Otra Mozus 18
1 Kad nu Jetrus, tas Midijanas priesteris, Mozus tēvocis, dzirdēja visu, ko Dievs bija darījis Mozum un Israēlim, Saviem ļaudīm, ka Tas Kungs Israēli bija izvedis no Ēģiptes zemes,
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 Tad Jetrus, Mozus tēvocis, ņēma Ciporu, Mozus sievu, ko šis bija atpakaļ sūtījis, un viņa divus dēlus.
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her home,
3 Tam vienam vārds bija Geršons, jo viņš sacīja: es esmu svešinieks bijis svešā zemē.
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 Un tam otram vārds Eliēzers, jo (viņš sacīja) mana tēva Dievs man bijis par palīgu un mani ir izrāvis no Faraona zobena.
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 Kad nu Jetrus, Mozus tēvocis, un viņa dēli un viņa sieva nāca pie Mozus tuksnesī, kur viņš lēģeri bija apmetis, pie Tā Dieva kalna, tad viņš lika Mozum sacīt:
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 Es, Jetrus, tavs tēvocis, nāku pie tevis un tava sieva un viņas divi dēli līdz ar viņu.
He said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons.”
7 Tad Mozus izgāja ārā savam tēvocim pretī un klanījās un viņu skūpstīja, un tie apsveicinājās viens otru un gāja teltī.
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 Un Mozus stāstīja savam tēvocim visu, ko Tas Kungs Israēla dēļ bija darījis Faraonam un ēģiptiešiem, visu grūtumu, kas tiem ceļā bija noticis, un kā Tas Kungs tos bija izglābis.
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 Un Jetrus priecājās par visu to labumu, ko Tas Kungs Israēlim bija darījis, ka viņš tos izglābis no ēģiptiešu rokas.
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 Un Jetrus sacīja: slavēts lai ir Tas Kungs, kas jūs izglābis no ēģiptiešu rokas un no Faraona rokas, kas tos ļaudis izpestījis no ēģiptiešu rokas.
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 Nu es atzīstu, ka Tas Kungs lielāks nekā visi dievi, jo tāds Viņš parādījies, kad ēģiptieši pret viņiem bija lieli.
Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all the gods, because when the Egyptians treated the Israelites arrogantly, God rescued his people.”
12 Tad Jetrus, Mozus tēvocis, ņēma dedzināmos upurus un kaujamus upurus priekš Dieva, un Ārons un visi Israēla vecaji nāca ēst maizi ar Mozus tēvoci Dieva priekšā.
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 Un otrā dienā Mozus apsēdās, tos ļaudis tiesāt, un tie ļaudis stāvēja Mozus priekšā no rīta līdz vakaram.
On the next day Moses sat down to judge the people. The people stood around him from morning until evening.
14 Kad nu Mozus tēvocis visu redzēja, ko viņš tiem ļaudīm darīja, tad tas sacīja: kas tas ir, ko tu ar tiem ļaudīm dari? Kāpēc tu viens pats sēdi, un visi ļaudis stāv tavā priekšā no rīta līdz vakaram?
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 Tad Mozus sacīja uz savu tēvoci: tāpēc ka tie ļaudis pie manis nāk Dievu vaicāt.
Moses said to his father-in-law, “The people come to me to ask for God's direction.
16 Kad tiem ir kāda lieta, tad tie nāk pie manis, un es tiesāju starp vienu un otru un daru tiem zināmus Dieva likumus un viņa bauslību.
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 Tad Mozus tēvocis uz viņu sacīja: tā nav labi, kā tu dari.
Moses' father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not very good.
18 Tu gurtin pagursi, gan tu, gan šie ļaudis, kas pie tevis; jo tas tev ir par grūtu, tu viens pats to nespēji izdarīt.
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 Nu klausi manu balsi, - es tev došu padomu, tad Dievs būs ar tevi. Stāvi tu par tiem ļaudīm Dieva priekšā un nes tās lietas Dieva priekšā,
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 Un māci tiem likumus un baušļus, un dari tiem zināmu to ceļu, kur tiem jāiet, un to darbu, kas tiem jādara.
You must teach them his statutes and laws. You must show them the way to walk and the work to do.
21 Bet lūko starp visiem tiem ļaudīm pēc krietniem un dievbijīgiem vīriem, pēc taisniem vīriem, kas negausību ienīst, un iecel no šiem pār viņiem virsniekus pār tūkstošiem, virsniekus pār simtiem, virsniekus pār piecdesmitiem un virsniekus pār desmitiem,
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 Un lai tie tos ļaudis tiesā jebkurā laikā; bet tā, ka tie tev nes priekšā visas lielās lietas un visas mazās lietas paši tiesā; atvieglini tā savu nastu, un lai tie tev palīdz nest.
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 Ja tu tā darīsi, un Dievs tev to pavēlēs, tad tu varēsi pastāvēt, un arī visi šie ļaudis nāks savā vietā ar mieru.
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 Un Mozus klausīja sava tēvoča balsij un darīja visu, ko tas bija sacījis.
So Moses listened to his father-in-law's words and did everything that he had said.
25 Un Mozus izraudzīja krietnus vīrus no visa Israēla un tos iecēla par virsniekiem pār tiem ļaudīm, virsniekus pār tūkstošiem, virsniekus pār simtiem, virsniekus pār piecdesmitiem un virsniekus pār desmitiem,
Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people, leaders in charge of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.
26 Ka tie tos ļaudis jebkurā laikā tiesātu un grūtās lietas nestu Mozus priekšā, bet visas mazās lietas paši tiesātu.
They judged the people in normal circumstances. The difficult cases they brought to Moses, but they themselves judged all the small cases.
27 Tad Mozus atlaida savu tēvoci, un tas gāja atkal uz savu zemi.
Then Moses let his father-in-law leave, and Jethro went back into his own land.
