Pukaana 18
1 LOHE ae la o Ietero, ke kahuna o Midiana, ka makuahonowaikane o Mose, i na mea a pau a ke Akua i hana mai ai ia Mose, a me kona poe kanaka o ka Iseraela i ko Iehova lawe ana mai i ka Iseraela mai loko mai o Aigupita;
When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, [and] that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;
2 Alaila kai mai la o Ietero, ka makuahonowaikane o Mose ia Zipora i ka wahine a Mose, mahope o kona hoihoi ana aku ia ia,
Then Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her back,
3 A me na keiki kane ana elua; o Geresona ka inoa o kekahi; no ka mea, ua olelo ia, He malihini au ma ka aina e:
And her two sons; of which the name of the one [was] Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:
4 A o ka inoa o kekahi, o Eliezera; no ka mea, o ke Akua o ko'u makua, i kona kokua ana mai ia'u, hoola mai ia ia'u, mai ka pahikaua mai o Parao;
And the name of the other [was] Eliezer; for the God of my father, [said he, was] mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:
5 Hele mai la io Mose la o Ietero, ka makuahonowaikane o Mose, a me kana mau keikikane, a me kana wahine, ma ka waonahele, i kahi ana i hoomoana ai ma ka mauna o ke Akua:
And Jethro, Moses’ father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:
6 Olelo mai la ia ia Mose, Owau no Ietero, kou makuahonowaikane, ua hele mai au i ou nei a me kau wahine, a me kau mau keikikane elua.
And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.
7 Hele aku la o Mose e halawai me kona makuahonowaikane, a kulou iho la ia, a honi aku la ia ia: a ninau kekahi i kekahi, i ka maikai o ko laua noho ana; a komo ae la laua iloko o ka halelewa.
And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of [their] welfare; and they came into the tent.
8 Hai ae la o Mose i kona makuahonowaikane, i na mea a pau a Iehova i hana mai ai ia Parao, a i ko Aigupita, no ka Iseraela, a me ka pilikia a pau i loaa ia lakou ma ke alanui, a me ka hoopakele ana o Iehova ia lakou.
And Moses told his father in law all that the LORD had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, [and] all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and [how] the LORD delivered them.
9 Olioli iho la o Ietero no na mea raaikai a pau a Iehova i hana mai ai i ka Iseraela, i ka poe ana i hoopakele ai, mai ka lima mai o ko Aigupita.
And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.
10 I ae la o Ietero, E hoomaikaiia o Iehova, o ka mea i hoopakele ia oukou mai ka lima mai o ko Aigupita, a me ka lima o Parao, o ka mea i hoopakele i kanaka, mailalo mai o ka lima o ko Aigupita.
And Jethro said, Blessed [be] the LORD, 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 Ano, ua ike au i ka oi ana o ko Iehova mana mamua o ko na akua a pau: no ka mea, ma kahi a lakou i kookiekie ai, aia no ia maluna o lakou.
Now I know that the LORD [is] greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly [he was] above them.
12 Lawe iho la o Ietero, ka makuahonowaikane o Mose, i mohaikuni, a me na alana no ke Akua, a hele mai la o Aarona, a me na lunakahiko a pau o ka Iseraela, e ai pu ai me ka makuahonowaikane o Mose, imua o ke Akua.
And Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses’ father in law before God.
13 A ia la hope iho, noho iho la o Mose e hooponopono i na kanaka; a ku mai la na kanaka imua o Mose, mai ke kakahiaka a ahiahi.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.
14 A ike ka makuahonowaikane o Mose i na mea a pau ana i hana'i i kanaka; alaila, olelo ae la ia, Heaha keia mea au e hana nei i kanaka? No ke aha la e noho oe, o oe wale no, a ku mai la na kanaka a pau imua ou, mai ke kakahiaka mai a ahiahi?
And when Moses’ father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What [is] this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even?
15 I aku la o Mose i kona makuahonowaikane, No ka mea, ua hele mai na kanaka io'u nei e ninau i ke Akua:
And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to enquire of God:
16 Ina loaa ia lakou kekahi mea, hele mai lakou ia'u; a na'u no e hooponopono aku mawaena o ke kanaka, a me. kona hoa; a na'u no e hoike aku ia lakou i ka olelo kupaa a ke Akua, a me kona kanawai.
When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make [them] know the statutes of God, and his laws.
17 I mai la ka makuahonowaikane o Mose ia ia, Aole pono ka mea au e hana nei.
And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest [is] not good.
18 E oiaio no, e mae wale oe, o oe, a me keia poe kanaka me oe; no ka mea, ua kaumaha keia mea ia oe; aole hiki ia oe ke hana, o oe wale no.
Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that [is] with thee: for this thing [is] too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.
19 E hoolohe mai hoi oe i ko'u leo, a e ao aku au ia oe, a o ke Akua pu kekahi me oe; o oe no ko na kanaka mea ma ke Akua, e hai aku i na mea imua o ke Akua:
Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:
20 A e ao aku oe ia lakou i na oihana a me na kanawai, a e hoike aku oe ia lakou i ke ala e hele ai lakou, a me ka hana e hana'i lakou.
And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.
21 Eia hoi kekahi, e hoomakaukau oe i poe maiau o na kanaka, he poe makau i ke Akua, he poe kanaka oiaio, a huhu i ka waiwai alunu; a e hoonoho ia lakou maluna o kanaka, i luna lakou no na tausani, i luna no hoi no na haneri, a i luna no na kanalima, a i luna no na umi:
Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place [such] over them, [to be] rulers of thousands, [and] rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
22 Na lakou no e hooponopono i kanaka i na wa a pau; a o na mea nui a pau, na lakou e lawe mai ia oe, a o na mea liilii, na lakou ia e hooponopono: pela oe e mama ai, a na lakou e amo pu me oe.
And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, [that] every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear [the burden] with thee.
23 Ina e hana mai oe i keia mea, a kauoha mai ke Akua ia oe pela, alaila e hiki ia oe ka mau loa ana, a e hele no hoi keia poe kanaka a pau i ko lakou wahi me ka malumaluhia.
If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee [so], then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.
24 Hoolohe ae la o Mose i ka leo o kona makuahonowaikane, a hana iho la ia i na mea a pau ana i olelo ai.
So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.
25 Wae aku la o Mose i kanaka maiau o ka Iseraela a pau, a hoolilo iho la ia lakou i mau poo maluna o kanaka, na luna no na tausani, na luna no na haneri, na luna no na kanalima, a me na luna no na umi.
And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
26 Na lakou i hooponopono i kanaka i na wa a pau; a o na mea nui ka lakou i lawe mai ai ia Mose, a na lakou no i hooponopono na mea liilii a pau.
And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
27 Kuu aku la o Mose i kona makuahonowaikane: a hoi aku la i kona aina iho.
And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.
