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.
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 that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.
2 Tada tast Mojsijev Jitro povede Siporu, Mojsijevu ženu - koju Mojsije bijaše otpustio -
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, received Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,
3 i oba njezina sina. Jednomu je bilo ime Geršon, a to će reći: “Bijah došljak u tuđoj zemlji.”
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 Drugi se zvao Eliezer, to jest: “Bog oca moga bio mi je u pomoći i spasio me od faraonova mača.”
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 Tako Mojsijev tast Jitro povede k Mojsiju u pustinju, gdje se Mojsije bio utaborio na Božjem brdu, njegove sinove i njegovu ženu.
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses into the wilderness where he was camped, 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 said to Moses, "I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your 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.
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 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.
Moses told his father-in-law all that the LORD 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 the LORD delivered them.
9 Jitro se radovao svemu dobru koje je Jahve učinio Izraelcima i što ih je oslobodio od egipatskih šaka.
Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, in 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.
Jethro said, "Blessed be the LORD, 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 the LORD is greater than all gods because of the thing in which they dealt arrogantly against 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.
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God. Aaron came with all of the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God.
13 Sutradan Mojsije sjede da kroji pravdu narodu. Narod je oko njega stajao od jutra do mraka.
It happened on the next day, that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around 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?”
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 “Narod dolazi k meni”, odgovori Mojsije, “da se s Bogom posavjetuje.
Moses said to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to inquire 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 a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws."
17 “Nije dobro kako radiš”, odgovori Mojsiju tast.
Moses' father-in-law said to him, "The thing that you do 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.
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 Poslušaj me. Svjetovat ću te, i Bog će biti s tobom! Ti zastupaj narod pred Bogom; podastiri Bogu njihove razmirice.
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 Poučavaj ih o zakonima i odredbama; svraćaj ih na put kojim moraju ići, upućuj ih na djela koja moraju vršiti.
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 Onda proberi između svega puka ljude sposobne, bogobojazne i pouzdane, koji mrze mito, te ih postavi za glavare puku: tisućnike, stotnike, pedesetnike i desetnike.
Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men, such as 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 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.
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 Ako tako uradiš - i Bog ti to odobri - moći ćeš izdržati, a sav ovaj narod odlazit će kući u miru.”
If you will do this thing, and God commands you so, then you will be able to endure, and all of these people also will go to their place in peace."
24 Mojsije posluša savjet svoga tasta i učini sve kako ga svjetova.
So Moses listened 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.
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 Oni su sudili narodu u svako doba. Teže slučajeve iznosili bi Mojsiju, a sve manje rješavali sami.
They judged the people at all times. They brought the hard causes to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
27 Zatim Mojsije otpusti svoga tasta i on ode u svoju zemlju.
Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way into his own land.
