our God.
9 你们要把更重的工夫加在这些人身上，叫他们劳碌，不听虚谎的言语。”
Let more work be laid upon the men, that they may labor therein: and let them not regard vain words.
10 督工的和官长出来对百姓说：“法老这样说：‘我不给你们草。
And the task-masters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spoke to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.
11 你们自己在哪里能找草，就往那里去找吧！但你们的工一点不可减少。’”
Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not aught of your work shall be diminished.
12 于是百姓散在埃及遍地，捡碎秸当作草。
So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble instead of straw.
13 督工的催着说：“你们一天当完一天的工，与先前有草一样。”
And the task-masters hastened [them], saying, Fulfill your works, [your] daily tasks, as when there was straw.
14 法老督工的，责打他所派以色列人的官长，说：“你们昨天今天为什么没有照向来的数目做砖、完你们的工作呢？”
And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's task-masters had set over them, were beaten, [and] demanded, Why have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick, both yesterday and to-day, as heretofore?
15 以色列人的官长就来哀求法老说：“为什么这样待你的仆人？
Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, saying, Why dealest thou thus with thy servants?
16 督工的不把草给仆人，并且对我们说：‘做砖吧！’看哪，你仆人挨了打，其实是你百姓的错。”
There is no straw given to thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and behold, thy servants [are] beaten; but the fault [is] in thy own people.
17 但法老说：“你们是懒惰的！你们是懒惰的！所以说：‘容我们去祭祀耶和华。’
But he said, Ye [are] idle, [ye are] idle: therefore ye say, Let us go, [and] do sacrifice to the LORD.
18 现在你们去做工吧！草是不给你们的，砖却要如数交纳。”
Go therefore now, [and] work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the number of bricks.
19 以色列人的官长听说“你们每天做砖的工作一点不可减少”，就知道是遭遇祸患了。
And the officers of the children of Israel saw [that] they [were] in evil [case], after it was said, Ye shall not diminish [aught] from your bricks of your daily task.
20 他们离了法老出来，正遇见摩西、亚伦站在对面，
And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:
21 就向他们说：“愿耶和华鉴察你们，施行判断；因你们使我们在法老和他臣仆面前有了臭名，把刀递在他们手中杀我们。”
And they said to them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savor to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hands to slay us.
22 摩西回到耶和华那里，说：“主啊，你为什么苦待这百姓呢？为什么打发我去呢？
And Moses returned to the LORD, and said, Lord, why hast thou [so] ill treated this people? why [is] it [that] thou hast sent me?
23 自从我去见法老，奉你的名说话，他就苦待这百姓，你一点也没有拯救他们。”
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.
