Exodus 18
1 And Jethro priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses, heareth all that God hath done for Moses, and for Israel his people, that Jehovah hath brought out Israel from Egypt,
A ka rongo a Ietoro, te tohunga o Miriana, te hungawai o Mohi, ki nga mea katoa i meatia e te Atua ki a Mohi, ki a Iharaira hoki, ki tana iwi; ki a Ihowa ano hoki kua whakaputa mai i a Iharaira i Ihipa;
2 and Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, taketh Zipporah, wife of Moses, besides her parents,
Katahi a Ietoro, hungawai o Mohi, ka tango i a Hipora, wahine a Mohi, i muri nei i tana tononga i a ia kia hoki,
3 and her two sons, of whom the name of the one [is] Gershom, for he said, 'a sojourner I have been in a strange land:'
Me ana tamariki tokorua, ko te ingoa o tetahi ko Kerehoma, i mea hoki ia, He manene ahau i te whenua ke:
4 and the name of the other [is] Eliezer, for, 'the God of my father [is] for my help, and doth deliver me from the sword of Pharaoh.'
Ko te ingoa hoki o tetahi ko Erietera; moku hoki a wahinetia mai e te Atua o toku papa, nana hoki ahau i whakaora i te hoari a Parao;
5 And Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, cometh, and his sons, and his wife, unto Moses, unto the wilderness where he is encamping — the mount of God;
Na ka haere mai a Ietoro, te hungawai o Mohi, ratou ko ana tamariki, ko tana wahine, ki a Mohi, ki te koraha i noho ai ia, ki te maunga o te Atua:
6 and he saith unto Moses, 'I, thy father-in-law, Jethro, am coming unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.'
A ka mea ki a Mohi, Ko ahau, ko Ietoro, ko tou hungawai, kua tae mai ki a koe, me tau wahine, ratou ko ana tama tokorua.
7 And Moses goeth out to meet his father-in-law, and boweth himself, and kisseth him, and they ask one at another of welfare, and come into the tent;
Na ka haere a Mohi ki te whakatau i tona hungawai, a ka tuohu, ka kihi hoki i a ia; a ka ui raua ki a raua ki te pai i tetahi, i tetahi; a haere ana raua ki te teneti.
8 and Moses recounteth to his father-in-law all that Jehovah hath done to Pharaoh, and to the Egyptians, on account of Israel, all the travail which hath found them in the way, and Jehovah doth deliver them.
Na ka korerotia e Mohi ki tona hungawai nga mea katoa i meatia e Ihowa ki a Parao ratou ko nga Ihipiana, mo Iharaira, me nga mate katoa hoki i pono ki a ratou i te ara, me ratou hoki kua whakaorangia nei e Ihowa.
9 And Jethro rejoiceth for all the good which Jehovah hath done to Israel, whom He hath delivered from the hand of the Egyptians;
Na ka hari a Ietoro mo nga mea pai katoa i meatia e Ihowa ki a Iharaira, mo ratou hoki i whakaorangia e ia i te ringa o nga Ihipiana.
10 and Jethro saith, 'Blessed [is] Jehovah, who hath delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of Pharaoh — who hath delivered this people from under the hand of the Egyptians;
A ka mea a Ietoro, Kia whakapaingia a Ihowa nana nei koutou i whakaora i te ringa o nga Ihipiana, i te ringa hoki o Parao; nana hoki te iwi nei i whakaora i raro i te ringa o nga Ihipiana.
11 now I have known that Jehovah [is] greater than all the gods, for in the thing they have acted proudly — [He is] above them!'
Katahi ahau ka mohio he nui ake a Ihowa i nga atua katoa; ae ra, i te mea hoki ka whakapehapeha ratou, hira ake ana ano ia i a ratou.
12 And Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, taketh a burnt-offering and sacrifices for God; and Aaron cometh in, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with the father-in-law of Moses, before God.
Na ka tangohia e Ietoro, e te hungawai o Mohi tetahi tahunga tinana me etahi patunga tapu ma te Atua: a haere mai ana a Arona, me nga kaumatua katoa o Iharaira, ki te hungawai o Mohi, ki te kai taro ki te aroaro o te Atua.
13 And it cometh to pass on the morrow, that Moses sitteth to judge the people, and the people stand before Moses, from the morning unto the evening;
A i te aonga ake o te ra ka noho a Mohi ki te whakawa i te iwi: a ka tu te iwi i te taha o Mohi no te ata a ahiahi noa.
14 and the father-in-law of Moses seeth all that he is doing to the people, and saith, 'What [is] this thing which thou art doing to the people? wherefore art thou sitting by thyself, and all the people standing by thee from morning till evening?'
A, no te kitenga o te hungawai o Mohi i nga mea katoa i mea ai ia ki te iwi, ka mea ia, He aha tenei mea e mea nei koe ki te iwi? he aha koe i noho ai ko koe anake, i tu ai hoki te iwi katoa i tou taha no te ata a tae noa ki te ahiahi?
15 And Moses saith to his father-in-law, 'Because the people come unto me to seek God;
A ka mea a Mohi ki tona hungawai, E haere mai ana hoki te iwi ki ahau, ki te rapu tikanga i te Atua:
16 when they have a matter, it hath come unto me, and I have judged between a man and his neighbour, and made known the statutes of God, and His laws.'
Ka ai he mea ki a ratou, na ka haere mai ki ahau; a maku e whakarite te whakawa a tetahi ki tetahi; e whakaatu hoki nga tikanga a te Atua me ana ture.
17 And the father-in-law of Moses saith unto him, 'The thing which thou art doing [is] not good;
Na ka mea te hungawai o Mohi ki a ia, Ehara tenei i te pai e mea nei koe.
18 thou dost surely wear away, both thou, and this people which [is] with thee, for the thing is too heavy for thee, thou art not able to do it by thyself.
Ka honia noatia iho koe, koutou tahi ko tenei iwi i a koe nei; he pehi rawa hoki tenei mea i a koe: e kore e taea e koe anake.
19 'Now, hearken to my voice, I counsel thee, and God is with thee: be thou for the people over-against God, and thou hast brought in the things unto God;
Na, whakarongo mai ki toku reo, maku koe e tohutohu: hei a koe te Atua, hei te aroaro o te Atua koe mo te iwi, a mau e kawe nga korero ki te Atua:
20 and thou hast warned them [concerning] the statutes and the laws, and hast made known to them the way in which they go, and the work which they do.
Mau ano ratou e whakaako ki nga tikanga, ki nga ture, e whakaatu hoki ki a ratou te huarahi e haere ai ratou, me nga mahi e mahi ai ratou.
21 'And thou — thou dost provide out of all the people men of ability, fearing God, men of truth, hating dishonest gain, and hast placed [these] over them, heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads of tens,
Mau ano hoki e titiro i roto i te iwi katoa etahi tangata maia, e wehi ana i te Atua; hei te hunga pono, e kino ana ki te apo; ka waiho ai hei rangatira mo ratou, hei rangatira mo nga mano, hei rangatira mo nga rau, hei rangatira mo nga rima tek au, hei rangatira mo nga tekau:
22 and they have judged the people at all times; and it hath come to pass, every great matter they bring in unto thee, and every small matter they judge themselves; and lighten it from off thyself, and they have borne with thee.
A ma ratou te iwi e whakawa i nga wa katoa: a ko nga mea nunui katoa, me kawe mai ki a koe; ko nga mea nohinohi katoa ia, ma ratou e whakarite: penei ka mama koe, a ma koutou tahi te pikaunga.
23 If thou dost this thing, and God hath commanded thee, then thou hast been able to stand, and all this people also goeth in unto its place in peace.'
Ki te mea koe i tenei mea, a ka ki mai te Atua ki a koe, katahi koe ka matatu ake, a ka haere marie tenei iwi katoa ki o ratou kainga.
24 And Moses hearkeneth to the voice of his father-in-law, and doth all that he said,
A rongo tonu a Mohi ki te kupu a tona hungawai, a meatia katoatia iho e ia nga mea i korero ai ia.
25 and Moses chooseth men of ability out of all Israel, and maketh them chiefs over the people, heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads of tens,
A whiriwhiria ana e Mohi etahi tangata maia i roto i a Iharaira katoa, a waiho iho ratou e ia hei upoko mo te iwi, hei rangatira mo nga mano, hei rangatira mo nga rau, hei rangatira mo nga rima tekau, hei rangatira hoki mo nga tekau.
26 and they have judged the people at all times; the hard matter they bring in unto Moses, and every small matter they judge themselves.
A na ratou te iwi i whakawa i nga wa katoa: ko te mea pakeke i kawea e ratou ki a Mohi; ko nga mea nohinohi katoa ia na ratou ano i whakarite.
27 And Moses sendeth his father-in-law away, and he goeth away unto his own land.
Na ka tukua atu e Mohi tona hungawai; a haere ana ia ki tona whenua.
