< 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.
Lẹ́yìn náà ni Mose àti Aaroni tọ Farao lọ, wọ́n sì wí pé, “Èyí ni ohun tí Olúwa, Ọlọ́run Israẹli sọ, ‘Jẹ́ kí àwọn ènìyàn mi kí ó lọ, kí wọn kí ó lè ṣe àjọ mi ní ijù.’”
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!
Farao dáhùn wí pé, “Ta ni Olúwa, tí èmi yóò fi gbọ́rọ̀ sí i lẹ́nu, tí èmi yóò fi jẹ́ kí Israẹli ó lọ? Èmi kò mọ Olúwa, èmi kò sì ní jẹ́ kí Israẹli ó lọ.”
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.
Lẹ́yìn náà ni wọ́n wí pé, “Ọlọ́run àwọn Heberu tí pàdé wa. Ní ìsinsin yìí, jẹ́ kí a lọ ní ìrìn ọjọ́ mẹ́ta sínú aginjù láti rú ẹbọ sí Olúwa Ọlọ́run wa, kí Ó má ba á fi àjàkálẹ̀-ààrùn tàbí idà bá wa jà.”
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.
Ṣùgbọ́n ọba Ejibiti sọ wí pé, “Mose àti Aaroni, èéṣe ti ẹ̀yin fi mú àwọn ènìyàn kúrò lẹ́nu iṣẹ́ wọn? Ẹ padà sẹ́nu iṣẹ́ yín.”
5 And Pharaoh said, Lo! many—now, are the people of the land, —and are ye to make them rest from their burdens?
Nígbà náà ni Farao sọ pé, “Ẹ wò ó àwọn ènìyàn náà ti pọ̀ sí ì nílẹ̀ yìí ní ìsinsin yìí, ẹ̀yin sì ń dá wọn dúró láti máa bá iṣẹ́ lọ.”
6 So then Pharaoh gave command on that day, unto the taskmasters over the people and unto their overseers—saying:
Ní ọjọ́ yìí kan náà ni Farao pàṣẹ fún àwọn akóniṣiṣẹ́ àti àwọn ti ń ṣe alábojútó iṣẹ́ lórí àwọn ènìyàn.
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:
“Ẹ̀yin kò ní láti pèsè koríko gbígbẹ fún bíríkì sísun mọ́ fún àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí; ẹ jẹ́ kí wọn máa wá koríko gbígbẹ fún ara wọn.
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.
Ṣùgbọ́n ẹ jẹ́ kí wọn ó ṣe iye bíríkì kan náà bí ì ti àtẹ̀yìnwá, kí ẹ má ṣe dín iye rẹ̀ kú. Ọ̀lẹ ni wọ́n, ìwà ọ̀lẹ yìí náà ló mú wọn pariwo pé, ‘Ẹ jẹ́ kí a lọ, kí a sì rú ẹbọ sí Ọlọ́run wa.’
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.
Ẹ mú iṣẹ́ náà le fún wọn, kí wọn bá a le è tẹramọ́ iṣẹ́ wọn, ẹ má fi ààyè gba irọ́ wọn.”
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,
Ní ìgbà náà ni àwọn akóniṣiṣẹ́ àti àwọn tí ń ṣe alábojútó iṣẹ́ jáde tọ̀ wọ́n lọ láti sọ fún àwọn ènìyàn náà pé, “Èyí ni ohun tí Farao sọ, ‘Èmi kò ní fún un yín ni koríko gbígbẹ mọ́.
11 Ye yourselves go fetch you straw, of any ye can find, —yet hath there not been diminished from your service a single thing.
Ẹ lọ wá koríko gbígbẹ ni ibi tí ẹ bá ti lè rí i, ṣùgbọ́n iṣẹ́ yín kí yóò dínkù.’”
12 So the people dispersed themselves throughout all the land of Egypt, —to gather stubble for straw:
Gbogbo wọn sí fọ́n káàkiri ni ilẹ̀ Ejibiti láti sa ìdì koríko tí wọn yóò lò bí ì koríko gbígbẹ fún sísun bíríkì.
13 the taskmasters, meanwhile, being urgent saying, —Complete your works, The task of a day, in its day, as when the straw was provided.
Àwọn akóniṣiṣẹ́ sì ń ni wọ́n lára, wọ́n wí pé, “Ẹ parí iṣẹ́ tí ẹ ni láti ṣe fún ọjọ́ kan bí ìgbà ti a ń fún un yin ní koríko gbígbẹ.”
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?
Àwọn alábojútó iṣẹ́ tí àwọn akóniṣiṣẹ́ Farao yàn lára ọmọ Israẹli ni wọn ń lù, tí wọn sì ń béèrè lọ́wọ́ wọn pé, “Èéṣe tí ẹ̀yin kò ṣe iye bíríkì ti ẹ̀yin ń ṣe ní àná ní òní bí i tí àtẹ̀yìnwá?”
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?
Nígbà náà ni àwọn alábojútó iṣẹ́ tí a yàn lára àwọn ọmọ Israẹli tọ Farao lọ láti lọ bẹ̀bẹ̀ pé, “Èéṣe tí ìwọ fi ọwọ́ líle mú àwa ọmọ ọ̀dọ̀ rẹ̀ báyìí?
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.
Wọn kò fún àwọn ọmọ ọ̀dọ̀ rẹ̀ ni koríko gbígbẹ, síbẹ̀ wọn sọ fún wa pé, ‘Ẹ ṣe bíríkì!’ Wọ́n na àwọn ọmọ ọ̀dọ̀ rẹ, ṣùgbọ́n ẹ̀bi náà wá láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ènìyàn rẹ.”
17 But he said: Idle, ye are—idle, on this account, are, ye, saying, We must take our journey, we must sacrifice to Yahweh.
Farao sí dáhùn wí pé, “Ọ̀lẹ ni yín, ọ̀lẹ! Èyí ni ó mú kí ẹ̀yin máa sọ ní ìgbà gbogbo pé, ‘Ẹ jẹ́ kí a lọ, kí a sì rú ẹbọ sí Olúwa.’
18 Now, therefore, go labour, but, straw, shall not be given you, —yet the tale of bricks, shall ye render.
Nísinsin yìí ẹ padà lọ sí ẹnu iṣẹ́ yín, a kò ní fún un yín ni koríko gbígbẹ, síbẹ̀ ẹ gbọdọ̀ ṣe iye bíríkì tí ó yẹ kí ẹ ṣe.”
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
Àwọn ọmọ Israẹli tí ó jẹ́ alábojútó iṣẹ́ mọ̀ dájú wí pé àwọn ti wà nínú wàhálà ńlá ní ìgbà tí a sọ fún wọn pé, “Ẹ kò ní láti dín iye bíríkì tí ẹ ń ṣe ni ojoojúmọ́ kù.”
20 So they fell upon Moses and upon Aaron, stationing themselves to meet them, —as they came forth from Pharaoh;
Ní ìgbà tí wọ́n kúrò ni ọ̀dọ̀ Farao wọ́n rí Mose àti Aaroni tí ó dúró láti pàdé wọn.
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.
Wọn sì wí pé, “Kí Olúwa kí ó wò yín, kí ó sì ṣe ìdájọ́! Ẹ̀yin ti mú wa dàbí òórùn búburú fún Farao àti àwọn òṣìṣẹ́ rẹ̀, ẹ sì ti fún wọn ni idà láti fi pa wá.”
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?
Mose padà tọ Olúwa lọ, ó sì wí pé, “Olúwa, èéṣe tí ìwọ fi mú ìyọnu wá sí orí àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí? Ṣe torí èyí ni ìwọ fi rán mi?
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,
Láti ìgbà ti mo ti tọ Farao lọ láti bá a sọ̀rọ̀ ni orúkọ rẹ ni ó ti mú ìyọnu wá sí orí àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni ìwọ kò sì gba àwọn ènìyàn rẹ sílẹ̀ rárá.”

< Exodus 5 >