1So, Moses and Aaron rolled up to Pharaoh and were like, "Yo, the Lord God of Israel says, let my peeps go so they can throw a feast for me in the wild."

2Pharaoh was like, "Who’s this Lord dude? Why should I listen to him and let Israel bounce? I don’t even know him, so nah."

3They said, "The God of the Hebrews just linked up with us. Let us dip for three days into the desert to vibe and sacrifice to our God; otherwise, we might catch some serious bad vibes."

4Then the king of Egypt was like, "Why are you, Moses and Aaron, letting the people chill instead of working? Get back to your grind."

5Pharaoh was like, "Look, the people are already many, and you want them to take a break from their hustle?"

6Pharaoh told the taskmasters and their squad, "Listen up."

7"No more giving the people straw to make bricks like before; let them go find their own straw."

8"And the number of bricks they made before, you better keep that on them; don’t lessen it at all because they’re just being lazy, saying they wanna go and sacrifice to their God."

9"Put more work on them so they can grind harder; ignore their whiny words."

10The taskmasters and officers went out and told the people, "Pharaoh said, I ain’t giving you straw."

11"Go find straw wherever you can, but you better not slack on your work."

12So the people spread out all over Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

13The taskmasters were rushing them, saying, "Get your work done, your daily grind, just like when there was straw."

14The officers of the Israelites, who Pharaoh’s crew put in charge, got beat up and were asked, "Why haven’t you finished your brick tasks like before?"

15Then the Israelite officers went to Pharaoh and were like, "Why you treating us like this?"

16"There’s no straw for us, and they want us to make bricks; look, we’re getting beat, but it’s your people’s fault."

17But Pharaoh was like, "Y’all are just lazy; that’s why you say you wanna go and sacrifice to the Lord."

18"So go now and work; no straw will be given to you, but you better still deliver the same number of bricks."

19The officers of the Israelites saw they were in a rough spot after hearing they couldn’t lessen their brick tasks.

20They ran into Moses and Aaron, who were chilling on the way out from Pharaoh.

21They told them, "The Lord better check you, ‘cause you’ve made us look bad in front of Pharaoh and his crew, like they wanna take us out."

22Moses went back to the Lord and was like, "Why you gotta treat this people so badly? Why’d you send me?"

23"Ever since I rolled up to Pharaoh in your name, he’s been making things worse for these people; you haven’t even saved them at all."

1And 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.

2And 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.

3And 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.

4And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aaron, let the people from their works? get you unto your burdens.

5And Pharaoh said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest from their burdens.

6And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying,

7Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves.

8And 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.

9Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words.

10And 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.

11Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished.

12So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

13And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw.

14And 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?

15Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?

16There 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.

17But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the Lord.

18Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks.

19And 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.

20And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:

21And 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.

22And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou so evil entreated this people? why is it that thou hast sent me?

23For 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.