< 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.
मिद्यानका पुजारी मोशाका ससुरा यित्रोले मोशा र तिनको जाति इस्राएललाई परमेश्‍वरले गर्नुभएका सबै कुरा सुने । परमप्रभुले इस्राएललाई मिश्रबाट ल्याउनुभएको थियो भनी तिनले सुने ।
2 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,
मोशाले आफ्नी पत्‍नीलाई माइत पठाएपछि तिनका ससुरा यित्रोले सिप्पोरा
3 And her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom, for he said, I have been living in a strange land:
र उनका दुई जना छोरालाई लिए । पहिलो छोरोको नाउँ गेर्शोम थियो किनकि मोशाले भने, “म परदेशी भूमिमा परदेशी भएर बसेको थिएँ ।”
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:
अर्को छोरोको नाउँ एलीएजर थियो किनकि मोशाले भनेका थिए, “मेरा पिता-पुर्खाहरूका परमेश्‍वर मेरो सहयोग हुनुहुन्थ्यो । उहाँले मलाई फारोको तरवारबाट छुटकारा दिनुभयो ।”
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.
मोशाका ससुरा यित्रो मोशाका छोराहरू र मोशाकी पत्‍नी लिएर उजाड-स्थानमा मोशाकहाँ आए जहाँ तिनले परमेश्‍वरको पर्वतमा छाउनी हालेका थिए ।
6 And he said to Moses, I, your father-in-law, have come to you, with your wife and your two sons.
तिनले मोशालाई भने, “तिम्री पत्‍नी र तिम्रा दुई छोरा लिएर म तिम्रो ससुरा यित्रो आउँदै छु ।”
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.
मोशा आफ्ना ससुरालाई भेट्न गए अनि ढोगेर तिनलाई चुम्बन गरे । तिनीहरूले एक-अर्काका हालखबर सोधपुछ गरे अनि पालभित्र प्रवेश गरे ।
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.
परमप्रभुले इस्राएलको खातिर फारो र मिश्रीहरूलाई गर्नुभएको सबै कुरा अनि बाटोमा तिनीहरूले झेलेका सबै कठिनाइको बाबजुत पनि परमप्रभुले कसरी तिनीहरूलाई छुटकारा दिनुभयो भन्‍ने विषयमा आफ्ना ससुरा यित्रोलाई बताए ।
9 And Jethro was glad because the Lord had been good to Israel, freeing them from the power of the Egyptians.
परमप्रभुले इस्राएलको निम्ति गर्नुभएका सबै असल कुरा सुनेर यित्रो रमाए किनकि उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई मिश्रीहरूको हातबाट छुटकारा दिनुभएको थियो ।
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.
यित्रोले भने, “परमप्रभुको स्तुति होस् किनकि उहाँले तिमीहरूलाई फारो र मिश्रीहरूको हातबाट छुटकारा दिनुभएको छ, र मिश्रीहरूको हातबाट उद्धार गर्नुभएको छ ।
11 Now I am certain that the Lord is greater than all gods, for he has overcome them in their pride.
अब मलाई थाहा भयो कि परमप्रभु अरू सबै देवभन्दा महान् हुनुहुँदोरहेछ किनकि मिश्रीहरूले इस्राएलीहरूलाई अभिमानपूर्वक व्यवहार गर्दा परमेश्‍वरले आफ्नो जातिलाई छुटकारा दिनुभयो ।”
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.
मोशाका ससुरा यित्रोले परमेश्‍वरको लागि होमबलि र बलिदानहरू ल्याए । हारून र इस्राएलका सबै धर्म-गुरु मोशाका ससुरासितै भोजन खान परमेश्‍वरको अगि उपस्थित भए ।
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.
अर्को दिन मोशा मानिसहरूको इन्साफ गर्न बसे । मानिसहरू बिहानदेखि बेलुकासम्म तिनको वरिपरि खडा भए ।
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?
मोशाले आफ्ना मानिसहरूका निम्ति गरेका सबै कुरा तिनका ससुराले देखेपछि तिनले भने, “तिमीले मानिसहरूसित गरिरहेको यो के हो? किन तिमी एक्लै बस्छौ? किन मानिसहरू बिहानदेखि बेलुकासम्म तिम्रो वरिपरि झुम्मिन्छन्?”
15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to get directions from God:
मोशाले आफ्ना ससुरालाई भने, “परमेश्‍वरको निर्देशन खोज्न मानिसहरू मकहाँ आउँछन् ।
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.
तिनीहरूका बिचमा विवाद हुँदा तिनीहरू मकहाँ आउँछन् । म एक-अर्काको बिचमा न्याय गरिदिन्छु अनि तिनीहरूलाई परमेश्‍वरका नियम र विधिहरू सिकाइदिन्छु ।”
17 And Moses' father-in-law said to him, What you are doing is not good.
मोशाका ससुराले तिनलाई भने, “तिमीले गरिरहेको काम त्यति राम्रो होइन ।
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.
निश्‍चय नै तिमी र तिमीसित भएका तिम्रा मानिसहरू थाक्‍नेछन् । यो तिमीले बोक्‍नै नसक्‍ने बोझ हो । तिमी आफैले मात्र यो गर्न सक्दैनौ ।
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:
मेरो कुरा सुन । म तिमीलाई सल्लाह दिनेछु, र परमेश्‍वर तिमीसित हुनुभएको होस् किनकि तिमी परमेश्‍वरको निम्ति मानिसहरूका प्रतिनिधि हौ र तिमीले नै तिनीहरूका झगडाहरूलाई उहाँकहाँ लैजान्छौ ।
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.
तिमीले तिनीहरूलाई उहाँका विधि-विधानहरू सिकाउनू । कसरी हिँड्ने र के गर्ने भनी तिमीले तिनीहरूलाई देखाउनू ।
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;
त्यस बाहेक, मानिसहरूका बिचबाट तिमीले योग्य मानिसहरूलाई छान जो परमेश्‍वरलाई आदर गर्ने, अन्यायलाई घृणा गर्ने सत्य मानिसहरू होऊन् । तिमीले तिनीहरूलाई हजार, सय, पचास र दसको समूहको रेखदेख गर्ने मानिसहरूको रूपमा जिम्मा दिनू ।
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.
तिनीहरूले हर समय मानिसहरूका मुद्दाहरूका न्याय गर्नेछन्, तर कठिन मुद्दाहरूचाहिँ तिनीहरूले तिमीकहाँ ल्याउनेछन् । स-साना मुद्दाहरू तिनीहरू आफैले न्याय गर्न सक्छन् । यसरी तिमीलाई सजिलो हुनेछ र तिनीहरूले तिम्रो बोझ बोक्‍नेछन् ।
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.
तिमीले यसो गर्‍यौ र परमेश्‍वरले तिमीलाई यसै गर्न आज्ञा दिनुभयो भने तिमीले सहन सक्‍नेछौ र पुरै समुदाय सन्तुष्‍ट भएर आ-आफ्ना घर जान सक्‍नेछन् ।”
24 So Moses took note of the words of his father-in-law, and did as he had said.
त्यसैले मोशाले आफ्ना ससुराका कुरा माने र तिनले भनेअनुसार गरे ।
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.
मोशाले सबै इस्राएलबाट योग्य मानिसहरू छाने र तिनीहरूलाई हजार, सय, पचास र दसको समूहमा नाइकेहरू बनाए ।
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.
सामान्य परिस्थितिहरूलाई तिनीहरूले न्याय गर्थे । कठिन मुद्दाहरूचाहिँ तिनीहरूले मोशाकहाँ ल्याउँथे, तर स-साना मुद्दाहरूलाई भने तिनीहरू आफैले न्याय गर्थे ।
27 And Moses let his father-in-law go away, and he went back to his land.
तब मोशाले आफ्ना ससुरालाई बिदाइ गरे र यित्रो आफ्नै देशमा फर्के ।

< Exodus 18 >