Egzòd 5
1 Apre, Moïse avèk Aaron te vin di a Farawon: “Konsa pale SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la, ‘Kite pèp mwen an ale pou yo kapab selebre yon fèt pou Mwen nan dezè a.’”
Afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, "This is what the LORD, God of Israel, says, 'Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.'"
2 Men Farawon te di: “Kilès SENYÈ a ye pou m ta obeyi vwa Li, pou kite Israël ale? Mwen pa konnen SENYÈ a, e anplis, mwen p ap kite Israël ale.”
Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD, that I should listen to his voice to let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and moreover I will not let Israel go."
3 Yo te di: “Bondye a Ebre yo te reyini avèk nou. Souple, kite nou ale fè yon vwayaj twa jou nan dezè a pou nou kapab fè yon sakrifis a SENYÈ a, Bondye nou an; otreman, Li va vin tonbe sou nou ak gwo maladi, oubyen nepe.”
They said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to our God, lest he fall on us with pestilence, or with the sword."
4 Men wa a Égypte la te di yo: “Moïse avèk Aaron, poukisa nou ap rale pèp la kite travay li? Ale retounen nan travay nou.”
The king of Egypt said to them, "Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people from their work? Get back to your burdens."
5 Ankò Farawon te di: “Gade, pèp la nan peyi a koulye a vin anpil, e nou ta vle fè yo sispann fè travay yo!”
Pharaoh said, "Look, the people of the land are now many, and you make them rest from their burdens."
6 Alò menm jou a, Farawon te kòmande chèf kòve ki te sou pèp la avèk fòmann pa yo. Li te di yo:
The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
7 “Nou p ap bay pèp la pay ankò pou fè brik jan nou te konn fè a. Kite yo ale ranmase pay pou kont yo.
"You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick, as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.
8 “Menm fòs brik yo te konn fè avan an, fòk nou egzije yo fè l. Nou pa pou redwi li menm. Paske yo se parese! Se pou sa y ap kriye a: ‘Kite nou ale fè sakrifis a Bondye nou an.’
The number of the bricks, which they made before, you require from them. You shall not diminish anything of it, for they are idle; therefore they cry, saying, 'Let us go and sacrifice to our God.'
9 Kite travay la vin pi lou pou mesye yo. Kite yo travay pou yo pa swiv fo pawòl sa yo ankò.”
Let heavier work be laid on the men, so they may labor at it and pay no attention to lying words."
10 Konsa, chèf kòve a pèp yo avèk fòmann pa yo te ale deyò pou te pale avèk pèp la. Li te di: “Konsa pale Farawon: ‘Mwen p ap bannou okenn pay.
The taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spoke to the people, saying, "This is what Pharaoh says: 'I will not give you straw.
11 Nou menm, ale chache pay nou pou kont nou nenpòt kote nou kab jwenn nan, men pou fòs travay nou oblije fè a, li p ap redwi.’”
Go yourselves, get straw where you can find it, for nothing of your work shall be diminished.'"
12 Konsa, pèp la te gaye nan tout peyi Égypte la pou ranmase tij sereyal pou sèvi kòm pay.
So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather dry stalks for straw.
13 Chèf Kòve yo te peze yo rèd. Yo te di: “Konplete menm fòs travay jounen ke nou te bannou an, menm jan ke lè nou te gen pay la.”
The taskmasters kept pressing them, saying, "Fulfill your work quota, your daily amount, as when there was straw."
14 Anplis de sa, fòmann yo, fis Israël yo, ke chèf kòve Farawon yo te mete sou yo a, te pran kou. Konsa yo te mande yo: “Poukisa nou pa t konplete sa ke nou te gen pou fè a, ni ayè, ni jodi a nan fè brik yo menm jan tankou avan an?”
The officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, "Why haven't you fulfilled your quota both yesterday and today, in making brick as before?"
15 Epi fòmann sou fis Israël yo te vin kriye devan Farawon. Yo te di: “Poukisa ou aji konsa avèk sèvitè ou yo?
Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, saying, "Why do you deal this way with your servants?
16 Yo pa bay pay a sèvitè yo, men yo kontinye di nou: ‘fè brik!’ E gade byen, sèvitè ou yo pran kou, men se fot pwòp pèp pa w la.”
No straw is given to your servants, and they tell us, 'Make bricks.' And look, your servants are beaten, but the fault is with your own people."
17 Men li te di: “Nou se parese! Nou pa travay menm! Se pou sa nou di: ‘Kite nou ale fè sakrifis a SENYÈ a.’
But he said, "You are slackers! Slackers! Therefore you say, 'Let us go and sacrifice to God.'
18 Alò koulye a, al travay! Paske nou p ap resevwa pay, men fòk nou konplete fòs kantite brik ke nou gen pou fè yo.”
Go therefore now, and work, for no straw shall be given to you, yet you shall deliver the same number of bricks."
19 Fòmann nan fis Israël yo te wè ke yo te gen gwo pwoblèm, paske li te di yo: “Nou pa pou redwi fòs kantite brik pa jou yo.”
The officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in trouble, when it was said, "You shall not diminish anything from your daily quota of bricks."
20 Lè yo te kite prezans Farawon, yo te rankontre Moïse avèk Aaron paske yo t ap tann yo.
They met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:
21 Yo te di yo: “Ke Bondye kapab gade sa nou fè a, e jije nou, paske nou te fè nou vin rayisab devan zye Farawon, e devan zye tout sèvitè li yo. Konsa nou mete yon nepe nan men yo pou yo kab touye nou.”
and they said to them, "May God look at you, and judge, because you have made us a stench to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us."
22 Alò, Moïse te retounen vè SENYÈ a, e te di: “O SENYÈ, poukisa ou pote mal a pèp sa a? Poukisa menm ou te voye mwen an?
Moses returned to the LORD, and said, "Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why is it that you have sent me?
23 Depi mwen te vin kote Farawon pou pale nan non Ou a, li te fè mechanste a pèp sila a. Ni Ou pa t delivre pèp Ou a ditou.”
For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people; neither have you delivered your people at all."
