Exodus 5
1 And after that Moses and Aaron went in, and said unto Pharaoh, Thus hath said the Everlasting One, the God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
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.'”
2 And Pharaoh said, Who is the Everlasting, whose voice I am to obey, to let Israel go? I know not the Everlasting, nor will I let Israel go.
“Tko je taj Jahve da ga ja poslušam”, odvrati faraon, “i pustim Izraelce? Ja toga Jahvu ne znam niti ću pustiti Izraelce.”
3 And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, a three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the Lord our God; lest he fall upon us with the pestilence, or with the sword.
“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.”
4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, hinder the people from their works? get you unto your own affairs.
Nato im odvrati egipatski kralj: “Mojsije i Arone, zašto odvraćate svijet od njegovih dužnosti? Idite na svoj posao.
5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye disturb them in the pursuit of their labors.
Sad kad se svjetina tako umnožila”, nastavi faraon, “vi biste ih od posla odvratili?”
6 And Pharaoh commanded on the same day the taskmasters of the people, and its officers, saying,
Istoga dana izda faraon naredbu nadglednicima i bilježnicima:
7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make the bricks, as yesterday and the day before; they themselves shall go and gather themselves straw.
“Ne pribavljajte više ovome narodu slame kao do sada. Neka idu sami i sebi je skupljaju.
8 And the number of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall impose upon them, ye shall not diminish aught thereof; for they are idle: therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
A zahtijevajte od njih istu količinu opeke koju su pravili i dosad. Ne smanjujte je! Lijenčine su. Zato viču: 'Hajdemo prinijeti žrtvu Bogu svome!'
9 Let the work be made to lie heavily upon the men, that they may have enough to do therein; and that they may not pay attention to false words.
Navalite poslove na taj svijet: neka rade, da ne obraćaju pažnje klevetama!”
10 And the taskmasters of the people and its officers went out, and they said to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you any straw.
Sad dođu nadglednici naroda i njegovi bilježnici te svijetu objave: “Ovako poručuje faraon: 'Neću vam više nabavljati slame.
11 Go ye, get yourselves straw from wherever ye can find it; yet not the least shall be taken off from your work.
Vi sami morate ići i tražiti je gdje god je možete naći. Ali zato neću smanjiti vaš posao.'”
12 And the people scattered themselves abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.
Stoga se narod raziđe po svoj zemlji egipatskoj da skuplja strnjiku namjesto slame.
13 And the taskmasters were urgent, saying, Fulfill your works, every day its due portion, just as when there was straw.
A nadglednici ih gonili: “Morate svakoga dana svršiti jednako posla kao i onda dok ste slamu dobivali.”
14 And the officers of the children of Israel, whom the taskmasters of Pharaoh had set over them, were beaten, as these said, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick as heretofore, both yesterday and today?
A bilježnike koje faraonovi nadglednici bijahu postavili nad Izraelcima tukli su i korili: “Zašto niste ni jučer ni danas napravili opeke koliko i prije?”
15 And the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?
Onda bilježnici Izraelaca odu i potuže se faraonu: “Zašto ovako postupaš sa svojim slugama?
16 Straw is not given unto thy servants, and, Make bricks, say they to us: and, behold, thy servants are beaten, and thy people are treated as sinners.
Tvoje sluge više ne dobivaju slame, a ipak se od nas traži: napravite opeku? Čak i tuku tvoje sluge, a kriv je tvoj narod!”
17 But he said, Idle are ye, idle; therefore say ye, Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.
“Lijenčine ste vi! Lijenčine!” - odgovori faraon. “Stoga i kažete: 'Hajdemo da prinesemo žrtvu Jahvi!'
18 And now go, work, and straw shall not be given you; yet the required number of bricks shall ye deliver.
Nosite se na posao! Slama vam se neće davati, ali morate praviti određene količine opeke.”
19 And the officers of the children of Israel saw themselves in the evil necessity to say, Ye shall not diminish aught from your bricks, every day of its task.
Bilježnici Izraelaca nađu se na muci zbog naredbe: “Svakodnevnu količinu opeke ne smijete smanjiti!”
20 And they met Moses and Aaron, standing in their way, as they came forth from Pharaoh.
Otišavši od faraona, naiđu na Mojsija i Arona, koji su ih čekali.
21 And they said unto them, May the Lord look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savor to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.
“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.”
22 And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou let so much evil come upon this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?
Mojsije se vrati Jahvi i reče: “Zašto, Gospodine, nanosiš štetu svome puku? Zašto si me poslao?
23 For, since I came unto Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done more evil to this people; but thou hast in nowise delivered thy people.
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.”
