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.
Jetro, àlùfáà Midiani, àna Mose, gbọ́ gbogbo ohun tí Ọlọ́run ti ṣe fún Mose àti fún Israẹli àwọn ènìyàn rẹ̀, àti bí Olúwa ti mú àwọn ènìyàn Israẹli jáde láti Ejibiti wá.
2 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,
Nígbà náà ni Jetro mu aya Mose tí í ṣe Sippora padà lọ sọ́dọ̀ rẹ (nítorí ó ti dá a padà sí ọ̀dọ̀ baba rẹ̀ tẹ́lẹ̀),
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';
Òun àti àwọn ọmọkùnrin rẹ̀ méjèèjì. Orúkọ àkọ́bí ń jẹ́ Gerṣomu; nítorí Mose wí pé, “Èmi ń ṣe àlejò ni ilẹ̀ àjèjì.”
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.'
Èkejì ń jẹ́ Elieseri; ó wí pé, “Ọlọ́run baba mi ni alátìlẹ́yìn mi, ó sì gbà mí là kúrò lọ́wọ́ idà Farao.”
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;
Jetro, àna Mose, òun àti aya àti àwọn ọmọ Mose tọ̀ ọ́ wá nínú aginjù tí ó tẹ̀dó sí, nítòsí òkè Ọlọ́run.
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.'
Jetro sì ti ránṣẹ́ sí Mose pé, “Èmi Jetro, àna rẹ, ni mo ń bọ̀ wá sí ọ̀dọ̀ rẹ, èmi àti aya àti àwọn ọmọkùnrin rẹ méjèèjì.”
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.
Mose sì jáde lọ pàdé àna rẹ̀, ó tẹríba fún un, ó sì fi ẹnu kò ó ni ẹnu. Wọ́n sì béèrè àlàáfíà ara wọn, wọ́n sì wọ inú àgọ́ lọ.
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.
Mose sọ fún àna rẹ̀ nípa ohun gbogbo ti Olúwa tí ṣe sí Farao àti àwọn ará Ejibiti nítorí Israẹli. Ó sọ nípa gbogbo ìṣòro tí wọn bá pàdé ní ọ̀nà wọn àti bí Olúwa ti gbà wọ́n là.
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.
Inú Jetro dùn láti gbọ́ gbogbo ohun rere ti Olúwa ṣe fún Israẹli, ẹni tí ó mú wọ́n jáde kúrò ni ilẹ̀ Ejibiti.
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.
Jetro sì wí pé, “Ìyìn ni fún Olúwa, ẹni tí ó gba yín là kúrò lọ́wọ́ àwọn ará Ejibiti àti lọ́wọ́ Farao, ẹni tí ó sì gba àwọn ènìyàn là kúrò lọ́wọ́ àwọn ará Ejibiti.
11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods; yea, for that they dealt proudly against them.'
Mo mọ nísinsin yìí pé Olúwa tóbi ju gbogbo àwọn òrìṣà lọ; nítorí ti ó gba àwọn ènìyàn rẹ̀ kúrò lọ́wọ́ ìgbéraga àti ìkà àwọn ará Ejibiti.”
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.
Jetro, àna Mose, mú ẹbọ sísun àti ẹbọ wá fún Ọlọ́run. Aaroni àti gbogbo àgbàgbà Israẹli sì wá láti bá àna Mose jẹun ní iwájú Ọlọ́run.
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.
Ní ọjọ́ kejì, Mose jókòó láti máa ṣe ìdájọ́ fún àwọn ènìyàn gẹ́gẹ́ bí ìṣe rẹ̀; àwọn ènìyàn sì dúró ti Mose fún ìdájọ́ wọn láti òwúrọ̀ títí di ìrọ̀lẹ́.
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?'
Nígbà tí àna Mose rí bí àkókò ti èyí ń gba ti pọ̀ tó àti ti àwọn ènìyàn ti ń dúró pẹ́ tó, ó wí pé, “Kí ni èyí tí ìwọ ń ṣe sí àwọn ènìyàn? Èéṣe ti ìwọ nìkan jókòó gẹ́gẹ́ bí adájọ́, nígbà tí àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí dúró yí ọ ká láti òwúrọ̀ di ìrọ̀lẹ́?”
15 And Moses said unto his father-in-law: 'Because the people come unto me to inquire of God;
Mose dá a lóhùn pé, “Nítorí àwọn ènìyàn ń tọ̀ mí wá láti mọ́ ìfẹ́ Ọlọ́run.
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.'
Nígbà tí wọ́n bá ní ẹjọ́, wọn a mú un tọ̀ mí wá, èmi a sì ṣe ìdájọ́ láàrín ẹnìkínní àti ẹnìkejì, èmi a sì máa mú wọn mọ òfin àti ìlànà Ọlọ́run.”
17 And Moses' father-in-law said unto him: 'The thing that thou doest is not good.
Àna Mose dá a lóhùn pé, “Ohun tí o ń ṣe yìí kò dára.
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.
Ìwọ àti àwọn ènìyàn ti ń tọ̀ ọ́ wá yìí yóò dá ara yín ní agara; iṣẹ́ yìí pọ̀jù fún ọ, ìwọ nìkan kò lè dá a ṣe.
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.
Nísinsin yìí, fetísílẹ̀ sí mi, èmi yóò sì gbà ọ́ ni ìmọ̀ràn, Ọlọ́run yóò sì wà pẹ̀lú rẹ. Ìwọ gbọdọ̀ jẹ́ aṣojú àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí níwájú Ọlọ́run, ìwọ yóò sì mú èdè-àìyedè wá sí iwájú rẹ̀.
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.
Kọ́ wọn ní òfin àti ìlànà Ọlọ́run, fi ọ̀nà igbe ayé ìwà-bí-Ọlọ́run hàn wọ́n àti iṣẹ́ tí wọn yóò máa ṣe.
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.
Ṣa àwọn tí ó kún ojú òsùwọ̀n nínú gbogbo àwọn ènìyàn, àwọn tó bẹ̀rù Ọlọ́run, ti wọ́n jẹ́ olóòtítọ́, tí wọ́n kórìíra ìrẹ́jẹ; yàn wọ́n ṣe olórí, lórí ẹgbẹ̀rún ẹgbẹ̀rún, ọgọ́rùn-ún ọgọ́rùn-ún, àádọ́ta-dọ́ta àti mẹ́wàá mẹ́wàá.
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.
Jẹ́ kí wọn ó máa ṣe ìdájọ́ àwọn ènìyàn ni gbogbo ìgbà, ṣùgbọ́n jẹ́ kí wọn mú ẹjọ́ tí ó bá nira fún wọn láti dá tọ̀ ọ́ wá; kí wọn kí ó máa dá ẹjọ́ kéékèèké. Èyí ni yóò mú iṣẹ́ rẹ rọrùn, wọn yóò sì máa ràn ọ́ lọ́wọ́ lórí ìdájọ́ ṣíṣe.
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.'
Bí ìwọ bá ṣe èyí, bí Ọlọ́run bá sì fi àṣẹ sí i fún ọ bẹ́ẹ̀, àárẹ̀ kò sì ní tètè mu ọ, àwọn ènìyàn wọ̀nyí yóò sì padà lọ ilé wọn ni àlàáfíà.”
24 So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
Mose fetísílẹ̀ sí àna rẹ̀, ó sì ṣe ohun gbogbo tí ó wí fún un.
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.
Mose sì yan àwọn ènìyàn tí wọ́n kún ojú òsùwọ̀n nínú gbogbo Israẹli; ó sì fi wọ́n jẹ olórí àwọn ènìyàn, olórí ẹgbẹẹ̀rún, olórí ọ̀rọ̀ọ̀rún, olórí àràádọ́ta, àti olórí mẹ́wàá mẹ́wàá.
26 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
Wọ́n sì ń ṣe ìdájọ́ àwọn ènìyàn ní ìgbà gbogbo. Wọ́n sì ń mú ẹjọ́ tó le tọ Mose wá; ṣùgbọ́n wọ́n ń dá ẹjọ́ tí kò le fúnra wọn.
27 And Moses let his father-in-law depart; and he went his way into his own land.
Mose sì jẹ́ kí àna rẹ̀ lọ ní ọ̀nà rẹ̀, Jetro sì padà sí ilẹ̀ ẹ rẹ̀.
