خرُوج 18

١ 1 وَسَمِعَ يَثْرُونُ كَاهِنُ مِدْيَانَ وَحَمُو مُوسَى بِجَمِيعِ مَا أَجْرَاهُ اللهُ لِمُوسَى وَلإِسْرَائِيلَ شَعْبِهِ، وَكَيْفَ أَخْرَجَهُمْ مِنْ مِصْرَ،

And Jithro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, that the Lord had brought forth Israel out of Egypt.

٢ 2 فَأَخَذَ يَثْرُونُ حَمُو مُوسَى صَفُّورَةَ زَوْجَةَ مُوسَى الَّتِي كَانَ قَدْ أَرْجَعَهَا إِلَى أَبِيهَا

Then took Jithro, the father-in-law of Moses, Zipporah, the wife of Moses, after he had sent her back,

٣ 3 وَابْنَيْهَا اللَّذَيْنِ يُدْعَى أَحَدُهُمَا جِرْشُومَ (وَمَعْنَاهُ: غَرِيبٌ) لأَنَّ (مُوسَى) قَالَ: «كُنْتُ نَزِيلاً فِي أَرْضٍ غَرِيبَةٍ».

And her two sons; of whom the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been a stranger in a foreign land:

٤ 4 وَاسْمُ الثَّانِي أَلِيعَازَرُ (وَمَعْنَاهُ: إِلَهِي عَوْنٌ لِي) لأَنَّهُ قَالَ: «إِلَهُ أَبِي كَانَ عَوْنِي، فَأَنْقَذَنِي مِنْ سَيْفِ فِرْعَوْنَ».

And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.

٥ 5 وَقَدِمَ يَثْرُونُ حَمُو مُوسَى وَمَعَهُ ابْنَا مُوسَى وَزَوْجَتُهُ إِلَى مُوسَى فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ حَيْثُ كَانَ مُجْتَمِعاً عِنْدَ جَبَلِ اللهِ.

And Jithro, the father-in-law of Moses, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses, unto the wilderness, where he was encamped at the mount of God.

٦ 6 فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى مُوسَى قَائِلاً: «أَنَا حَمُوكَ يَثْرُونُ قَادِمٌ إِلَيْكَ وَمَعِي زَوْجَتُكَ وَابْنَاهَا».

And he sent word unto Moses, I thy father-in-law Jithro am coming unto thee, with thy wife, and her two sons with her.

٧ 7 فَخَفَّ مُوسَى لاِسْتِقْبَالِ حَمِيهِ، وَانْحَنَى لَهُ احْتِرَاماً وَقَبَّلَهُ. وَسَأَلَ كُلٌّ مِنْهُمَا الآخَرَ عَنْ أَحْوَالِهِ، ثُمَّ دَخَلا إِلَى الْخَيْمَةِ.

And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed himself, and kissed him; and they asked each other after their welfare; and they went into the tent.

٨ 8 وَسَرَدَ مُوسَى عَلَى حَمِيهِ كُلَّ مَا أَجْرَاهُ الرَّبُّ عَلَى فِرْعَوْنَ وَالْمِصْرِيِّينَ لإِنْقَاذِ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَمَا تَعَرَّضُوا لَهُ مِنْ مَشَقَّةٍ فِي الطَّرِيقِ، وَكَيْفَ أَنْقَذَهُمُ الرَّبُّ مِنْهَا.

And Moses told his father-in-law all which the Lord had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians on account of Israel, all the hardship which had come upon them by the way, and how the Lord had delivered them.

٩ 9 فَاغْتَبَطَ يَثْرُونُ بِجَمِيعِ مَا صَنَعَهُ الرَّبُّ مِنْ إِحْسَانٍ إِلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ، إذْ أَنْقَذَهُمْ مِنْ يَدِ الْمِصْرِيِّينَ.

And Jithro rejoiced over all the goodness which the Lord had done to Israel, that he had delivered it out of the hand of the Egyptians.

١٠ 10 وَقَالَ يَثْرُونُ: «مُبَارَكٌ الرَّبُّ الَّذِي أَنْقَذَكُمْ مِنْ يَدِ الْمِصْرِيِّينَ وَمِنْ يَدِ فِرْعَوْنَ، وَحَرَّرَ الشَّعْبَ مِنْ نِيرِ الْمِصْرِيِّينَ.

And Jithro said, Blessed be the Lord, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.

١١ 11 الآنَ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ الرَّبَّ هُوَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الآلِهَةِ، لأَنَّهُ عَامَلَهُمْ بِمِثْلِ مَا بَغَوْا بِهِ».

Now I know that the Eternal is great above all gods; for by the very thing wherein they sinned presumptuously was punishment brought upon them.

١٢ 12 وَقَدَّمَ يَثْرُونُ حَمُو مُوسَى مُحْرَقَةً وَذَبَائِحَ لِلهِ. وَجَاءَ هَرُونُ وَجَمِيعُ شُيُوخِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِيَأْكُلُوا طَعَاماً مَعَ حَمِي مُوسَى فِي حَضْرَةِ اللهِ.

And Jithro, the father-in-law of Moses, offered a burnt-offering and sacrifices unto God; and Aaron came, with all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with the father-in-law of Moses, before God.

١٣ 13 وَفِي الصَّبَاحِ جَلَسَ مُوسَى لِيَقْضِيَ لِلشَّعْبِ، وَظَلَّ الشَّعْبُ وَاقِفاً لَدَى مُوسَى مِنَ الصَّبَاحِ إِلَى المَسَاءِ.

And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood around Moses from the morning unto the evening.

١٤ 14 فَلَمَّا رَأَى حَمُو مُوسَى جَمِيعَ مَا يَقُومُ بِهِ لِلشَّعْبِ قَالَ لَهُ: «مَا هَذَا الَّذِي تَصْنَعُهُ لِلشَّعْبِ؟ وَلِمَاذَا تَجْلِسُ وَحْدَك لِلْقَضَاءِ، بِيْنَمَا يَظَلُّ جَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ وَاقِفاً لَدَيْكَ مِنَ الصَّبَاحِ إِلَى الْمَسَاءِ؟»

And the father-in-law of Moses saw all that he did to the people; and he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people standeth around thee from morning until evening?

١٥ 15 فَأَجَابَ مُوسَى: «لأَنَّ الشَّعْبَ يُقْبِلُ إِلَيَّ لِيَسْتَطْلِعَ إرَادَةَ اللهِ.

And Moses said unto his father-in-law, Because the people cometh unto me to inquire of God.

١٦ 16 فَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُمْ دَعْوَى يَلْجَأُونَ إِلَيَّ فَأَقْضِي بَيْنَ الرَّجُلِ وَالآخَرِ، وَأُطْلِعُهُمْ عَلَى فَرَائِضِ اللهِ وَشَرَائِعِهِ».

When they have a matter of dispute, they come unto me; and I judge between one and the other, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.

١٧ 17 فَقَالَ حَمُو مُوسَى: «إِنَّ مَا تَفْعَلُهُ لَيْسَ بِالأَمْرِ الصَّائِبِ،

And the father-in-law of Moses said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.

١٨ 18 إذْ لابُدَّ لِلْكَلَلِ أَنْ يَعْتَرِيَكَ أَنْتَ وَكُلَّ هَذَا الشَّعْبِ الَّذِي مَعَكَ، لأَنَّ الأَمْرَ فَوْقَ طَاقَتِكَ، وَلا يُمْكِنُكَ أَنْ تَتَوَلاهُ وَحْدَكَ.

Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee; for the thing is too heavy for thee; thou wilt not be able to perform it by thyself alone.

١٩ 19 فَأَصْغِ إِلَى صَوْتِي لأُسْدِيَ لَكَ نَصِيحَةً، وَلْيَكُنِ اللهُ مَعَكَ. فَلْتَكُنْ أَنْتَ مُمَثِّلَ الشَّعْبِ أَمَامَ اللهِ، فَتَرْفَعَ إِلَيْهِ دَعَاوَاهُمْ.

Now hearken unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and may God be with thee, Be thou for the people a mediator with God, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God.

٢٠ 20 وَعَلِّمْهُمُ الْفَرَائِضَ وَالشَّرَائِعَ، وَأَعْلِنْ لَهُمُ الطَّرِيقَ الَّذِي يَسْلُكُونَهُ، وَمَا يَسْتَوْجِبُ عَلَيْهِمِ الْقِيَامُ بِهِ مِنْ أَعْمَالٍ.

And thou shalt explain to them the statutes and the laws; and thou shalt make them know the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.

٢١ 21 وَلَكِنِ اخْتَرْ مِنْ بَيْنِ الشَّعْبِ رِجَالاً مُقْتَدِرِينَ خَائِفِينَ اللهَ أُمَنَاءَ يُبْغِضُونَ الرِّشْوَةَ، تُقِيمُهُمْ عَلَيْهِمْ رُؤَسَاءَ لِفِئَاتِ الأُلُوفِ وَالْمِئَاتِ وَالْخَمَاسِينَ وَالْعَشَرَاتِ.

Moreover, thou shalt select out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating [their own] gain; and place these over them, as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

٢٢ 22 فَيَقْضُونَ لِلشَّعْبِ فِي الدَعَاوَى الصَّغِيرَةِ فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ. أَمَّا الْقَضَايَا الْمُسْتَعْصِيَةُ فَيَرْفَعُونَهَا إِلَيْكَ، فَيُخَفِّفُ ذَلِكَ عَنْكَ، إذْ يُشَارِكُونَكَ فِي حَمْلِ الْعِبْءِ.

And let them judge the people at all times; and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge themselves: so shall it be easier for thee, when they shall bear with thee.

٢٣ 23 فَإِنْ فَعَلْتَ هَذَا وَأَوْصَاكَ اللهُ بِهِ، أَمْكَنَكَ الْقِيَامُ بِمَسْؤولِيَّاتِكَ، وَيَمْضِي جَمِيعُ هَذَا الشَّعْبِ إِلَى مَكَانِهِ بِسَلامٍ».

If thou wilt do this thing, and God commandeth it thee, then wilt thou be able to endure; and also the whole of this people will come to its place in peace.

٢٤ 24 فَاسْتَمَعَ مُوسَى إِلَى نِصيحَةِ حَمِيهِ، وَنَفَّذَ كُلَّ مَا قَالَهُ لَهُ،

And Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.

٢٥ 25 وَاخْتَارَ مُوسَى مِنْ بَيْنِ جَمِيعِ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ رِجَالاً مُقْتَدِرِينَ، وَأَقَامَهُمْ عَلَى الشَّعْبِ، رُؤَسَاءَ أُلُوفٍ وَمِئَاتٍ وَخَمَاسِينَ وَعَشَرَاتٍ.

And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and placed them as heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

٢٦ 26 فَكَانُوا يَقْضُونَ لِلشَّعْبِ فِي كُلِّ الدَعَاوَى الصَّغِيرَةِ. أَمَّا الْقَضَايَا الُمُسْتَعْصِيَةُ فَكَانُوا يَرْفَعُونَهَا إِلَى مُوسَى.

And they judged the people at all times; any difficult cause they brought unto Moses, but every small cause they judged themselves.

٢٧ 27 ثُمَّ شَيَّعَ مُوسَى حَمَاهُ، فَرَجَعَ هَذَا إِلَى أَرْضِهِ.

And Moses dismissed his father-in-law; and he went his way unto his own land.