Exodus 5
1 ମାଶାେ ଏବଂ ହାରୋଣ ଏପରି କହି ସାରିବା ପରେ ଫାରୋଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଗଲେ। ସମାନେେ କହିଲେ, ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ, ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ପରମେଶ୍ବର କହିଛନ୍ତି, ' ମାରେ ଲୋମନଙ୍କୁ ୟିବାକୁ ଦିଅ। ସମାନେେ ମାେ ସମ୍ମାନାର୍ଥେ ମରୁଭୂମିରେ ଏକ ଉତ୍ସବ ପାଳନ କରିବେ।'
2 କିନ୍ତୁ ଫାରୋ କହିଲେ, ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ କିଏ? ମୁଁ କାହିଁକି ତାଙ୍କୁ ମାନିବି? ମୁଁ କାହିଁକି ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲୀୟମାନଙ୍କୁ ୟିବାକୁ ଦବେି? ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ କିଏ ମୁଁ ତାହା ଜାଣେ ନାହିଁ। ତେଣୁ ମୁଁ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲୀୟମାନଙ୍କୁ ୟିବାକୁ ଦବେି ନାହିଁ।
3 ଏହାପରେ ହାରୋଣ ଏବଂ ମାଶାେ କହିଲେ, ଏବ୍ରୀଯମାନଙ୍କର ପରମେଶ୍ବର ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ଏହା କହିଛନ୍ତି। ତେଣୁ ଆମ୍ଭେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ଅନୁମତି ଲୋଡୁଛୁ। ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ମରୁଭୂମିକୁ ୟିବାକୁ ଦିଅନ୍ତୁ। ଆମ୍ଭମାନେେ ସଠାେରେ ତାଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମାନାର୍ଥେ ବଳିଦାନ ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗ କରିବୁ। ସେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର ପରମେଶ୍ବର। ଯଦି ଆମ୍ଭେ ତାହା ନକରୁ ସେ ହୁଏତ୍ କୋରଧ କରି ପାରନ୍ତି ଏବଂ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ଧ୍ବଂସ କରିପାରନ୍ତି। ସେ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ୟୁଦ୍ଧ କିମ୍ବା ଅସୁସ୍ଥତା ମାଧ୍ଯମ ରେ ମୃତ୍ଯୁ ଦଇେ ପାରନ୍ତି।
4 କିନ୍ତୁ ଫାରୋ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ କହିଲେ, ମାଶାେ ଏବଂ ହାରୋଣ, ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ମାରେ କର୍ମୀମାନଙ୍କୁ କାର୍ୟ୍ଯରୁ ନିବୃତ୍ତ କରୁଅଛ। ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ସମାନଙ୍କେର କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ କରିବାକୁ ଦିଅ!
5 ଏଠା ରେ ଅନକେ ଲୋକ ଅଛନ୍ତି। ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ସମାନଙ୍କେର କର୍ମରୁ ନିବୃତ୍ତ କରୁଅଛ।
6 ସହେିଦିନ, ଫାରୋ କ୍ରୀତଦାସମାନଙ୍କର ମୁନିବମାନଙ୍କୁ ଓ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ନିରୀକ୍ଷକମାନଙ୍କୁ ଆଜ୍ଞା ଦେଲେ,
7 ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଇଟା ପାଇଁ ନଡା ଦେଉଥିଲ। ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ଆଉ ପାଳ ଦିଅ ନାହିଁ। ସମାନେେ ନିଜପାଳ ନିଜେ ସଂଗ୍ରହ କରନ୍ତୁ।
8 କିନ୍ତୁ ସମାନେେ ପୂର୍ବପରି ଯେତେ ସଂଖ୍ଯକ ଇଟା ତିଆରି କରୁଥିଲେ, ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ସତେିକ ଇଟା ତିଆରି କରାଅ। ସମାନେେ ଅଳସୁଆ ହାଇେଛନ୍ତି। ଯେଉଁଥିପାଇଁ ସମାନେେ ୟିବାପାଇଁ ମାେତେ ଅନୁମତି ମାଗୁଛନ୍ତି। ତାଙ୍କର କିଛି କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ କରିବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛା ନାହିଁ। ଯେଣୁ ସମାନେେ ସମାନଙ୍କେର ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ବଳିଦାନ ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗ କରିବାକୁ ଚାହୁଛନ୍ତି।
9 ତେଣୁ ଏହି ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ କଠିନ ପରିଶ୍ରମ କରାଇ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ସର୍ବଦା ବ୍ଯସ୍ତ ରଖ। ଯେଉଁଥି ରେ ସମାନେେ ମିଥ୍ଯା କଥା ଶୁଣିବାକୁ ସମୟ ପାଇବେ ନାହିଁ।
10 ତେଣୁ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲୀୟ କ୍ରୀତଦାସମାନଙ୍କର ମୁନିବ ଓ ତଦାରଖକାରୀଗଣ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲୀୟ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ, ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ଆଉ ପାଳ ନଦବୋ ପାଇଁ ଫାରୋ ନିଷ୍ପତ୍ତି କରିଛନ୍ତି।
11 ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଆପଣା ପାଇଁ ନିଜେ ପାଳ ସଂଗ୍ରହ କର। କିନ୍ତୁ ମନରେଖ ପୂର୍ବପରି ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଯେତେ ସଂଖ୍ଯକ ଇଟା ନିର୍ମାଣ କରୁଥିଲ ସତେିକି ସଂଖ୍ଯକ ଇଟା ତିଆରି କରିବ।
12 ତେଣୁ ଲୋକମାନେ ମିଶରର ଚାରିଆଡେ ବୁଲି ପାଳ ସଂଗ୍ରହ କଲେ।
13 କ୍ରୀତଦାସମାନଙ୍କର ମୁନିବମାନେ ସମାନଙ୍କେର କାର୍ୟ୍ଯକୁ କଠିନ କରାଇଲେ ଏବଂ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ବାଧ୍ଯ କରାଇଲେ କଠିନ ପରିଶ୍ରମ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଏବଂ ପୂର୍ବପରି ଇଟା ନିର୍ମାଣ କରିବା ପାଇଁ।
14 ଫାରୋଙ୍କର ମୁନିବମାନେ, ତଦାରଖକାରୀମାନଙ୍କୁ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ନିୟୁକ୍ତ କଲେ। ସମାନେେ କ୍ରୀତଦାସମାନଙ୍କୁ ଚାବୁକ ମାରି କହିଲେ, କାହିଁକି ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଯେତେ ଇଟା ନିର୍ମାଣ କରୁଥିଲ, ସତେିକି ଇଟା ନିର୍ମାଣ କରୁନାହଁ? ପୂର୍ବରୁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଇଟା ତିଆରି କରିପାରୁଥିଲ, ଏବଂ କାହିଁକି କରି ପାରିବ ନାହିଁ।
15 ଏହାପରେ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲୀୟ କାର୍ୟ୍ଯଦକ୍ଷମାନେ ଫାରୋଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ଗଲେ। ସମାନେେ ଅଭିଯୋଗ କରି କହିଲେ ଆମ୍ଭମାନେେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ଦାସ କାହିଁକି ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ଏପରି ବ୍ଯବହାର କରୁଛ?
16 ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଆମ୍ଭକୁ କୌଣସି ନଡ଼ା ପାଳ ଦେଉ ନାହଁ କିନ୍ତୁ ପୂର୍ବପରି ଇଟା ନିର୍ମାଣ ପାଇଁ କହୁଛ। ତେଣୁ ଆମ୍ଭର ମୁନିବମାନେ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରହାର କରୁଛନ୍ତି। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଲୋକମାନେ ଏପରି କରି ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଅନ୍ଯାଯ କରୁଛନ୍ତି।
17 ଫାରୋ ଉତ୍ତର ଦେଲେ, ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଅଳସୁଆ। ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ କାର୍ୟ୍ଯ କରୁନାହଁ, ଯେଉଁଥିପାଇଁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ୟିବାପାଇଁ ମାେତେ ଅନୁମତି ମାଗୁଥିଲ। ଏବଂ ସେଥିପାଇଁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ଯ ରେ ବଳି ଉତ୍ସର୍ଗ ଦବୋକୁ ଚାହିଁଲ।
18 ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କର କାର୍ୟ୍ଯକୁ ଫରେିୟାଅ। ମୁଁ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ କିଛି ପାଳ ବା ନଡା ଦବେି ନାହିଁଏବଂ ପୂର୍ବପରି ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ସତେିକି ସଂଖ୍ଯକ ଇଟା ତିଆରି କରିବାକୁ ହିଁ ପଡ଼ିବ।
19 ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲୀୟ ବଂଶୀଯ କାର୍ୟ୍ଯଦକ୍ଷମାନେ ଜାଣିଲେ ଯେ ସମାନେେ ଅସୁବିଧା ରେ ପଡ଼ିଗଲେ ଏବଂ ସମାନେେ ଜାଣିଲେ ଯେ ସମାନେେ ପୂର୍ବପରି ସତେିକି ସଂଖ୍ଯକ ଇଟା ତିଆରି କରିପାରିବେ ନାହିଁ।
20 ସମାନେେ ଫାରୋଙ୍କଠାରୁ ଫରେିବା ବେଳେ ମାଶାେ ଓ ହାରୋଣଙ୍କର ସାକ୍ଷାତ ପାଇଲେ। ସମାନେେ ବାଟରେ ଅପେକ୍ଷା କରିଥିଲେ।
21 ତେଣୁ ସମାନେେ ମାଶାେ ଓ ହାରୋଣଙ୍କୁ କହିଲେ, ତୁମ୍ଭମାନେେ ଯାହା କଲ, ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁ ଦେଖନ୍ତୁ ଓ ତୁମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ଦଣ୍ଡ ଦିଅନ୍ତୁ। ଫାରୋ ଏବଂ ତାଙ୍କର ଲୋକମାନେ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ଯେପରି ଘୃଣା କରନ୍ତି। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ସମାନଙ୍କେ ହସ୍ତ ରେ ଆମ୍ଭମାନଙ୍କୁ ହତ୍ଯା କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଅସ୍ତ୍ର ରେ ସଜ୍ଜିତ କରିଛ।
22 ଏହାପରେ ମାଶାେ ସଦାପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ପାଖକୁ ଫରେିଗଲେ ଓ କହିଲେ, ହେ ପ୍ରଭୁ, କାହିଁକି ତୁମ୍ଭର ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏପରି ବିପଦମାନ ସୃଷ୍ଟି କଲ। ତୁମ୍ଭେ ମାେତେ କାହିଁକି ଏହି ସ୍ଥାନକୁ ପଠାଇଲ?
23 ମୁଁ ଫାରୋଙ୍କ ନିକଟକୁ ୟାଇ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ଯାହା କହିବାକୁ ମାେତେ କହିଥିଲ, ମୁଁ କହିଲି। କିନ୍ତୁ ସହେି ସମୟଠାରୁ ସେ ତୁମ୍ଭର ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ନିଷ୍ଠୁର ହେଲେ। କିନ୍ତୁ ତୁମ୍ଭେ ସମାନଙ୍କେୁ ସାହାୟ୍ଯ କରିବା ପାଇଁ କିଛି କଲ ନାହିଁ।
1 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.
2 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.
3 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.
4 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.
5 And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.
6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,
7 Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.
8 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.
9 Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.
10 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.
11 Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.
12 So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.
13 And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.
14 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?
15 Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?
16 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.
17 But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the Lord.
18 Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.
19 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.
20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:
21 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.
22 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?
23 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.
1 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
2 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?
6 He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,
7 Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.
8 And they remembered his words,
9 And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest.
10 It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.
11 And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
12 Then arose Peter, and ran unto the sepulchre; and stooping down, he beheld the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at that which was come to pass.
13 And, behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was from Jerusalem about threescore furlongs.
14 And they talked together of all these things which had happened.
15 And it came to pass, that, while they communed together and reasoned, Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.
16 But their eyes were holden that they should not know him.
17 And he said unto them, What manner of communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad?
18 And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering said unto him, Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days?
19 And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
20 And how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him to be condemned to death, and have crucified him.
21 But we trusted that it had been he which should have redeemed Israel: and beside all this, to day is the third day since these things were done.
22 Yea, and certain women also of our company made us astonished, which were early at the sepulchre;
23 And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.
24 And certain of them which were with us went to the sepulchre, and found it even so as the women had said: but him they saw not.
25 Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
26 Ought not Christ to have suffered these things, and to enter into his glory?
27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
28 And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.
29 But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.
30 And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.
31 And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.
32 And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?
33 And they rose up the same hour, and returned to Jerusalem, and found the eleven gathered together, and them that were with them,
34 Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
35 And they told what things were done in the way, and how he was known of them in breaking of bread.
36 And as they thus spake, Jesus himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you.
37 But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit.
38 And he said unto them, Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts?
39 Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have.
40 And when he had thus spoken, he shewed them his hands and his feet.
41 And while they yet believed not for joy, and wondered, he said unto them, Have ye here any meat?
42 And they gave him a piece of a broiled fish, and of an honeycomb.
43 And he took it, and did eat before them.
44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
45 Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,
46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
48 And ye are witnesses of these things.
49 And, behold, I send the promise of my Father upon you: but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high.
50 And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
51 And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he was parted from them, and carried up into heaven.
52 And they worshipped him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy:
53 And were continually in the temple, praising and blessing God. Amen.