Douay Bible - Exodus Chapter 5

Exodus 5:1
After 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.

Exodus 5:2
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.

Exodus 5:3
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.

Exodus 5:4
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.

Exodus 5:5
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?

Exodus 5:6
Therefore he commanded the same day the overseers of the works, and the taskmasters of the people, saying:

Exodus 5:7
You shall give straw no more to the people to make brick, as before: but let them go and gather straw.

Exodus 5:8
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.

Exodus 5:9
Let them be oppressed, with works, and let them fulfill them: that they may not regard lying words.

Exodus 5:10
And the overseers of the works and the taskmasters went out and said to the people: Thus saith Pharao, I allow you no straw:

Exodus 5:11
Go, and gather it where you can find it: neither shall any thing of your work be diminished.

Exodus 5:12
And the people was scattered through all the land of Egypt to gather straw.

Exodus 5:13
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.

Exodus 5:14
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?

Exodus 5:15
And the officers of the children of Israel came, and cried out to Pharao, saying: Why dealest thou so with thy servants?

Exodus 5:16
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.

Exodus 5:17
And he said: You are idle, and therefore you say: Let us go and sacrifice to the Lord.

Exodus 5:18
Go therefore, and work: straw shall not be given you, and you shall deliver the accustomed number of bricks.

Exodus 5:19
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.

Exodus 5:20
And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood over against them as they came out from Pharao:

Exodus 5:21
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.

Exodus 5:22
And Moses returned to the Lord, and said: Lord, why hast thou afflicted this people? wherefore hast thou sent me?

Exodus 5:23
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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