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.

मिद्यानका पुजारी मोशाका ससुरा यित्रोले मोशा र तिनको जाति इस्राएललाई परमेश्‍वरले गर्नुभएका सबै कुरा सुने । परमप्रभुले इस्राएललाई मिश्रबाट ल्याउनुभएको थियो भनी तिनले सुने ।

2 Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, received Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,

मोशाले आफ्नी पत्‍नीलाई माइत पठाएपछि तिनका ससुरा यित्रोले सिप्पोरा

3 and her two sons. The name of one son was Gershom, for Moses said, "I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land".

र उनका दुई जना छोरालाई लिए । पहिलो छोरोको नाउँ गेर्शोम थियो किनकि मोशाले भने, “म परदेशी भूमिमा परदेशी भएर बसेको थिएँ ।”

4 The name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, "My father's God was my help and delivered me from Pharaoh's sword."

अर्को छोरोको नाउँ एलीएजर थियो किनकि मोशाले भनेका थिए, “मेरा पिता-पुर्खाहरूका परमेश्‍वर मेरो सहयोग हुनुहुन्थ्यो । उहाँले मलाई फारोको तरवारबाट छुटकारा दिनुभयो ।”

5 Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses into the wilderness where he was camped, at the Mountain of God.

मोशाका ससुरा यित्रो मोशाका छोराहरू र मोशाकी पत्‍नी लिएर उजाड-स्थानमा मोशाकहाँ आए जहाँ तिनले परमेश्‍वरको पर्वतमा छाउनी हालेका थिए ।

6 And he said to Moses, "I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons with her."

तिनले मोशालाई भने, “तिम्री पत्‍नी र तिम्रा दुई छोरा लिएर म तिम्रो ससुरा यित्रो आउँदै छु ।”

7 Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed and kissed him. They asked each other of their welfare, and they came into the tent.

मोशा आफ्ना ससुरालाई भेट्न गए अनि ढोगेर तिनलाई चुम्बन गरे । तिनीहरूले एक-अर्काका हालखबर सोधपुछ गरे अनि पालभित्र प्रवेश गरे ।

8 Moses told his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the hardships that had come on them on the way, and how the LORD delivered them.

परमप्रभुले इस्राएलको खातिर फारो र मिश्रीहरूलाई गर्नुभएको सबै कुरा अनि बाटोमा तिनीहरूले झेलेका सबै कठिनाइको बाबजुत पनि परमप्रभुले कसरी तिनीहरूलाई छुटकारा दिनुभयो भन्‍ने विषयमा आफ्ना ससुरा यित्रोलाई बताए ।

9 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.

परमप्रभुले इस्राएलको निम्ति गर्नुभएका सबै असल कुरा सुनेर यित्रो रमाए किनकि उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई मिश्रीहरूको हातबाट छुटकारा दिनुभएको थियो ।

10 Jethro said, "Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh; who has delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.

यित्रोले भने, “परमप्रभुको स्तुति होस् किनकि उहाँले तिमीहरूलाई फारो र मिश्रीहरूको हातबाट छुटकारा दिनुभएको छ, र मिश्रीहरूको हातबाट उद्धार गर्नुभएको छ ।

11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods because of the thing in which they dealt arrogantly against them."

अब मलाई थाहा भयो कि परमप्रभु अरू सबै देवभन्दा महान् हुनुहुँदोरहेछ किनकि मिश्रीहरूले इस्राएलीहरूलाई अभिमानपूर्वक व्यवहार गर्दा परमेश्‍वरले आफ्नो जातिलाई छुटकारा दिनुभयो ।”

12 Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God. Aaron came with all of the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God.

मोशाका ससुरा यित्रोले परमेश्‍वरको लागि होमबलि र बलिदानहरू ल्याए । हारून र इस्राएलका सबै धर्म-गुरु मोशाका ससुरासितै भोजन खान परमेश्‍वरको अगि उपस्थित भए ।

13 It happened on the next day, that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from the morning to the evening.

अर्को दिन मोशा मानिसहरूको इन्साफ गर्न बसे । मानिसहरू बिहानदेखि बेलुकासम्म तिनको वरिपरि खडा भए ।

14 When Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, "What is this thing that you do for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand around you from morning to evening?"

मोशाले आफ्ना मानिसहरूका निम्ति गरेका सबै कुरा तिनका ससुराले देखेपछि तिनले भने, “तिमीले मानिसहरूसित गरिरहेको यो के हो? किन तिमी एक्लै बस्छौ? किन मानिसहरू बिहानदेखि बेलुकासम्म तिम्रो वरिपरि झुम्मिन्छन्?”

15 Moses said to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to inquire of God.

मोशाले आफ्ना ससुरालाई भने, “परमेश्‍वरको निर्देशन खोज्न मानिसहरू मकहाँ आउँछन् ।

16 When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws."

तिनीहरूका बिचमा विवाद हुँदा तिनीहरू मकहाँ आउँछन् । म एक-अर्काको बिचमा न्याय गरिदिन्छु अनि तिनीहरूलाई परमेश्‍वरका नियम र विधिहरू सिकाइदिन्छु ।”

17 Moses' father-in-law said to him, "The thing that you do is not good.

मोशाका ससुराले तिनलाई भने, “तिमीले गरिरहेको काम त्यति राम्रो होइन ।

18 You will surely wear away, both you, and this people that is with you; for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to perform it yourself alone.

निश्‍चय नै तिमी र तिमीसित भएका तिम्रा मानिसहरू थाक्‍नेछन् । यो तिमीले बोक्‍नै नसक्‍ने बोझ हो । तिमी आफैले मात्र यो गर्न सक्दैनौ ।

19 Listen now to my voice. I will give you counsel, and God be with you. You represent the people before God, and bring the causes to God.

मेरो कुरा सुन । म तिमीलाई सल्लाह दिनेछु, र परमेश्‍वर तिमीसित हुनुभएको होस् किनकि तिमी परमेश्‍वरको निम्ति मानिसहरूका प्रतिनिधि हौ र तिमीले नै तिनीहरूका झगडाहरूलाई उहाँकहाँ लैजान्छौ ।

20 You shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and shall show them the way in which they must walk, and the work that they must do.

तिमीले तिनीहरूलाई उहाँका विधि-विधानहरू सिकाउनू । कसरी हिँड्ने र के गर्ने भनी तिमीले तिनीहरूलाई देखाउनू ।

21 Moreover you shall 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.

त्यस बाहेक, मानिसहरूका बिचबाट तिमीले योग्य मानिसहरूलाई छान जो परमेश्‍वरलाई आदर गर्ने, अन्यायलाई घृणा गर्ने सत्य मानिसहरू होऊन् । तिमीले तिनीहरूलाई हजार, सय, पचास र दसको समूहको रेखदेख गर्ने मानिसहरूको रूपमा जिम्मा दिनू ।

22 Let them judge the people at all times. It shall be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they shall judge themselves. So shall it be easier for you, and they shall share the load with you.

तिनीहरूले हर समय मानिसहरूका मुद्दाहरूका न्याय गर्नेछन्, तर कठिन मुद्दाहरूचाहिँ तिनीहरूले तिमीकहाँ ल्याउनेछन् । स-साना मुद्दाहरू तिनीहरू आफैले न्याय गर्न सक्छन् । यसरी तिमीलाई सजिलो हुनेछ र तिनीहरूले तिम्रो बोझ बोक्‍नेछन् ।

23 If you will do this thing, and God commands you so, then you will be able to endure, and all of these people also will go to their place in peace."

तिमीले यसो गर्‍यौ र परमेश्‍वरले तिमीलाई यसै गर्न आज्ञा दिनुभयो भने तिमीले सहन सक्‍नेछौ र पुरै समुदाय सन्तुष्‍ट भएर आ-आफ्ना घर जान सक्‍नेछन् ।”

24 So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.

त्यसैले मोशाले आफ्ना ससुराका कुरा माने र तिनले भनेअनुसार गरे ।

25 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.

मोशाले सबै इस्राएलबाट योग्य मानिसहरू छाने र तिनीहरूलाई हजार, सय, पचास र दसको समूहमा नाइकेहरू बनाए ।

26 They judged the people at all times. They brought the hard causes to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

सामान्य परिस्थितिहरूलाई तिनीहरूले न्याय गर्थे । कठिन मुद्दाहरूचाहिँ तिनीहरूले मोशाकहाँ ल्याउँथे, तर स-साना मुद्दाहरूलाई भने तिनीहरू आफैले न्याय गर्थे ।

27 Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way into his own land.

तब मोशाले आफ्ना ससुरालाई बिदाइ गरे र यित्रो आफ्नै देशमा फर्के ।