Exodus 5

1 Post haec ingressi sunt Moyses et Aaron, et dixerunt Pharaoni: Haec dicit Dominus Deus Israel: Dimitte populum meum ut sacrificet mihi in deserto.

And after that Moses and Aaron went in, and said unto Pharaoh, Thus hath said the Everlasting One, the God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.

2 At ille respondit: Quis est Dominus, ut audiam vocem eius, et dimittam Israel? nescio Dominum, et Israel non dimittam.

And Pharaoh said, Who is the Everlasting, whose voice I am to obey, to let Israel go? I know not the Everlasting, nor will I let Israel go.

3 Dixeruntque: Deus Hebraeorum vocavit nos, ut eamus viam trium dierum in solitudinem, et sacrificemus Domino Deo nostro: ne forte accidat nobis pestis aut gladius.

And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, a three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the Lord our God; lest he fall upon us with the pestilence, or with the sword.

4 Ait ad eos rex Aegypti: Quare Moyses et Aaron solicitatis populum ab operibus suis? ite ad onera vestra.

And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, hinder the people from their works? get you unto your own affairs.

5 Dixitque Pharao: Multus est populus terrae: videtis quod turba succreverit: quanto magis si dederitis eis requiem ab operibus?

And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye disturb them in the pursuit of their labors.

6 Praecepit ergo in die illo praefectis operum et exactoribus populi, dicens:

And Pharaoh commanded on the same day the taskmasters of the people, and its officers, saying,

7 Nequaquam ultra dabitis paleas populo ad conficiendos lateres, sicut prius: sed ipsi vadant, et colligant stipulas.

Ye shall no more give the people straw to make the bricks, as yesterday and the day before; they themselves shall go and gather themselves straw.

8 Et mensuram laterum, quam prius faciebant, imponetis super eos, nec minuetis quidquam: vacant enim, et idcirco vociferantur, dicentes: Eamus, et sacrificemus Deo nostro.

And the number of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall impose upon them, ye shall not diminish aught thereof; for they are idle: therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.

9 Opprimantur operibus, et expleant ea: ut non acquiescant verbis mendacibus.

Let the work be made to lie heavily upon the men, that they may have enough to do therein; and that they may not pay attention to false words.

10 Igitur egressi praefecti operum et exactores, ad populum dixerunt: Sic dicit Pharao: Non do vobis paleas:

And the taskmasters of the people and its officers went out, and they said to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you any straw.

11 ite, et colligite sicubi invenire poteritis, nec minuetur quidquam de opere vestro.

Go ye, get yourselves straw from wherever ye can find it; yet not the least shall be taken off from your work.

12 Dispersusque est populus per omnem Terram Aegypti ad colligendas paleas.

And the people scattered themselves abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

13 Praefecti quoque operum instabant, dicentes: Complete opus vestrum quotidie, ut prius facere solebatis quando dabantur vobis paleae.

And the taskmasters were urgent, saying, Fulfill your works, every day its due portion, just as when there was straw.

14 Flagellatique sunt qui praeerant operibus filiorum Israel, ab exactoribus Pharaonis, dicentibus: Quare non implestis mensuram laterum sicut prius, nec heri, nec hodie?

And the officers of the children of Israel, whom the taskmasters of Pharaoh had set over them, were beaten, as these said, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick as heretofore, both yesterday and today?

15 Veneruntque praepositi filiorum Israel, et vociferati sunt ad Pharaonem dicentes: Cur ita agis contra servos tuos?

And the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?

16 Paleae non dantur nobis, et lateres similiter imperantur: en famuli tui flagellis caedimur, et iniuste agitur contra populum tuum.

Straw is not given unto thy servants, and, Make bricks, say they to us: and, behold, thy servants are beaten, and thy people are treated as sinners.

17 Qui ait: Vacatis otio, et idcirco dicitis: Eamus, et sacrificemus Domino.

But he said, Idle are ye, idle; therefore say ye, Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.

18 Ite ergo, et operamini: paleae non dabuntur vobis, et reddetis consuetum numerum laterum.

And now go, work, and straw shall not be given you; yet the required number of bricks shall ye deliver.

19 Videbantque se praepositi filiorum Israel in malum, eo quod diceretur eis: Non minuetur quidquam de lateribus per singulos dies.

And the officers of the children of Israel saw themselves in the evil necessity to say, Ye shall not diminish aught from your bricks, every day of its task.

20 Occurreruntque Moysi et Aaron, qui stabant ex adverso, egredientibus a Pharaone:

And they met Moses and Aaron, standing in their way, as they came forth from Pharaoh.

21 et dixerunt ad eos: Videat Dominus et iudicet, quoniam foetere fecistis odorem nostrum coram Pharaone et servis eius, et praebuistis ei gladium, ut occideret nos.

And they said unto them, May the Lord look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savor to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.

22 Reversusque est Moyses ad Dominum, et ait: Domine, cur afflixisti populum istum? quare misisti me?

And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou let so much evil come upon this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?

23 Ex eo enim quo ingressus sum ad Pharaonem ut loquerer in nomine tuo, afflixit populum tuum: et non liberasti eos.

For, since I came unto Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done more evil to this people; but thou hast in nowise delivered thy people.