Tâconae 18
1 Cathut ni Mosi hoi a tami Isarelnaw hanelah a sak pouh e naw pueng thoseh, BAWIPA ni Isarelnaw Izip ram hoi a tâcokhainae thoseh, Midian Jethro, Mosi e a masei ni a thai nah,
Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, how Yahweh had brought Israel out of Egypt.
2 Mosi ni a patoun e a yu hoi,
Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, received Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her away,
3 A ca kahni touh a hrawi teh a cei. A capa buet touh e min teh Gershom ka phung. Bangkongtetpawiteh, ayâ ram vah imyin lah ka o atipouh.
and her two sons. The name of one son was Gershom, for Moses said, “I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land”.
4 Alouk buet touh e min teh Eliezer ka phung. Bangkongtetpawiteh, Apa Cathut teh kai na kabawmkung lah ao. Faro e tahloi dawk hoi na rungngang telah atipouh.
The name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, “My father’s God was my help and delivered me from Pharaoh’s sword.”
5 Mosi e a masei Jethro ni Mosi e capa roi hoi a yu a hrawi teh kahrawngum rim tuknae koe Cathut mon dawk Mosi koe a tho awh.
Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with Moses’ sons and his wife to Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the Mountain of God.
6 A masei Jethro hoi na yu, na capa roi teh nang koe a tho telah Mosi koe a dei pouh awh navah,
He said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, have come to you with your wife, and her two sons with her.”
7 Mosi ni a masei hah dawn hanelah a tâco teh a paco. Na dam maw telah buet touh hoi buet touh a kâpacei awh hnukkhu, rim thung vah a kâen awh.
Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed and kissed him. They asked each other of their welfare, and they came into the tent.
8 BAWIPA ni Isarelnaw hanelah Faro siangpahrang hoi Izipnaw koe hno a sak e naw pueng thoseh, lam a kâhmo awh e rucatnae naw pueng thoseh, hote rucatnae dawk hoi BAWIPA ni a rungngang e thoseh, Mosi ni a masei koe a dei pouh.
Moses told his father-in-law all that Yahweh had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardships that had come on them on the way, and how Yahweh delivered them.
9 BAWIPA ni Isarelnaw teh Izipnaw e kut dawk hoi a rasa teh a sak e lungmanae kecu dawk Jethro teh a lunghawi.
Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which Yahweh had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.
10 Izipnaw e kut dawk hoi thoseh, Faro siangpahrang e kut dawk hoi thoseh, nang hoi taminaw ka rungngang e BAWIPA teh yawhawinae awm naseh.
Jethro said, “Blessed be Yahweh, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh; who has delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.
11 BAWIPA teh alouke cathutnaw pueng hlak, hoe a lentoe tie atu ka panue. Bangkongtetpawiteh, taminaw ni kâoupkâpawinaw thaw dawk BAWIPA ni a tâ telah ati hnukkhu,
Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all gods because of the way that they treated people arrogantly.”
12 Mosi e a masei Jethro ni hmaisawi hane sathei hoi Cathut hanlah satheinaw hah a sin teh, Aron hoi Isarel tami kacuenaw ni Mosi e a masei hoi cungtalah Cathut hmalah rawca ca hanlah a tho awh.
Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God. Aaron came with all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law before God.
13 Atangtho vah, Mosi ni taminaw lawkceng hanlah a tahung. Amom hoi tangmin totouh, taminaw Mosi hmalah ao awh.
On the next day, Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from the morning to the evening.
14 Mosi ni taminaw koe a sak e naw pueng hah a masei ni a hmu navah, hete taminaw koe bangtelamaw na sak Nang ni nama dueng na tahung teh taminaw pueng teh amom hoi tangmin lah totouh na hmalah bangkongmaw ao awh, telah atipouh.
When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, “What is this thing that you do for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand around you from morning to evening?”
15 Mosi ni hete taminaw teh Cathut e pouknae hei hanelah kai koe ka tho e doeh atipouh.
Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God.
16 Hahoi, ahnimouh ni lawkpungnae tawn awh boipawiteh, kai koe a tho awh teh, ahnimae lawkpung hah kai ni lai ka dei pouh. Cathut e kâlawknaw hah kai ka cangkhai telah a masei koe atipouh navah,
When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.”
17 A masei ni na sak e hno heh hawi hoeh.
Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do is not good.
18 Nang hoi nang koe kaawm e hete taminaw teh atangcalah a thayoun awh han. Hete thaw heh nang hanlah hnokari poung lah ao. Tami buet touh dueng ni sak thai kawi e nahoeh.
You will surely wear away, both you, and this people that is with you; for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to perform it yourself alone.
19 Ka lawk hah thai haw. Kai ni pouknae na poe han. Cathut ni na okhai han doeh. Nang ni Cathut hoi kâkuen e hno dawk taminaw e hnonaw hah Cathut koe na kâen vaiteh, na thai sak han.
Listen now to my voice. I will give you counsel, and God be with you. You represent the people before God, and bring the causes to God.
20 Ahnimouh hai kâlawknaw na cangkhai han. Ahnimouh ni a dawn hane lamthung, a sak awh han e kawinaw hai na patue han.
You shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and shall show them the way in which they must walk, and the work that they must do.
21 Hothloilah, Cathut ka taket e tami, kalan e tami, hounlounnae ka panuet e taminaw hah taminaw thung dawk hoi na rawi vaiteh, tami thongkhat kaukkung, tami cum touh kaukkung, tami 50 touh kaukkung, tami hra touh ka uk hanelah thaw na poe han.
Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men which fear God: men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
22 Hote taminaw ni nâtuek haiyah taminaw hah lawkceng awh naseh. Lawkpung kalen dawk teh nang koe pouknae lat awh naseh. Kathoenge lawkpungnae teh ama ni lawkceng awh naseh. Hottelah boipawiteh, ahnimouh ni cungtalah thaw rei tawk awh vaiteh nang na tha a dam han.
Let them judge the people at all times. It shall be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they shall judge themselves. So shall it be easier for you, and they shall share the load with you.
23 Hottelah, Cathut ni kâ na poe pawiteh, nang teh na cak han. Hete taminaw pueng teh amamae hmuen koe karoumcalah a cei awh han telah atipouh.
If you will do this thing, and God commands you so, then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will go to their place in peace.”
24 Mosi ni a masei e lawk hah a ngai teh a dei pouh e patetlah a sak.
So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
25 Mosi ni ka uk thai hane taminaw hah Isarelnaw thung dawk hoi a rawi teh tami thongkhat kaukkung, tami cum touh kaukkung, tami 50 touh kaukkung, tami hra touh kaukkung hanlah thaw a poe.
Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
26 Hote taminaw ni nâtuek haiyah taminaw hah lawk a ceng awh. Ka ru e lawkpung dawk teh Mosi e pouknae a la awh. Kayawi e lawkpung dawk teh amamouh lungpouk lawk a ceng awh.
They judged the people at all times. They brought the hard cases to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
27 Hathnukkhu, Mosi ni a masei ban hanlah a pasoung toung dawkvah ahni teh amae ram lah a ban.
Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way into his own land.
