Exodus 5
1 After this Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and told him, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel says, ‘Let my people go so they can hold a religious festival for me in the desert.’”
Hicheng jouse chu Israel upa hole lamkai chengse heng'a asei peh chai lhon phat'in, Pharaoh heng'a Mose le Aaron achelhon in aga sei lhon tai. “Hiche hi ahi Israelte Pakai, Pathen in asei chu: gamthip noiya kami Israelten keima jabol naa kut abolna diuvin soltauvin,” tin amapa henga asei lhon tai.
2 “Who is this ‘Lord’ that I should listen to his request to let Israel go?” Pharaoh replied. “I don't know the Lord and I certainly won't let Israel leave!”
Pharaoh in ale donbut in, “Hichu hi mong ham? Pakai kitipa chu koiham? Keiman ipi jeh a ama thu kangaiya Israelte chu kasol doh ding ham? Pakai kitipa chu keiman kahekha poi, chule keiman Israelte kasol doh lou ding ahi,” ati.
3 “The God of the Hebrews came to us,” they added. “Please allow us to go a three days journey into the desert and offer sacrifices to the Lord our God. Otherwise he'll kill us by disease or by the sword.”
Ahinlah Aaron leh Mose apang tinten lhon in, “Hebrew mite Pathen chun eikimupi lhon ahi,” tin aphongdoh lhon'e. “Hijeh chun ni thum sung'a gamthip a kache uva Pakai ka Pathen'u henga kilhaina ka ga sem na diuvin neisol tauvin. Achuti louva ahile, Pakaiyin gamna hise ahinlan sah ding ahilou leh chemjam'a eitha gam diu ahi,” ati lhon'e.
4 “Moses and Aaron, why are you trying to take people away from their assigned labor?” Pharaoh asked. “Get back to work!” he ordered.
Pharaoh in a donbut in, “Mose leh Aaron, ipi ding'a mipite ana toh nauva konna alungu nalahmang lhon'a nasuboi lhon ham? Na kitoh kit tauvin!
5 “Look here,” he went on. “There are many of your people here in our country and you are preventing them from doing their assigned labor.”
Ven, “Gamsung'a namite hi tampi ahiuvin, ahin nangnin amaho hi anatoh nau natansah lhon tai,” ati.
6 That very day he ordered the slave drivers and those in charge of the people:
Hiche nikho mama chun Pharaoh in Egypt mite ding'a soh natong vaipo ho leh Israel lamkai ho chu hiche thupeh hi ape tan ahi:
7 “Don't give them any more straw to make bricks like before. Have them go and collect the straw themselves.
“Chehlhang semna ding'in changpol pe tahih un. Ama ama cheh kihol sah tauvin!
8 But still make them produce the same quantity of bricks as before. They're lazy people—that's why they're calling out, asking, ‘Please let us go and offer sacrifices to our god.
Ahivang'a masang'a na bolsah ngai bang'uva chehlhang nasem sah jat u kibanga nasem sah dingu ahi. Achanvou u lhom jong lhom sah hih un. Athase gam tauve. Hijeh chun amahon, 'cheu hitin I-Pathen'u henga kilhaina gasem tauhite,' tia asap jengu ahi, ati.
9 Make their work harder so they can get on with it and not pay any attention to all these lies!”
Achung'uva natoh hahsa cheh koibe peh un! A-ulsau lonsah un! Hichun jou thu angaisah lou na diuva ahil dingu ahi!” ati.
10 So the slave drivers and those in charge went out and told the people, “This is what Pharaoh has ordered: ‘I won't give you any more straw.
Hichun soh natong vaipo ho leh natong lamkai ho chu acheuvin mipi ho heng'a asei peh tauvin: “Pharaoh in asei hiche hi ahi: Tuapat changpol kapeh talou ding'u nahi.
11 Go and get straw for yourselves wherever you can find it, because your work quota won't be reduced.”
Cheuvin lang nangma nangman ga kipoh uvin. Hoilaimun hijongle namu thei chan'un ga kihol tauvin. Ahinlah masanga banga chehlhang atam nathei chan'a na sem doh dingu ahi,” ati.
12 So the people went all over Egypt collecting stubble for straw.
Hijeh chun mipi jong Egypt gamtin ah changpol hol nan aki the cheh tauvin ahi.
13 The slave drivers kept on forcing them, saying, “You still have to do the same work as you did when you had straw provided!”
Chomkhat jouvin, Egypt natong vaipo hon gah tah in aboljom nalaiyun, “Changpol kapeh laiyuva nasem bang'uva, niseh leh chehlhang nasem doh ding jat u nasuh bulhit tei ding'u ahi” tin ngeh na aneiyuve.
14 They beat the Israelite supervisors they had put in charge, shouting at them, “Why haven't you met your quota of bricks as you did before?”
Chuin Israel natong lamkaiya anganse hou chu ajep uvin, “Ipi ding'a janhia chule tunia jong natoh doh diu jat na toh doh louvu ham? tin ngehna aneiyuvin ahi.
15 The Israelite supervisors went to Pharaoh to complain, saying, “Why are you treating us your servants like this?
Chuphat in Israel natong lamkai cheng Pharoah heng'a ache un chule atao uvin, “lungset tah in nasohte hi hitin neibol hih un,” tin athum un ahi.
16 You don't give us any straw but your slave drivers demand that we make bricks, and they beat us! Your people are treating us badly!”
“Changpol la eipe pouvin, ahinlah soh vaipo hon angeh nalaiyun “chehlhang sem'un!” tin eivo jing'un, ahinlah hiche hi keiho themmo ahi poi! Nangma mite ho mama ngoh ding ahijoi!” tin asei uve.
17 “No, you're just lazy, lazy people!” Pharaoh replied. “That's why you keep on asking, ‘Please let us go and offer sacrifices to the Lord.’
Ahivang'in Pharoah apeng jah jeng'in, “Nangho na thaset u ahi! a thase na hiuve! Hijeh a chu hitia hi naseiyu ahi, 'Cheu hitin chule I-Pakaiyu heng'a kilhaina ga toh doh ute natiu ahi.'
18 Now get out of here and go back to work! You won't be given any straw but you'll still have to produce the full quota of bricks!”
“Tun natong din kileuvin! Nangho changpol na kipe lou diu, ahivang'a chehlhang nasem doh diu jat lhingset a nasem doh teitei ding'u ahi,” ati.
19 The Israelite supervisors realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You must not reduce the daily production of bricks.”
“Niseh a chehlhang nasem jat u nakemsuh sah theilou ding'u ahi,” ati jeh u chun Israel natong lamkai hon nasa tah abol gim'a aum'u chu amu tauvin ahi.”
20 They went over to Moses and Aaron who were waiting for them after their meeting with Pharaoh,
Pharoah thutanna insung ahin dalhah phat un, pam lang'a amaho ana ngah Mose leh Aaron chu aki mupi uvin ahi.
21 and said, “May the Lord see what you have done and judge you accordingly! You have made us like a bad smell to Pharaoh and his officials. You have put a sword in their hands to kill us!”
Chuin natong lamkai ho chun ajah lhon'ah, “Pakaiyin nachung chang thu lhon tan hen lang gotna nape lhon hen, ijeh inem itileh Pharaoh leh alhacha ho angsung'a nei suh namset u ahi. Nangnin amaho khut a chemjam na koipeh lhon in, neitha gamsah kigot un ahi,” atiuve.
22 Moses went back to the Lord and complained, “Why have you caused all this trouble for your own people, Lord? Was this why you sent me?
Chuin Mose Pakai heng'a akile in akiphin tai, “Ipi ding'a namite chung'a hitobang gimna hi nalhun sah hitam, Pakai? Ipi ding'a keima nei sol ham?”
23 Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak for you, he has been even harder on your people, and you haven't done anything to save them!”
Nangma thalheng'a thusei dinga Pharoah heng kahunga kipat namite chunga akhanse cheh cheh jon ahi. Hinlah nangman amaho huhdoh nadin ima nabol poi!”
