He said,“ Don’t give the people any more straw to make bricks. Let them go and get their own straw.

“你们不可照常把草给百姓做砖，叫他们自己去捡草。

“你们不可照以前一样提供草给百姓做砖，要叫他们自己去捡草。

“你们不可照以前一样提供草给百姓做砖，要叫他们自己去捡草。

“从今天开始，不许再供应草给他们制砖，叫他们自己去捡，

“你们不要像往日一样再把草给人民做砖，叫他们自己去捡草。

「你們不可照常把草給百姓做磚，叫他們自己去撿草。

「你們不可照以前一樣提供草給百姓做磚，要叫他們自己去撿草。

「你們不可照以前一樣提供草給百姓做磚，要叫他們自己去撿草。

「從今天開始，不許再供應草給他們製磚，叫他們自己去撿，

“你們不要像往日一樣再把草給人民做磚，叫他們自己去撿草。

『你們再別將草給人民作磚、像素常那樣了；叫他們去給自己撿草。

厥後斯民陶瓦、勿如疇昔給之以草、使往自斂、

厥後此族陶瓦、毋仍給蒭、使往自斂。

此民作磚、爾勿如昔給之禾稈、使往自斂、

“ You are no longer to supply the people with straw for making bricks; let them go and gather their own straw.

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

“ Do not supply any more straw for making bricks. Make the people get it themselves!

“ Don’t continue to supply the people with straw for making bricks, as before. They must go and gather straw for themselves.

“ You are no longer to give the people straw to make bricks as previously; have them go and gather straw for themselves.

“ You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.

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

“ Don’t continue to supply the people with straw for making bricks, as before. They must go and gather straw for themselves.

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

“ You must no longer give straw to the people for making bricks as before. Let them go and collect straw for themselves.

“ You shall no longer give the people straw to make brick, as before. Let them go and gather straw for themselves.

We have straw and feed for our donkeys. We have food and wine for ourselves. We have enough for me, the woman and the young man with us. We don’t need anything.”

She continued,“ We have plenty of straw and feed for your camels. We also have room for you to spend the night.”