CHAP. V.
1, Moses and Aaron doing their message to Phara∣oh, are resisted and rebuked. 5, The Israelites taske increased 14, Their officers beaten. 15, Their com∣plaints checked. 19, They crie out upon Moses and Aaron. 22, Moses complaineth unto God.
AND afterward, Moses and Aaron went in, and said unto Pharaoh; Thus [unspec 1] saith Iehovah, the God of Israel, Send away my people, that they may keepe a feast onto me in the wildernesse. And Pha∣raoh [unspec 2] said, Who is Iehovah, that I should o∣bey his voice, to send away Israel? I know not Iehovah, neither, will I send away Isra∣el. And they said, The God of the Hebrewes hath met with us: let us goe wee pray thee, [unspec 3] three daies journey into the wildernesse, and sacrifice unto Iehovah our God, left hee fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword. And the king of Egypt laid unto them; [unspec 4] Wherefore doe ye Moses and Aaron, cause the people to cease from their workes? Get ye to your burthens. And Pharaoh said; Be∣hold, [unspec] the people of the land now are many, and ye make them to rest from their burdens. And Pharaoh commanded, in that day, the [unspec] taske-masters of the people, & their officers, saying, Yee shall not any more give straw to [unspec] the people, to make brickes, as heretofore: let them goe & gather straw for themselves. And the tale of the brickes, which they did [unspec] make heretofore, you shall lay upon them; you shall not diminish ought thereof; for they be idle, therefore they cry out saying, Let us goe and sacrifice to our God. Let [unspec] the work be made heavy upon the men, and let them labour therein, and let them not regard vaine lying words. And the taske∣masters of the people went out, & their offi∣cers, and said unto the people, saying; Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw. Goe ye, take your straw where you can find it: yet not ought of your worke shall bee dimini∣shed. And the people was scattered abroad thorow all the land of Egypt, to gather stub∣ble in stead of straw. And the taske-masters hasted them saying, Fulfill your workes, every daies taske in his day, as when there was straw. And the officers of the sonnes of Israel, which Pharaohs taske-masters had set over them, were beaten, saying, Where∣fore have yee not fulfilled your appointed taske to make bricke, both yesterday and to day, as heretofore? And the officers of the sonnes of Israel came, and cried out unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore doest thou thus to thy servants? There is no straw given unto thy servants, and they say to us, make brickes: and behold, thy servants are beaten, and it is the sinne of thy people. And he said, ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore yee say, let us goe, and sacrifice to Iehovah. Now ther∣fore, goe worke, for straw shall not be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of brickes. And the officers of the sonnes of Israel did see them in evill, saying, Ye shall not mi∣nish ought from your brickes, every daies taske in his day. And they lighted upon Mo∣ses and Aaron, standing to meet with them, as they came forth from Pharaoh. And they [unspec] said unto them; Iehovah looke upon you, and judge, because you have made our sa∣vour to stinke in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants; to give a sword in∣to their hand, to slay us. And Moses retur∣ned [unspec] unto Iehovah, and said; Lord, where∣fore hast thou done evill to this people;