प्रस्थान 18

1 मिद्यानका पुजारी मोशाका ससुरा यित्रोले मोशा र तिनको जाति इस्राएललाई परमेश्‍वरले गर्नुभएका सबै कुरा सुने । परमप्रभुले इस्राएललाई मिश्रबाट ल्याउनुभएको थियो भनी तिनले सुने ।

Now Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, the priest of Midian, heard about all that God had done for Moses and His people Israel, and how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.

2 मोशाले आफ्नी पत्‍नीलाई माइत पठाएपछि तिनका ससुरा यित्रोले सिप्पोरा

After Moses had sent back his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had received her,

3 र उनका दुई जना छोरालाई लिए । पहिलो छोरोको नाउँ गेर्शोम थियो किनकि मोशाले भने, “म परदेशी भूमिमा परदेशी भएर बसेको थिएँ ।”

along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”

4 अर्को छोरोको नाउँ एलीएजर थियो किनकि मोशाले भनेका थिए, “मेरा पिता-पुर्खाहरूका परमेश्‍वर मेरो सहयोग हुनुहुन्थ्यो । उहाँले मलाई फारोको तरवारबाट छुटकारा दिनुभयो ।”

The other son was named Eliezer, for Moses had said, “The God of my father was my helper and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.”

5 मोशाका ससुरा यित्रो मोशाका छोराहरू र मोशाकी पत्‍नी लिएर उजाड-स्थानमा मोशाकहाँ आए जहाँ तिनले परमेश्‍वरको पर्वतमा छाउनी हालेका थिए ।

Moses’ father-in-law Jethro, along with Moses’ wife and sons, came to him in the desert, where he was encamped at the mountain of God.

6 तिनले मोशालाई भने, “तिम्री पत्‍नी र तिम्रा दुई छोरा लिएर म तिम्रो ससुरा यित्रो आउँदै छु ।”

He sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons.”

7 मोशा आफ्ना ससुरालाई भेट्न गए अनि ढोगेर तिनलाई चुम्बन गरे । तिनीहरूले एक-अर्काका हालखबर सोधपुछ गरे अनि पालभित्र प्रवेश गरे ।

So Moses went out to meet his father-in-law and bowed down and kissed him. They greeted each other and went into the tent.

8 परमप्रभुले इस्राएलको खातिर फारो र मिश्रीहरूलाई गर्नुभएको सबै कुरा अनि बाटोमा तिनीहरूले झेलेका सबै कठिनाइको बाबजुत पनि परमप्रभुले कसरी तिनीहरूलाई छुटकारा दिनुभयो भन्‍ने विषयमा आफ्ना ससुरा यित्रोलाई बताए ।

Then Moses recounted to his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardships they had encountered along the way, and how the LORD had delivered them.

9 परमप्रभुले इस्राएलको निम्ति गर्नुभएका सबै असल कुरा सुनेर यित्रो रमाए किनकि उहाँले तिनीहरूलाई मिश्रीहरूको हातबाट छुटकारा दिनुभएको थियो ।

And Jethro rejoiced over all the good things the LORD had done for Israel, whom He had rescued from the hand of the Egyptians.

10 यित्रोले भने, “परमप्रभुको स्तुति होस् किनकि उहाँले तिमीहरूलाई फारो र मिश्रीहरूको हातबाट छुटकारा दिनुभएको छ, र मिश्रीहरूको हातबाट उद्धार गर्नुभएको छ ।

Jethro declared, “Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians and of Pharaoh, and who has delivered the people from the hand of the Egyptians.

11 अब मलाई थाहा भयो कि परमप्रभु अरू सबै देवभन्दा महान् हुनुहुँदोरहेछ किनकि मिश्रीहरूले इस्राएलीहरूलाई अभिमानपूर्वक व्यवहार गर्दा परमेश्‍वरले आफ्नो जातिलाई छुटकारा दिनुभयो ।”

Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”

12 मोशाका ससुरा यित्रोले परमेश्‍वरको लागि होमबलि र बलिदानहरू ल्याए । हारून र इस्राएलका सबै धर्म-गुरु मोशाका ससुरासितै भोजन खान परमेश्‍वरको अगि उपस्थित भए ।

Then Moses’ father-in-law Jethro brought a burnt offering and sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law in the presence of God.

13 अर्को दिन मोशा मानिसहरूको इन्साफ गर्न बसे । मानिसहरू बिहानदेखि बेलुकासम्म तिनको वरिपरि खडा भए ।

The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening.

14 मोशाले आफ्ना मानिसहरूका निम्ति गरेका सबै कुरा तिनका ससुराले देखेपछि तिनले भने, “तिमीले मानिसहरूसित गरिरहेको यो के हो? किन तिमी एक्लै बस्छौ? किन मानिसहरू बिहानदेखि बेलुकासम्म तिम्रो वरिपरि झुम्मिन्छन्?”

When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, “What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone as judge, with all the people standing around you from morning till evening?”

15 मोशाले आफ्ना ससुरालाई भने, “परमेश्‍वरको निर्देशन खोज्न मानिसहरू मकहाँ आउँछन् ।

“Because the people come to me to inquire of God,” Moses replied.

16 तिनीहरूका बिचमा विवाद हुँदा तिनीहरू मकहाँ आउँछन् । म एक-अर्काको बिचमा न्याय गरिदिन्छु अनि तिनीहरूलाई परमेश्‍वरका नियम र विधिहरू सिकाइदिन्छु ।”

“Whenever they have a dispute, it is brought to me to judge between one man and another, and I make known to them the statutes and laws of God.”

17 मोशाका ससुराले तिनलाई भने, “तिमीले गरिरहेको काम त्यति राम्रो होइन ।

But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.

18 निश्‍चय नै तिमी र तिमीसित भएका तिम्रा मानिसहरू थाक्‍नेछन् । यो तिमीले बोक्‍नै नसक्‍ने बोझ हो । तिमी आफैले मात्र यो गर्न सक्दैनौ ।

Surely you and these people with you will wear yourselves out, because the task is too heavy for you. You cannot handle it alone.

19 मेरो कुरा सुन । म तिमीलाई सल्लाह दिनेछु, र परमेश्‍वर तिमीसित हुनुभएको होस् किनकि तिमी परमेश्‍वरको निम्ति मानिसहरूका प्रतिनिधि हौ र तिमीले नै तिनीहरूका झगडाहरूलाई उहाँकहाँ लैजान्छौ ।

Now listen to me; I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people’s representative before God and bring their causes to Him.

20 तिमीले तिनीहरूलाई उहाँका विधि-विधानहरू सिकाउनू । कसरी हिँड्ने र के गर्ने भनी तिमीले तिनीहरूलाई देखाउनू ।

Teach them the statutes and laws, and show them the way to live and the work they must do.

21 त्यस बाहेक, मानिसहरूका बिचबाट तिमीले योग्य मानिसहरूलाई छान जो परमेश्‍वरलाई आदर गर्ने, अन्यायलाई घृणा गर्ने सत्य मानिसहरू होऊन् । तिमीले तिनीहरूलाई हजार, सय, पचास र दसको समूहको रेखदेख गर्ने मानिसहरूको रूपमा जिम्मा दिनू ।

Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

22 तिनीहरूले हर समय मानिसहरूका मुद्दाहरूका न्याय गर्नेछन्, तर कठिन मुद्दाहरूचाहिँ तिनीहरूले तिमीकहाँ ल्याउनेछन् । स-साना मुद्दाहरू तिनीहरू आफैले न्याय गर्न सक्छन् । यसरी तिमीलाई सजिलो हुनेछ र तिनीहरूले तिम्रो बोझ बोक्‍नेछन् ।

Have these men judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you any major issue, but all minor cases they can judge on their own, so that your load may be lightened as they share it with you.

23 तिमीले यसो गर्‍यौ र परमेश्‍वरले तिमीलाई यसै गर्न आज्ञा दिनुभयो भने तिमीले सहन सक्‍नेछौ र पुरै समुदाय सन्तुष्‍ट भएर आ-आफ्ना घर जान सक्‍नेछन् ।”

If you follow this advice and God so directs you, then you will be able to endure, and all these people can go home in peace.”

24 त्यसैले मोशाले आफ्ना ससुराका कुरा माने र तिनले भनेअनुसार गरे ।

Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said.

25 मोशाले सबै इस्राएलबाट योग्य मानिसहरू छाने र तिनीहरूलाई हजार, सय, पचास र दसको समूहमा नाइकेहरू बनाए ।

So Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.

26 सामान्य परिस्थितिहरूलाई तिनीहरूले न्याय गर्थे । कठिन मुद्दाहरूचाहिँ तिनीहरूले मोशाकहाँ ल्याउँथे, तर स-साना मुद्दाहरूलाई भने तिनीहरू आफैले न्याय गर्थे ।

And they judged the people at all times; they would bring the difficult cases to Moses, but any minor issue they would judge themselves.

27 तब मोशाले आफ्ना ससुरालाई बिदाइ गरे र यित्रो आफ्नै देशमा फर्के ।

Then Moses sent his father-in-law on his way, and Jethro returned to his own land.