Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

Your father put a hard yoke on us: if you will make the conditions under which your father kept us down less cruel, and the weight of the yoke he put on us less hard, then we will be your servants.

Ο πατηρ σου εσκληρυνε τον ζυγον ημων· τωρα λοιπον την δουλειαν την σκληραν του πατρος σου και τον ζυγον αυτου τον βαρυν, τον οποιον επεβαλεν εφ' ημας, ελαφρωσον συ, και θελομεν σε δουλευει.

Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.