Ọpụpụ 5
1 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.’”
And after this went in Moses and Aaron to Pharao, and they said to him, These things says the Lord God of Israel, Send my people away, that they may keep a feast to me in the wilderness.
2 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.”
And Pharao said, Who is he that I should listen to his voice, so that I should send away the children of Israel? I do not know the Lord, and I will not let Israel go.
3 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.”
And they say to him, The God of the Hebrews has called us to him: we will go therefore a three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God, lest at any time death or slaughter happen to us.
4 Eze Ijipt zara ha sị, “Mosis na Erọn, gịnị mere unu ji na-ewepụ ụmụ Izrel aka site nʼọrụ ha? Laghachinụ nʼọrụ unu!”
And the king of Egypt said to them, Why do you, Moses and Aaron, turn the people from their works? depart each of you to your works.
5 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.”
And Pharao said, Behold now, the people is very numerous; let us not then give them rest from their work.
6 Nʼụbọchị ahụ kwa, Fero nyere ndị nlekọta ụmụ Izrel na ndị o mere ndịisi nʼebe ụmụ Izrel nọ iwu sị,
And Pharao gave orders to the taskmasters of the people and the accountants, saying,
7 “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.
You shall no longer give straw to the people for brick-making as yesterday and the third day; but let them go themselves, and collect straw for themselves.
8 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.’
And you shall impose on them daily the rate of brick-making which they perform: you shall not abate anything, for they are idle; therefore have they cried, saying, Let us arise and do sacrifice to our God.
9 Nyenụ ha ọrụ dị ike, nke ga-ezi ha na ha ekwesighị ịṅa ntị nʼokwu ụgha Mosis na Erọn na-ekwuru ha.”
Let the works of these men be made grievous, and let them care for these things, and not care for vain words.
10 Ndị na-achị ndị ohu na ndị nlekọta jekwuuru ụmụ Izrel sị ha, “Ihe a ka Fero kwuru: ‘Agaghị m enyekwa unu ahịhịa ọzọ.
And the taskmasters and the accountants hastened them, and they spoke to the people, saying, thus says Pharao, I [will] give you straw no longer.
11 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.’”
Go you, yourselves, get for yourselves straw whenever you can find it, for nothing is diminished from your rate.
12 Ya mere ndị ha gbasasịrị nʼala Ijipt niile ịchịkọta okporo ahịhịa ha ji akpụ brik.
So the people were dispersed in all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble for straw.
13 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.”
and the taskmasters hastened them, saying, Fulfil your regular daily tasks, even as when straw was given you.
14 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?”
And the accountants of the race of the children of Israel, who were set over them by the masters of Pharao, were scourged, [[and questioned, ] men] saying, Why have you not fulfilled your rates of brick work as yesterday and the third day, today also?
15 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?
And the accountants of the children of Israel went in and cried to Pharao, saying, Why do you act thus to your servants?
16 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.”
Straw is not given to your servants, and they tell us to make brick; and behold your servants have been scourged: you will therefore injure your people.
17 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.’
And he said to them, You are idle, you are idlers: therefore you say, Let us go [and] do sacrifice to our God.
18 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.”
Now then go and work, for straw shall not be given to you, yet you shall return the rate of bricks.
19 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.”
And the accountants of the children of Israel saw themselves in an evil plight, [men] saying, You shall not fail to deliver the daily rate of the brick-making.
20 Mgbe ha si nʼihu Fero pụọ, ha zutere Mosis na Erọn ebe ha nọ na-eche ha.
And they met Moses and Aaron coming forth to meet them, as they came forth from Pharao.
21 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.”
And they said to them, The Lord look upon you and judge you, for you have made our savor abominable before Pharao, and before his servants, to put a sword into his hands to kill us.
22 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?
And Moses turned to the Lord, and said, I pray, Lord, why have you afflicted this people? and therefore have you sent me?
23 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.”
For from the time that I went to Pharao to speak in your name, he has afflicted this people, and you have not delivered your people.
