Egzòd 18
1 Alò Jéthro, prèt Madian an, bòpè Moïse la, te tande tout sa ke Bondye te fè pou Moïse, ak pou Israël, pèp li a. Jan SENYÈ a te mennen Israël sòti an Égypte.
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.
2 Jéthro, bòpè Moïse la, te pran Séphora, madanm a Moïse la apre li te fin voye li ale,
So Jethro, Moses father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses wife, —after she had been sent home;
3 ansanm avèk de fis li yo. Youn nan yo te nonmen Guerschom, paske Moïse te di: “Mwen te yon vwayajè nan yon peyi etranje.”
and her two sons, —of whom, the name of the one, was Gershom, for, said he, A sojourner, am I in a strange land,
4 Lòt la te nonmen Eliézer, paske li te di: “Bondye a papa m nan te ed mwen, e Li te delivre m anba nepe Farawon.”
and, the name of the other, Eliezer, for the God of my father, was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.
5 Alò, Jéthro, bòpè Moïse la te vini avèk fis li yo ak madanm li vè Moïse nan dezè kote li te fè kan an, akote mòn Bondye a.
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;
6 Li te voye di Moïse: “Mwen menm, bòpè ou Jéthro, ap vin kote ou avèk madanm ou, ak de fis li yo avè l.”
and said unto Moses, I, thy father-in-law, Jethro, am coming in unto thee, —and thy wife, and her two sons, with her.
7 Alò, Moïse te sòti pou rankontre bòpè li. Li te bese ba e li te bo li, epi yo chak te mande lòt kijan yo te ye, epi yo te antre nan tant la.
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.
8 Moïse te pale bòpè li de tout sa ke SENYÈ a te fè Farawon an, ak Ejipsyen yo pou koz Israël, tout traka ki te vini sou yo nan vwayaj la, ak jan SENYÈ a te delivre yo.
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.
9 Jéthro te rejwi de tout bonte ke SENYÈ a te fè anvè Israël, lè l te delivre yo nan men Ejipsyen yo.
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.
10 Konsa, Jéthro te di: “Beni se SENYÈ a ki te delivre ou nan men Ejipsyen yo, ak nan men Farawon, e ki te delivre pèp la anba men Ejipsyen yo.
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:
11 Koulye a mwen konnen ke SENYÈ a pi gran ke tout dye yo, akoz jan yo te aji nan ògèy kont pèp la.”
Now, I know, that, greater, is Yahweh than all the gods, —Even in the thing wherein they were arrogant over them.
12 Epi Jéthro, bòpè Moïse la te fè yon ofrann brile avèk sakrifis pou Bondye. Aaron te vini avèk tout ansyen Israël yo pou manje yon repa avèk bòpè Moïse la devan Bondye.
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.
13 Li te vin rive nan pwochen jou a ke Moïse te chita pou jije pèp la, e pèp la te kanpe antoure Moïse soti nan maten a rive jis aswè.
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.
14 Alò, lè bòpè Moïse la te wè tout sa ke li te fè pou pèp la, li te di: “Kisa ke w ap fè pou pèp la konsa la a? Poukisa ou chita ou sèl ou tankou jij, e tout pèp la kanpe antoure ou soti nan maten, rive jis aswè?”
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?
15 Moïse te di bòpè li: “Akoz pèp la vin kote mwen pou fè demann pou jijman Bondye.
And Moses said to his father-in-law, —Because the people come in unto me to seek God:
16 Depi yo gen kont yo vin kote mwen, mwen jije antre yon nonm avèk vwazen li e mwen fè konnen règleman Bondye avèk lalwa Li yo.”
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.
17 Bòpè Moïse la te di li: “Sa ke w ap fè a pa bon.
Then said Moses’ father-in-law unto him, —Not good, is the thing that thou art doing.
18 Ou va anverite vin epwize ou nèt, ni ou menm, ni pèp ki avè w la, paske tach la twò lou pou ou. Ou p ap kapab fè l pou kont ou.
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.
19 “Koulye a, koute mwen. M ap ba ou konsèy, e ke Bondye kapab avè w. Ou va reprezante pèp la devan Bondye, e ou va mennen dispit yo devan Bondye.
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;
20 Epi enstwi yo nan règleman avèk lalwa yo, e fè yo konnen nan chemen ke yo dwe mache a, ak travay ke yo dwe fè a.
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.
21 “Anplis de sa, ou va chwazi pami tout pèp la, mesye ki kapab yo ki gen lakrent Bondye, moun ak verite, ki rayi richès malonèt. Konsa, ou va plase yo sou pèp la kòm chèf sou milye, sou santèn, sou senkantèn, ak sou dis.
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.
22 Kite yo jije pèp la nan tout lè. Konsa, kite sa fèt ke chak gwo ka va vini devan ou, men chak ti ka, yo menm yo va jije yo. “Konsa li va pi fasil pou ou, e yo va pote chaj la avèk ou.
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.
23 Si ou fè bagay sa a jan Bondye kòmande ou a, alò, ou va gen kouraj pou andire, e anplis, tout moun sa yo va ale lakay yo anpè.”
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.
24 Alò Moïse te koute bòpè li, e li te fè tout sa ke li te di yo.
So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said;
25 Moïse te chwazi mesye avèk kapasite pami tout Israël, e li te fè yo chèf sou pèp la, chèf sou dè milye, chèf sou dè santèn, chèf sou dè senkantèn, e sou dè dizèn.
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.
26 Yo te jije pèp la nan tout tan. Ka ki difisil yo te mennen kote Moïse, e chak ti ka, yo te jije yo pou kont yo.
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.
27 Konsa, Moïse te di bòpè li orevwa, e li te fè wout li pou ale nan peyi li.
And Moses sent forth his father-in-law, —and he went his way by himself unto his own land.
