Keluaran 5

1 Kemudian Musa dan Harun pergi menghadap raja Mesir dan berkata, "Begini perintah TUHAN, Allah Israel, 'Izinkanlah bangsa-Ku pergi supaya mereka dapat beribadat kepada-Ku di padang gurun.'"

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 "Siapakah TUHAN itu?" tanya raja. "Mengapa aku harus mempedulikan Dia dan mengizinkan bangsa Israel pergi? Aku tidak kenal TUHAN itu, dan orang Israel tidak kuizinkan pergi."

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 Musa dan Harun berkata, "Allah orang Ibrani sudah menampakkan diri kepada kami. Izinkanlah kami pergi ke padang gurun sejauh tiga hari perjalanan untuk mempersembahkan kurban kepada TUHAN, Allah kami. Kalau kami tidak melakukan itu, kami akan dibunuhnya dengan penyakit atau perang."

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 Kata raja kepada Musa dan Harun, "Mengapa kamu membuat orang-orang itu melalaikan pekerjaan mereka? Suruhlah budak-budak itu bekerja!

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 Orang-orang itu sudah terlalu banyak jumlahnya. Dan sekarang kamu mau supaya mereka berhenti bekerja!"

And Pharao said, Behold now, the people is very numerous; let us not then give them rest from their work.

6 Hari itu juga para pengawas bangsa Mesir dan mandor-mandor bangsa Israel mendapat perintah dari raja,

And Pharao gave orders to the taskmasters of the people and the accountants, saying,

7 "Jangan lagi memberi jerami kepada bangsa itu untuk membuat batu bata. Biarlah mereka pergi mencarinya sendiri.

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 Tetapi suruhlah mereka membuat batu bata tidak kurang jumlahnya dari yang sudah-sudah. Mereka mau bermalas-malas saja; itulah sebabnya mereka terus mengomel supaya diizinkan pergi untuk mempersembahkan kurban kepada Allah mereka.

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 Paksakan orang-orang itu bekerja lebih keras, supaya mereka sibuk dengan pekerjaan dan tidak punya waktu untuk mendengarkan cerita-cerita bohong."

Let the works of these men be made grievous, and let them care for these things, and not care for vain words.

10 Para pengawas bangsa Mesir dan mandor-mandor Israel itu keluar lalu berkata kepada orang-orang Israel, "Raja memerintahkan supaya kamu tidak lagi diberi jerami.

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 Kamu harus mencari sendiri di mana saja, tetapi ingat, batu bata yang kamu buat tak boleh kurang dari yang sudah-sudah."

Go you, yourselves, get for yourselves straw whenever you can find it, for nothing is diminished from your rate.

12 Maka pergilah orang Israel menjelajahi seluruh tanah Mesir untuk mengumpulkan jerami.

So the people were dispersed in all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble for straw.

13 Para pengawas terus mendesak supaya setiap hari mereka menghasilkan batu bata yang sama banyaknya seperti waktu mereka diberi jerami.

and the taskmasters hastened them, saying, Fulfil your regular daily tasks, even as when straw was given you.

14 Para pengawas itu memukul mandor-mandor Israel yang ditugaskan mengawasi pekerjaan. Mereka bertanya, "Mengapa sekarang bangsamu tidak menghasilkan batu bata yang sama banyaknya seperti dahulu?"

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 Lalu mandor-mandor Israel pergi menghadap raja dan mengeluh, "Mengapa Baginda berbuat begini kepada kami?

And the accountants of the children of Israel went in and cried to Pharao, saying, Why do you act thus to your servants?

16 Kami tidak diberi jerami, tetapi dipaksa membuat batu bata! Sekarang kami dipukuli padahal pegawai-pegawai Bagindalah yang bersalah!"

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 Raja menjawab, "Kamu memang malas dan tidak mau bekerja. Itulah sebabnya kamu minta izin kepadaku untuk pergi mempersembahkan kurban kepada Tuhanmu.

And he said to them, You are idle, you are idlers: therefore you say, Let us go [and] do sacrifice to our God.

18 Pergilah bekerja lagi. Jerami tidak akan diberikan kepadamu, tetapi kamu tetap harus membuat batu bata yang sama banyaknya."

Now then go and work, for straw shall not be given to you, yet you shall return the rate of bricks.

19 Mandor-mandor itu sadar bahwa mereka dalam kesulitan ketika diberitahukan bahwa orang-orang Israel harus menghasilkan batu bata yang tetap sama banyaknya seperti yang sudah-sudah.

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 Ketika mereka keluar dari istana, mereka bertemu dengan Musa dan Harun yang sedang menunggu mereka.

And they met Moses and Aaron coming forth to meet them, as they came forth from Pharao.

21 Kata mandor-mandor itu, "TUHAN tahu perbuatanmu! Ia akan menghukum kamu! Kamulah yang menyebabkan kami dibenci oleh raja dan para pegawainya, sehingga mereka mau membunuh kami."

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 Lalu Musa menghadap TUHAN lagi dan berkata, "Tuhan, mengapa bangsa Israel Kauperlakukan seburuk itu? Mengapa Engkau mengutus saya ke sini?

And Moses turned to the Lord, and said, I pray, Lord, why have you afflicted this people? and therefore have you sent me?

23 Sejak saya menghadap raja dan berbicara atas nama-Mu, ia mulai menganiaya bangsa ini. Dan Engkau tidak berbuat apa-apa untuk menolong mereka."

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.