Exodus 5
1 And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus says the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.
Emesịa, Mosis na Erọn jekwuuru Fero guzo nʼihu ya gwa ya okwu sị, “Ihe a ka Onyenwe anyị, Chineke Izrel kwuru, ‘Hapụ ndị m ka ha gaa meere m mmemme dị nsọ nʼime ọzara.’”
2 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.
Fero zara sị, “Onye ka Onyenwe anyị bụ m ga-eji gee ntị nʼolu ya ịhapụ ụmụ Izrel ka ha si nʼebe a pụọ? Amaghị m onye ọ bụ, agaghị m ekwekwa ka Izrel gaa ebe ọbụla.”
3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews has met with us: let us go, we pray you, three days’ journey into the desert, and sacrifice to the LORD our God; lest he fall on us with pestilence, or with the sword.
Ha zara sị, “Chineke ndị Hibru zutere anyị. Biko kwere ka anyị gaa njem ụbọchị atọ nʼime ọzara nọọ nʼebe ahụ chụọrọ Onyenwe anyị Chineke anyị aja. Ọ bụrụ na anyị ajụ ige ntị nʼolu ya, ọ ga-eji ọrịa ọjọọ maọbụ mma agha kpochapụ anyị.”
4 And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do you, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you to your burdens.
Eze Ijipt zara ha sị, “Mosis na Erọn, gịnị mere unu ji na-ewepụ ụmụ Izrel aka site nʼọrụ ha? Laghachinụ nʼọrụ unu!”
5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and you make them rest from their burdens.
Fero gara nʼihu sị, “Lee, ka ndị obodo a si dị ọtụtụ ugbu a, ihe unu na-eme bụ naanị igbochi ha ịrụ ọrụ ha.”
6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
Nʼụbọchị ahụ kwa, Fero nyere ndị nlekọta ụmụ Izrel na ndị o mere ndịisi nʼebe ụmụ Izrel nọ iwu sị,
7 You shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.
“Unu enyekwala ụmụ Izrel ahịhịa ha ga-eji kpụọ brik dịka unu na-eme nʼoge gara aga. Kama, ha ga-achọta ahịhịa ahụ nʼonwe ha.
8 And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, you shall lay on them; you shall not diminish any thereof: for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
Ọzọ, meenụ ka ọnụọgụgụ brik ha na-akpụ dịrị ka ọ dị na mbụ, unu emela ka ọ dịrị ala. Ha bụ ndị umengwụ. Ọ bụ ya mere ha ji na-eti mkpu, ‘Ka anyị gaa nʼọzara gaa chụọrọ Chineke anyị aja.’
9 Let there more work be laid on the men, that they may labor therein; and let them not regard vain words.
Nyenụ ha ọrụ dị ike, nke ga-ezi ha na ha ekwesighị ịṅa ntị nʼokwu ụgha Mosis na Erọn na-ekwuru ha.”
10 And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spoke to the people, saying, Thus says Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.
Ndị na-achị ndị ohu na ndị nlekọta jekwuuru ụmụ Izrel sị ha, “Ihe a ka Fero kwuru: ‘Agaghị m enyekwa unu ahịhịa ọzọ.
11 Go you, get you straw where you can find it: yet not any of your work shall be diminished.
Gaanụ chọtara onwe unu okporo ahịhịa ebe ọbụla unu nwere ike ịchọta ya, ma nke a agaghị eme ka e gbubilata ọrụ unu kwesiri ịrụ.’”
12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.
Ya mere ndị ha gbasasịrị nʼala Ijipt niile ịchịkọta okporo ahịhịa ha ji akpụ brik.
13 And the taskmasters hurried them, saying, Fulfill your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.
Ndị na-achị ha nọgidere na-akwagide ha sị ha, “Rụchaanụ ọrụ unu kwesiri ịrụ nʼụbọchị dịka unu si arụ ya mgbe a na-enye unu ahịhịa.”
14 And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Why have you not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?
Ndịisi ọrụ Fero malitere iti ndị Izrel ha họpụtara maka inyere ha aka ilekọta ndị ọrụ ihe, na-ajụ ha ajụjụ sị, “Gịnị mere unu akpụtaghị oke ọnụọgụgụ brik unu kwesiri ịkpụta ụnyaahụ maọbụ taa?”
15 Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, saying, Why deal you thus with your servants?
Mgbe ahụ, ndịisi ọrụ ndị Izrel bịakwutere Fero kwaara ya akwa sị ya, “Gịnị mere i ji si otu a na-emeso ndị ohu gị mmeso?
16 There is no straw given to your servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people.
Ọ dịghị okporo ahịhịa a na-enye ndị ohu gị, ma ha na-asị anyị, ‘Kpụọnụ brik!’ A na-etikwa ndị ohu gị ihe, ma ịta ụta ekwesighị ịdịrị anyị kama ịta ụta dịrị ndị gị.”
17 But he said, You are idle, you are idle: therefore you say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.
Fero zaghachiri ha sị, “Ndị umengwụ! Nʼezie ndị umengwụ ka unu bụ. Ọ bụ ya mere unu ji nọgide na-asị, ‘Ka anyị gaa chụọrọ Onyenwe anyị aja.’
18 Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall you deliver the tale of bricks.
Laghachinụ azụ ugbu a nʼọrụ unu. A gaghị enye unu okporo ahịhịa ọbụla. Ma unu ga-arụpụtarịrị ọnụọgụgụ brik dị ka a chọrọ nʼaka unu.”
19 And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, You shall not diminish any from your bricks of your daily task.
Ndịisi ọrụ ụmụ Izrel ghọtara na ha nọ na nsogbu mgbe a gwara ha okwu sị ha, “Unu ga-akpụtarịrị ọnụọgụgụ brik unu kwesiri ịkpụ kwa ụbọchị.”
20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:
Mgbe ha si nʼihu Fero pụọ, ha zutere Mosis na Erọn ebe ha nọ na-eche ha.
21 And they said to them, The LORD look on you, and judge; because you have made our smell to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.
Ndị nlekọta ọrụ ndị a gwara Mosis na Erọn okwu sị, “Ka Onyenwe anyị lee unu anya ma kpee unu ikpe. Unu emeela ka anyị bụrụ ihe na-esi ajọ isi nʼihu Fero na ndị na-ejere ya ozi. Unu etinyela mma agha nʼaka ha nke ha ga-eji gbuo anyị.”
22 And Moses returned to the LORD, and said, LORD, why have you so evil entreated this people? why is it that you have sent me?
Mgbe ahụ Mosis laghachikwuru Onyenwe anyị jụọ ya sị, “Onyenwe anyị, gịnị mere i ji butere ndị a nsogbu? Gịnị mere i ji zite m?
23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has done evil to this people; neither have you delivered your people at all.
Nʼihi na site na mgbe m jekwuuru Fero gwa ya okwu nʼaha gị, o meela ka nsogbu dakwasị ndị a, ma ị napụtabeghị ndị gị.”
