Izlazak 5
1 Poslije toga odu Mojsije i Aron pa reknu faraonu: “Ovako veli Jahve, Bog Izraelov: 'Pusti narod moj da ode i u moju čast slavi svetkovinu.'”
And after that, Moses and Aaron came to Pharaoh, and said, The Lord, the God of Israel, says, Let my people go so that they may keep a feast to me in the waste land.
2 “Tko je taj Jahve da ga ja poslušam”, odvrati faraon, “i pustim Izraelce? Ja toga Jahvu ne znam niti ću pustiti Izraelce.”
And Pharaoh said, Who is the Lord, to whose voice I am to give ear and let Israel go? I have no knowledge of the Lord and I will not let Israel go.
3 “Bog Hebreja objavio nam se”, rekoše. “Zato nas pusti da odemo tri dana hoda u pustinju i prinesemo žrtvu Jahvi, Bogu svome, da se na nas ne obori pomorom ili mačem.”
And they said, The God of the Hebrews has come to us: let us then go three days' journey into the waste land to make an offering to the Lord our God, so that he may not send death on us by disease or the sword.
4 Nato im odvrati egipatski kralj: “Mojsije i Arone, zašto odvraćate svijet od njegovih dužnosti? Idite na svoj posao.
And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people away from their work? get back to your work.
5 Sad kad se svjetina tako umnožila”, nastavi faraon, “vi biste ih od posla odvratili?”
And Pharaoh said, Truly, the people of the land are increasing in number, and you are keeping them back from their work.
6 Istoga dana izda faraon naredbu nadglednicima i bilježnicima:
The same day Pharaoh gave orders to the overseers and those who were responsible for the work, saying,
7 “Ne pribavljajte više ovome narodu slame kao do sada. Neka idu sami i sebi je skupljaju.
Give these men no more dry stems for their brick-making as you have been doing; let them go and get the material for themselves.
8 A zahtijevajte od njih istu količinu opeke koju su pravili i dosad. Ne smanjujte je! Lijenčine su. Zato viču: 'Hajdemo prinijeti žrtvu Bogu svome!'
But see that they make the same number of bricks as before, and no less: for they have no love for work; and so they are crying out and saying, Let us go and make an offering to our God.
9 Navalite poslove na taj svijet: neka rade, da ne obraćaju pažnje klevetama!”
Give the men harder work, and see that they do it; let them not give attention to false words.
10 Sad dođu nadglednici naroda i njegovi bilježnici te svijetu objave: “Ovako poručuje faraon: 'Neću vam više nabavljati slame.
And the overseers of the people and their responsible men went out and said to the people, Pharaoh says, I will give you no more dry stems.
11 Vi sami morate ići i tražiti je gdje god je možete naći. Ali zato neću smanjiti vaš posao.'”
Go yourselves and get dry stems wherever you are able; for your work is not to be any less.
12 Stoga se narod raziđe po svoj zemlji egipatskoj da skuplja strnjiku namjesto slame.
So the people were sent in all directions through the land of Egypt to get dry grass for stems.
13 A nadglednici ih gonili: “Morate svakoga dana svršiti jednako posla kao i onda dok ste slamu dobivali.”
And the overseers went on driving them and saying, Do your full day's work as before when there were dry stems for you.
14 A bilježnike koje faraonovi nadglednici bijahu postavili nad Izraelcima tukli su i korili: “Zašto niste ni jučer ni danas napravili opeke koliko i prije?”
And the responsible men of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh's overseers had put over them, were given blows, and they said to them, Why have you not done your regular work, in making bricks as before?
15 Onda bilježnici Izraelaca odu i potuže se faraonu: “Zašto ovako postupaš sa svojim slugama?
Then the responsible men of the children of Israel came to Pharaoh, protesting and saying, Why are you acting in this way to your servants?
16 Tvoje sluge više ne dobivaju slame, a ipak se od nas traži: napravite opeku? Čak i tuku tvoje sluge, a kriv je tvoj narod!”
They give us no dry stems and they say to us, Make bricks: and they give your servants blows; but it is your people who are in the wrong.
17 “Lijenčine ste vi! Lijenčine!” - odgovori faraon. “Stoga i kažete: 'Hajdemo da prinesemo žrtvu Jahvi!'
But he said, You have no love for work: that is why you say, Let us go and make an offering to the Lord.
18 Nosite se na posao! Slama vam se neće davati, ali morate praviti određene količine opeke.”
Go now, get back to your work; no dry stems will be given to you, but you are to make the full number of bricks.
19 Bilježnici Izraelaca nađu se na muci zbog naredbe: “Svakodnevnu količinu opeke ne smijete smanjiti!”
Then the responsible men of the children of Israel saw that they were purposing evil when they said, The number of bricks which you have to make every day will be no less than before.
20 Otišavši od faraona, naiđu na Mojsija i Arona, koji su ih čekali.
And they came face to face with Moses and Aaron, who were in their way when they came out from Pharaoh:
21 “Neka vas Jahve ima na oku i sudi vam!” - dobace im. “Omrazili ste nas kod faraona i njegovih dvorana; dali ste im mač u ruke da nas pobiju.”
And they said to them, May the Lord take note of you and be your judge; for you have given Pharaoh and his servants a bad opinion of us, putting a sword in their hands for our destruction.
22 Mojsije se vrati Jahvi i reče: “Zašto, Gospodine, nanosiš štetu svome puku? Zašto si me poslao?
And Moses went back to the Lord and said, Lord, why have you done evil to this people? why have you sent me?
23 Otkad sam ja stupio pred faraona i progovorio mu u tvoje ime, on još gore postupa s ovim narodom. A ti ništa ne poduzimaš da izbaviš svoj narod.”
For from the time when I came to Pharaoh to put your words before him, he has done evil to this people, and you have given them no help.
