Exodus 18
1 And Jethro, priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses, heard all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, —in that Yahweh had brought forth Israel out of Egypt.
Mose ding'a anupa pa, Jethro Midian thempupa'n Mose le asopi Israel mite chung'a Pakai natoh thil kidang abolho ajadoh tai. Amapan jong Pakaiyin Israel mite Egypt gam'ma kon'na ahin lhatdoh chu ki dang asaval jeng'in ahi.
2 So Jethro, Moses father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses wife, —after she had been sent home;
Mose'n jong anupa pa, Jethro heng'a ajinu Zipporah le achapateni chu asol'in, chuin amahon insung'a apuilut uvin ahi.
3 and her two sons, —of whom, the name of the one, was Gershom, for, said he, A sojourner, am I in a strange land,
Mose chapa pengmasa min chu Gershom ahin, achapa apen lhah chun Mose'n hiti hin aseiye. “Mi gamsung'a khosa kahi,” tia ana minsah chu ahi.
4 and, the name of the other, Eliezer, for the God of my father, was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.
Ani channa achapa min chu Eliezer asah in, Mose'n hiti hin aseije, “Keima khangluiya pat ka Pathen chun Pharaoh chemjam akon eihuh hing ahi,” tia asah ahi.
5 And Jethro, Moses father-in-law, came in, with his two sons and his wife, unto Moses, —into the desert where, he, was encamping, the mountain of God;
Mose nupa pa, Jethro chu Mose vil lin gammang lam'a ahung tan ahile. Aman ajinu le achapa teni chu ahin puijin, Mose le amiten gamthip lah Pathen molsang kom'a ngahmun akisem nau mun'na ahinpha taovin ahi.
6 and said unto Moses, I, thy father-in-law, Jethro, am coming in unto thee, —and thy wife, and her two sons, with her.
Jethro'in jong Mose chu thu athot tan, “Keima Jethro nanupa pa kahin, keima nangma vil'a najinu le na chapa teni jaona hung kahi,” ati.
7 So Moses went forth to meet his father-in-law, and bowed himself down to him and kissed him, and they asked each other of their welfare, —and came into the tent.
Mose jong pamlam'a agache doh'in anupa pachu agakimu pitai. Amajong akum lhan abeng achop peh tan ahi. Hiti chun khat le khat akilem touvin Mose chen'na ponbuh sung'a alut taovin ahi.
8 Then Moses recounted to his father-in-law, all that Yahweh had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians, for Israel’s sake, —all the hardship which had befallen them by the way, and how Yahweh had delivered them.
Mose'n jong anupa pa heng'a Pakaiyin ichangeiya Egypt gam'a konna Israel mite chung'a na-ahintoh ham ti thudol'a aseipeh'in ahi. Chule lamkah jouse'a thohgim hahsa athoh nau le agenthei najouseo abonchan anupa pa heng'a asei peh in ahi.
9 Then did Jethro rejoice, for all the good which Yahweh had done to Israel, —whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.
Pakaiyin Israelte ichangeiya Egypt mite khut'a kon ahin panpi hitam tithu le ahin huhdohna thudol phatah'a ahet chet phat'in alungthim akipah lheh jeng in ahi.
10 And Jethro said—Blessed be Yahweh, 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:
Jethro'n hiti hin aseiye, “Pathen thangvah in umhen.” “Ajeh chu Aman Pharaoh le Egypt mite akona nahin huhdoh jal in. Henge, Pakai bou chu ahiye Egypt mite thanei na konna na huh doh uva! ati.”
11 Now, I know, that, greater, is Yahweh than all the gods, —Even in the thing wherein they were arrogant over them.
“Tun keiman ka hechen sel taije, Pakai hi pakai jouse lah a thanei chung nungpen Pakai ahiye. Ajeh chu Aman aban thahat apan'in Egypt mite akiletsah nauva kon'na ahin huhdoh ahi,” ati.
12 Then took Jethro father-in-law of Moses, an ascending-offering and sacrifices to God, —and Aaron and all the elders of Israel came in to eat bread with the father-in-law of Moses before God.
Chuin Jethro amachu Mose ding'a anupa pan jong Pathen angsung'a pumgo thilto kilhaina asem in ahi. Aaron le Israel sung'a upa ho ahung uvin Pathen angsung'a kilhaina ankong chu asoh khom uve.
13 Now it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat, to judge the people, —and the people stood by Moses, from the morning, until the evening.
Ajing nikhon Mose'n jong atouna a kon'nin mipiho thutan ding'in ahung doh tan ahile, mipiho jong chu nilhum keijin ading tauve.
14 And when Moses father-in-law saw all that he, was doing for the people, he said—What is this thing which, thou, art doing for the people? Wherefore art, thou, sitting alone, with all the people, stationed by thee, from morning until evening?
Mose nupa pan, hitia mipiho chung'a athilbol amudoh phat'in aman Mose heng'a aseijin, “Hiche laimunna hi ipi mong mong tongdoh inge nati ham? Ipi bol mong inge natia jingkah'a kipat nilhah lamchangeiya mipiho hi nahiti din sah hitam?” ati.
15 And Moses said to his father-in-law, —Because the people come in unto me to seek God:
Mose'n adonbut'in ajah'a, “Ajeh chu mipiho hi kaheng'a hung uva Pathen akon kavai hopna hi akilah mang kigot uva ahi.”
16 When they have a matter, they come in unto me, then do I judge between a man and his neighbour, —and make known the statutes of God and his laws.
“Amaho hi ahung kinah komu le kaheng ahin jonlut jiuvin, chuteng keiman thu katan peh jiuvin, Pathen akon nun leh khan dan toh kitoh'a Pathen phatsah bang'a ka hilchen jiuva ahiye,” ati.
17 Then said Moses’ father-in-law unto him, —Not good, is the thing that thou art doing.
Chuin Mose nupa pan ajah aseiyin, “na thilbol hi adih poije!” ati.
18 Thou wilt get quite worn out, both thou and this people that is with thee, —for the thing is too heavy for thee, thou canst not do it, alone.
“Mipi ahin nangma nahin na bon'uva na gimna diuva ahi bouve ajeh chu nathilbol hi abeipon ahi. Nangma changseh adin thi lhah satah khat ahiye,” ati.
19 Now, hearken thou to my voice—let me counsel thee, and may God be with thee: Be, thou, for the people, in front of God, so shalt, thou, bring the matters unto God;
“Tun keiman kahil nahiye, ajeh chu keiman kultah'a kahil nahi ngaijin lang Pathen'in naum pijing hen. Mipiho jouse khella hi Pathen ansung'a ding jing nahin, akibaotam nao jouse Pathen angsung'a na selhah ding ahijoi,” ati.
20 and shalt cause to shine upon them, the statutes and the laws, —and make known to them the way wherein they should go, and the work they should do.
“Mipiho hi Pathen akon chonna Danho le phatsahna ho hilchen in lang, hichu aboltei na diuva na thumop'a chule ajui cheh na diuva jong nasei ngaija ahi.”
21 Thou thyself, therefore shalt look out, from among all the people—men of ability, reverers of God, men of fidelity, haters of extortion, —and place them over [them] as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
“Ahinlah mipiho lah akonna thilbol thei miman tam, Pathen ging, nehguh chah guh beija natong thei ding nalhen doh ding ahi. Amaho chun mijakhat lah hihen sangkhat lah hihen jakhat lah hijong le aloi loija vaihomma na pansah ding ahiye.”
22 So shall they judge the people at any time, and it shall be, all the great matters, shall they bring in unto thee, but all the small matters, shall, they themselves, judge, —so, lighten thou the burden for thyself, and let them bear it with thee.
“Phat tinna mipi thutanna napan sah diu, thupi diuva thutanna ding aumvang le nangma heng'a hinpuiyun tin, thuneo hojouse vang chu amahon ama chamma atan lhah jeng theiju ahi. Nangma dia jong agom lam hijo ding chule amahon jong nangma nahin kithopi nau jong ahi,” ati.
23 If, this thing, thou wilt do, and God shall command thee, then shalt thou be able to endure, —yea, moreover, all this people, shall go in, unto their dwellings, contented.
“Hichengse hi na jui'a ahile, nangma chunga Pathen in tohding nahin peh teng doujou'na tha naneijoh ding chule mipihon jong lungmoung sella ama ama in cheh akile jut thei diu ahi.”
24 So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said;
Mose'n jong anupa pa Jethro thusei chu angaijin, aman aseibang bang'in aboltan ahile apha lheh jeng tai.
25 and Moses chose men of ability out of all Israel, and set them to be heads over the people, —rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
Israel mite lah akonin thilbol thei miman tam cheh alheng doh tan. Amaho chengse chu Israel mite lah'a lamkaija pang ding hichu mi sangkhat, jakhat chung'a vaihomin apan sah soh kei uve.
26 And they shall judge the people, at any time, —the hard matters, shall they bring in unto Moses, but all the small matters, shall, they themselves, judge.
Amaho chun kiphunna le baotam na nei ho chu Mose heng'a ahin lhut lut jiuvin ahi. Thuneo boina hovang chu amahon acham'un a sulham jiuvin ahi,
27 And Moses sent forth his father-in-law, —and he went his way by himself unto his own land.
Hicheho jouse nung hin, Mose'n anupa pa asol in, anupa pa Jethro in jong alam pi ahung'na mama chu ahoh in akile tan ahi.
