12. And the people is scattered over all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble for straw,
13. and the exactors are making haste, saying, `Complete your works, the matter of a day in its day, as when there is straw.'
14. And the authorities of the sons of Israel, whom the exactors of Pharaoh have placed over them, are beaten, saying, `Wherefore have ye not completed your portion in making brick as heretofore, both yesterday and to-day?'
15. And the authorities of the sons of Israel come in and cry unto Pharaoh, saying, `Why dost thou thus to thy servants?
16. Straw is not given to thy servants, and they are saying to us, Make bricks, and lo, thy servants are smitten--and thy people hath sinned.'
17. And he saith, `Remiss--ye are remiss, therefore ye are saying, Let us go, let us sacrifice to Jehovah;
18. and now, go, serve; and straw is not given to you, and the measure of bricks ye do give.'
19. And the authorities of the sons of Israel see them in affliction, saying, `Ye do not diminish from your bricks; the matter of a day in its day.'
20. And they meet Moses and Aaron standing to meet them, in their coming out from Pharaoh,
21. and say unto them, `Jehovah look upon you, and judge, because ye have caused our fragrance to stink in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants--to give a sword into their hand to slay us.'
22. And Moses turneth back unto Jehovah, and saith, `Lord, why hast Thou done evil to this people? why [is] this? --Thou hast sent me!
23. and since I have come unto Pharaoh, to speak in Thy name, he hath done evil to this people, and Thou hast not at all delivered Thy people.'