Mose 2 18
1 Yetro, si nye Mose to, ame si nye Midian nunɔla la, se nu tso nukunu siwo Mawu wɔ na eƒe dukɔ Israel kple Mose kple ale si Yehowa ɖe wo tso Egipte la ŋuti.
And Jothor the priest of Madiam, the father-in-law of Moses, heard of all that the Lord did to his people Israel; for the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt.
2 Esia ta Yetro kplɔ Mose srɔ̃ Zipora yi nɛ, elabena Mose ɖo srɔ̃a ɖe fofoa gbɔ.
And Jothor the father-in-law of Moses, took Sepphora the wife of Moses after she had been sent away,
3 Ekplɔ Mose ƒe viŋutsu eveawo hã yii. Via ŋutsuvi Gersom ƒe ŋkɔ gɔmee nye, “Amedzro,” elabena esi wodzii la, Mose gblɔ be, “Menɔ tsaglalã tsam le dzronyigba dzi.”
and her two sons: the name of the one was Gersam, [his father] saying, I was a sojourner in a strange land; —
4 Via ŋutsuvi evelia, Eliezer, ƒe ŋkɔ gɔmee nye, “Mawue nye nye xɔnametɔ,” elabena esi wodzii la, Mose gblɔ be, “Fofonyewo ƒe Mawue nye nye xɔnametɔ, eye wòɖem tso Farao ƒe yi nu.”
and the name of the second Eliezer, saying, For the God of my father [is] my helper, and he has rescued me out of the hand of Pharao.
5 Yetro, Mose to kple Mose ƒe viŋutsuwo kple srɔ̃a wova Mose gbɔ le gbegbe, afi si woƒu asaɖa anyi ɖo, le Mawu ƒe to la gbɔ.
And Jothor the father-in-law of Moses, and his sons and his wife, went forth to Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped on the mount of God.
6 Yetro dɔ ame ɖo ɖe Mose gbɔ be woagblɔ nɛ be, “Nye towò, Yetro kple srɔ̃wò kple viwò ŋutsu eveawo míegbɔna gbɔwò.”
And it was told Moses, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law Jothor is coming to thee, and thy wife and two sons with him.
7 Mose yi ɖakpe toa, eye wòxɔe dzidzɔtɔe. Wobia wo nɔewo ƒe agbe ta, eye woyi ɖe Mose ƒe agbadɔ me hena nya aɖewo ŋu bubu.
And Moses went forth to meet his father-in-law, and did him reverence, and kissed him, and they embraced each other, and he brought them into the tent.
8 Mose gblɔ nu siwo katã dzɔ kple nu siwo Yehowa wɔ Farao kple Egiptetɔwo, ale be yeate ŋu aɖe Israelviwo, nukpekeame siwo nɔ mɔ me na Israelviwo kple ale si Yehowa ɖe wo tso wo katã me la na toa.
And Moses related to his father-in-law all things that the Lord did to Pharao and all the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the labour that had befallen them in the way, and that the Lord had rescued them out of the hand of Pharao, and out of the hand of the Egyptians.
9 Yetro kpɔ dzidzɔ ŋutɔ le nu sia nu si Yehowa wɔ na Israelviwo kple ale si wòkplɔ wo dzoe le Egipte la ŋuti.
And Jothor was amazed at all the good things which the Lord did to them, forasmuch as he rescued them out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharao.
10 Yetro si nye Mose to la gblɔ be, “Mikafu Yehowa, elabena eɖe mi tso Egiptetɔwo kple Farao ƒe asi me, eye wòɖe Israel.
And Jothor said, Blessed be the Lord, because he has rescued them out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharao.
11 Menya azɔ be Yehowa tri akɔ wu mawu bubu ɖe sia ɖe, elabena eɖe eƒe amewo tso Egiptetɔwo, ame siwo nye dadalawo kple ame vɔ̃ɖiwo la ƒe asi me.”
Now know I that the Lord is great above all gods, because of this, wherein they attacked them.
12 Yetro sa numevɔsa kple akpedavɔsawo na Mawu. Emegbe la, Aron kple Israelviwo ƒe ametsitsiwo va do gbe na Yetro, eye wo katã woɖu vɔsalã la le Mawu ŋkume.
And Jothor the father-in-law of Moses took whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices for God, for Aaron and all the elders of Israel came to eat bread with the father-in-law of Moses before God.
13 Esi ŋu ke la, Mose nɔ anyi abe ale si wòwɔna ɣe sia ɣi ene, tso ŋdi va se ɖe fiẽ be yeadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu le ameawo dome.
And it came to pass after the morrow that Moses sat to judge the people, and all the people stood by Moses from morning till evening.
14 Esi Mose to kpɔ ɣeyiɣi si ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃ la xɔna nɛ la, egblɔ nɛ be, “Nu ka ta nèle agbagba dzem be ye ɖeka yeawɔ nu siawo katã, le esime amewo le tsitre le afi sia ŋkeke blibo la katã be nàkpe ɖe yewo ŋuti?”
And Jothor having seen all that [Moses] did to the people, says, What is this that thou doest to the people? wherefore sittest thou alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning till evening?
15 Mose ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Elabena dukɔ la va gbɔnye be woabia Mawu ƒe lɔlɔ̃nu.
And Moses says to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to seek judgment from God.
16 Ne nya dzɔ ɖe ameawo dome la, wotsɔnɛ vɛ nam, medrɔ̃nɛ na wo, eye megblɔa Mawu ƒe sewo kple ɖoɖowo na wo.”
For whenever there is a dispute among them, and they come to me, I give judgment upon each, and I teach them the ordinances of God and his law.
17 Mose to, Yetro gblɔ nɛ be, “Nu si wɔm nèle la menyo o.
And the father-in-law of Moses said to him, Thou dost not this thing rightly,
18 Èle ɖeɖiteameŋu kple dɔléle he ge ava ɖokuiwò dzi. Ne eva eme alea ɖe, nu kae wò amewo awɔ? Mose, dɔ sia sẽ akpa be nàvu ɖe eŋu be ye ɖeka yeawɔ.
thou wilt wear away with intolerable weariness, both those and all this people which is with thee: this thing is hard, thou wilt not be able to endure it thyself alone.
19 Ɖo tom, ne maɖo aɖaŋu na wò, eye Mawu anɔ kpli wò, Ànɔ dukɔ la teƒe le Mawu ŋkume, eye nàtsɔ woƒe nyawo ɖo eƒe ŋkume.
Now then hearken to me, and I will advise thee, and God shall be with thee: be thou to the people in the things pertaining to God, and thou shalt bring their matters to God.
20 Fia Mawu ƒe seawo kple ɖoɖoawo wo, eye nàfia ale si woanɔ agbee kple woƒe dɔdeasiwo wo.
And thou shalt testify to them the ordinances of God and his law, and thou shalt shew to them the ways in which they shall walk, and the works which they shall do.
21 “Di ame zazɛ̃ aɖewo, ame siwo vɔ̃a Mawu, ame siwo gblɔa nyateƒe eye wotsri zãnuxɔxɔ. Tia wo, eye nàɖo wo ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo ɖe ameawo dzi. Ame aɖewo ɖe ame akpe nu, Ame aɖewo ɖe ame alafa nu, Ame aɖewo ɖe ame blaatɔ̃ nu eye Ame aɖewo ɖe ame ewo nu.
And do thou look out for thyself out of all the people able men, fearing God, righteous men, hating pride, and thou shalt set over the people captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens.
22 Na ame siawo nadrɔ̃ nya kukluiwo na ameawo ɣe sia ɣi. Nya veviwo kple nya sesẽwo koe woatsɔ va gbɔwòe. Ne èto mɔ sia dzi la, nuwo abɔbɔ na wò, elabena àma nyadɔdrɔ̃ ƒe agba kple nyadrɔ̃lawo.
And they shall judge the people at all times, and the too burdensome matter they shall bring to thee, but they shall judge the smaller cases; so they shall relieve thee and help thee.
23 Ne èzɔ ɖe aɖaŋu sia dzi, eye Mawu lɔ̃ la, àte ŋu anɔ te ɖe dɔ sesẽ sia nu, eye tomefafa kple nusɔsɔ anɔ asaɖa la me.”
If thou wilt do this thing, God shall strengthen thee, and thou shalt be able to attend, and all this people shall come with peace into their own place.
24 Mose xɔ toa ƒe aɖaŋu, eye wòzɔ ɖe eƒe nyawo nu.
And Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did whatsoever he said to him.
25 Etia ame zazɛ̃wo le Israelviwo katã dome. Ena wozu ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo ɖe ameawo dzi. Ame aɖewo adrɔ̃ ʋɔnu na ame akpewo, bubuwo na alafawo, bubuwo na blaatɔ̃wo kple ewowo.
And Moses chose out able men out of all Israel, and he made them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties and captains of tens over the people.
26 Wonɔa anyi ɣe sia ɣi na nyadɔdrɔ̃. Wotsɔa nya sesẽwo vaa Mose gbɔ, ke wodrɔ̃a nya kukluiwo le wo ɖokuiwo si.
And they judged the people at all times; and every too burdensome matter they brought to Moses, but every light matter they judged themselves.
27 Le ɣeyiɣi kpui aɖe megbe la, Mose na toa trɔ yi wo de.
And Moses dismissed his father-in-law, and he returned to his own land.
