Exodus 18
1 Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel His people, how that the LORD had brought 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; of whom the name of the one was Gershom; for he said: 'I have been a stranger in a strange land';
4 and the name of the other was Eliezer: 'for the God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.'
5 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the mount 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 unto Moses: 'I thy father-in-law Jethro am coming unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.'
E da mae doaga: le, Mousesema sia: adole iasi.
7 And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed down and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; 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 told his father-in-law all that the LORD had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the LORD delivered them.
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 rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, in that He had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.
Yedelou da amo sia: huluane hahawane nabi.
10 And Jethro said: 'Blessed be the LORD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh; who hath delivered the people from under the hand 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 know that the LORD is greater than all gods; yea, for that they dealt proudly against them.'
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 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt-offering and sacrifices for God; and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread 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 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood about Moses from the morning unto the 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 that he did to the people, he said: 'What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand about thee from morning unto even?'
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 unto his father-in-law: 'Because the people come unto me to inquire of 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 when they have a matter, it cometh unto me; and I judge between a man and his neighbour, and I make them know the statutes of God, and His laws.'
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 unto him: 'The thing that thou doest is not good.
Amalalu, Yedelou da amane sia: i, “Di da giadofale hamosa.
18 Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee; for the thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.
Di da dia da: i hodo amola eno dunu ilia da: i hodo wadela: mu. Disu hamomu da hamedei.
19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God be with thee: be thou for the people before God, and bring thou the causes unto God.
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 And thou shalt teach them the statutes and the laws, and shalt show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must 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 Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers 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 judge the people at all seasons; and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge themselves; so shall they make it easier for thee and bear the burden with thee.
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 thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people also shall go to their place 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 hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
Mousese da Yedelou ea olelesu nabi dagoi.
25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers 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 judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged 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 depart; and he went his way into his own land.
Amalalu, Mousese da Yedelouma “asigibio” sia: nanu, Yedelou da hi diasuga buhagi.
