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.
Kedengaranlah kepada Yitro, imam di Midian, mertua Musa, segala yang dilakukan Allah kepada Musa dan kepada Israel, umat-Nya, yakni bahwa TUHAN telah membawa orang Israel keluar dari Mesir.
2 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,
Lalu Yitro, mertua Musa, membawa serta Zipora, isteri Musa--yang dahulu disuruh Musa pulang--
3 And her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom, for he said, I have been living in a strange land:
dan kedua anak laki-laki Zipora; yang seorang bernama Gersom, sebab kata Musa: "Aku telah menjadi seorang pendatang di negeri asing,"
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:
dan yang seorang lagi bernama Eliezer, sebab katanya: "Allah bapaku adalah penolongku dan telah menyelamatkan aku dari pedang Firaun."
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.
Ketika Yitro, mertua Musa, beserta anak-anak dan isteri Musa sampai kepadanya di padang gurun, tempat ia berkemah dekat gunung Allah,
6 And he said to Moses, I, your father-in-law, have come to you, with your wife and your two sons.
disuruhnyalah mengatakan kepada Musa: "Aku, mertuamu Yitro, datang kepadamu membawa isterimu beserta kedua anaknya."
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.
Lalu keluarlah Musa menyongsong mertuanya itu, sujudlah ia kepadanya dan menciumnya; mereka menanyakan keselamatan masing-masing, lalu masuk ke dalam kemah.
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.
Sesudah itu Musa menceritakan kepada mertuanya segala yang dilakukan TUHAN kepada Firaun dan kepada orang Mesir karena Israel dan segala kesusahan yang mereka alami di jalan dan bagaimana TUHAN menyelamatkan mereka.
9 And Jethro was glad because the Lord had been good to Israel, freeing them from the power of the Egyptians.
Bersukacitalah Yitro tentang segala kebaikan, yang dilakukan TUHAN kepada orang Israel, bahwa Ia telah menyelamatkan mereka dari tangan orang Mesir.
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.
Lalu kata Yitro: "Terpujilah TUHAN, yang telah menyelamatkan kamu dari tangan orang Mesir dan dari tangan Firaun.
11 Now I am certain that the Lord is greater than all gods, for he has overcome them in their pride.
Sekarang aku tahu, bahwa TUHAN lebih besar dari segala allah; sebab Ia telah menyelamatkan bangsa ini dari tangan orang Mesir, karena memang orang-orang ini telah bertindak angkuh terhadap mereka."
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.
Dan Yitro, mertua Musa, mempersembahkan korban bakaran dan beberapa korban sembelihan bagi Allah; lalu Harun dan semua tua-tua Israel datang untuk makan bersama-sama dengan mertua Musa di hadapan Allah.
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.
Keesokan harinya duduklah Musa mengadili di antara bangsa itu; dan bangsa itu berdiri di depan Musa, dari pagi sampai petang.
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?
Ketika mertua Musa melihat segala yang dilakukannya kepada bangsa itu, berkatalah ia: "Apakah ini yang kaulakukan kepada bangsa itu? Mengapakah engkau seorang diri saja yang duduk, sedang seluruh bangsa itu berdiri di depanmu dari pagi sampai petang?"
15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to get directions from God:
Kata Musa kepada mertuanya itu: "Sebab bangsa ini datang kepadaku untuk menanyakan petunjuk Allah.
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.
Apabila ada perkara di antara mereka, maka mereka datang kepadaku dan aku mengadili antara yang seorang dan yang lain; lagipula aku memberitahukan kepada mereka ketetapan-ketetapan dan keputusan-keputusan Allah."
17 And Moses' father-in-law said to him, What you are doing is not good.
Tetapi mertua Musa menjawabnya: "Tidak baik seperti yang kaulakukan itu.
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.
Engkau akan menjadi sangat lelah, baik engkau baik bangsa yang beserta engkau ini; sebab pekerjaan ini terlalu berat bagimu, takkan sanggup engkau melakukannya seorang diri saja.
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:
Jadi sekarang dengarkanlah perkataanku, aku akan memberi nasihat kepadamu dan Allah akan menyertai engkau. Adapun engkau, wakililah bangsa itu di hadapan Allah dan kauhadapkanlah perkara-perkara mereka kepada Allah.
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.
Kemudian haruslah engkau mengajarkan kepada mereka ketetapan-ketetapan dan keputusan-keputusan, dan memberitahukan kepada mereka jalan yang harus dijalani, dan pekerjaan yang harus dilakukan.
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;
Di samping itu kaucarilah dari seluruh bangsa itu orang-orang yang cakap dan takut akan Allah, orang-orang yang dapat dipercaya, dan yang benci kepada pengejaran suap; tempatkanlah mereka di antara bangsa itu menjadi pemimpin seribu orang, pemimpin seratus orang, pemimpin lima puluh orang dan pemimpin sepuluh orang.
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.
Dan sewaktu-waktu mereka harus mengadili di antara bangsa; maka segala perkara yang besar haruslah dihadapkan mereka kepadamu, tetapi segala perkara yang kecil diadili mereka sendiri; dengan demikian mereka meringankan pekerjaanmu, dan mereka bersama-sama dengan engkau turut menanggungnya.
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.
Jika engkau berbuat demikian dan Allah memerintahkan hal itu kepadamu, maka engkau akan sanggup menahannya, dan seluruh bangsa ini akan pulang dengan puas senang ke tempatnya."
24 So Moses took note of the words of his father-in-law, and did as he had said.
Musa mendengarkan perkataan mertuanya itu dan dilakukannyalah segala yang dikatakannya.
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.
Dari seluruh orang Israel Musa memilih orang-orang cakap dan mengangkat mereka menjadi kepala atas bangsa itu, menjadi pemimpin seribu orang, pemimpin seratus orang, pemimpin lima puluh orang dan pemimpin sepuluh orang.
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.
Mereka ini mengadili di antara bangsa itu sewaktu-waktu; perkara-perkara yang sukar dihadapkan mereka kepada Musa, tetapi perkara-perkara yang kecil diadili mereka sendiri.
27 And Moses let his father-in-law go away, and he went back to his land.
Kemudian Musa membiarkan mertuanya itu pergi dan ia pulang ke negerinya.
