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 Jotor sveštenik Madijamski, tast Mojsijev, èu sve što uèini Gospod Mojsiju i Izrailju narodu svojemu, kako izvede Gospod Izrailja iz Misira;

2 and Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, taketh Zipporah, wife of Moses, besides her parents,

I uze Jotor tast Mojsijev Seforu ženu Mojsijevu, koju bješe poslao natrag,

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:'

I dva sina njezina, od kojih jednom bješe ime Girsam, jer reèe: tuðin sam u zemlji tuðoj,

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.'

A drugom bješe ime Eliezer, jer, reèe, Bog oca mojega bi mi u pomoæi i ote me od maèa Faraonova.

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;

I poðe Jotor tast Mojsijev sa sinovima njegovijem i sa ženom njegovom k Mojsiju u pustinju, gdje bješe u okolu pod gorom Božijom.

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.'

I poruèi Mojsiju: ja tast tvoj Jotor idem k tebi i žena tvoja i oba sina njezina s njom.

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;

I Mojsije izide na susret tastu svojemu i pokloni mu se i cjeliva ga; i upitaše se za zdravlje, pa uðoše pod šator njegov.

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.

I pripovjedi Mojsije tastu svojemu sve što uèini Gospod Faraonu i Misircima radi Izrailja, i sve nevolje, koje ih nalaziše putem, i kako ih izbavi Gospod.

9 And Jethro rejoiceth for all the good which Jehovah hath done to Israel, whom He hath delivered from the hand of the Egyptians;

I radovaše se Jotor svemu dobru što uèini Gospod Izrailju izbavivši ga iz ruke Misirske;

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;

I reèe Jotor: blagosloven da je Gospod, koji vas izbavi iz ruke Misirske i iz ruke Faraonove, koji izbavi narod iz ropstva Misirskoga.

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!'

Sad vidim da je Gospod veæi od svijeh bogova, jer èim se ponošahu onijem ih samijem nadvisi.

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.

I uze Jotor tast Mojsijev i prinese Bogu žrtvu paljenicu i prinos; i doðe Aron i sve starješine Izrailjske, i jedoše s tastom Mojsijevijem pred Bogom.

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 sjutradan sjede Mojsije da sudi narodu; i stajaše narod pred Mojsijem od jutra do veèera.

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 tast Mojsijev gledajuæi sve šta radi s narodom, reèe: šta to radiš s narodom? zašto sjediš sam, a vas narod stoji pred tobom od jutra do veèera?

15 And Moses saith to his father-in-law, 'Because the people come unto me to seek God;

A Mojsije reèe tastu svojemu: jer dolazi narod k meni da pita Boga.

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.'

Kad imaju što meðu sobom, dolaze k meni, te im sudim i kazujem naredbe Božje i zakone njegove.

17 And the father-in-law of Moses saith unto him, 'The thing which thou art doing [is] not good;

A tast Mojsijev reèe mu: nije dobro što radiš.

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.

Umoriæeš se i ti i narod koji je s tobom; jer je to teško za tebe, neæeš moæi sam vršiti.

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;

Nego poslušaj mene; ja æu te svjetovati, i Bog æe biti s tobom; ti budi pred Bogom za narod, i stvari njihove javljaj Bogu;

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.

I uèi ih naredbama i zakonima njegovijem, i pokazuj im put kojim æe iæi i šta æe raditi.

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,

A iz svega naroda izberi ljude poštene, koji se boje Boga, ljude pravedne, koji mrze na mito, pa ih postavi nad njima za poglavare, tisuænike, stotinike, pedesetnike i desetnike;

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.

Oni neka sude narodu u svako doba; pa svaku stvar veliku neka javljaju tebi, a svaku stvar malu neka raspravljaju sami; tako æe ti biti lakše, kad i oni stanu nositi teret s tobom.

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.'

Ako to uèiniš, i Bog ti zapovjedi, možeš se održati, i sav æe narod doæi mirno na svoje mjesto.

24 And Moses hearkeneth to the voice of his father-in-law, and doth all that he said,

I Mojsije posluša tasta svojega, i uèini sve što reèe.

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,

I izabra Mojsije iz svega Izrailja ljude poštene, i postavi ih za poglavare nad narodom, tisuænike, stotinike, pedesetnike i desetnike,

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.

Koji suðahu narodu u svako doba, a stvari teške javljahu Mojsiju, a male stvari raspravljahu sami.

27 And Moses sendeth his father-in-law away, and he goeth away unto his own land.

Poslije otpusti Mojsije tasta svojega, koji se vrati u svoju zemlju.