Exodus 5
1 And afterwards have Moses and Aaron entered, and they say unto Pharaoh, 'Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Send My people away, and they keep a feast to Me in the wilderness;'
后来摩西、亚伦去对法老说：“耶和华—以色列的 神这样说：‘容我的百姓去，在旷野向我守节。’”
2 and Pharaoh saith, 'Who [is] Jehovah, that I hearken to His voice, to send Israel away? I have not known Jehovah, and Israel also I do not send away.'
法老说：“耶和华是谁，使我听他的话，容以色列人去呢？我不认识耶和华，也不容以色列人去！”
3 And they say, 'The God of the Hebrews hath met with us, let us go, we pray thee, a journey of three days into the wilderness, and we sacrifice to Jehovah our God, lest He meet us with pestilence or with sword.'
他们说：“希伯来人的 神遇见了我们。求你容我们往旷野去，走三天的路程，祭祀耶和华—我们的 神，免得他用瘟疫、刀兵攻击我们。”
4 And the king of Egypt saith unto them, 'Why, Moses and Aaron, do ye free the people from its works? go to your burdens.'
埃及王对他们说：“摩西、亚伦！你们为什么叫百姓旷工呢？你们去担你们的担子吧！”
5 Pharaoh also saith, 'Lo, numerous now [is] the people of the land, and ye have caused them to cease from their burdens!'
又说：“看哪，这地的以色列人如今众多，你们竟叫他们歇下担子！”
6 And Pharaoh commandeth, on that day, the exactors among the people and its authorities, saying,
当天，法老吩咐督工的和官长说：
7 'Ye do not add to give straw to the people for the making of the bricks, as heretofore — they go and have gathered straw for themselves;
“你们不可照常把草给百姓做砖，叫他们自己去捡草。
8 and the proper quantity of the bricks which they are making heretofore ye do put on them, ye do not diminish from it, for they are remiss, therefore they are crying, saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to our God;
他们素常做砖的数目，你们仍旧向他们要，一点不可减少；因为他们是懒惰的，所以呼求说：‘容我们去祭祀我们的 神。’
9 let the service be heavy on the men, and let them work at it, and not be dazzled by lying words.'
你们要把更重的工夫加在这些人身上，叫他们劳碌，不听虚谎的言语。”
10 And the exactors of the people, and its authorities, go out, and speak unto the people, saying, 'Thus said Pharaoh, I do not give you straw,
督工的和官长出来对百姓说：“法老这样说：‘我不给你们草。
11 ye — go ye, take for yourselves straw where ye find [it], for there is nothing of your service diminished.'
你们自己在哪里能找草，就往那里去找吧！但你们的工一点不可减少。’”
12 And the people is scattered over all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble for straw,
于是百姓散在埃及遍地，捡碎秸当作草。
13 and the exactors are making haste, saying, 'Complete your works, the matter of a day in its day, as when there is straw.'
督工的催着说：“你们一天当完一天的工，与先前有草一样。”
14 And the authorities of the sons of Israel, whom the exactors of Pharaoh have placed over them, are beaten, saying, 'Wherefore have ye not completed your portion in making brick as heretofore, both yesterday and to-day?'
法老督工的，责打他所派以色列人的官长，说：“你们昨天今天为什么没有照向来的数目做砖、完你们的工作呢？”
15 And the authorities of the sons of Israel come in and cry unto Pharaoh, saying, 'Why dost thou thus to thy servants?
以色列人的官长就来哀求法老说：“为什么这样待你的仆人？
16 Straw is not given to thy servants, and they are saying to us, Make bricks, and lo, thy servants are smitten — and thy people hath sinned.'
督工的不把草给仆人，并且对我们说：‘做砖吧！’看哪，你仆人挨了打，其实是你百姓的错。”
17 And he saith, 'Remiss — ye are remiss, therefore ye are saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to Jehovah;
但法老说：“你们是懒惰的！你们是懒惰的！所以说：‘容我们去祭祀耶和华。’
18 and now, go, serve; and straw is not given to you, and the measure of bricks ye do give.'
现在你们去做工吧！草是不给你们的，砖却要如数交纳。”
19 And the authorities of the sons of Israel see them in affliction, saying, 'Ye do not diminish from your bricks; the matter of a day in its day.'
以色列人的官长听说“你们每天做砖的工作一点不可减少”，就知道是遭遇祸患了。
20 And they meet Moses and Aaron standing to meet them, in their coming out from Pharaoh,
他们离了法老出来，正遇见摩西、亚伦站在对面，
21 and say unto them, 'Jehovah look upon you, and judge, because ye have caused our fragrance to stink in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants — to give a sword into their hand to slay us.'
就向他们说：“愿耶和华鉴察你们，施行判断；因你们使我们在法老和他臣仆面前有了臭名，把刀递在他们手中杀我们。”
22 And Moses turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, 'Lord, why hast Thou done evil to this people? why [is] this? — Thou hast sent me!
摩西回到耶和华那里，说：“主啊，你为什么苦待这百姓呢？为什么打发我去呢？
23 and since I have come unto Pharaoh, to speak in Thy name, he hath done evil to this people, and Thou hast not at all delivered Thy people.'
自从我去见法老，奉你的名说话，他就苦待这百姓，你一点也没有拯救他们。”
