Show them pity when you rule over them. Have respect for God.

不可严严地辖管他，只要敬畏你的神。

不可苛刻管辖他，只要敬畏你的上帝。

不可苛刻管辖他，只要敬畏你的神。

你们也不可苛待他们，要敬畏你们的上帝。

你不可严严地辖制他，却要敬畏你的神。

不可嚴嚴地轄管他，只要敬畏你的神。

不可苛刻管轄他，只要敬畏你的上帝。

不可苛刻管轄他，只要敬畏你的神。

你們也不可苛待他們，要敬畏你們的上帝。

你不可嚴嚴地轄制他，卻要敬畏你的神。

你不可用嚴酷的手段管轄他；只要敬畏你的上帝。

勿治以嚴、宜畏爾之上帝、○

勿治以嚴、宜畏爾之上帝。

毋役之過嚴、當敬畏爾天主、

Do not rule over them ruthlessly, but fear your God.

You shall not rule over him ruthlessly but shall fear your God.

Show your fear of God by not treating them harshly.

You are not to rule over them harshly but fear your God.

You shall not rule over him with severity, but are to revere your God.

You shall not rule over him with rigor, but you shall fear your God.

Thou shalt not rule over him with rigor, but shalt fear thy God.

You are not to rule over them harshly but fear your God.

Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour; but shalt fear thy God.

You must not rule over him harshly, but you must fear your God.

You shall not rule over him with harshness, but shall fear your God.

Masters, give your slaves what is right and fair. Do it because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.

Do not take advantage of each other. Instead, have respect for your God. I am the Lord your God.

You can leave them to your children as their share of your property. You can make them slaves for life. But when you rule over your own people, you must be kind to them.

They must be treated as workers hired from year to year. You must make sure that those they must work for are kind to them when they rule over them.

They made them work hard. They didn’t show them any pity.The people suffered because of their hard labor. The slave drivers forced them to work with bricks and mud. And they made them do all kinds of work in the fields. The Egyptians didn’t show them any pity at all. They made them work very hard.

You have not made the weak ones in the flock stronger. You have not healed the sick. You have not bandaged those who are hurt. You have not brought back those who have wandered away. You have not searched for the lost. When you ruled over them, you were mean to them. You treated them badly.

Masters, treat your slaves in the same way. When you warn them, don’t be too hard on them. You know that the God who is their Master and yours is in heaven. And he treats everyone the same.

Shiphrah and Puah had respect for God. So he gave them families of their own.

“ So I will come and put you on trial. I will be quick to bring charges against all of you,” says the Lord who rules over all.“ I will bring charges against you sinful people who do not have any respect for me. That includes those who practice evil magic. It includes those who commit adultery and those who tell lies in court. It includes those who cheat workers out of their pay. It includes those who treat widows badly. It also includes those who mistreat children whose fathers have died. And it includes those who take away the rights of outsiders in the courts.

And now Israel’s cry for help has reached me. I have seen how badly the Egyptians are treating them.

But Shiphrah and Puah had respect for God. They didn’t do what the king of Egypt had told them to do. They let the boys live.

I was angry with my people. I treated them as if they did not belong to me. I handed them over to you. And you did not show them any pity. You even placed heavy loads on their old people.

‘ We have gone without food,’ they say.‘ Why haven’t you noticed it? We have made ourselves suffer. Why haven’t you paid any attention to us?’“ On the day when you fast, you do as you please. You take advantage of all your workers.

After a long time, the king of Egypt died. The people of Israel groaned because they were slaves. They also cried out to God. Their cry for help went up to him.

The Lord said,“ I have seen how my people are suffering in Egypt. I have heard them cry out because of their slave drivers. I am concerned about their suffering.

The slave drivers whipped the Israelite overseers they had appointed. The slave drivers asked,“ Why haven’t you made the same number of bricks yesterday or today, just as before?”

You were tired and worn out. They met up with you on your journey. They attacked everyone who was lagging behind. They didn’t have any respect for God.