Translation of "Escapassem" in English

E os israelitas assim procederam. Quando contaram ao rei do Egito que os israelitas tinham fugido, ele e os seus ministros mudaram de ideia e disseram: "Mas que foi que nós fizemos? Deixamos que os nossos escravos, os israelitas, escapassem de nós!"

And they did so. And it was told the king of the Egyptians that the people was fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was changed with regard to the people, and they said: What meant we to do, that we let Israel go from serving us?