Exodus 18
1 Now Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about all that God had done for Moses and His people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.
A Jotor sveštenik Madijamski, tast Mojsijev, èu sve što uèini Gospod Mojsiju i Izrailju narodu svojemu, kako izvede Gospod Izrailja iz Misira;
2 After Moses had sent back his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had received her,
I uze Jotor tast Mojsijev Seforu ženu Mojsijevu, koju bješe poslao natrag,
3 along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”
I dva sina njezina, od kojih jednom bješe ime Girsam, jer reèe: tuðin sam u zemlji tuðoj,
4 The other son was named Eliezer, for Moses had said, “The God of my father was my helper and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”
A drugom bješe ime Eliezer, jer, reèe, Bog oca mojega bi mi u pomoæi i ote me od maèa Faraonova.
5 Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, along with Moses’ wife and sons, came to him in the desert, where he was encamped at the mountain of God.
I poðe Jotor tast Mojsijev sa sinovima njegovijem i sa ženom njegovom k Mojsiju u pustinju, gdje bješe u okolu pod gorom Božijom.
6 He sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons.”
I poruèi Mojsiju: ja tast tvoj Jotor idem k tebi i žena tvoja i oba sina njezina s njom.
7 So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and went into the tent.
I Mojsije izide na susret tastu svojemu i pokloni mu se i cjeliva ga; i upitaše se za zdravlje, pa uðoše pod šator njegov.
8 Then Moses recounted to his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardships they had encountered along the way, and how the LORD had delivered them.
I pripovjedi Mojsije tastu svojemu sve što uèini Gospod Faraonu i Misircima radi Izrailja, i sve nevolje, koje ih nalaziše putem, i kako ih izbavi Gospod.
9 And Jethro rejoiced over all the good things the LORD had done for Israel, whom He had rescued from the hand of the Egyptians.
I radovaše se Jotor svemu dobru što uèini Gospod Izrailju izbavivši ga iz ruke Misirske;
10 Jethro declared, “Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and of Pharaoh, and who has delivered the people from the hand of the Egyptians.
I reèe Jotor: blagosloven da je Gospod, koji vas izbavi iz ruke Misirske i iz ruke Faraonove, koji izbavi narod iz ropstva Misirskoga.
11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”
Sad vidim da je Gospod veæi od svijeh bogova, jer èim se ponošahu onijem ih samijem nadvisi.
12 Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.
I uze Jotor tast Mojsijev i prinese Bogu žrtvu paljenicu i prinos; i doðe Aron i sve starješine Izrailjske, i jedoše s tastom Mojsijevijem pred Bogom.
13 The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening.
A sjutradan sjede Mojsije da sudi narodu; i stajaše narod pred Mojsijem od jutra do veèera.
14 When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone as judge, with all the people standing around you from morning till evening?”
A tast Mojsijev gledajuæi sve šta radi s narodom, reèe: šta to radiš s narodom? zašto sjediš sam, a vas narod stoji pred tobom od jutra do veèera?
15 “Because the people come to me to inquire of God,” Moses replied.
A Mojsije reèe tastu svojemu: jer dolazi narod k meni da pita Boga.
16 “Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me to judge between one man and another, and I make known to them the statutes and laws of God.”
Kad imaju što meðu sobom, dolaze k meni, te im sudim i kazujem naredbe Božje i zakone njegove.
17 But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.
A tast Mojsijev reèe mu: nije dobro što radiš.
18 Surely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone.
Umoriæeš se i ti i narod koji je s tobom; jer je to teško za tebe, neæeš moæi sam vršiti.
19 Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their causes to Him.
Nego poslušaj mene; ja æu te svjetovati, i Bog æe biti s tobom; ti budi pred Bogom za narod, i stvari njihove javljaj Bogu;
20 Teach them the statutes and laws, and show them the way to live and the work they must do.
I uèi ih naredbama i zakonima njegovijem, i pokazuj im put kojim æe iæi i šta æe raditi.
21 Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
A iz svega naroda izberi ljude poštene, koji se boje Boga, ljude pravedne, koji mrze na mito, pa ih postavi nad njima za poglavare, tisuænike, stotinike, pedesetnike i desetnike;
22 Have these men judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you any major issue, but all minor cases they can judge on their own, so that your load may be lightened as they share it with you.
Oni neka sude narodu u svako doba; pa svaku stvar veliku neka javljaju tebi, a svaku stvar malu neka raspravljaju sami; tako æe ti biti lakše, kad i oni stanu nositi teret s tobom.
23 If you follow this advice and God so directs you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people can go home in peace.”
Ako to uèiniš, i Bog ti zapovjedi, možeš se održati, i sav æe narod doæi mirno na svoje mjesto.
24 Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said.
I Mojsije posluša tasta svojega, i uèini sve što reèe.
25 So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.
I izabra Mojsije iz svega Izrailja ljude poštene, i postavi ih za poglavare nad narodom, tisuænike, stotinike, pedesetnike i desetnike,
26 And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would judge themselves.
Koji suðahu narodu u svako doba, a stvari teške javljahu Mojsiju, a male stvari raspravljahu sami.
27 Then Moses sent his father-in-law on his way, and Jethro returned to his own land.
Poslije otpusti Mojsije tasta svojega, koji se vrati u svoju zemlju.
