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.
LOHE ae la o Ietero, ke kahuna o Midiana, ka makuahonowaikane o Mose, i na mea a pau a ke Akua i hana mai ai ia Mose, a me kona poe kanaka o ka Iseraela i ko Iehova lawe ana mai i ka Iseraela mai loko mai o Aigupita;
2 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,
Alaila kai mai la o Ietero, ka makuahonowaikane o Mose ia Zipora i ka wahine a Mose, mahope o kona hoihoi ana aku ia ia,
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';
A me na keiki kane ana elua; o Geresona ka inoa o kekahi; no ka mea, ua olelo ia, He malihini au ma ka aina e:
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.'
A o ka inoa o kekahi, o Eliezera; no ka mea, o ke Akua o ko'u makua, i kona kokua ana mai ia'u, hoola mai ia ia'u, mai ka pahikaua mai o Parao;
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;
Hele mai la io Mose la o Ietero, ka makuahonowaikane o Mose, a me kana mau keikikane, a me kana wahine, ma ka waonahele, i kahi ana i hoomoana ai ma ka mauna o ke Akua:
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.'
Olelo mai la ia ia Mose, Owau no Ietero, kou makuahonowaikane, ua hele mai au i ou nei a me kau wahine, a me kau mau keikikane elua.
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.
Hele aku la o Mose e halawai me kona makuahonowaikane, a kulou iho la ia, a honi aku la ia ia: a ninau kekahi i kekahi, i ka maikai o ko laua noho ana; a komo ae la laua iloko o ka halelewa.
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.
Hai ae la o Mose i kona makuahonowaikane, i na mea a pau a Iehova i hana mai ai ia Parao, a i ko Aigupita, no ka Iseraela, a me ka pilikia a pau i loaa ia lakou ma ke alanui, a me ka hoopakele ana o Iehova ia lakou.
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.
Olioli iho la o Ietero no na mea raaikai a pau a Iehova i hana mai ai i ka Iseraela, i ka poe ana i hoopakele ai, mai ka lima mai o ko Aigupita.
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.
I ae la o Ietero, E hoomaikaiia o Iehova, o ka mea i hoopakele ia oukou mai ka lima mai o ko Aigupita, a me ka lima o Parao, o ka mea i hoopakele i kanaka, mailalo mai o ka lima o ko Aigupita.
11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods; yea, for that they dealt proudly against them.'
Ano, ua ike au i ka oi ana o ko Iehova mana mamua o ko na akua a pau: no ka mea, ma kahi a lakou i kookiekie ai, aia no ia maluna o lakou.
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.
Lawe iho la o Ietero, ka makuahonowaikane o Mose, i mohaikuni, a me na alana no ke Akua, a hele mai la o Aarona, a me na lunakahiko a pau o ka Iseraela, e ai pu ai me ka makuahonowaikane o Mose, imua o ke Akua.
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.
A ia la hope iho, noho iho la o Mose e hooponopono i na kanaka; a ku mai la na kanaka imua o Mose, mai ke kakahiaka a ahiahi.
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?'
A ike ka makuahonowaikane o Mose i na mea a pau ana i hana'i i kanaka; alaila, olelo ae la ia, Heaha keia mea au e hana nei i kanaka? No ke aha la e noho oe, o oe wale no, a ku mai la na kanaka a pau imua ou, mai ke kakahiaka mai a ahiahi?
15 And Moses said unto his father-in-law: 'Because the people come unto me to inquire of God;
I aku la o Mose i kona makuahonowaikane, No ka mea, ua hele mai na kanaka io'u nei e ninau i ke Akua:
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.'
Ina loaa ia lakou kekahi mea, hele mai lakou ia'u; a na'u no e hooponopono aku mawaena o ke kanaka, a me. kona hoa; a na'u no e hoike aku ia lakou i ka olelo kupaa a ke Akua, a me kona kanawai.
17 And Moses' father-in-law said unto him: 'The thing that thou doest is not good.
I mai la ka makuahonowaikane o Mose ia ia, Aole pono ka mea au e hana nei.
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.
E oiaio no, e mae wale oe, o oe, a me keia poe kanaka me oe; no ka mea, ua kaumaha keia mea ia oe; aole hiki ia oe ke hana, o oe wale no.
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.
E hoolohe mai hoi oe i ko'u leo, a e ao aku au ia oe, a o ke Akua pu kekahi me oe; o oe no ko na kanaka mea ma ke Akua, e hai aku i na mea imua o ke Akua:
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.
A e ao aku oe ia lakou i na oihana a me na kanawai, a e hoike aku oe ia lakou i ke ala e hele ai lakou, a me ka hana e hana'i lakou.
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.
Eia hoi kekahi, e hoomakaukau oe i poe maiau o na kanaka, he poe makau i ke Akua, he poe kanaka oiaio, a huhu i ka waiwai alunu; a e hoonoho ia lakou maluna o kanaka, i luna lakou no na tausani, i luna no hoi no na haneri, a i luna no na kanalima, a i luna no na umi:
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.
Na lakou no e hooponopono i kanaka i na wa a pau; a o na mea nui a pau, na lakou e lawe mai ia oe, a o na mea liilii, na lakou ia e hooponopono: pela oe e mama ai, a na lakou e amo pu me oe.
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.'
Ina e hana mai oe i keia mea, a kauoha mai ke Akua ia oe pela, alaila e hiki ia oe ka mau loa ana, a e hele no hoi keia poe kanaka a pau i ko lakou wahi me ka malumaluhia.
24 So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
Hoolohe ae la o Mose i ka leo o kona makuahonowaikane, a hana iho la ia i na mea a pau ana i olelo ai.
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.
Wae aku la o Mose i kanaka maiau o ka Iseraela a pau, a hoolilo iho la ia lakou i mau poo maluna o kanaka, na luna no na tausani, na luna no na haneri, na luna no na kanalima, a me na luna no na umi.
26 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
Na lakou i hooponopono i kanaka i na wa a pau; a o na mea nui ka lakou i lawe mai ai ia Mose, a na lakou no i hooponopono na mea liilii a pau.
27 And Moses let his father-in-law depart; and he went his way into his own land.
Kuu aku la o Mose i kona makuahonowaikane: a hoi aku la i kona aina iho.
