Exodus · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Exodus 5 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
1 Μετά δε ταύτα, εισελθόντες ο Μωϋσής και ο Ααρών, είπαν προς τον Φαραώ, Ούτω λέγει Κύριος ο Θεός του Ισραήλ· Εξαπόστειλον τον λαόν μου, διά να εορτάσωσιν εις εμέ εν τη ερήμω.
1 Afterward Moses and Aaron came, and said to Pharaoh, “This is what Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.’”
2 Ο δε Φαραώ είπε, Τις είναι ο Κύριος, εις του οποίου την φωνήν θέλω υπακούσει, ώστε να εξαποστείλω τον Ισραήλ; δεν γνωρίζω τον Κύριον και ουδέ τον Ισραήλ θέλω εξαποστείλει.
2 Pharaoh said, “Who is Yahweh, that I should listen to his voice to let Israel go? I don’t know Yahweh, and moreover I will not let Israel go.”
3 Οι δε είπον, Ο Θεός των Εβραίων συνήντησεν ημάς· άφες λοιπόν να υπάγωμεν οδόν τριών ημερών εις την έρημον, διά να προσφέρωμεν θυσίαν εις Κύριον τον Θεόν ημών, μήποτε έλθη καθ' ημών με θανατικόν ή με μάχαιραν.
3 They said, “The God of the Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go three days’ journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to Yahweh, our God, lest he fall on us with pestilence, or with the sword.”
4 Και είπε προς αυτούς ο βασιλεύς της Αιγύπτου, Διά τι, Μωϋσή και Ααρών, αποκόπτετε τον λαόν από των εργασιών αυτού; υπάγετε εις τα έργα σας.
4 The king of Egypt said to them, “Why do you, Moses and Aaron, take the people from their work? Get back to your burdens!”
5 Και είπεν ο Φαραώ, Ιδού, ο λαός του τόπου είναι τώρα πολυπληθής και σεις κάμνετε αυτούς να παύωσιν από των έργων αυτών.
5 Pharaoh said, “Behold, the people of the land are now many, and you make them rest from their burdens.”
6 Και την αυτήν ημέραν προσέταξεν ο Φαραώ τους εργοδιώκτας τον λαού και τους επιτρόπους αυτών, λέγων,
6 The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their officers, saying,
7 Δεν θέλετε δώσει πλέον εις τον λαόν τούτον άχυρον καθώς χθές και προχθές, διά να κάμνωσι τας πλίνθους· ας υπάγωσιν αυτοί και ας συνάγωσιν εις εαυτούς άχυρον·
7 “You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick, as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.
8 θέλετε όμως επιβάλει εις αυτούς το ποσόν των πλίνθων, το οποίον έκαμνον πρότερον· παντελώς δεν θέλετε ελαττώσει αυτό· διότι μένουσιν αργοί και διά τούτο φωνάζουσι, λέγοντες, Άφες να υπάγωμεν, διά να προσφέρωμεν θυσίαν εις τον Θεόν ημών·
8 You shall require from them the number of the bricks which they made before. You shall not diminish anything of it, for they are idle. Therefore they cry, saying, ‘Let’s go and sacrifice to our God.’
9 ας επιβαρυνθώσιν αι εργασίαι των ανθρώπων τούτων, διά να ήναι ενησχολημένοι εις αυτάς και να μη προσέχωσιν εις λόγια μάταια.
9 Let heavier work be laid on the men, that they may labor in it. Don’t let them pay any attention to lying words.”
10 Εξήλθον λοιπόν οι εργοδιώκται του λαού και οι επίτροποι αυτού και ελάλησαν προς τον λαόν, λέγοντες, Ούτως είπεν ο Φαραώ· Δεν σας δίδω άχυρον·
10 The taskmasters of the people went out with their officers, and they spoke to the people, saying, “This is what Pharaoh says: ‘I will not give you straw.
11 σεις αυτοί υπάγετε, συνάγετε άχυρον, όπου δύνασθε να εύρητε· πλην δεν θέλει ελαττωθή εκ των εργασιών σας ουδέν.
11 Go yourselves, get straw where you can find it, for nothing of your work shall be diminished.’”
12 Και διεσπάρη ο λαός καθ' όλην την γην της Αιγύπτου, διά να συνάγη καλάμην αντί αχύρου.
12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
13 Οι δε εργοδιώκται εβίαζον αυτούς, λέγοντες, Τελειόνετε τας εργασίας σας, το διωρισμένον καθ' ημέραν, καθώς ότε εδίδετο το άχυρον.
13 The taskmasters were urgent saying, “Fulfill your work quota daily, as when there was straw!”
14 Και εμαστιγώθησαν οι επίτροποι των υιών Ισραήλ, οι διωρισμένοι επ' αυτούς υπό των εργοδιωκτών του Φαραώ, λεγόντων, Διά τι δεν ετελειώσατε χθές και σήμερον το διωρισμένον εις εσάς ποσόν των πλίνθων, καθώς πρότερον;
14 The officers of the children of Israel, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten, and were asked, “Why haven’t you fulfilled your quota both yesterday and today, in making brick as before?”
15 Εισελθόντες δε οι επίτροποι των υιών Ισραήλ, κατεβόησαν προς τον Φαραώ, λέγοντες, Διά τι κάμνεις ούτως εις τους δούλους σου;
15 Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, saying, “Why do you deal this way with your servants?
16 άχυρον δεν δίδεται εις τους δούλους σου και λέγουσιν εις ημάς, Κάμνετε πλίνθους· και ιδού, εμαστιγώθησαν οι δούλοί σου· το δε σφάλμα είναι του λαού σου.
16 No straw is given to your servants, and they tell us, ‘Make brick!’ and behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people.”
17 Ο δε απεκρίθη, Οκνηροί είσθε, οκνηροί· διά τούτο λέγετε, Άφες να υπάγωμεν να προσφέρωμεν θυσίαν προς τον Κύριον·
17 But Pharaoh said, “You are idle! You are idle! Therefore you say, ‘Let’s go and sacrifice to Yahweh.’
18 υπάγετε λοιπόν τώρα, δουλεύετε· διότι άχυρον δεν θέλει σας δοθή· θέλετε όμως αποδίδει το ποσόν των πλίνθων.
18 Go therefore now, and work; for no straw shall be given to you; yet you shall deliver the same number of bricks!”
19 Και έβλεπον εαυτούς οι επίτροποι των υιών Ισραήλ εν κακή περιστάσει, αφού ερρέθη προς αυτούς, Δεν θέλει ελαττωθή ουδέν από του καθημερινού ποσού των πλίνθων.
19 The officers of the children of Israel saw that they were in trouble when it was said, “You shall not diminish anything from your daily quota of bricks!”
20 Εξερχόμενοι δε από του Φαραώ, συνήντησαν τον Μωϋσήν και τον Ααρών, ερχομένους εις συνάντησιν αυτών·
20 They met Moses and Aaron, who stood along the way, as they came out from Pharaoh.
21 και είπον προς αυτούς, Ο Κύριος να σας ίδη και να κρίνη· διότι σεις εκάμετε βδελυκτήν την οσμήν ημών έμπροσθεν του Φαραώ και έμπροσθεν των δούλων αυτού, ώστε να δώσητε εις τας χείρας αυτών μάχαιραν διά να θανατώσωσιν ημάς.
21 They said to them, “May Yahweh look at you and judge, because you have made us a stench to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to kill us!”
22 Και επέστρεψεν ο Μωϋσής προς τον Κύριον και είπε, Κύριε, διά τι κατέθλιψας τον λαόν τούτον; και διά τι με απέστειλας;
22 Moses returned to Yahweh, and said, “Lord, why have you brought trouble on this people? Why is it that you have sent me?
23 διότι, αφού ήλθον προς τον Φαραώ να ομιλήσω εν ονόματί σου, κατέθλιψε τον λαόν τούτον· και συ ποσώς δεν ηλευθέρωσας τον λαόν σου.
23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has brought trouble on this people. You have not rescued your people at all!”
People & places in this chapter
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People
Aaron
Moses' brother and spokesman, Israel's first high priest.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 4–40; Leviticus 8–10
Moses
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
Cross references (19)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Exodus 10:9; Acts 4:29; 1 Corinthians 5:8; Ezekiel 2:6; Matthew 10:28
- 2 Exodus 3:19; Job 21:15; 2 Kings 18:35; 2 Thessalonians 1:8; Romans 1:28
- 3 Exodus 3:18; 2 Kings 17:25; 2 Chronicles 30:8; Deuteronomy 28:21; Zechariah 14:16–19
- 4 Exodus 1:11; Amos 7:10; Acts 24:5; Luke 23:2; Jeremiah 38:4
- 5 Proverbs 14:28; Exodus 1:7–11
- 6 Exodus 5:19; Exodus 5:10; Joshua 8:33; 2 Chronicles 26:11; Joshua 24:4
- 7 Genesis 24:25; Judges 19:19
- 8 Psalm 106:41
- 9 Ephesians 5:6; Malachi 3:14; Zechariah 1:6; 2 Kings 18:20; Job 16:3
- 10 Exodus 1:11; Proverbs 29:12; Exodus 3:7
- 11 Exodus 5:13–14
- 12 Obadiah 18; Nahum 1:10; Exodus 15:7; 1 Corinthians 3:12; Joel 2:5
- 14 Isaiah 10:24
- 17 Exodus 5:8; John 6:27; Matthew 26:8; 2 Thessalonians 3:10–11
- 18 Daniel 2:9–13; Ezekiel 18:18
- 19 Ecclesiastes 5:8; Ecclesiastes 4:1; Deuteronomy 32:36
- 21 Genesis 34:30; 2 Samuel 10:6; Exodus 6:9; Genesis 16:5; 1 Samuel 27:12
- 22 Jeremiah 20:7; 1 Kings 19:10; Numbers 11:14–15; 1 Kings 19:4; Numbers 11:11
- 23 Jeremiah 11:21; Psalm 118:26; Hebrews 10:36–37; Isaiah 26:17–18; Isaiah 28:16
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“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
This abased Pharaoh. For, "I know not," he saith, "the Lord," and he became inferior to flies and frogs, and the locusts, and after that with his very arms and horses was he drowned in the sea.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)