Exodus 5
1 And afterwards, Moses and Aaron went in and said unto Pharaoh, —Thus, saith Yahweh God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a festival to me in the desert.
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 Then said Pharaoh, Who is Yahweh that I should hearken to his voice, to let Israel go? I know not Yahweh, and certainly. Israel, will I not let 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, hath met with us, —let us go, we pray thee, a journey of three days into the desert and sacrifice to Yahweh our God, lest he fall upon us with pestilence or with 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 unto them, Wherefore O Moses and Aaron should ye loose 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, Lo! many—now, are the people of the land, —and are ye to 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 So then Pharaoh gave command on that day, unto the taskmasters over the people and unto their overseers—saying:
Nʼụbọchị ahụ kwa, Fero nyere ndị nlekọta ụmụ Izrel na ndị o mere ndịisi nʼebe ụmụ Izrel nọ iwu sị,
7 Ye shall no more give straw unto the people, for making the bricks as heretofore: Let them, go, themselves, so shall they gather for themselves straw:
“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 Nevertheless, the fixed number of bricks, which they have been making heretofore, shall ye lay upon them, ye shall not diminish therefrom, —for idle, they are, on this account, it is that they are making an outcry, saying, We must go our way, we must 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 The service must be made heavy on the men that they may labour on it, —and let them not pay regard to words of falsehood.
Nyenụ ha ọrụ dị ike, nke ga-ezi ha na ha ekwesighị ịṅa ntị nʼokwu ụgha Mosis na Erọn na-ekwuru ha.”
10 Then went forth the taskmasters of the people and their overseers, and spake unto the people, —saying, —Thus, saith Pharaoh, I am not going to 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 Ye yourselves go fetch you straw, of any ye can find, —yet hath there not been diminished from your service a single thing.
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 dispersed themselves throughout all the land of Egypt, —to gather stubble for straw:
Ya mere ndị ha gbasasịrị nʼala Ijipt niile ịchịkọta okporo ahịhịa ha ji akpụ brik.
13 the taskmasters, meanwhile, being urgent saying, —Complete your works, The task of a day, in its day, as when the straw was provided.
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 Then were beaten the overseers of the sons of Israel, whom the taskmasters of Pharaoh had set over them saying: Wherefore have ye not completed your task for making bricks, as heretofore, so also, yesterday and, to-day?
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 came in the overseers of the sons of Israel, and made outcry unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore shouldst thou do thus to thy 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 No straw, is given to thy servants, yet bricks, —they keep saying to us—make ye! And lo, thy servants, are beaten—thou dost, therefore, wrong thy 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: Idle, ye are—idle, on this account, are, ye, saying, We must take our journey, we must sacrifice to Yahweh.
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 Now, therefore, go labour, but, straw, shall not be given you, —yet the tale of bricks, shall ye render.
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 Then did the overseers of the sons of Israel see themselves to be in an evil case, when it was said, —Ye shall not diminish from your bricks—the task of a day, in its day
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 So they fell upon Moses and upon Aaron, stationing themselves to meet them, —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 unto them, Yahweh look upon you and judge, —in that ye have made us odious in the eyes of Pharaoh and in the eyes of his servants, putting a sword into 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 unto Yahweh and said, —O My Lord wherefore hast thou caused harm to this people? Wherefore now didst thou send 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 seeing that from what time I came in unto Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done harm to this people, and thou hast not delivered, thy people,
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.”
