Exodus 18
1 And when Jethro the priest of Madian, the kinsman of Moses, had heard all the things that God had done to Moses, and to Israel his people, and that the Lord had brought forth Israel out of Egypt,
Cathut ni Mosi hoi a tami Isarelnaw hanelah a sak pouh e naw pueng thoseh, BAWIPA ni Isarelnaw Izip ram hoi a tâcokhainae thoseh, Midian Jethro, Mosi e a masei ni a thai nah,
2 He took Sephora the wife of Moses whom he had sent back:
Mosi ni a patoun e a yu hoi,
3 And her two sons, of whom one was called Gersam, his father saying: I have been a stranger in a foreign country.
A ca kahni touh a hrawi teh a cei. A capa buet touh e min teh Gershom ka phung. Bangkongtetpawiteh, ayâ ram vah imyin lah ka o atipouh.
4 And the other Eliezer: For the God of my father, said he, is my helper, and hath delivered me from the sword of Pharao.
Alouk buet touh e min teh Eliezer ka phung. Bangkongtetpawiteh, Apa Cathut teh kai na kabawmkung lah ao. Faro e tahloi dawk hoi na rungngang telah atipouh.
5 And Jethro the kinsman of Moses came with his sons and his wife, to Moses into the desert, where he was camped by the mountain of God.
Mosi e a masei Jethro ni Mosi e capa roi hoi a yu a hrawi teh kahrawngum rim tuknae koe Cathut mon dawk Mosi koe a tho awh.
6 And he sent word to Moses, saying: I Jethro thy kinsman come to thee, and thy wife, and thy two sons with her.
A masei Jethro hoi na yu, na capa roi teh nang koe a tho telah Mosi koe a dei pouh awh navah,
7 And he went out to meet his kinsman, and worshipped and kissed him: and they saluted one another with words of peace. And when he was come into the tent,
Mosi ni a masei hah dawn hanelah a tâco teh a paco. Na dam maw telah buet touh hoi buet touh a kâpacei awh hnukkhu, rim thung vah a kâen awh.
8 Moses told his kinsman all that the Lord had done to Pharao, and the Egyptians, in favour of Israel: and all the labour which had befallen them in the journey, and that the Lord had delivered them.
BAWIPA ni Isarelnaw hanelah Faro siangpahrang hoi Izipnaw koe hno a sak e naw pueng thoseh, lam a kâhmo awh e rucatnae naw pueng thoseh, hote rucatnae dawk hoi BAWIPA ni a rungngang e thoseh, Mosi ni a masei koe a dei pouh.
9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the good things that the Lord had done to Israel, because he had delivered them out of the hands of the Egyptians.
BAWIPA ni Isarelnaw teh Izipnaw e kut dawk hoi a rasa teh a sak e lungmanae kecu dawk Jethro teh a lunghawi.
10 And he said: Blessed is the Lord, who hath delivered you out of the hand of Pharao, and out of the hand of the Egyptians, who hath delivered his people out of the hand of Egypt.
Izipnaw e kut dawk hoi thoseh, Faro siangpahrang e kut dawk hoi thoseh, nang hoi taminaw ka rungngang e BAWIPA teh yawhawinae awm naseh.
11 Now I know that the Lord is great above all gods: because they dealt proudly against them.
BAWIPA teh alouke cathutnaw pueng hlak, hoe a lentoe tie atu ka panue. Bangkongtetpawiteh, taminaw ni kâoupkâpawinaw thaw dawk BAWIPA ni a tâ telah ati hnukkhu,
12 So Jethro the kinsman of Moses offered holocausts and sacrifices to God: and Aaron and all the ancients of Israel came, to eat bread with them before God.
Mosi e a masei Jethro ni hmaisawi hane sathei hoi Cathut hanlah satheinaw hah a sin teh, Aron hoi Isarel tami kacuenaw ni Mosi e a masei hoi cungtalah Cathut hmalah rawca ca hanlah a tho awh.
13 And the next day Moses sat, to judge the people, who stood by Moses from morning until night.
Atangtho vah, Mosi ni taminaw lawkceng hanlah a tahung. Amom hoi tangmin totouh, taminaw Mosi hmalah ao awh.
14 And when his kinsman had seen all things that he did among the people, he said: What is it that thou dost among the people? Why sittest thou alone, and all the people wait from morning till night.
Mosi ni taminaw koe a sak e naw pueng hah a masei ni a hmu navah, hete taminaw koe bangtelamaw na sak Nang ni nama dueng na tahung teh taminaw pueng teh amom hoi tangmin lah totouh na hmalah bangkongmaw ao awh, telah atipouh.
15 And Moses answered him: The people come to me to seek the judgment of God.
Mosi ni hete taminaw teh Cathut e pouknae hei hanelah kai koe ka tho e doeh atipouh.
16 And when any controversy falleth out among them, they come to me to judge between them, and to shew the precepts of God, and his laws.
Hahoi, ahnimouh ni lawkpungnae tawn awh boipawiteh, kai koe a tho awh teh, ahnimae lawkpung hah kai ni lai ka dei pouh. Cathut e kâlawknaw hah kai ka cangkhai telah a masei koe atipouh navah,
17 But he said: The thing thou dost is not good.
A masei ni na sak e hno heh hawi hoeh.
18 Thou are spent with foolish labour, both thou and this people that is with thee: the business is above thy strength, thou alone canst not bear it.
Nang hoi nang koe kaawm e hete taminaw teh atangcalah a thayoun awh han. Hete thaw heh nang hanlah hnokari poung lah ao. Tami buet touh dueng ni sak thai kawi e nahoeh.
19 But hear my words and counsels, and God shall be with thee. Be thou to the people in those things that pertain to God, to bring their words to him:
Ka lawk hah thai haw. Kai ni pouknae na poe han. Cathut ni na okhai han doeh. Nang ni Cathut hoi kâkuen e hno dawk taminaw e hnonaw hah Cathut koe na kâen vaiteh, na thai sak han.
20 And to shew the people the ceremonies and the manner of worshipping, and the way wherein they ought to walk, and the work that they ought to do.
Ahnimouh hai kâlawknaw na cangkhai han. Ahnimouh ni a dawn hane lamthung, a sak awh han e kawinaw hai na patue han.
21 And provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, in whom there is truth, and that hate avarice, and appoint of them rulers of thousands, and of hundreds, and of fifties, and of tens.
Hothloilah, Cathut ka taket e tami, kalan e tami, hounlounnae ka panuet e taminaw hah taminaw thung dawk hoi na rawi vaiteh, tami thongkhat kaukkung, tami cum touh kaukkung, tami 50 touh kaukkung, tami hra touh ka uk hanelah thaw na poe han.
22 Who may judge the people at all times: and when any great matter soever shall fall out, let them refer it to thee, and let them judge the lesser matters only: that so it may be lighter for thee, the burden being shared out unto others.
Hote taminaw ni nâtuek haiyah taminaw hah lawkceng awh naseh. Lawkpung kalen dawk teh nang koe pouknae lat awh naseh. Kathoenge lawkpungnae teh ama ni lawkceng awh naseh. Hottelah boipawiteh, ahnimouh ni cungtalah thaw rei tawk awh vaiteh nang na tha a dam han.
23 If thou dost this, thou shalt fulfill the commandment of God, and shalt be able to bear his precepts: and all this people shall return to their places with peace.
Hottelah, Cathut ni kâ na poe pawiteh, nang teh na cak han. Hete taminaw pueng teh amamae hmuen koe karoumcalah a cei awh han telah atipouh.
24 And when Moses heard this, he did all things that he had suggested unto him.
Mosi ni a masei e lawk hah a ngai teh a dei pouh e patetlah a sak.
25 And choosing able men out of all Israel, he appointed them rulers of the people, rulers over thousands, and over hundreds, and over fifties, and over tens.
Mosi ni ka uk thai hane taminaw hah Isarelnaw thung dawk hoi a rawi teh tami thongkhat kaukkung, tami cum touh kaukkung, tami 50 touh kaukkung, tami hra touh kaukkung hanlah thaw a poe.
26 And they judged the people at all times: and whatsoever was of greater difficulty they referred to him, and they judged the easier cases only.
Hote taminaw ni nâtuek haiyah taminaw hah lawk a ceng awh. Ka ru e lawkpung dawk teh Mosi e pouknae a la awh. Kayawi e lawkpung dawk teh amamouh lungpouk lawk a ceng awh.
27 And he let his kinsman depart: and he returned and went into his own country.
Hathnukkhu, Mosi ni a masei ban hanlah a pasoung toung dawkvah ahni teh amae ram lah a ban.
