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,
Aa naho jinanji’ i Iitrò mpisoro’ i Midiane, rafoza’ i Mosè, ze hene nanoen’ Añahare ho a i Mosè naho ho a ondati’e Israeleo vaho ty nampiengà’ Iehovà boake Mitsraime ao t’Israele,
2 and Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, takes Zipporah, wife of Moses, after her parting,
le rinambe’ Iitrò t’i Tsiporàe, vali’ i Mosè, ie fa nampolie’e,
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”;
naho i ana’e roe rey. I Geresòme ty añara’ ty raike (amy asa’e ty hoe: Fa niambahiny an-tanen’ ambahiny raho),
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.”
le natao’e Elièzere ka ty añara’ ty raike (fa hoe re, Nañimb’ahy t’i Andrianañaharen-draeko vaho rinomba’e ami’ty fibara’ i Parò.)
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;
Nimb’am-patrambey nitobea’ i Mosè marine’ i vohin’ Añaharey mb’eo t’Iitrò rafoza’ i Mosè naho i ana’ i Mosè rey vaho i vali’ey.
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.”
Nampañitrife’e amy Mosè ty hoe, Fa tsatok’ama’o iraho, Iitrò, rafoza’o, rekets’ i vali’oy naho i ana’o roe rey.
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;
Nimb’eo amy zao t’i Mosè nifanalaka amy rafoza’ey le nibokobokoa’e naho norofa’e naho nifañontane fanintsiñañe vaho nimoak’ an-kibohots’ ao.
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.
Aa le hene natalili’ i Mosè aman-drafoza’e ty nanoe’ Iehovà amy Parò naho amo nte-Mitsraimeo ty amo ana’ Israeleo, le o fonga haoreañe nizo’ iareo amy lalañeio naho ty nandrombaha’ Iehovà.
9 And Jethro rejoices for all the good which YHWH has done to Israel, whom He has delivered from the hand of the Egyptians;
Nahafale’ Iitrò ze hene hasoa nanoe’ Iehovà am’ Israele ie nihaha’e am-pita’ i Mitsraimeoy.
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;
Hoe t’Iitrò, Andriañeñe t’Iehovà nañaha anahareo am-pità’ i Mitsraime naho am-pità’ i Parò, ie namotsotse ondatio ambanem-pità’ i Mitsraime.
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!”
Apotako to henaneo te lombolombo ze atao ‘ndrahare iaby t’Iehovà, ami’ty nandrombaha’e amo nanotratsotrake iareoo.
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.
Aa le nañenga horoañe naho soroñe aman’ Añahare t’Iitrò rafoza’ i Mosè, le niheo mb’eo t’i Aharone reketse ze hene roandria’ Israele nitrao-pikama amy rafoza’ i Mosèy aolon’ Añahare.
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;
Ie loakandro, le niambesatse nizaka añivo’ ondatio t’i Mosè, le nijohañe aolo’ i Mosè ey ondaty iabio ami’ty maraindray pak’ amy harivay.
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?”
Ie hene niisa’ i rafoza’ i Mosèy o nanoe’e am’ ondatioo le hoe ty asa’e, Inoñe ze o anoe’o am’ondatio? Inoñe ty iambesara’o, ihe avao, vaho mizorazora aolo’o ey ondaty iabio boak’ andro ampara’ te hariva?
15 And Moses says to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to seek God;
Hoe t’i Mosè aman-drafoza’e, Amy te miheo mb’ amako mb’ etoa ondatio hañontane aman’ Añahare.
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.”
Naho ie mifandietse le mb’ amako mb’etoy, hizakako añivo’ ty raike naho ty ila’e, le ampandrendrehako o fañèn’ Añahareo naho o Nafe’eo.
17 And the father-in-law of Moses says to him, “The thing which you are doing [is] not good;
Hoe ty rafoza’ i Mosè ama’e, Tsy mete o anoe’oo.
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.
Toe mamoza-batan-drehe, ihe naho ondaty ama’o retoañe, amy t’ie loho mavesatse ama’o, le tsy lefe’o toloñeñe, ihe raike.
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;
Aa le haoño ty feoko, fa ho toroako, le hañimb’ azo t’i Andrianañahare! Solò añ’ atrefan’ Añahare ondatio, hanolora’o aman’ Añahare o fitoreo’ iareoo.
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.
Ianaro o fañèo naho i Hake vaho ampahafohino iareo ty lalan-kombàñe naho ze fitoroñañe hanoeñe.
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,
Le paiao ondaty mahimbañe añivo’ ondatio, mpañeveñe aman’ Añahare, ondaty vantañe, malaimbokañe; ajadoño hifehe indaty rezay ho mpamelek’ arivo naho mpinday zato naho mpiaolo limampolo vaho mpifehe-folo.
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.
Le adono iareo hizaka ondatio nainai’e, ie amy zao hasese’ iareo mb’ama’o ze enta-mavesatse le o maivañivañeo ro ho tampahe’ iareo. Haivañe ama’o henane izay ie hindre hivave ama’o.
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.”
Naho anoe’o izay, vaho andilian’ Añahare azo, le ho lefe’o vaho himpoly mb’an-kiboho’ iareo am-panintsiñañe ondaty retoa.
24 And Moses listens to the voice of his father-in-law, and does all that he said,
Nihaoñe’ i Mosè i rafoza’ey vaho hene nihenefe’e i natoro’ey.
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,
Jinobo’ i Mosè amo ana’ Israele iabio ty ondaty mahimbañe le nampifehe’e ondatio, ho mpamelek’ arivo naho mpifehe zato naho mpifehe limampolo vaho mpifehe folo.
26 and they have judged the people at all times; they bring the hard matter to Moses, and they judge every small matter themselves.
Le nizaka ondatio boak’ andro amy zao iereo naho nasese’ iareo amy Mosè ze zaka tsy nileo vaho nitampa’ iereo o raha maivañeo.
27 And Moses sends his father-in-law away, and he goes away to his own land.
Aa le tinata’ i Mosè i rafoza’ey ie nienga mb’an-tane’e añe.
