Izlazak 18
1 A Jitro, midjanski svećenik, tast Mojsijev, ču sve što učini Bog Mojsiju i svemu izraelskom narodu i kako Jahve izbavi Izraelce iz Egipta.
And Jethro the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done to Moses, and to Israel his people; that Jehovah had brought Israel out of Egypt.
2 Tada tast Mojsijev Jitro povede Siporu, Mojsijevu ženu - koju Mojsije bijaše otpustio -
And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,
3 i oba njezina sina. Jednomu je bilo ime Geršon, a to će reći: “Bijah došljak u tuđoj zemlji.”
and her two sons, of whom the name of the one was Gershom — for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land,
4 Drugi se zvao Eliezer, to jest: “Bog oca moga bio mi je u pomoći i spasio me od faraonova mača.”
— and the name of the other, Eliezer — For the God of my father has been my help, and has delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.
5 Tako Mojsijev tast Jitro povede k Mojsiju u pustinju, gdje se Mojsije bio utaborio na Božjem brdu, njegove sinove i njegovu ženu.
And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came to Moses with his sons and his wife into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mountain of God.
6 Poruči on Mojsiju: “Ja, tvoj tast Jitro, dolazim k tebi s tvojom ženom i s oba njezina sina.”
And he sent word to Moses: I, thy father-in-law Jethro, am come to thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.
7 Izađe Mojsije u susret svome tastu; duboko mu se nakloni i zagrli ga. Pošto su se upitali za zdravlje, uđu pod šator.
And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other [after] their welfare, and went into the tent.
8 Mojsije je onda pripovijedao svome tastu o svemu što je Jahve učinio faraonu i Egipćanima zbog Izraelaca; o svim nezgodama što su ih snašle na putu, ali ih je Jahve od njih izbavio.
And Moses told his father-in-law all that Jehovah had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake; all the trouble that had befallen them on the way, and [how] Jehovah had delivered them.
9 Jitro se radovao svemu dobru koje je Jahve učinio Izraelcima i što ih je oslobodio od egipatskih šaka.
And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness that Jehovah had done to Israel; that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.
10 “Neka je hvaljen Jahve koji vas je izbavio od egipatskih šaka i od šaka faraonovih”, reče Jitro.
And Jethro said, Blessed be Jehovah, 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 “Sada znam da je Jahve veći od svih bogova jer je izbavio narod ispod egipatske vlasti kad su s njim okrutno postupali.”
Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; for in the thing in which they acted haughtily [he was] above them.
12 Zatim Jitro, Mojsijev tast, prinese Bogu žrtvu paljenicu i prinos. Uto dođe Aron i sve izraelske starješine da s Mojsijevim tastom blaguju gozbu pred Bogom.
And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt-offering and sacrifices for God; and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law in the presence of God.
13 Sutradan Mojsije sjede da kroji pravdu narodu. Narod je oko njega stajao od jutra do mraka.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood by Moses from the morning to the evening.
14 Vidjevši Mojsijev tast sav trud što ga on za narod čini, rekne mu: “Što to imaš toliko s narodom? I zašto ti sam sjediš, a sav narod stoji oko tebe od jutra do mraka?”
And Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did with the people, and said, What is this thing which thou art doing with the people? why dost thou sit alone, and all the people are standing by thee from morning to evening?
15 “Narod dolazi k meni”, odgovori Mojsije, “da se s Bogom posavjetuje.
And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to enquire of God.
16 Kad zađu u prepirku, dođu k meni. Ja onda rasudim između jednoga i drugoga; izložim im Božje zakone i odredbe.”
When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between one and another; and I make known [to them] the statutes of God, and his laws.
17 “Nije dobro kako radiš”, odgovori Mojsiju tast.
And Moses' father-in-law said to him, The thing that thou art doing is not good.
18 “I ti i taj narod s tobom potpuno ćete se iscrpsti. Taj je posao za te pretežak; sam ga ne možeš obavljati.
Thou wilt be quite exhausted, both thou and this people that is with thee; for the thing is too heavy for thee: thou canst not perform it alone.
19 Poslušaj me. Svjetovat ću te, i Bog će biti s tobom! Ti zastupaj narod pred Bogom; podastiri Bogu njihove razmirice.
Hearken now to my voice: I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee. Be thou for the people with God, and bring the matters before God;
20 Poučavaj ih o zakonima i odredbama; svraćaj ih na put kojim moraju ići, upućuj ih na djela koja moraju vršiti.
and teach them the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they must walk, and the work that they must do.
21 Onda proberi između svega puka ljude sposobne, bogobojazne i pouzdane, koji mrze mito, te ih postavi za glavare puku: tisućnike, stotnike, pedesetnike i desetnike.
But do thou provide among all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place [them] over them, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens,
22 Neka sude narodu u svako doba. Sve veće slučajeve neka preda te iznose, a u manjima neka sami rasuđuju. Olakšaj sebi breme: neka ga oni s tobom nose.
that they may judge the people at all times; and it shall be [that] they shall bring to thee every great matter, and that they shall judge every small matter, and they shall lighten [the task] on thee, and they shall bear [it] with thee.
23 Ako tako uradiš - i Bog ti to odobri - moći ćeš izdržati, a sav ovaj narod odlazit će kući u miru.”
If thou do this thing, and God command thee [so], thou wilt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.
24 Mojsije posluša savjet svoga tasta i učini sve kako ga svjetova.
And Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
25 Probere Mojsije sposobnih ljudi od svih Izraelaca pa ih postavi za glavare narodu: tisućnike, stotnike, pedesetnike i desetnike.
And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens.
26 Oni su sudili narodu u svako doba. Teže slučajeve iznosili bi Mojsiju, a sve manje rješavali sami.
And they judged the people at all times: the hard matters they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged.
27 Zatim Mojsije otpusti svoga tasta i on ode u svoju zemlju.
And Moses sent away his father-in-law, and he departed into his land.
