Show your fear of God by not treating them harshly.

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.

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

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

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, be just and fair to your slaves. Remember that you also have a Master— in heaven.

Show your fear of God by not taking advantage of each other. I am the Lord your God.

passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat them as slaves, but you must never treat your fellow Israelites this way.

The foreigner must treat them as workers hired on a yearly basis. You must not allow a foreigner to treat any of your fellow Israelites harshly.

So the Egyptians worked the people of Israel without mercy.They made their lives bitter, forcing them to mix mortar and make bricks and do all the work in the fields. They were ruthless in all their demands.

You have not taken care of the weak. You have not tended the sick or bound up the injured. You have not gone looking for those who have wandered away and are lost. Instead, you have ruled them with harshness and cruelty.

Masters, treat your slaves in the same way. Don’t threaten them; remember, you both have the same Master in heaven, and he has no favorites.

And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own.

“ At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

Look! The cry of the people of Israel has reached me, and I have seen how harshly the Egyptians abuse them.

But because the midwives feared God, they refused to obey the king’s orders. They allowed the boys to live, too.

For I was angry with my chosen people and punished them by letting them fall into your hands. But you, Babylon, showed them no mercy. You oppressed even the elderly.

‘ We have fasted before you!’ they say.‘ Why aren’t you impressed? We have been very hard on ourselves, and you don’t even notice it!’“ I will tell you why!” I respond.“ It’s because you are fasting to please yourselves. Even while you fast, you keep oppressing your workers.

Years passed, and the king of Egypt died. But the Israelites continued to groan under their burden of slavery. They cried out for help, and their cry rose up to God.

Then the Lord told him,“ I have certainly seen the oppression of my people in Egypt. I have heard their cries of distress because of their harsh slave drivers. Yes, I am aware of their suffering.

Then they whipped the Israelite foremen they had put in charge of the work crews.“ Why haven’t you met your quotas either yesterday or today?” they demanded.

They attacked you when you were exhausted and weary, and they struck down those who were straggling behind. They had no fear of God.