Egzòd 18
1 Jetwo te pran nouvèl tou sa Bondye te fè pou Moyiz ak pèp Izrayèl la, jan li te fè yo soti kite peyi Lejip. Jetwo sa a te prèt nan peyi Madyan. Se bòpè Moyiz li te ye.
Now Jethro [Abundance], the priest of Midian [Strife], Moses [Drawn out]’ father-in-law, sh'ma ·heard obeyed· of all that God had done for Moses [Drawn out], and for Israel [God prevails] his people, how that Adonai had brought Israel [God prevails] out of Egypt [Abode of slavery].
2 Anvan tout bagay sa yo te rive, Moyiz te voye Sefora, madanm li, al jwenn Jetwo, papa li. Koulye a, Jetwo mennen Sefora tounen bay Moyiz
Jethro [Abundance], Moses [Drawn out]’ father-in-law, received Zipporah, Moses [Drawn out]’ wife, after he had sent her away,
3 ansanm ak Gèchon ak Elyezè, de pitit gason Moyiz yo. Lè timoun sa yo t'ap fèt Moyiz te di: Se moun vini mwen ye nan yon peyi etranje. Se konsa li te rele yonn Gèchon.
and her two sons. The name of one son was Gershom, for Moses [Drawn out] said, “I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land”.
4 Moyiz te di tou: Se Bondye papa m' ki te pote m' sekou, ki te sove m' anba pèsekisyon farawon an. Se konsa li te rele lòt la Elyezè.
The name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, “My father’s God was my help and delivered me from Pharaoh’s sword.”
5 Jetwo, bòpè Moyiz la, pran madanm Moyiz ak de pitit gason l' yo, li vin wè Moyiz nan dezè kote l' te moute tant li a, sou mòn Bondye a.
Jethro [Abundance], Moses [Drawn out]’ father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses [Drawn out] into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the Mountain of God.
6 Jetwo voye di Moyiz: -Se mwen menm, Jetwo, bòpè ou, k'ap vin wè ou ansanm ak madanm ou ak de pitit gason ou yo.
He said to Moses [Drawn out], “I, your father-in-law Jethro [Abundance], have come to you with your wife, and her two sons with her.”
7 Moyiz soti al kontre bòpè li, li bese tèt li jouk atè devan l' pou di li bonjou, epi li bo l'. Yonn mande lòt ki jan yo ye, epi yo antre anba tant Moyiz la.
Moses [Drawn out] 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.
8 Moyiz rakonte bòpè l' tou sa Seyè a te fè farawon an ak moun peyi Lejip yo pase poutèt pitit Izrayèl yo. Li di l' tout tray yo te pase nan vwayaj la ak ki jan Seyè a te delivre yo.
Moses [Drawn out] told his father-in-law all that Adonai had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians [people from Abode of slavery] for Israel [God prevails]’s sake, all the hardships that had come on them on the way, and how Adonai delivered them.
9 Jetwo te kontan anpil lè l' tande tout bèl bagay Seyè a te fè pou pèp Izrayèl la, jan l' te delivre yo anba men moun peyi Lejip yo.
Jethro [Abundance] rejoiced for all the goodness which Adonai had done to Israel [God prevails], in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians [people from Abode of slavery].
10 Jetwo di: -Lwanj pou Seyè a ki delivre ou anba men moun peyi Lejip yo ak anba men farawon an! Lwanj pou Seyè a ki wete pèp li a anba esklavaj moun peyi Lejip yo!
Jethro [Abundance] said, “Blessed be Adonai, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians [people from Abode of slavery], and out of the hand of Pharaoh; who has delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians [people from Abode of slavery].
11 Koulye a mwen konnen Seyè a gen plis pouvwa pase tout lòt bondye yo, paske gade jan Bondye delivre pèp Izrayèl la anba moun peyi Lejip yo ki pa t' vle wè yo!
Now I know that Adonai is greater than all deities because of the thing in which they dealt arrogantly against them.”
12 Apre sa, Jetwo, bòpè Moyiz la, ofri bèt pou yo touye pou di Bondye mèsi. Li ofri bèt pou yo boule nèt pou Seyè a. Arawon ansanm ak tout chèf fanmi pèp Izrayèl la te vin manje ak bòpè Moyiz la nan manje yo t'ap manje devan Bondye a.
Jethro [Abundance], Moses [Drawn out]’ father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God. Aaron [Light-bringer] came with all the elders of Israel [God prevails], to eat bread with Moses [Drawn out]’ father-in-law before God.
13 Nan denmen, Moyiz te chita pou rann jijman sou tout bagay ki pase nan mitan pèp la. Depi maten jouk aswè, moun t'ap pase devan Moyiz.
On the next day, Moses [Drawn out] sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses [Drawn out] from the morning to the evening.
14 Lè Jetwo, bòpè Moyiz la, wè kalite travay di sa a Moyiz t'ap fè pou kò l' pou pèp la, li di l' konsa: -Kisa w'ap fè konsa ak pèp la? Poukisa pou pèp la kanpe devan ou depi maten jouk aswè, epi se ou menm ki chita la pou kont ou ap rann jijman?
When Moses [Drawn out]’ 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?”
15 Moyiz reponn bòpè l' konsa: -Se sa pou m' fè paske pèp la vin kote m' pou yo ka konnen sa Bondye vle yo fè nan tout sikonstans.
Moses [Drawn out] said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God.
16 Lè yo gen kont, yo vin jwenn mwen, mwen regle sa pou yo, mwen fè yo konnen volonte Bondye ak sa Bondye mande yo pou yo fè.
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 torot ·teachings·.”
17 Bòpè Moyiz la di l' konsa: -Jan w'ap fè l' la pa bon.
Moses [Drawn out]’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do is not good.
18 W'ap fin kraze kouraj ou ansanm ak kouraj pèp la ki la avè ou. Paske chay la twòp pou ou. Ou pa ka pote l' pou kont ou.
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.
19 Bon. Koute sa m'ap di ou: se yon konsèy m'ap ba ou pou Bondye ka ede ou. Se ou menm ki va prezante pou pèp la devan Bondye. W'a mete tout pwoblèm yo devan Bondye.
Sh'ma ·Hear obey· 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.
20 W'a moutre yo lòd Bondye, Seyè a, bay ansanm ak sa li mande yo pou yo fè. W'a fè yo konnen jan pou yo viv ak sa yo dwe fè.
You shall teach them the statutes and the torot ·teachings·, and shall show them the way in which they must walk, and the work that they must do.
21 Men, w'a chwazi nan mitan pèp la kèk moun ki kapab, moun ki gen krentif pou Bondye. Fòk se moun ou ka konte sou yo, moun ki p'ap kite lajan pran nanm yo. W'a mete yo chèf pou dirije pèp la, chèf sou mil moun, chèf sou san moun, chèf sou senkant moun ak chèf sou dis moun.
Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men which 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.
22 Moun sa yo va toujou la pou sèvi jij pou pèp la. Lè y'a gen gwo zafè, y'a pote yo devan ou. Men lòt ti zafè, y'a regle sa yo menm. Konsa, chay la va pi lejè pou ou, paske y'a ede ou pote l'.
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.
23 Si ou fè sa, Bondye va dirije ou. W'a kapab fè travay ou, epitou, tout pèp la va tounen lakay li ak kè poze.
If you will do this thing, and God enjoins you to do so, then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will go to their place in peace.”
24 Moyiz koute konsèy bòpè l' la vre. Li fè tou sa Jetwo te di l' fè yo.
So Moses [Drawn out] sh'ma ·heard obeyed· the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
25 Moyiz chwazi nan mitan pèp Izrayèl la kèk nèg ki kapab dirije pèp la, li mete yo chèf sou mil moun, chèf sou san moun, chèf sou senkant moun ak chèf sou dis moun.
Moses [Drawn out] chose able men out of all Israel [God prevails], and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
26 Yo te toujou la pou rann jistis pou pèp la. Yo te pote gwo zafè yo devan Moyiz. Men ti ka piti yo, yo te regle sa yo menm.
They judged the people at all times. They brought the hard causes to Moses [Drawn out], but every small matter they judged themselves.
27 Apre sa, Moyiz kite bòpè l' la pati. Epi Jetwo tounen tounen l' nan peyi l'.
Moses [Drawn out] let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way into his own land.
