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Exodus 1-7 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 01:58, January 6, 2010
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| And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
| And afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Let my people go, that they may hold a feast unto me in the wilderness.
|After this, Moses and Aaron wen to Pharaoh and said, "The Lord God of Israel has said, 'Let my people go, that they may hold a feast for me in the wilderness?'"
|After this, [[Moses]] and [[Aaron]] entered the court of [[Pharaoh]] and said, "The [[YHWH|L<small>ORD</small>]] [[God]] of [[Israel]] has said, 'Dismiss My people, that they may hold a celebration for Me in the wilderness.'"
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|Pharaoh = [[Neferhotep]].
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| And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.
| And Pharaoh said, Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go? I know not the LORD, neither will I let Israel go.
|The Pharaoh said, "Who is the Lord, that I should obey him and let Israel go? I do not know the Lord, nor will I let Israel go."
|The Pharaoh said, "Who is the L<small>ORD</small>, that I should listen to His voice and dismiss Israel? I do not know the L<small>ORD</small>, and furthermore I will ''not'' dismiss Israel."
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| And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
| And they said, The God of the Hebrews hath met with us: let us go, we pray thee, three days' journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the LORD our God; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword.
|And they said, "The God of the Hebrews has met with us: let us go, we beg you, three days' journey into the desert, and make sacrifices to the Lord our God, lest he fall upon us with disease or war."
|And they said, "The God of the [[Hebrews]] has met with us: let us go, we beg you, three days' journey into the desert, and make sacrifices to the L<small>ORD</small> our God, lest he fall upon us with disease or war."
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| And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.
| And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.
|But the king of Egypt said, "Moses and Aaron, why have you allowed your people to stop working? Get to your work!"
|But the king of Egypt said, "Moses and Aaron, why have you incited your people to stop working? Get to your work!"
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| And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.
| And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.
|The Pharaoh said, "There are many Hebrews, and you are letting them rest."
|The Pharaoh said, "There are many Hebrews, and you are inciting them them to leave their work."
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| And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
| And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
|So that same day, the Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the Hebrews,
|So that same day, the Pharaoh gave this instruction to the taskmasters of the Hebrews, and their superintendents:
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|These superintendents were actually Hebrews, like slave foremen in a later age.
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| Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore let them go and gather straw for themselves.
| Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore let them go and gather straw for themselves.
|"Don't give them any more straw to make bricks with. Let them get it themselves!
|"Don't give them any more [crushed] straw to mold bricks with. Let them go and rake up straw for themselves!"
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| And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
| And the tale of the bricks, which they did make heretofore, ye shall lay upon them; ye shall not diminish ought thereof for they be idle; therefore they cry, saying, Let us go and sacrifice to our God.
|But they still have to make as many bricks as they used to. If they have a moment's rest, they'll use it to beg, 'Let us go and sacrifice to our God.'
|"But their quota of bricks, that they made before, you will still require. You will not subtract one brick from it. They are slacking, and that's why they beg, 'Let us go and sacrifice to our God.'"
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| Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.
| Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.
|So make them work more, and keep them busy, so they won't think of such things."
|"So make them work harder, and keep them busy, so they won't pay attention to fantasies."
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| And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.
| And the taskmasters of the people went out, and their officers, and they spake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw.
|And so the taskmasters went out, and told the people, "The Pharaoh has told us not to give you any more straw.
|And so the taskmasters went out, with their superintendents, and told the people, "The Pharaoh has told us not to give you any more straw."
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| Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.
| Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.
|So go, get the straw yourself, we don't care from where, but don't make any less bricks than you used to."
|"So go, get the straw yourself, we don't care from where, but don't make one brick less than you used to."
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| So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.
| So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.
|So the people went all around Egypt to gather stuff to use as straw.
|So the people went all around Egypt to rake together stubble to use for crushed straw.
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| And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfill your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.
| And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfill your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.
|And their taskmasters commanded them, saying, "Do your work every day, just like you used to when there was straw."
|And their taskmasters rushed them, saying, "Finish your work every day, just as you used to when there was straw."
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| And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?
| And the officers of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and demanded, Wherefore have ye not fulfilled your task in making brick both yesterday and to day, as heretofore?
|The leaders of the Hebrews, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had appointed, were beaten, and asked, "Why haven't you fulfilled your quotas in making bricks today and yesterday, like you have before?"
|The superintendents of the Hebrews, which Pharaoh's taskmasters had appointed, were beaten, and asked, "Why haven't you finished your quotas in making bricks today and yesterday, as you did before?"
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|The word translates as "superintendents," not "officers" or even "leaders."
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| Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?
| Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?
|Then the leaders of the children of Israel asked of Pharaoh, saying, "Why do you treat your servants in this way?
|Then the superintendents of the children of Israel came and cried out to Pharaoh, saying, "Why are you doing this to your servants?
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|Going over someone's head is a risky proposition in any organization--and in the Egyptian slave system, in that particular crisis, that went double.
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| There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.
| There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, Make brick and, behold, thy servants are beaten; but the fault is in thine own people.
|You give no straw to us, your slaves, and tell us, 'Make bricks,' but then beat us - but the fault lies with your people, not ours!"
|You give no crushed straw to us, your slaves, and tell us, 'Make bricks,' but then beat us - but the fault lies with your people, not ours!"
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|An even more risky thing to say.
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| But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.
| But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.
|But he said, "You are lazy, which is why you ask for leave, saying, 'Let us go and do sacrifice to the Lord.'
|But he said, "You are lazy. Lazy! That's why you ask for leave, saying, 'Let us go and do sacrifice to the Lord.'"
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| Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.
| Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.
|So get to work - we won't give you any straw, but you shall meet your required number of bricks."
|"Now get to work - we won't give you any straw, but you shall meet your regular number of bricks."
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| And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.
| And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they were in evil case, after it was said, Ye shall not minish ought from your bricks of your daily task.
|And the leaders of the Hebrews saw that they were in dire circumstances, once it was said, "You cannot make any fewer bricks than you did before."
|And the superintendents of the Hebrews saw that they were in dire straits, once it was said, "You may not make any fewer bricks than you did before."
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| And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.
| And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.
|They said to them, "The Lord will judge you, because you have us smelly to Pharaoh and made him give swords to his lieutenants to kill us with."
|They said to them, "May the L<small>ORD</small> look at you judge you, because you have made us stink to Pharaoh and his servants, to give them an excuse to kill us."
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|The phrase "give sword in their hand to kill us" is probably idiomatic.
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| And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?
| And Moses returned unto the LORD, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?
|So Moses went back to the Lord and said, "Lord, why have you treated your people so poorly? Why have you sent me?
|So Moses went back to the L<small>ORD</small> and said, "My Lord, why have you treated your people so poorly? Why have you sent me?"
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| For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.
| For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to this people; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all.
|Ever since I've come here to Pharaoh, to speak for you, he has just done cruel things to these people, and hasn't let us go."
|"Ever since I've come here to Pharaoh, to speak for you, he has just done cruel things to these people, and you haven't rescued your people at all."
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|Moses should have remembered that God briefed him against this very event. How often we forget our Divine "briefings" even today!
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