《圣经》（新旧约全书）

小北

当天，法老吩咐督工的和官长说，
And Pharaoh commanded the same day the taskmasters of the people, and their officers, saying

小北

你们不可照常把草给百姓作砖，叫他们自己去捡草。
Ye shall no more give the people straw to make brick, as heretofore: let them go and gather straw for themselves

小北

他们素常作砖的数目，你们仍旧向他们要，一点不可减少，因为他们是懒惰的，所以呼求说，容我们去祭祀我们的神。
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

小北

你们要把更重的工夫加在这些人身上，叫他们劳碌，不听虚谎的言语。
Let there more work be laid upon the men, that they may labour therein; and let them not regard vain words

小北

督工的和官长出来对百姓说，法老这样说，我不给你们草。
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

小北

你们自己在哪里能找草，就往那里去找吧，但你们的工一点不可减少。
Go ye, get you straw where ye can find it: yet not ought of your work shall be diminished

小北

于是百姓散在埃及遍地，捡碎秸当作草。
So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw

小北

督工的催着说，你们一天当完一天的工，与先前有草一样。
And the taskmasters hasted them, saying, Fulfil your works, your daily tasks, as when there was straw

小北

法老督工的，责打他所派以色列人的官长，说，你们昨天今天为什么没有照向来的数目作砖，完你们的工作呢。
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?

小北

以色列人的官长就来哀求法老说，为什么这样待你的仆人。
Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, saying, Wherefore dealest thou thus with thy servants?