Exodus 18
1 When Iethro the Priest of Midian Moses father in lawe heard all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and howe the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt,
Ko je Jitro, midjánski duhovnik, Mojzesov tast, slišal o vsem, kar je Bog storil za Mojzesa in za svoje ljudstvo Izraela in da je Gospod Izraela privedel iz Egipta,
2 Then Iethro the father in lawe of Moses, tooke Zipporah Moses wife, (after he had sent her away)
je potem Mojzesov tast Jitro vzel Mojzesovo ženo Cipóro, potem ko jo je ta poslal nazaj
3 And her two sonnes, (whereof the one was called Gershom: for he sayd, I haue bene an aliant in a strange land:
in njena dva sinova, od katerih je bilo enemu ime Geršóm; kajti rekel je: »Neznanec sem bil v tuji deželi, «
4 And the name of the other was Eliezer: for the God of my father, said he, was mine helpe, and deliuered me from the sword of Pharaoh)
ime drugega pa je bilo Eliézer; kajti: »Bog mojega očeta, « je rekel, »je bil moja pomoč in me osvobodil pred faraonovim mečem.«
5 And Iethro Moses father in law came with his two sonnes, and his wife vnto Moses into the wildernes, where he camped by ye mout of God.
Mojzesov tast Jitro je prišel, z njegovima sinovoma in njegovo ženo, k Mojzesu v divjino, kjer je bil utaborjen pri gori Boga
6 And he said to Moses, I thy father in law Iethro am come to thee, and thy wife and her two sonnes with her.
in Mojzesu je rekel: »Jaz, tvoj tast Jitro, sem prišel k tebi in tvoja žena in njena dva sinova z njo.«
7 And Moses went out to meete his father in law, and did obeisance and kissed him, and eche asked other of his welfare: and they came into the tent.
Mojzes je odšel ven, da sreča svojega tasta in se globoko priklonil ter ga poljubil. Drug drugega sta vprašala o njuni blaginji in prišla v šotor.
8 Then Moses told his father in law all that the Lord had done vnto Pharaoh, and to the Egyptians for Israels sake, and all the trauaile that had come vnto them by the way, and howe the Lord deliuered them.
Mojzes je svojemu tastu povedal vse, kar je zaradi Izraela Gospod storil faraonu in Egipčanom in vse muke, ki so prišle nadnje na poti in kako jih je Gospod osvobodil.
9 And Iethro reioyced at all the goodnesse, which the Lord had shewed to Israel, and because he had deliuered them out of the hande of the Egyptians.
Jitro se je razveselil zaradi vse dobrote, ki jo je Gospod storil Izraelu, ki ga je osvobodil iz roke Egipčanov.
10 Therfore Iethro sayd, Blessed be the Lord who hath deliuered you out of the hande of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh: who hath also deliuered the people from vnder the hand of the Egyptians.
Jitro je rekel: »Blagoslovljen bodi Gospod, ki vas je osvobodil iz roke Egipčanov in iz roke faraona, ki je ljudstvo osvobodil izpod roke Egipčanov.
11 Now I know that the Lord is greater then all the gods: for as they haue dealt proudly with them, so are they recompensed.
Sedaj vem, da je Gospod večji od vseh bogov, kajti v stvari, v kateri so oni ponosno postopali, je bil on nad njimi.«
12 Then Iethro Moses father in lawe tooke burnt offerings and sacrifices to offer vnto God. And Aaron and all the Elders of Israel came to eat bread with Moses father in law before God.
Mojzesov tast Jitro, je vzel žgalno daritev, klavne daritve za Boga in prišel je Aron ter vse Izraelove starešine, da z Mojzesovim tastom jedo kruh pred Bogom.
13 Now on the morow, when Moses sate to iudge the people, the people stoode about Moses from morning vnto euen.
In pripetilo se je naslednji dan, da se je Mojzes usedel, da sodi ljudstvu in ljudstvo je stalo pri Mojzesu od jutra do večera.
14 And when Moses father in law saw all that he did to the people, he sayde, What is this that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thy selfe alone, and all the people stande about thee from morning vnto euen?
Ko je Mojzesov tast videl vse to, kar je počel ljudstvu, je rekel: »Kaj je ta stvar, ki jo počneš ljudstvu? Zakaj ti sam sediš, vse ljudstvo pa stoji pri tebi od jutra do večera?«
15 And Moses sayd vnto his father in law, Because the people come vnto me to seeke God.
Mojzes je svojemu tastu rekel: »Ker ljudstvo prihaja k meni, da povprašuje od Boga.
16 When they haue a matter, they come vnto me, and I iudge betweene one and another, and declare the ordinances of God, and his lawes.
Kadar imajo zadevo, pridejo k meni in jaz sodim med enim in drugim in jaz jim dam spoznavati zakone Boga in njegove postave.«
17 But Moses father in law said vnto him, The thing which thou doest, is not well.
Mojzesov tast pa mu je rekel: »Stvar, ki jo počneš, ni dobra.
18 Thou both weariest thy selfe greatly, and this people that is with thee: for the thing is too heauie for thee: thou art not able to doe it thy selfe alone.
Zagotovo se boš izčrpal, tako ti in to ljudstvo, ki je s teboj, kajti ta stvar je zate pretežka; ti tega nisi zmožen opravljati sam.
19 Heare nowe my voyce, (I will giue thee counsell, and God shalbe with thee) be thou for the people to Godwarde, and report thou the causes vnto God,
Prisluhni torej mojemu glasu, dal ti bom nasvet in Bog bo s teboj: ›Ti bodi za ljudstvo usmerjen k Bogu, da boš zadeve lahko prinašal k Bogu.
20 And admonish them of the ordinances, and of the lawes, and shew them the way, wherein they must walke, and the worke that they must do.
Učil jih boš odredbe in postave in kazal jim boš pot, po kateri morajo hoditi in delo, ki ga morajo opraviti.
21 Moreouer, prouide thou among al the people men of courage, fearing God, men dealing truely, hating couetousnesse: and appoynt such ouer them to be rulers ouer thousandes, rulers ouer hundreths, rulers ouer fifties, and rulers ouer tennes.
Poleg tega boš izmed vsega ljudstva priskrbel sposobne može, takšne, ki se bojijo Boga, može resnice, ki sovražijo pohlepnost. Nad njimi postavi takšne, da bodo vodje nad tisočimi in vodje nad stotimi, vodje nad petdesetimi in vodje nad desetimi.
22 And let them iudge the people at all seasons: but euery great matter let them bring vnto thee, and let them iudge all small causes: so shall it be easier for thee, when they shall beare the burden with thee.
Ti naj sodijo ljudstvu v vseh obdobjih in zgodilo se bo, da se bo vsaka velika zadeva prinesla predte, toda vsako majhno zadevo bodo sodili oni. Tako bo zate lažje, oni pa bodo breme nosili s teboj.
23 If thou do this thing, (and God so command thee) both thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go quietly to their place.
Če boš storil to stvar in ti Bog tako zapove, potem boš zmožen vzdržati in tudi vse to ljudstvo bo v miru hodilo k svojemu kraju.‹«
24 So Moses obeyed the voyce of his father in law, and did all that he had sayd:
Tako je Mojzes prisluhnil glasu svojega tasta in storil vse, kar je ta rekel.
25 And Moses chose men of courage out of all Israel, and made them heads ouer the people, rulers ouer thousandes, rulers ouer hundreths, rulers ouer fifties, and rulers ouer tennes.
Mojzes je izbral sposobne može iz vsega Izraela in jih naredil poglavarje nad ljudstvom, vodje nad tisočimi, vodje nad stotimi, vodje nad petdesetimi in vodje nad desetimi.
26 And they iudged the people at all seasons, but they brought the hard causes vnto Moses: for they iudged all small matters themselues.
Sodili so ljudstvu v vseh obdobjih. Težje stvari so prinašali k Mojzesu, toda vsako majhno zadevo so sodili sami.
27 Afterward Moses let his father in law depart, and he went into his countrey.
In Mojzes je pustil svojemu tastu oditi in ta je odšel svojo pot v svojo lastno deželo.
