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,
Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, how the LORD 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, received Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her away,
3 Tam vienam vārds bija Geršons, jo viņš sacīja: es esmu svešinieks bijis svešā zemē.
and her two sons. The name of one son was Gershom, for Moses said, “I have lived as 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 he said, “My father’s God was my help and delivered 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 into the wilderness where he was encamped, 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, have come to you with your wife, and her two sons with her.”
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, and bowed and kissed him. They asked each other of their welfare, and they came 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 the LORD had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardships that had come on them on the way, and how the LORD delivered them.
9 Un Jetrus priecājās par visu to labumu, ko Tas Kungs Israēlim bija darījis, ka viņš tos izglābis no ēģiptiešu rokas.
Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of 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, “Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh; who has delivered the people from under 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 the LORD is greater than all gods because of the way that they treated people arrogantly.”
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, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God. Aaron came with all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law before God.
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 to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from the morning to the 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 to the people, he said, “What is this thing that you do for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand around you from morning to evening?”
15 Tad Mozus sacīja uz savu tēvoci: tāpēc ka tie ļaudis pie manis nāk Dievu vaicāt.
Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to enquire of God.
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 matter, they come to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbour, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.”
17 Tad Mozus tēvocis uz viņu sacīja: tā nav labi, kā tu dari.
Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do is not 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 away, both you, and this people that is with you; for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to perform it yourself alone.
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 now to my voice. I will give you counsel, and God be with you. You represent the people before God, and bring the causes to God.
20 Un māci tiem likumus un baušļus, un dari tiem zināmu to ceļu, kur tiem jāiet, un to darbu, kas tiem jādara.
You shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and shall show them the way in which they must walk, and the work that they must 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,
Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men which fear God: men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers 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.
Let them judge the people at all times. It shall be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they shall judge themselves. So shall it be easier for you, and they shall share the load 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 will do this thing, and God commands you so, then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will go to their place in peace.”
24 Un Mozus klausīja sava tēvoča balsij un darīja visu, ko tas bija sacījis.
So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all 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 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 Ka tie tos ļaudis jebkurā laikā tiesātu un grūtās lietas nestu Mozus priekšā, bet visas mazās lietas paši tiesātu.
They judged the people at all times. They brought the hard cases to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
27 Tad Mozus atlaida savu tēvoci, un tas gāja atkal uz savu zemi.
Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way into his own land.
