Exodus 18
1 And Jethro priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses, hears all that God has done for Moses and for His people Israel, that YHWH has brought out Israel from Egypt,
Pada waktu Musa masih sering berurusan dengan raja Mesir untuk menuntut dia membebaskan umat Israel, Musa menyuruh orang mengantar Sipora dan kedua anaknya kembali kepada mertuanya, Yitro, seorang imam di Midian. Anak laki-laki Musa yang pertama dinamai Gersom, karena saat dia lahir Musa berkata, “Aku sudah menjadi pendatang di negeri asing.” Anaknya yang kedua diberi nama Eliezer, karena Musa berkata, “Allah ayahku adalah Penolongku dan Dia menyelamatkanku dari ancaman hukuman mati raja Mesir.” Setelah sekian waktu lamanya, Yitro mendengar semua yang sudah Allah lakukan bagi umat Israel dan bagi Musa, serta cara TUHAN membawa mereka keluar dari Mesir.
2 and Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, takes Zipporah, wife of Moses, after her parting,
3 and her two sons, of whom the name of one [is] Gershom, for he said, “I have been a sojourner in a strange land”;
4 and the name of the other [is] Eliezer, for, “The God of my father [is] for my help, and He delivers me from the sword of Pharaoh.”
5 And Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, comes, and his sons, and his wife, to Moses, to the wilderness where he is encamping—the mountain of God;
Maka saat umat Israel berkemah di padang belantara dekat kaki gunung Allah, yaitu gunung Sinai, datanglah Yitro kepada Musa mengantarkan istri dan kedua anaknya.
6 and he says to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you, and your wife, and her two sons with her.”
Sebelum tiba, Yitro sudah mengirim pesan, “Aku, Yitro, ayah mertuamu, sedang dalam perjalanan untuk menjumpaimu bersama anak-anak dan istrimu.”
7 And Moses goes out to meet his father-in-law, and bows himself, and kisses him, and they ask of one another of welfare, and come into the tent;
Ketika Yitro tiba, Musa pergi keluar perkemahan untuk menemui mertuanya itu. Dia bersujud untuk menghormati Yitro, lalu memeluknya. Setelah menanyakan kabar masing-masing, mereka masuk ke kemah Musa.
8 and Moses recounts to his father-in-law all that YHWH has done to Pharaoh, and to the Egyptians, on account of Israel, all the travail which has found them in the way, and [how] YHWH delivers them.
Musa menceritakan kepada mertuanya semua yang sudah TUHAN lakukan terhadap raja dan orang Mesir untuk menolong Israel, juga semua kesulitan yang mereka hadapi sepanjang perjalanan, dan bagaimana TUHAN sudah menyelamatkan mereka.
9 And Jethro rejoices for all the good which YHWH has done to Israel, whom He has delivered from the hand of the Egyptians;
Yitro sangat senang mendengar semua kebaikan yang sudah TUHAN lakukan bagi Israel, yaitu segala cara-Nya menyelamatkan mereka dari tangan orang Mesir.
10 and Jethro says, “Blessed [is] YHWH, who has delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of Pharaoh—who has delivered this people from under the hand of the Egyptians;
Kata Yitro, “Puji TUHAN. Dia sudah menyelamatkan kalian dari kuasa raja Mesir dan penindasan bangsanya!
11 now I have known that YHWH [is] greater than all the gods, for in the thing they have acted proudly—[He is] above them!”
Sekarang saya tahu bahwa TUHAN lebih besar daripada segala dewa, karena Dia menghancurkan pasukan Mesir yang membesarkan diri terhadap umat Israel.”
12 And Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, takes a burnt-offering and sacrifices [it] for God; and Aaron comes in, and all [the] elderly of Israel, to eat bread with the father-in-law of Moses, before God.
Lalu Yitro memberikan persembahan kurban bagi Allah. Pertama, dia mempersembahkan kurban yang dibakar habis, sesudah itu kurban yang sebagian dagingnya boleh dimakan. Harun dan semua tua-tua Israel berkumpul untuk makan bersama ayah mertua Musa di hadapan Allah.
13 And it comes to pass on the next day, that Moses sits to judge the people, and the people stand before Moses from the morning to the evening;
Keesokan harinya, Musa duduk untuk mengadili perselisihan-perselisihan di antara orang Israel, dan umat itu berdiri di sekeliling Musa dari pagi hingga petang.
14 and the father-in-law of Moses sees all that he is doing for the people and says, “What [is] this thing which you are doing for the people? Why are you sitting by yourself, and all the people standing by you from morning until evening?”
Saat Yitro melihat semua yang Musa lakukan, dia berkata, “Apa yang sedang kamu kerjakan untuk umatmu? Mengapa hanya kamu sendiri yang duduk mengadili, sementara mereka semua berdiri di sekelilingmu dari pagi sampai petang?”
15 And Moses says to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to seek God;
Musa menjawab, “Karena umat itu datang kepada saya untuk meminta petunjuk dari Allah.
16 when they have a matter, it has come to me, and I have judged between a man and his neighbor, and made known the statutes of God, and His laws.”
Saat ada perselisihan di antara mereka, mereka menjelaskan perkaranya kepada saya, lalu saya memberikan keputusan bagi mereka. Saya juga mengajar mereka perintah dan ketetapan Allah.”
17 And the father-in-law of Moses says to him, “The thing which you are doing [is] not good;
Kata mertua Musa kepadanya, “Caramu ini tidak baik!
18 you surely wear away, both you, and this people which [is] with you, for the thing is too heavy for you, you are not able to do it by yourself.
Kamu dan umatmu akan sama-sama terlalu lelah. Hal itu terlalu berat untukmu. Kamu tidak bisa melakukannya seorang diri.
19 Now listen to my voice, I counsel you, and God is with you: be for the people before God, and you have brought in the things to God;
Dengarkanlah nasihatku, dan semoga Allah besertamu: Jadilah perantara antara Allah dengan umatmu dan sampaikanlah perkara mereka kepada Allah.
20 and you have warned them [concerning] the statutes and the laws, and have made known to them the way in which they go, and the work which they do.
Ajarilah mereka tentang semua ketetapan dan perintah Allah. Beritahukanlah kepada mereka cara hidup yang baik dan hal-hal yang harus mereka lakukan.
21 And you provide out of all the people men of ability, fearing God, men of truth, hating dishonest gain, and have placed [these] over them [for] heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads of tens,
Tetapi pilihlah dari antara umat ini orang-orang yang cakap, yaitu yang takut dan hormat kepada Allah, yang bisa dipercaya, dan tidak menerima suap. Angkatlah mereka menjadi pemimpin atas seribu orang, seratus orang, lima puluh orang, dan atas sepuluh orang.
22 and they have judged the people at all times; and it has come to pass, they bring every great matter to you, and they judge every small matter themselves; and lighten it from off yourself, and they have borne with you.
Mereka akan mengadili perkara-perkara umat ini. Bila ada perkara yang sulit, mereka bisa membawanya kepadamu, tetapi perkara yang lebih mudah biarlah mereka adili. Dengan begitu, mereka menanggung beban ini bersama denganmu sehingga meringankan pekerjaanmu.
23 If you do this thing, and God has commanded you, then you have been able to stand, and all this people also goes to its place in peace.”
Jika kamu melakukannya, dan Allah menyuruhmu demikian, maka kamu akan dapat menanggung beban pekerjaan ini, dan seluruh umat ini akan pulang ke rumah masing-masing dengan tenang.”
24 And Moses listens to the voice of his father-in-law, and does all that he said,
Musa mengikuti nasihat mertuanya itu.
25 and Moses chooses men of ability out of all Israel, and makes them chiefs over the people [for] heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads of tens,
Musa memilih orang-orang yang cakap dari seluruh Israel, lalu mengangkat mereka menjadi pemimpin atas bangsa itu, yakni pemimpin atas seribu orang, seratus orang, lima puluh orang, dan sepuluh orang.
26 and they have judged the people at all times; they bring the hard matter to Moses, and they judge every small matter themselves.
Merekalah yang kemudian mengadili perkara-perkara umat Israel. Hanya perkara-perkara sulit yang mereka bawa kepada Musa, sedangkan perkara-perkara yang mudah mereka selesaikan sendiri.
27 And Moses sends his father-in-law away, and he goes away to his own land.
Sesudah itu, mertua Musa pamit pulang ke negerinya, dan Musa melepasnya pergi.
