이스라엘 백성들을 괴롭히는 이집트 왕(출애굽기 5장)

출애굽기 5장은 모세가 파라오를 자극하는 바람에 이스라엘 백성들이 더욱 가혹한 노동을 하게 되는 내용입니다. 당연히 이스라엘 백성들은 모세의 마음도 모르고 괜한 분란만 일으켰다며 모세를 원망하고요. 파라오왕은 이스라엘 백성들이 게을러터져서 그런 거라고 벽돌에 필요한 짚도 주지 않으면서 고강도의 할당량을 부여합니다. 

 

 

 

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이집트 왕에게 간청하는 모세

 

출애굽기 4장 읽기

 

1. Afterward Moses and Aaron went and said to Pharaoh, "Thus says the LORD, the God of Israel, 'Let my people go, that they may hold a feast to me in the wilderness.'"

2. But Pharaoh said, "Who is the LORD, that I should obey his voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and moreover, I will not let Israel go."

3. Then they said, "The God of Hebrews has met with us. Please let us go a three days' journey into the wilderness that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God, lest he fail upon us with pestilence or with the sword."

4. But the king of Egypt said to them, "Moses and Aaron, why do you take the people away from their work? Get back to your burden!" 

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

6. The same day Pharaoh commanded the taskmasters of the people and their foremen,

7. "You shall no longer give the people straw to make bricks, as in the past; let them go and gather straw for themselves.

8. But the number of bricks that they made in the past you shall impose on them, you shall by no means reduce it, for they are idle. Therefore they cry, 'Let us go and offer sacrifice to our God.'

9. Let heavier work be laid on the men that they may labor at it and pay no regard to lying words."

 

 

 

모세가 파라오에게 가서 자신들의 백성을 풀어달라 간청합니다. 주님의 명령이라면서. 그랬더니 파라오가 주님이 누구냐고 묻습니다. 나는 주님을 알지 못하니 이스라엘 백성들을 보내지 못한다고 합니다.  아론과 모세가 하나님의 명령 어쩌구 저쩌구 얘기하니 파라오는 배가 부르니 그런 소리를 하는가 보다며 이스라엘 백성들이 일이 편해서 그렇다고 노동 강도를 높입니다.

 

 

모세를 원망하는 이스라엘 백성들

 

 

10. So the taskmasters and the foremen of the people went out and said to the people,"Thus says Pharaoh, ' I will not give you straw.

11. Go and get your straw yourselves wherever you can find it, but your work will not be reduced in the least.'"

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

13. The taskmasters were urgent, saying, ' Complete your work, your daily task each day, as when there was straw."

14. And the foremen of the people of Israel, whom Pharaoh's taskmasters had set over them, were beaten and were asked, ' Why have you not done all your task of making bricks today and yesterday, as in the past?"

 

 

파라오가 이스라엘 백성들에게 노동 강도를 높여 힘이 드니 그들이 오히려 모세를 원망하고 있습니다. 모세가 망령이 났는지 괜한 헛소리를해서 자신들만 힘들게 되었다고 생각한 것이지요. 대략 그런 뉘앙스 같습니다. 

 

 

 

 

 

부당한 대우와 시련의 연속

 

 

15. Then the foremen of the people of Israel came and cried to Pharaoh, " Why do you treat your servants like this? 

16. No straw is given to your servants, yet they say to us, 'Make bricks!' And behold, your servants are beaten; but the fault is in your own people."

17. But the said, "You are idle, you are idle; that is why you say, 'Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.

18. Go now and work. No straw will be given you,  but you must still deliver the same number of bricks."

19. The foremen of the people of Israel saw that they were in trouble when they said, ' You shall by no means reduce your number of bricks, your daily task each day.

20. They met Moses and Aaron, who were waiting for them, as they came out from Pharaoh;

21. and they said to them, "The LORD look on you and judge, because you have made us stink in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants, and have put a sword in their hand to kill us."

22. Then Moses turned to the LORD and said, " O Lord, why have you done evil to this people? Why did you ever send me? 

23. For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in your name, he has done evil to this people, and you have not delivered your people at all."

 

 

이스라엘 백성들은 부당한 대우에 더 원망의 목소리가 높여집니다. 벽돌을 만드는 데 지푸라기가 있어야 하는데 이집트 왕은 짚은 주지도 않으면서 평소 할당량대로 벽돌을 만들라고 합니다. 그래서 백성들의 분노는 극에 달합니다.