< 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;
And Jethro priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses, hears all that God has done for Moses and for His people Israel, that YHWH has brought out Israel from 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,
and Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, takes Zipporah, wife of Moses, after her parting,
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 whom the name of one [is] Gershom, for he said, “I have been a sojourner 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 [is] Eliezer, for, “The God of my father [is] for my help, and He delivers 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, father-in-law of Moses, comes, and his sons, and his wife, to Moses, to the wilderness where he is encamping—the mountain 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 says to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you, and your 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 goes out to meet his father-in-law, and bows himself, and kisses him, and they ask of one another of welfare, and come 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 recounts to his father-in-law all that YHWH has done to Pharaoh, and to the Egyptians, on account of Israel, all the travail which has found them in the way, and [how] YHWH delivers 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 rejoices for all the good which YHWH has done to Israel, whom He has delivered from 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 says, “Blessed [is] YHWH, who has delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of Pharaoh—who has delivered this 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 have known that YHWH [is] greater than all the gods, for in the thing they have acted proudly—[He is] 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, father-in-law of Moses, takes a burnt-offering and sacrifices [it] for God; and Aaron comes in, and all [the] elderly of Israel, to eat bread with the father-in-law of Moses, 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 comes to pass on the next day, that Moses sits to judge the people, and the people stand before Moses from the morning to 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 the father-in-law of Moses sees all that he is doing for the people and says, “What [is] this thing which you are doing for the people? Why are you sitting by yourself, and all the people standing by you from morning until evening?”
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 says to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to seek 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, it has come to me, and I have judged between a man and his neighbor, and made known 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 the father-in-law of Moses says to him, “The thing which you are doing [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.
you surely wear away, both you, and this people which [is] with you, for the thing is too heavy for you, you are not able to do it by yourself.
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:
Now listen to my voice, I counsel you, and God is with you: be for the people before God, and you have brought in the things to 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 you have warned them [concerning] the statutes and the laws, and have made known to them the way in which they go, and the work which they 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:
And you provide out of all the people men of ability, fearing God, men of truth, hating dishonest gain, and have placed [these] over them [for] heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads 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 they have judged the people at all times; and it has come to pass, they bring every great matter to you, and they judge every small matter themselves; and lighten it from off yourself, and they have borne with you.
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 you do this thing, and God has commanded you, then you have been able to stand, and all this people also goes to its 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.
And Moses listens to the voice of his father-in-law, and does all that he 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 chooses men of ability out of all Israel, and makes them chiefs over the people [for] heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads 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 have judged the people at all times; they bring the hard matter to Moses, and they judge every small matter themselves.
27 Kuu aku la o Mose i kona makuahonowaikane: a hoi aku la i kona aina iho.
And Moses sends his father-in-law away, and he goes away to his own land.