Êxodo 18
1 Ora Jethro, sacerdote de Midian, sogro de Moysés, ouviu todas as coisas que Deus tinha feito a Moysés e a Israel seu povo: como o Senhor tinha tirado a Israel do Egypto.
And Jothor the priest of Madiam, the father-in-law of Moses, heard of all that the Lord did to his people Israel; for the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt.
2 E Jethro, sogro de Moysés, tomou a Zippora, a mulher de Moysés, depois que elle lh'a enviara,
And Jothor the father-in-law of Moses, took Sepphora the wife of Moses after she had been sent away,
3 Com seus dois filhos, dos quaes um se chamava Gerson; porque disse: Eu fui peregrino em terra estranha;
and her two sons: the name of the one was Gersam, [his father] saying, I was a sojourner in a strange land; —
4 E o outro se chamava Eliezer; porque disse: O Deus de meu pae foi por minha ajuda, e me livrou da espada de Pharaó.
and the name of the second Eliezer, saying, For the God of my father [is] my helper, and he has rescued me out of the hand of Pharao.
5 Vindo pois Jethro, o sogro de Moysés, com seus filhos e com sua mulher, a Moysés no deserto, ao monte de Deus, onde se tinha acampado,
And Jothor the father-in-law of Moses, and his sons and his wife, went forth to Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped on the mount of God.
6 Disse a Moysés: Eu, teu sogro Jethro, venho a ti, com tua mulher, e seus dois filhos com ella.
And it was told Moses, saying, Behold, your father-in-law Jothor is coming to you, and your wife and two sons with him.
7 Então saiu Moysés ao encontro de seu sogro, e inclinou-se, e beijou-o, e perguntaram um ao outro como estavam, e entraram na tenda.
And Moses went forth to meet his father-in-law, and did him reverence, and kissed him, and they embraced each other, and he brought them into the tent.
8 E Moysés contou a seu sogro todas as coisas que o Senhor tinha feito a Pharaó e aos egypcios por amor de Israel, e todo o trabalho que passaram no caminho, e como o Senhor os livrara.
And Moses related to his father-in-law all things that the Lord did to Pharao and all the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the labour that had befallen them in the way, and that the Lord had rescued them out of the hand of Pharao, and out of the hand of the Egyptians.
9 E alegrou-se Jethro de todo o bem que o Senhor tinha feito a Israel, livrando-o da mão dos egypcios.
And Jothor was amazed at all the good things which the Lord did to them, forasmuch as he rescued them out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharao.
10 E Jethro disse: Bemdito seja o Senhor, que vos livrou das mãos dos egypcios e da mão de Pharaó; que livrou a este povo de debaixo da mão dos egypcios.
And Jothor said, Blessed be the Lord, because he has rescued them out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharao.
11 Agora sei que o Senhor é maior que todos os deuses: porque na coisa, em que se ensoberbeceram, os sobrepujou.
Now know I that the Lord is great above all gods, because of this, wherein they attacked them.
12 Então tomou Jethro, o sogro de Moysés, holocausto e sacrificios para Deus: e veiu Aarão, e todos os anciãos de Israel, para comerem pão com o sogro de Moysés diante de Deus.
And Jothor the father-in-law of Moses took whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for God, for Aaron and all the elders of Israel came to eat bread with the father-in-law of Moses before God.
13 E aconteceu que, ao outro dia, Moysés assentou-se para julgar o povo; e o povo estava em pé diante de Moysés desde a manhã até á tarde
And it came to pass after the morrow that Moses sat to judge the people, and all the people stood by Moses from morning till evening.
14 Vendo pois o sogro de Moysés tudo o que elle fazia ao povo, disse: Que é isto, que tu fazes as povo? porque te assentas só, e todo o povo está em pé diante de ti, desde a manhã até á tarde?
And Jothor having seen all that [Moses] did to the people, says, What is this that you do to the people? therefore sit you alone, and all the people stand by you from morning till evening?
15 Então disse Moysés a seu sogro: É porque este povo vem a mim, para consultar a Deus:
And Moses says to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to seek judgement from God.
16 Quando tem algum negocio vem a mim, para que eu julgue entre um e outro, e lhes declare os estatutos de Deus, e as suas leis.
For whenever there is a dispute amongst them, and they come to me, I give judgement upon each, and I teach them the ordinances of God and his law.
17 O sogro de Moysés porém lhe disse: Não é bom o que fazes.
And the father-in-law of Moses said to him, You do not this thing rightly,
18 Totalmente desfallecerás, assim tu, como este povo que está comtigo: porque este negocio é mui difficil para ti; tu só não o podes fazer.
you will wear away with intolerable weariness, both those and all this people which is with you: this thing is hard, you will not be able to endure it yourself alone.
19 Ouve agora minha voz, eu te aconselharei, e Deus será comtigo: Sê tu pelo povo diante de Deus, e leva tu as coisas a Deus;
Now then listen to me, and I will advise you, and God shall be with you: be you to the people in the things pertaining to God, and you shall bring their matters to God.
20 E declara-lhes os estatutos e as leis, e faze-lhes saber o caminho em que devem andar, e a obra que devem fazer.
And you shall testify to them the ordinances of God and his law, and you shall show to them the ways in which they shall walk, and the works which they shall do.
21 E tu d'entre todo o povo procura homens capazes, tementes a Deus, homens de verdade, que aborrecem a avareza; e põe-n'os sobre elles por maioraes de mil, maioraes de cento, maioraes de cincoenta, e maioraes de dez;
And do you look out for yourself out of all the people able men, fearing God, righteous men, hating pride, and you shall set over the people captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens.
22 Para que julguem este povo em tempo; e seja que todo o negocio pequeno elles o julguem: assim a ti mesmo te alliviarás da carga, e elles a levarão comtigo.
And they shall judge the people at all times, and the too burdensome matter they shall bring to you, but they shall judge the smaller cases; so they shall relieve you and help you.
23 Se isto fizeres, e Deus t'o mandar, poderás então subsistir: assim tambem todo este povo em paz virá ao seu logar.
If you will do this thing, God shall strengthen you, and you shall be able to attend, and all this people shall come with peace into their own place.
24 E Moysés deu ouvidos á voz de seu sogro, e fez tudo quanto tinha dito;
And Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did whatever he said to him.
25 E escolheu Moysés homens capazes, de todo o Israel, e os poz por cabeças sobre o povo: maioraes de mil, maioraes de cento, maioraes de cincoenta, e maioraes de dez.
And Moses chose out able men out of all Israel, and he made them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties and captains of tens over the people.
26 E elles julgaram o povo em todo o tempo; o negocio arduo trouxeram a Moysés, e todo o negocio pequeno julgaram elles.
And they judged the people at all times; and every too burdensome matter they brought to Moses, but every light matter they judged themselves.
27 Então despediu Moysés o seu sogro, o qual se foi á sua terra.
And Moses dismissed his father-in-law, and he returned to his own land.
