Exodus 5 – NIV & YCB

New International Version

Exodus 5:1-23

Bricks Without Straw

1Afterward Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Let my people go, so that they may hold a festival to me in the wilderness.’ ”

2Pharaoh said, “Who is the Lord, that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord and I will not let Israel go.”

3Then they said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Now let us take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God, or he may strike us with plagues or with the sword.”

4But the king of Egypt said, “Moses and Aaron, why are you taking the people away from their labor? Get back to your work!” 5Then Pharaoh said, “Look, the people of the land are now numerous, and you are stopping them from working.”

6That same day Pharaoh gave this order to the slave drivers and overseers in charge of the people: 7“You are no longer to supply the people with straw for making bricks; let them go and gather their own straw. 8But require them to make the same number of bricks as before; don’t reduce the quota. They are lazy; that is why they are crying out, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to our God.’ 9Make the work harder for the people so that they keep working and pay no attention to lies.”

10Then the slave drivers and the overseers went out and said to the people, “This is what Pharaoh says: ‘I will not give you any more straw. 11Go and get your own straw wherever you can find it, but your work will not be reduced at all.’ ” 12So the people scattered all over Egypt to gather stubble to use for straw. 13The slave drivers kept pressing them, saying, “Complete the work required of you for each day, just as when you had straw.” 14And Pharaoh’s slave drivers beat the Israelite overseers they had appointed, demanding, “Why haven’t you met your quota of bricks yesterday or today, as before?”

15Then the Israelite overseers went and appealed to Pharaoh: “Why have you treated your servants this way? 16Your servants are given no straw, yet we are told, ‘Make bricks!’ Your servants are being beaten, but the fault is with your own people.”

17Pharaoh said, “Lazy, that’s what you are—lazy! That is why you keep saying, ‘Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.’ 18Now get to work. You will not be given any straw, yet you must produce your full quota of bricks.”

19The Israelite overseers realized they were in trouble when they were told, “You are not to reduce the number of bricks required of you for each day.” 20When they left Pharaoh, they found Moses and Aaron waiting to meet them, 21and they said, “May the Lord look on you and judge you! You have made us obnoxious to Pharaoh and his officials and have put a sword in their hand to kill us.”

God Promises Deliverance

22Moses returned to the Lord and said, “Why, Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Is this why you sent me? 23Ever since I went to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people, and you have not rescued your people at all.”

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Eksodu 5:1-23

Bíríkì sísun láìsí koríko gbígbẹ

1Lẹ́yìn náà ni Mose àti Aaroni tọ Farao lọ, wọ́n sì wí pé, “Èyí ni ohun tí Olúwa, Ọlọ́run Israẹli sọ: ‘Jẹ́ kí àwọn ènìyàn mi kí ó lọ, kí wọn kí ó lè ṣe àjọ mi ní ijù.’ ”

2Farao dáhùn wí pé, “Ta ni Olúwa, tí èmi yóò fi gbọ́rọ̀ sí i lẹ́nu, tí èmi yóò fi jẹ́ kí Israẹli ó lọ? Èmi kò mọ Olúwa, èmi kò sì ní jẹ́ kí Israẹli ó lọ.”

3Lẹ́yìn náà ni wọ́n wí pé, “Ọlọ́run àwọn Heberu tí pàdé wa. Ní ìsinsin yìí, jẹ́ kí a lọ ní ìrìn ọjọ́ mẹ́ta sínú aginjù láti rú ẹbọ sí Olúwa Ọlọ́run wa, kí Ó má ba á fi àjàkálẹ̀-ààrùn tàbí idà bá wa jà.”

4Ṣùgbọ́n ọba Ejibiti sọ wí pé, “Mose àti Aaroni, èéṣe ti ẹ̀yin fi mú àwọn ènìyàn kúrò lẹ́nu iṣẹ́ wọn? Ẹ padà sẹ́nu iṣẹ́ yín.” 5Nígbà náà ni Farao sọ pé, “Ẹ wò ó àwọn ènìyàn náà ti pọ̀ sí ì nílẹ̀ yìí ní ìsinsin yìí, ẹ̀yin sì ń dá wọn dúró láti máa bá iṣẹ́ lọ.”

6Ní ọjọ́ yìí kan náà ni Farao pàṣẹ fún àwọn akóniṣiṣẹ́ àti àwọn ti ń ṣe alábojútó iṣẹ́ lórí àwọn ènìyàn. 7“Ẹ̀yin kò ní láti pèsè koríko gbígbẹ fún bíríkì sísun mọ́ fún àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí; ẹ jẹ́ kí wọn máa wá koríko gbígbẹ fún ara wọn. 8Ṣùgbọ́n ẹ jẹ́ kí wọn ó ṣe iye bíríkì kan náà bí ì ti àtẹ̀yìnwá, kí ẹ má ṣe dín iye rẹ̀ kú. Ọ̀lẹ ni wọ́n, ìwà ọ̀lẹ yìí náà ló mú wọn pariwo pé, ‘Ẹ jẹ́ kí a lọ, kí a sì rú ẹbọ sí Ọlọ́run wa.’ 9Ẹ mú iṣẹ́ náà le fún wọn, kí wọn bá a le è tẹramọ́ iṣẹ́ wọn, ẹ má fi ààyè gba irọ́ wọn.”

10Ní ìgbà náà ni àwọn akóniṣiṣẹ́ àti àwọn tí ń ṣe alábojútó iṣẹ́ jáde tọ̀ wọ́n lọ láti sọ fún àwọn ènìyàn náà pé, “Èyí ni ohun tí Farao sọ, ‘Èmi kò ní fún un yín ni koríko gbígbẹ mọ́. 11Ẹ lọ wá koríko gbígbẹ ni ibi tí ẹ bá ti lè rí i, ṣùgbọ́n iṣẹ́ yín kí yóò dínkù.’ ” 12Gbogbo wọn sí fọ́n káàkiri ni ilẹ̀ Ejibiti láti sa ìdì koríko tí wọn yóò lò bí ì koríko gbígbẹ fún sísun bíríkì. 13Àwọn akóniṣiṣẹ́ sì ń ni wọ́n lára, wọ́n wí pé, “Ẹ parí iṣẹ́ tí ẹ ni láti ṣe fún ọjọ́ kan bí ìgbà ti a ń fún un yin ní koríko gbígbẹ.” 14Àwọn alábojútó iṣẹ́ tí àwọn akóniṣiṣẹ́ Farao yàn lára ọmọ Israẹli ni wọn ń lù, tí wọn sì ń béèrè lọ́wọ́ wọn pé, “Èéṣe tí ẹ̀yin kò ṣe iye bíríkì ti ẹ̀yin ń ṣe ní àná ní òní bí i tí àtẹ̀yìnwá?”

15Nígbà náà ni àwọn alábojútó iṣẹ́ tí a yàn lára àwọn ọmọ Israẹli tọ Farao lọ láti lọ bẹ̀bẹ̀ pé, “Èéṣe tí ìwọ fi ọwọ́ líle mú àwa ọmọ ọ̀dọ̀ rẹ̀ báyìí? 16Wọn kò fún àwọn ọmọ ọ̀dọ̀ rẹ̀ ni koríko gbígbẹ, síbẹ̀ wọn sọ fún wa pé, ‘Ẹ ṣe bíríkì!’ Wọ́n na àwọn ọmọ ọ̀dọ̀ rẹ, ṣùgbọ́n ẹ̀bi náà wá láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ènìyàn rẹ.”

17Farao sí dáhùn wí pé, “Ọ̀lẹ ni yín, ọ̀lẹ! Èyí ni ó mú kí ẹ̀yin máa sọ ní ìgbà gbogbo pé, ‘Ẹ jẹ́ kí a lọ, kí a sì rú ẹbọ sí Olúwa.’ 18Nísinsin yìí ẹ padà lọ sí ẹnu iṣẹ́ yín, a kò ní fún un yín ni koríko gbígbẹ, síbẹ̀ ẹ gbọdọ̀ ṣe iye bíríkì tí ó yẹ kí ẹ ṣe.”

19Àwọn ọmọ Israẹli tí ó jẹ́ alábojútó iṣẹ́ mọ̀ dájú wí pé àwọn ti wà nínú wàhálà ńlá ní ìgbà tí a sọ fún wọn pé, “Ẹ kò ní láti dín iye bíríkì tí ẹ ń ṣe ni ojoojúmọ́ kù.” 20Ní ìgbà tí wọ́n kúrò ni ọ̀dọ̀ Farao wọ́n rí Mose àti Aaroni tí ó dúró láti pàdé wọn. 21Wọn sì wí pé, “Kí Olúwa kí ó wò yín, kí ó sì ṣe ìdájọ́! Ẹ̀yin ti mú wa dàbí òórùn búburú fún Farao àti àwọn òṣìṣẹ́ rẹ̀, ẹ sì ti fún wọn ni idà láti fi pa wá.”

Ọlọ́run ṣe ìlérí ìgbàsílẹ̀ fún Israẹli

22Mose padà tọ Olúwa lọ, ó sì wí pé, “Olúwa, èéṣe tí ìwọ fi mú ìyọnu wá sí orí àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí? Ṣe torí èyí ni ìwọ fi rán mi? 23Láti ìgbà ti mo ti tọ Farao lọ láti bá a sọ̀rọ̀ ni orúkọ Rẹ ni Ó ti mú ìyọnu wá sí orí àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí, bẹ́ẹ̀ ni Ìwọ kò sì gba àwọn ènìyàn Rẹ sílẹ̀ rárá.”