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

2 मोशाले आफ्नी पत्‍नीलाई माइत पठाएपछि तिनका ससुरा यित्रोले सिप्पोरा

And Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her away,

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

and her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been a sojourner in a strange land:

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

and the name of the other was Eliezer; for [he said], The God of my father was my help, 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 ।

and Jethro, Moses’ father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the mount of God:

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

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

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 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 ।

And Moses told his father in law all that the LORD had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the LORD delivered them.

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

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

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 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 gods: yea, in the thing wherein they dealt proudly against them.

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

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

And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood about Moses from the morning unto the 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?”

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 about thee from morning unto even?

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

And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God:

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

when they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between a man and his neighbour, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.

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

And Moses’ father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest 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 ।

Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for the thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself 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 ।

Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God be with thee: be thou for the people to God-ward, and bring thou the causes unto God:

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

and thou shalt teach them the statutes and the laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that 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 ।

Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as 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 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 ।

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 themselves: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear [the burden] with thee.

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 thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people also shall go to their place in peace.

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

So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.

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

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 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 seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

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

And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.