Exodus 18
1 Now news came to Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, of all God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, and how the Lord had taken Israel out of Egypt.
Mousese esoa: Yedelou (Midia: ne gobele salasu dunu) da Gode da Mousese amola Isala: ili fi dunu Idibidi sogega gadili oule misini, noga: le fidisu, amo huluane nabi.
2 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,
- Amaiba: le, e da Mousesema sofe misi. E da Mousese idua Siboula (Mousese da musa: e Midia: ne sogega fisi) amola ea mano aduna amo Gesiome amola Elia: isa oule misi. (Mousese da musa: sia: i dagoi, “Na da Midia: ne soge ganodini ga fi esala.” Amaiba: le, e da egefema Gesiome (ga fi dunu) dio asuli. E da eno sia: i, “Na ada ea Gode da fidibiba: le, na da Idibidi hina bagade amoga hame fanelegei ba: i. Amaiba: le, egefe eno amoma e da Elia: isa [Gode da na fidilala] amo dio asuli.)
3 And her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom, for he said, I have been living in a strange land:
4 And the name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, The God of my father was my help, and kept me safe from the sword of Pharaoh:
5 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to where Moses had put up his tent in the waste land, by the mountain of God.
Mousese da wadela: i hafoga: i soge hadigi goumi gadenene amogai esalu. Amoga, Yedelou da Mousese idua amola egefela oule misi.
6 And he said to Moses, I, your father-in-law, have come to you, with your wife and your two sons.
E da mae doaga: le, Mousesema sia: adole iasi.
7 And Moses went out to his father-in-law, and went down on his face before him and gave him a kiss; and they said to one another, Are you well? and they came into the tent.
Amaiba: le, Mousese da ema yosia: musa: asili, ema beguduli amola nonogoi. Ela, “Di da hahawane esalala: ?,” sia: nanu, ela da Mousese ea Abula Diasu ganodini golili sa: i.
8 And Moses gave his father-in-law an account of all the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians because of Israel, and of all the troubles which had come on them by the way, and how the Lord had given them salvation.
Mousese da Yedelouma Hina Gode Ea hou hamobe Felouma amola Idibidi dunuma amola Isala: ili dunu gaga: ma: ne amo huluane olelei dagoi. E da Isala: ili dunu logoga ahoanebe se nabasu amola Hina Gode Ea fidisu huluane olelei.
9 And Jethro was glad because the Lord had been good to Israel, freeing them from the power of the Egyptians.
Yedelou da amo sia: huluane hahawane nabi.
10 And Jethro said, Praise be to the Lord, who has taken you out of the hand of Pharaoh and out of the hand of the Egyptians; freeing the people from the yoke of the Egyptians.
E amane sia: i. “Hina Godema nodoma! E da di amola Ea fi huluane noga: le fidi. E da ili Felou amola Idibidi dunu ilima gaga: ne, ilia se iasu diasu logo doasi dagoi. Godema nodoma!
11 Now I am certain that the Lord is greater than all gods, for he has overcome them in their pride.
Idibidi dunu da Isala: ili dunuma higale hamobeba: le, Hina Gode da amo hou hamoi dagoi. Amaiba: le, Hina Gode Ea hou da eno ‘gode’ liligi ilia hou bagade baligisa, amo na da wali dawa:”
12 Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, made a burned offering to God: and Aaron came, with the chiefs of Israel, and had a meal with Moses' father-in-law, before God.
Amalalu, Yedelou da gobele salasu ohe amo mae fifili gogo gobemusa: , Godema imunusa: gaguli misi. Amola e da eno gobele salasu liligi gaguli misi. Elane amola Isala: ili fi ouligisu dunu huluane da Yedelou gilisili, Godema nodone sia: ne gadomusa: , sema lolo manusa: asi.
13 Now on the day after, Moses took his seat to give decisions for the people: and the people were waiting before Moses from morning till evening.
Aya esoga, Mousese da Isala: ili dunu fi ilia sia: ga gegesu liligi fofada: nanu. E da hahabe fofada: nanu, mae yolesili gasimu galu.
14 And when Moses' father-in-law saw all he was doing, he said, What is this you are doing for the people? why are you seated here by yourself, with all the people waiting before you from morning till evening?
Yedelou da Mousese ea hawa: hamosu bagade ba: beba: le, amane adole ba: i, “Di abuliba: le disu amo dia fi dunu agoane fidisala. Disu da hamonana amola dunu huluane eso huluane hahabe asili gasi, dima fofada: musa: lela.”
15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to get directions from God:
Mousese da amane sia: i, “Na da agoane hamomu da defea. Dunu ilia da Gode Ea hanai amo dawa: musa: gini nama maha.
16 And if they have any question between themselves, they come to me, and I am judge between a man and his neighbour, and I give them the orders and laws of God.
Dunu aduna da sia: ga gegesu galea, ela da nama maha. Amasea, na da elama afae da moloi amola eno da giadofai amo elama olelesa. Amola na da Gode Ea hamoma: ne sia: i elama olelesa.”
17 And Moses' father-in-law said to him, What you are doing is not good.
Amalalu, Yedelou da amane sia: i, “Di da giadofale hamosa.
18 Your strength and that of the people will be completely used up: this work is more than you are able to do by yourself.
Di da dia da: i hodo amola eno dunu ilia da: i hodo wadela: mu. Disu hamomu da hamedei.
19 Give ear now to my suggestion, and may God be with you: you are to be the people's representative before God, taking their causes to him:
Na da dima fada: i sia: noga: i imunu. Amasea, Gode da di fidimu. Di da dunu ilia sia: ga gegesu nabimu amola Gode amola ili dogoa agoane alofesu dunu esalumu da defea.
20 Teaching them his rules and his laws, guiding them in the way they have to go, and making clear to them the work they have to do.
Di da Gode Ea hamoma: ne sia: i ilima olelemu amola ilia habodane esalumu amola hawa: hamosu ilima olelemu amo huluane da defea.
21 But for the rest, take from among the people able men, such as have the fear of God, true men hating profits wrongly made; and put such men over them, to be captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens;
Be amo baligili, di da dunu noga: i bagade dawa: su dunu ilegele, ilia da dunu huluane ilima ouligisu hina dunu ilegemu da defea. Ilia dunu fi idi 1000 amola dunu fi idi 100 amola idi 50 amola idi 10 amola ilima ouligisu hina ilegema: mu. Godema beda: i dunu fawane lama amola dunu da hano suligisu hou hame dawa: dunu, amo fawane ilegema.
22 And let them be judges in the causes of the people at all times: and let them put before you all important questions, but in small things let them give decisions themselves: in this way, it will be less hard for you, and they will take the weight off you.
Ilia mae yolesili fofada: su ouligisu dunu agoane hawa: hamoma: mu. Hou da gasa bagade ba: sea, ilia da di hahamoma: ne, dima adola misunu da defea. Be liligi fonobahadi ilisu da fofada: mu da defea. Ilia da dia dioi bagade liligi gilisili gaguli ahoasea, dia dioi liligi da bu fofoi ba: mu.
23 If you do this, and God gives approval, then you will be able to go on without weariness, and all this people will go to their tents in peace.
Di da Gode Ea sia: defele agoane hamosea, di da bogomuwane hele hame nabimu amola dunu huluane da ilia sia: ga gegei huluane hahamoi dagoi ba: sea, ilia diasuga hahawane masunu.”
24 So Moses took note of the words of his father-in-law, and did as he had said.
Mousese da Yedelou ea olelesu nabi dagoi.
25 And he made selection of able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens.
E da Isala: ili fi amoga noga: i dawa: su dunu ilegei. E da dunu idi 1000 amola idi 100 amola idi 50 amola idi 10 ilima ouligisu hina dunu ilegei.
26 And they were judges in the causes of the people at all times: the hard questions they put before Moses; but on every small point they gave decisions themselves.
Ilia da mae yolesili fofada: su ouligisu hawa: hamosu. Gasa bagade fofada: su, ilia da Mousesema ia misi. Be ilisu da fonobahadi liligi hahamoi.
27 And Moses let his father-in-law go away, and he went back to his land.
Amalalu, Mousese da Yedelouma “asigibio” sia: nanu, Yedelou da hi diasuga buhagi.
