Исход 18
1 Услыша же Иофор, иерей Мадиамский, тесть Моисеов, вся, елика сотвори Господь Израилю Своим людем, яко изведе Господь Израиля из Египта:
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 и поя Иофор, тесть Моисеов, Сепфору, жену Моисеову, по отпущении ея,
After Moses had sent back his wife Zipporah, his father-in-law Jethro had received her,
3 и два сына ея: имя единому от них Гирсам, глаголя: пришлец бых в земли чуждей,
along with her two sons. One son was named Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”
4 и имя второму Елиезер, глаголя: Бог бо отца моего помощник мой и избави мя из руки фараони.
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 И прииде Иофор, тесть Моисеов, и сынове и жена к Моисею в пустыню, идеже ополчися при горе Божией.
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 Возвестиша же Моисею, глаголюще: се, Иофор, тесть твой, идет к тебе, и жена твоя, и оба сына твоя с ним.
He sent word to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons.”
7 Изыде же Моисей во сретение тестю своему и поклонися ему и целова его, и приветствоваша друг друга: и введе их Моисей в кущу.
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 И поведа Моисей тестю своему вся, елика сотвори Господь фараону и всем Египтяном Израиля ради, и весь труд бывший им на пути, и яко избави их Господь от руки фараони и от руки Египетския.
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 Ужасеся же Иофор о всех благих, яже сотвори им Господь, яко избави их Господь от руки Египетския и от руки фараони,
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 и рече Иофор: благословен Господь, яко избави люди Своя из руки Египетския и из руки фараони:
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 ныне уведех, яко велик Господь паче всех богов, сего ради, яко налегоша на них.
Now I know that the LORD is greater than all other gods, for He did this when they treated Israel with arrogance.”
12 И взя Иофор тесть Моисеов всесожжения и жертвы Богу: прииде же Аарон и вси старцы Израилевы ясти хлеба с тестем Моисеовым пред Богом.
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 И бысть на утрие, седе Моисей судити люди: стояху же пред Моисеом вси людие от утра до вечера.
The next day Moses took his seat to judge the people, and they stood around him from morning until evening.
14 Видев же Иофор вся, елика творяше людем, рече: что сие, еже ты твориши людем? Почто ты един седиши, вси же людие предстоят тебе от утра до вечера?
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 Рече же Моисей тестю: понеже приходят людие ко мне просити суда от Бога:
“Because the people come to me to inquire of God,” Moses replied.
16 егда бо бывает им распря, и приходят ко мне, разсуждаю коемуждо и сказую им повеления Божия и закон Его.
“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 Рече же тесть Моисеов к нему: не право ты твориши глагол сей:
But Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not good.
18 трудом утрудишися несносным и ты, и вси людие сии, иже суть с тобою: тяжек тебе глагол сей, не возможеши творити ты един:
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 ныне убо послушай мене и присоветую тебе, и будет Бог с тобою: буди ты людем в тех яже к Богу, и донесеши словеса их к Богу,
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 и засвидетелствуй им повеления Божия и закон Его, и повеждь им пути Его, имиже пойдут, и дела, яже сотворят:
Teach them the statutes and laws, and show them the way to live and the work they must do.
21 ты же усмотри себе от всех людий мужы сильны, Бога боящыяся, мужы праведны, ненавидящыя гордости, и поставиши их над ними тысященачалники и стоначалники, и пятьдесятоначалники и десятоначалники и писмовводители,
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 и судят людий по вся часы: слово же неудоборешителное донесут к тебе: малыя же суды да судят они, и облегчат тя и спомогут тебе:
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 аще слово сие сотвориши, укрепит тя Бог, и возможеши настоятелствовати, и вси людие сии приидут во свое место с миром.
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 Послуша же Моисей гласа тестя своего и сотвори вся, елика рече ему:
Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said.
25 и избра Моисей мужы сильны от всего Израиля, и сотвори я над ними тысященачалники и стоначалники, и пятьдесятоначалники и десятоначалники и писмовводители:
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 и суждаху людем по вся часы: всякое же слово неудоборешителное доносиша к Моисею, всякое же слово легкое суждаху сами.
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 Отпусти же Моисей тестя своего, и отиде в землю свою.
Then Moses sent his father-in-law on his way, and Jethro returned to his own land.
