Exodus 5

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	SMITH VAN DYKE
1 After these things, Moses and Aaron entered, and they said to Pharaoh: “Thus says the Lord God of Israel: Release my people, so that they may sacrifice to me in the desert.”	1 وبعد ذلك دخل موسى وهرون وقالا لفرعون هكذا يقول الرب اله اسرائيل اطلق شعبي ليعيّدوا لي في البرية.
2 But he responded: “Who is the Lord, that I should listen to his voice and release Israel? I do not know the Lord, and I will not release Israel.”	2 فقال فرعون من هو الرب حتى اسمع لقوله فأطلق اسرائيل. لا اعرف الرب واسرائيل لا اطلقه.
3 And they said: “The God of the Hebrews has called us, so that we may go three days’ journey into the wilderness and sacrifice to the Lord our God. Otherwise, a pestilence or the sword may befall us.”	3 فقالا اله العبرانيين قد التقانا. فنذهب سفر ثلاثة ايام في البرية ونذبح للرب الهنا. لئلا يصيبنا بالوبإ او بالسيف.
4 The king of Egypt said to them: “Why do you, Moses and Aaron, distract the people from their works? Go back to your burdens.”	4 فقال لهما ملك مصر لماذا يا موسى وهرون تبطلان الشعب من اعماله. اذهبا الى اثقالكما.
5 And Pharaoh said: “The people of the land are many. You see that the turmoil has increased: how much more if you give them rest from the works?”	5 وقال فرعون هوذا الآن شعب الارض كثير وانتما تريحانهم من اثقالهم
6 Therefore, on the same day, he instructed the overseers of the works, and the taskmasters of the people, saying:	6 فامر فرعون في ذلك اليوم مسخّري الشعب ومدبّريه قائلا
7 “You shall no longer give chaff to the people to form bricks, as before. But they may go and gather straw.	7 لا تعودوا تعطون الشعب تبنا لصنع اللبن كامس واول من امس. ليذهبوا هم ويجمعوا تبنا لانفسهم.
8 And you shall impose upon them the same quota of bricks that they made before. Neither will you lessen anything, for they are idle, and therefore they cry out, saying: ‘We shall go and sacrifice to our God.’	8 ومقدار اللبن الذي كانوا يصنعونه امس واول من امس تجعلون عليهم. لا تنقصوا منه. فانهم متكاسلون لذلك يصرخون قائلين نذهب ونذبح لالهنا.
9 They shall be oppressed with works, and these shall occupy them, so that they may not agree to lying words.”	9 ليثقل العمل على القوم حتى يشتغلوا به ولا يلتفتوا الى كلام الكذب.
10 And so the overseers of the works and the taskmasters went out and said to the people: “Thus says Pharaoh: I give you no chaff.	10 فخرج مسخّرو الشعب ومدبّروه وكلموا الشعب قائلين هكذا يقول فرعون لست اعطيكم تبنا.
11 Go, and collect it wherever you are able to find it. Neither will anything of your work be diminished.”	11 اذهبوا انتم وخذوا لانفسكم تبنا من حيث تجدون. انه لا ينقص من عملكم شيء
12 And the people were dispersed through all the land of Egypt, in order to gather straw.	12 فتفرّق الشعب في كل ارض مصر ليجمعوا قشا عوضا عن التبن.
13 Likewise, the overseers of the works pressured them, saying: “Complete your work each day, just as you were accustomed to do before, when straw was given to you.”	13 وكان المسخّرون يعجّلونهم قائلين كمّلوا اعمالكم امر كل يوم بيومه كما كان حينما كان التبن.
14 And those who were first in the works of the sons of Israel were scourged by Pharaoh’s taskmasters, saying: “Why have you not filled the quota of bricks, neither yesterday, nor today, just as before?”	14 فضرب مدبرو بني اسرائيل الذين اقامهم عليهم مسخّرو فرعون وقيل لهم لماذا لم تكملوا فريضتكم من صنع اللبن امس واليوم كالامس واول من امس.
15 And the first among the sons of Israel came, and they cried out to Pharaoh, saying: “Why do act against your servants in this way?	15 فأتى مدبرو بنو اسرائيل وصرخوا الى فرعون قائلين لماذا تفعل هكذا بعبيدك.
16 Straw is not given to us, and yet the same amount of bricks is commanded. So we, your servants, are cut up by scourging, and injustice is done against your people.”	16 التبن ليس يعطى لعبيدك واللبن يقولون لنا اصنعوه. وهوذا عبيدك مضروبون. وقد اخطأ شعبك.
17 And he said: “You are idle. And for this reason you say, ‘We shall go and sacrifice to the Lord.’	17 فقال متكاسلون انتم متكاسلون. لذلك تقولون نذهب ونذبح للرب.
18 Therefore, go and work. Straw will not be given to you, and you will return the customary number of bricks.”	18 فالآن اذهبوا اعملوا. وتبن لا يعطى لكم ومقدار اللبن تقدمونه
19 And the first among the sons of Israel saw themselves in a crisis, because it was said to them, “Nothing at all will be lessened from the bricks throughout each day.”	19 فرأى مدبّرو بني اسرائيل انفسهم في بليّة اذ قيل لهم لا تنقصوا من لبنكم امر كل يوم بيومه.
20 And they met with Moses and Aaron, who stood opposite them as they departed from Pharaoh.	20 وصادفوا موسى وهرون واقفين للقائهم حين خرجوا من لدن فرعون.
21 And they said to them: “May the Lord see and judge, because you have caused our odor to become foul before Pharaoh and his servants, and you have provided him with a sword, in order to kill us.”	21 فقالوا لهما ينظر الرب اليكما ويقضي. لانكما انتنتما رائحتنا في عيني فرعون وفي عيون عبيده حتى تعطيا سيفا في ايديهم ليقتلونا.
22 And Moses returned to the Lord, and he said: “Lord, why have you afflicted this people? Why have you sent me?	22 فرجع موسى الى الرب وقال يا سيد لماذا اسأت الى هذا الشعب. لماذا ارسلتني.
23 For from the time that I entered to Pharaoh, so as to speak in your name, he has afflicted your people. And you have not freed them.”	23 فانه منذ دخلت الى فرعون لاتكلم باسمك اساء الى هذا الشعب. وانت لم تخلّص شعبك.