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.
Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel his people. He heard that Yahweh had brought Israel out of Egypt.
2 Jéthro, bòpè Moïse la, te pran Séphora, madanm a Moïse la apre li te fin voye li ale,
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her 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; the name of the one son was Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign 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.”
The name of the other was Eliezer, for Moses had said, “My ancestor's God was my help. He rescued me from Pharaoh's sword.”
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.
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with Moses' sons and his wife to Moses in the wilderness where he was camped at 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.”
He said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons.”
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.
Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, bowed down, and kissed him. They asked about each other's welfare and then went 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.
Moses told his father-in-law all that Yahweh had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel's sake, about all the hardships that had come to them along the way, and how Yahweh had rescued them.
9 Jéthro te rejwi de tout bonte ke SENYÈ a te fè anvè Israël, lè l te delivre yo nan men Ejipsyen yo.
Jethro rejoiced over all the good that Yahweh had done for Israel, in that he had rescued them from 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.
Jethro said, “May Yahweh be praised, for he has rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of Pharaoh, and delivered the people from 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 Yahweh is greater than all the gods, because when the Egyptians treated the Israelites arrogantly, God rescued his people.”
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.
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and sacrifices for God. Aaron and all the elders of Israel came to eat a meal before God with Moses' father-in-law.
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.
On the next day Moses sat down to judge the people. The people stood around him from morning until 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?”
When Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, “What is this that you are doing with the people? Why is it that you sit alone and all the people stand about you from morning until evening?”
15 Moïse te di bòpè li: “Akoz pèp la vin kote mwen pou fè demann pou jijman Bondye.
Moses said to his father-in-law, “The people come to me to ask for God's direction.
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 dispute, they come to me. I decide between one person and another, and I teach them God's statutes and laws.”
17 Bòpè Moïse la te di li: “Sa ke w ap fè a pa bon.
Moses' father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not very good.
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.
You will surely wear yourselves out, you and the people who are with you. This burden is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it by yourself.
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.
Listen to me. I will give you advice, and God will be with you, because you are the people's representative to God, and you bring their disputes to him.
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.
You must teach them his statutes and laws. You must show them the way to walk and the work to 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.
Furthermore, you must choose capable men from all the people, men who honor God, men of truth who hate unjust gain. You must put them over people, to be leaders in charge of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and 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.
They will judge the people in all routine cases, but the difficult cases they will bring to you. As for all the small cases, they can judge those themselves. In that way it will be easier for you, and they will carry the burden with you.
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 you do this, and if God commands you to do so, then you will be able to endure, and the entire people will be able to go home satisfied.”
24 Alò Moïse te koute bòpè li, e li te fè tout sa ke li te di yo.
So Moses listened to his father-in-law's words and did everything 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.
Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people, leaders in charge of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and 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.
They judged the people in normal circumstances. The difficult cases they brought to Moses, but they themselves judged all the small cases.
27 Konsa, Moïse te di bòpè li orevwa, e li te fè wout li pou ale nan peyi li.
Then Moses let his father-in-law leave, and Jethro went back into his own land.
