Exodus 5

1 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 unto me in the wilderness.

Pea hili ia naʻe ʻalu ʻa Mōsese mo ʻElone, ʻo tala kia Felo, “ʻOku pehē mai ʻe Sihova, ko e ʻOtua ʻo ʻIsileli, Tukuange ʻa hoku kakai ke ʻalu, koeʻuhi ke nau fai ʻae kātoanga kiate au ʻi he toafa.”

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.

Pea pehēange ʻe Felo, “Ko hai ʻa Sihova, koeʻuhi ke u talangofua ai ki hono leʻo ʻo tukuange ʻa ʻIsileli ke ʻalu? ʻOku ʻikai te u ʻiloa ʻa Sihova, pea ʻe ʻikai te u tukuange ʻa ʻIsileli ke ʻalu.”

3 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 unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.

Pea naʻa na pehē, “Kuo hāʻele mai ʻae ʻOtua ʻoe kau Hepelū kiate kimautolu: ko ia ʻoku mau kole ai kiate koe, tuku ʻakimautolu ke mau ʻalu ki he toafa, ko e fonongaʻanga ʻoe ʻaho ʻe tolu, ke feilaulau kia Sihova ko homau ʻOtua; telia naʻa hoko ia kiate kimautolu ʻi he mahaki fakaʻauha pe ko e heletā.

4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.

Pea pehēange ʻe he tuʻi ʻo ʻIsipite kiate kinaua, “ʻE Mōsese mo ʻElone, ko e hā ʻoku mo taʻofi ai ʻae kakai ʻi heʻenau ngaahi ngāue? Mou fei mo ʻalu ki hoʻomou ngaahi kavenga.

5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now [are] many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.

Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Felo, “Vakai, ko ʻeni, ʻoku tokolahi ʻae kakai ʻoe fonua pea ʻoku mou taʻofi ʻakinautolu mei heʻenau ngaahi kavenga.”

6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Felo ʻi he ʻaho ko ia ki he kau enginaki ngāue ʻoe kakai, mo honau kau matāpule, ʻo pehē,

7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

“ʻOua te mou kei ʻatu ki he kakai ʻae mohuku mōmoa ke ngaohi ʻae makaʻumea ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe fai: tuku ke nau ʻalu ʻo tānaki ʻae mohuku mōmoa maʻanautolu.

8 And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish [ought] thereof: for they [be] idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go [and] sacrifice to our God.

Pea ko hono lau ʻoe ngaahi makaʻumea ʻaia naʻa nau muʻaki ngaohi, te mou fakapapau ia kiate kinautolu; ʻe ʻikai te mou fakasiʻisiʻi ia, he ʻoku nau fakapikopiko; ko ia ʻoku nau tangi ai, ʻo pehē, Tukuange ʻakimautolu ke ʻalu ʻo feilaulau ki homau ʻOtua.

9 Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.

Fakalahi ki he ngāue ʻae kau tangata, koeʻuhi ke nau moʻua ai; pea ʻoua naʻa nau tokanga ki he ngaahi launoa.”

10 And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.

Pea naʻe ʻalu kituʻa ʻae kau ʻenginaki ngāue ʻoe kakai, mo honau kau matāpule, ʻonau lea ki he kakai, ʻo pehē, “ʻOku pehē mai ʻe Felo, ʻE ʻikai te u ʻatu ʻae mohuku mōmoa kiate kimoutolu.

11 Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.

Mou ʻalu, ʻo maʻu ʻae mohuku mōmoa mei ha potu pe: ka ʻe ʻikai siʻi fakasiʻisiʻi ai hoʻomou ngāue.”

12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

Pea ko ia naʻe movetevete ai ʻae kakai ʻi he fonua kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsipite, ke tānaki ʻae louveve ko e fetongi ʻoe mohuku mōmoa.

13 And the taskmasters hasted [them], saying, Fulfil your works, [your] daily tasks, as when there was straw.

Pea naʻe fakavavevave ʻakinautolu ʻe he kau enginaki ngāue, ʻo pehē, “Fakakakato hoʻomou ngāue ki he ʻaho taki taha, ʻo hangē ko ia ʻi he ʻi ai ʻae mohuku.

14 And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, [and] demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?

Pea ko e kau matāpule ʻi he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻaia naʻe fakanofo ʻe he kau enginaki ngāue ʻa Felo, ke pule kiate kinautolu, naʻe teʻia, pea ʻeke kiate kinautolu, “Ko e hā naʻe ʻikai te mou fakakakato ai hono lau ʻoe maka naʻe tala ke ngaohi ʻaneafi, pea mo e ʻaho ni, ʻo hangē ko hono muʻaki fai?”

15 Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?

Pea haʻu ai ʻae kau matāpule ʻi he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli kia Felo, ʻo tangi ʻo pehē, “Ko e hā ʻoku ke fai pehē ai ki hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki?

16 There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick: and, behold, thy servants [are] beaten; but the fault [is] in thine own people.

‌ʻOku ʻikai tuku mai ha mohuku mōmoa ki hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki, pea ʻoku nau tala mai, ‘Ngaohi ʻae maka:’ pea vakai, kuo teʻia ʻa hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki ka ko hono kovi ʻoku ʻi ho kakai ʻoʻou.”

17 But he said, Ye [are] idle, [ye are] idle: therefore ye say, Let us go [and] do sacrifice to the LORD.

Ka naʻe pehē ʻe ia, “ʻOku mou fakapikopiko, ʻoku mou fakapikopiko: ko ia ʻoku mou pehē ai, ‘Tuku ʻakimautolu ke mau ʻalu ʻo feilaulau kia Sihova.’

18 Go therefore now, [and] work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.

Ko ia mou ʻalu ni ʻo ngāue: ʻe ʻikai ʻatu ha mohuku mōmoa kiate kimoutolu, ka te mou ʻatu hono lau totonu ʻo hoʻomou makaʻumea.”

19 And the officers of the children of Israel did see [that] they [were] in evil [case], after it was said, Ye shall not minish [ought] from your bricks of your daily task.

Pea mamata ʻae kau matāpule ʻoe fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻoku nau tuʻutāmaki, hili hono tala, ʻo pehē, “ʻE ʻikai te mou fakasiʻisiʻi ʻae makaʻumea mei he ngāue ʻoe ʻaho taki taha.”

20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:

Pea naʻa nau fetaulaki mo Mōsese mo ʻElone, ʻoku tutuʻu ʻi he hala, ʻi heʻenau haʻu kituʻa meia Felo.

21 And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour 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.

Pea nau pehē kiate kinaua, “Ke vakai ʻa Sihova kiate kimoua, pea fakamaauʻi: koeʻuhi kuo mo fakanamukūʻi ʻakimautolu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Felo, pea mo e ʻao ʻo ʻene kau tamaioʻeiki, ke ai ʻae heletā ʻi honau nima ke fakapoongi ʻaki ʻakimautolu.”

22 And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou [so] evil entreated this people? why [is] it [that] thou hast sent me?

Pea naʻe toe ʻalu ʻa Mōsese kia Sihova, ʻo ne pehē, “ʻEiki ko e hā kuo ke fai kovi pehē ai ki he kakai ni? Ko e hā kuo ke fekau ai au?

23 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.

He talu ʻeku haʻu kia Felo ke lea ʻi ho huafa, kuo fai kovi ʻe ia ki he kakai ni; pea ʻoku teʻeki ʻaupito te ke fakamoʻui ho kakai.”