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chapter 5
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these things Moses and Aaron went in, and said to Pharao: Thus saith the Lord
God of Israel: Let my people go that they may sacrifice to me in the desert.
2 But he answered: Who is the Lord, that I should hear
his voice, and let Israel go? I know not the Lord, neither will I let Israel
go.
3 And they said: The God of the Hebrews hath called us,
to go three days' journey into the wilderness and to sacrifice to the Lord our
God: lest a pestilence or the sword fall upon us.
4 The king of Egypt said to them: Why do you Moses and
Aaron draw off the people from their works? Get you gone to your burdens.
5 And Pharao said: The people of the land is numerous:
you see that the multitude is increased: how much more if you give them rest
from their works?
6 Therefore he commanded the same day the overseers of
the works, and the taskmasters of the people, saying:
7 You shall give straw no more to the people to make
brick, as before: but let them go and gather straw.
8 And you shall lay upon them the task of bricks, which
they did before, neither shall you diminish any thing thereof: for they are
idle, and therefore they cry, saying: Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
9 Let them be oppressed, with works, and let them
fulfill them: that they may not regard lying words.
10 And the overseers of the works and the taskmasters
went out and said to the people: Thus saith Pharao, I allow you no straw:
11 Go, and gather it where you can find it: neither
shall any thing of your work be diminished.
12 And the people was scattered through all the land of
Egypt to gather straw.
13 And the overseers of the works pressed them, saying:
Fulfill your work every day as before you were wont to do when straw was given
you.
14 And they that were over the works of the children of
Israel were scourged by Pharao's taskmasters, saying: Why have you not made up
the task of bricks both yesterday and to day as before?
15 And the officers of the children of Israel came, and
cried out to Pharao, saying: Why dealest thou so with thy servants?
16 Straw is not given us, and bricks are required of us
as before: behold we thy servants are beaten with whips, and thy people is
unjustly dealt withal.
17 And he said: You are idle, and therefore you say:
Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.
18 Go therefore, and work: straw shall not be given
you, and you shall deliver the accustomed number of bricks.
19 And the officers of the children of Israel saw that
they were in evil case, because it was said to them: There shall not a whit be
diminished of the bricks for every day.
20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood over against
them as they came out from Pharao:
21 And they said to them: The Lord see and judge,
because you have made our savour to stink before Pharao and his servants, and
you have given him a sword to kill us.
22 And Moses returned to the Lord, and said: Lord, why
hast thou afflicted this people? wherefore hast thou sent me?
23 For since the time that I went in to Pharao to speak
in thy name, he hath afflicted thy people: and thou hast not delivered them.
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