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,
Yetroo lubichi Midiyaaniitii fi abbaan niitii Musee sun waan Waaqni Musee fi saba isaa Israaʼeliif godhe hunda, akkasumas akka Waaqayyo itti Israaʼelin Gibxii baase dhagaʼe.
2 and Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, takes Zipporah, wife of Moses, after her parting,
Erga Museen niitii isaa Ziphooraa ergee booddee Yetroo abbaan niitii Musee, ishee fi
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”;
ilmaan ishee lamaan simate. Maqaan ilma isaa tokkoo Geershoom jedhame; Museen, “Ani biyya ormaa keessatti alagaa taʼeera” jedheeraatii.
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.”
Kaan immoo, “Waaqni abbaa kootii gargaaraa kooti; inni goraadee Faraʼoon jalaa na baaseera” jechuudhaan Eliiʼezer jedhee moggaase.
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;
Yetroon abbaan niitii Musees niitii Museetii fi ilmaan Musee wajjin gammoojjii keessatti gara tulluu Waaqaa iddoo Museen qubatee jirutti isa bira dhufe.
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.”
Yetroonis, “Ani abbaan niitii keetii Yootoor niitii keetii fi ilmaan ishee lamaan wajjin gara kee dhufaa jira” jedhee dhaamsa itti ergee ture.
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;
Museenis abbaa niitii isaa simachuuf gad baʼe; gad jedhees harka fuudhee isa dhungate. Isaanis nagaa wal gaafatanii dunkaana seenan.
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.
Museen waan Waaqayyo sababii saba Israaʼeliif jedhee Faraʼoonii fi warra Gibxi irratti hojjete, rakkina karaa irratti isaan mudate hundaa fi akka itti Waaqayyo isaan oolche abbaa niitii isaatti hime.
9 And Jethro rejoices for all the good which YHWH has done to Israel, whom He has delivered from the hand of the Egyptians;
Yetroonis waan gaarii Waaqayyo harka warra Gibxi keessaa isaan baasuudhaan saba Israaʼeliif godhe hundaaf ni gammade.
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;
Innis akkana jedhe; “Waaqayyo harka warra Gibxii fi harka Faraʼoon keessaa isin baasee fi inni saba sana harka warra Gibxiitii baase sun haa eebbifamu.
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!”
Ani amma akka Waaqayyo waaqota kaan hunda caalaa guddaa taʼe nan beeka; inni warra of tuulummaadhaan Israaʼelin rakkisan irratti waan kana raawwateeraatii.”
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.
Yommus Yetroon abbaan niitii Musee sun aarsaa gubamuu fi aarsaa biraa Waaqaaf fide; Aroonis fuula Waaqaa duratti Musee fi abbaa niitii Musee wajjin buddeena nyaachuuf maanguddoota Israaʼel hunda wajjin dhufe.
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;
Guyyaa itti aanutti Museen sabaaf murtii kennuuf taaʼe; sabni sunis ganamaa hamma galgalaatti naannoo isaa dhaabate.
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?”
Abbaan niitii isaas yommuu waan Museen sabaaf hojjetu hunda argetti, “Wanni ati sabaaf hojjettu kun maali? Ati maaliif kophaa kee teessee sabni kun immoo ganamaa hamma galgalaatti naannoo kee dhadhaabata?” jedhe.
15 And Moses says to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to seek God;
Museen immoo akkana jedhee deebiseef; “Sabni kun fedhii Waaqaa barbaacha gara koo dhufaatii.
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.”
Isaan yommuu falmii qabaatanitti dhimma isaanii natti dhiʼeeffatu; anis abbootii dhimmaa gidduutti murtii nan kenna; sirnaa fi seera Waaqaas isaanitti nan hima.”
17 And the father-in-law of Moses says to him, “The thing which you are doing [is] not good;
Abbaan niitii Musee akkana jedhee deebise; “Wanni ati gootu kun gaarii miti.
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.
Atii fi sabni si bira dhufu kun akkasumaan of dadhabsiiftu. Hojiin kunis akka malee sitti ulfaata; ati kophaa kee hojjechuu hin dandeessu.
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;
Ani gorsa siif kennaatii amma na dhagaʼi; Waaqni si wajjin haa taʼu. Ati fuula Waaqaa duratti iddoo buʼaa sabaa taatee dhimma isaanii Waaqatti fiduu qabda.
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.
Sirnaa fi seera isaan barsiisi; akka isaan itti jiraachuu qabanii fi waan isaan hojjechuu qaban isaanitti argisiisi.
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,
Kana malees ati saba hunda keessaa namoota dandeetii qaban jechuunis, namoota Waaqa sodaatan, namoota amanamoo kanneen mattaʼaa jibban filadhuutii ajajjuuwwan kumaa, ajajjuuwwan dhibbaa, ajajjuuwwan shantamaatii fi ajajjuuwwan kudhanii godhii muudadhu.
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.
Isaan yeroo hunda sabaaf murtii haa kennan; dubbii cimaa hunda garuu sitti haa fidan; dubbii laayyoo immoo ofumaan haa murteessan. Kun baʼaa kee siif salphisa; isaan si wajjin baʼaa ni baatuutii.
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.”
Yoo ati waan kana goote, yoo Waaqnis waanuma kana si ajaje ati jabaattee dhaabachuu dandeessa; sabni kun hundis nagaadhaan mana ofii isaatti gala.”
24 And Moses listens to the voice of his father-in-law, and does all that he said,
Museenis abbaa niitii isaa dhagaʼee waan inni jedhe hunda godhe.
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,
Innis Israaʼel hunda keessaa namoota dandeettii qaban filatee hooggantoota sabaa, ajajjuuwwan kumaa, ajajjuuwwan dhibbaa, ajajjuuwwan shantamaatii fi ajajjuuwwan kudhanii isaan godhate.
26 and they have judged the people at all times; they bring the hard matter to Moses, and they judge every small matter themselves.
Isaanis abbootii murtii taʼanii yeroo hunda saba sana tajaajilan; dubbii jabaa Museetti fidan; dubbii laayyoo taʼe hunda immoo ofumaan murteessan.
27 And Moses sends his father-in-law away, and he goes away to his own land.
Ergasiis Museen abbaa niitii isaa geggeesse; Yootooris deebiʼee biyya isaatti gale.
