2 Mojzes 18
1 Ko je Jitro, midjánski duhovnik, Mojzesov tast, slišal o vsem, kar je Bog storil za Mojzesa in za svoje ljudstvo Izraela in da je Gospod Izraela privedel iz Egipta,
Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel his people. He heard that Yahweh had brought Israel out of Egypt.
2 je potem Mojzesov tast Jitro vzel Mojzesovo ženo Cipóro, potem ko jo je ta poslal nazaj
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her home,
3 in njena dva sinova, od katerih je bilo enemu ime Geršóm; kajti rekel je: »Neznanec sem bil v tuji deželi, «
and her two sons; the name of the one son was Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”
4 ime drugega pa je bilo Eliézer; kajti: »Bog mojega očeta, « je rekel, »je bil moja pomoč in me osvobodil pred faraonovim mečem.«
The name of the other was Eliezer, for Moses had said, “My ancestor's God was my help. He rescued me from Pharaoh's sword.”
5 Mojzesov tast Jitro je prišel, z njegovima sinovoma in njegovo ženo, k Mojzesu v divjino, kjer je bil utaborjen pri gori Boga
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with Moses' sons and his wife to Moses in the wilderness where he was camped at the mountain of God.
6 in Mojzesu je rekel: »Jaz, tvoj tast Jitro, sem prišel k tebi in tvoja žena in njena dva sinova z njo.«
He said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons.”
7 Mojzes je odšel ven, da sreča svojega tasta in se globoko priklonil ter ga poljubil. Drug drugega sta vprašala o njuni blaginji in prišla v šotor.
Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, bowed down, and kissed him. They asked about each other's welfare and then went into the tent.
8 Mojzes je svojemu tastu povedal vse, kar je zaradi Izraela Gospod storil faraonu in Egipčanom in vse muke, ki so prišle nadnje na poti in kako jih je Gospod osvobodil.
Moses told his father-in-law all that Yahweh had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel's sake, about all the hardships that had come to them along the way, and how Yahweh had rescued them.
9 Jitro se je razveselil zaradi vse dobrote, ki jo je Gospod storil Izraelu, ki ga je osvobodil iz roke Egipčanov.
Jethro rejoiced over all the good that Yahweh had done for Israel, in that he had rescued them from the hand of the Egyptians.
10 Jitro je rekel: »Blagoslovljen bodi Gospod, ki vas je osvobodil iz roke Egipčanov in iz roke faraona, ki je ljudstvo osvobodil izpod roke Egipčanov.
Jethro said, “May Yahweh be praised, for he has rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of Pharaoh, and delivered the people from the hand of the Egyptians.
11 Sedaj vem, da je Gospod večji od vseh bogov, kajti v stvari, v kateri so oni ponosno postopali, je bil on nad njimi.«
Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all the gods, because when the Egyptians treated the Israelites arrogantly, God rescued his people.”
12 Mojzesov tast Jitro, je vzel žgalno daritev, klavne daritve za Boga in prišel je Aron ter vse Izraelove starešine, da z Mojzesovim tastom jedo kruh pred Bogom.
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and sacrifices for God. Aaron and all the elders of Israel came to eat a meal before God with Moses' father-in-law.
13 In pripetilo se je naslednji dan, da se je Mojzes usedel, da sodi ljudstvu in ljudstvo je stalo pri Mojzesu od jutra do večera.
On the next day Moses sat down to judge the people. The people stood around him from morning until evening.
14 Ko je Mojzesov tast videl vse to, kar je počel ljudstvu, je rekel: »Kaj je ta stvar, ki jo počneš ljudstvu? Zakaj ti sam sediš, vse ljudstvo pa stoji pri tebi od jutra do večera?«
When Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, “What is this that you are doing with the people? Why is it that you sit alone and all the people stand about you from morning until evening?”
15 Mojzes je svojemu tastu rekel: »Ker ljudstvo prihaja k meni, da povprašuje od Boga.
Moses said to his father-in-law, “The people come to me to ask for God's direction.
16 Kadar imajo zadevo, pridejo k meni in jaz sodim med enim in drugim in jaz jim dam spoznavati zakone Boga in njegove postave.«
When they have a dispute, they come to me. I decide between one person and another, and I teach them God's statutes and laws.”
17 Mojzesov tast pa mu je rekel: »Stvar, ki jo počneš, ni dobra.
Moses' father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not very good.
18 Zagotovo se boš izčrpal, tako ti in to ljudstvo, ki je s teboj, kajti ta stvar je zate pretežka; ti tega nisi zmožen opravljati sam.
You will surely wear yourselves out, you and the people who are with you. This burden is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it by yourself.
19 Prisluhni torej mojemu glasu, dal ti bom nasvet in Bog bo s teboj: ›Ti bodi za ljudstvo usmerjen k Bogu, da boš zadeve lahko prinašal k Bogu.
Listen to me. I will give you advice, and God will be with you, because you are the people's representative to God, and you bring their disputes to him.
20 Učil jih boš odredbe in postave in kazal jim boš pot, po kateri morajo hoditi in delo, ki ga morajo opraviti.
You must teach them his statutes and laws. You must show them the way to walk and the work to do.
21 Poleg tega boš izmed vsega ljudstva priskrbel sposobne može, takšne, ki se bojijo Boga, može resnice, ki sovražijo pohlepnost. Nad njimi postavi takšne, da bodo vodje nad tisočimi in vodje nad stotimi, vodje nad petdesetimi in vodje nad desetimi.
Furthermore, you must choose capable men from all the people, men who honor God, men of truth who hate unjust gain. You must put them over people, to be leaders in charge of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and of tens.
22 Ti naj sodijo ljudstvu v vseh obdobjih in zgodilo se bo, da se bo vsaka velika zadeva prinesla predte, toda vsako majhno zadevo bodo sodili oni. Tako bo zate lažje, oni pa bodo breme nosili s teboj.
They will judge the people in all routine cases, but the difficult cases they will bring to you. As for all the small cases, they can judge those themselves. In that way it will be easier for you, and they will carry the burden with you.
23 Če boš storil to stvar in ti Bog tako zapove, potem boš zmožen vzdržati in tudi vse to ljudstvo bo v miru hodilo k svojemu kraju.‹«
If you do this, and if God commands you to do so, then you will be able to endure, and the entire people will be able to go home satisfied.”
24 Tako je Mojzes prisluhnil glasu svojega tasta in storil vse, kar je ta rekel.
So Moses listened to his father-in-law's words and did everything that he had said.
25 Mojzes je izbral sposobne može iz vsega Izraela in jih naredil poglavarje nad ljudstvom, vodje nad tisočimi, vodje nad stotimi, vodje nad petdesetimi in vodje nad desetimi.
Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people, leaders in charge of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.
26 Sodili so ljudstvu v vseh obdobjih. Težje stvari so prinašali k Mojzesu, toda vsako majhno zadevo so sodili sami.
They judged the people in normal circumstances. The difficult cases they brought to Moses, but they themselves judged all the small cases.
27 In Mojzes je pustil svojemu tastu oditi in ta je odšel svojo pot v svojo lastno deželo.
Then Moses let his father-in-law leave, and Jethro went back into his own land.
