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| [1]And Jethro priest of Midian, father-in-law of Moses, heareth all that God hath done for Moses, and for Israel his people, that Jehovah hath brought out Israel from Egypt, |
[1]When Jethro the priest of Midian Moses' father in law heard all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and how the Lord had brought Israel out of Egypt, |
| [2]and Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, taketh Zipporah, wife of Moses, besides her parents, |
[2]Then Jethro the father in law of Moses, took Zipporah Moses' wife, (after he had sent her away) |
| [3]and her two sons, of whom the name of the one [is] Gershom, for he said, `a sojourner I have been in a strange land:' |
[3]And her two sons, (whereof the one was called Gershom: for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land: |
| [4]and the name of the other [is] Eliezer, for, `the God of my father [is] for my help, and doth deliver me from the sword of Pharaoh.' |
[4]And the name of the other was Eliezer: for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh) |
| [5]And Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, cometh, and his sons, and his wife, unto Moses, unto the wilderness where he is encamping -- the mount of God; |
[5]And Jethro Moses' father in law came with his two sons, and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he camped by the mount of God. |
| [6]and he saith unto Moses, `I, thy father-in-law, Jethro, am coming unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.' |
[6]And he said to Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come to thee, and thy wife and her two sons with her. |
| [7]And Moses goeth out to meet his father-in-law, and boweth himself, and kisseth him, and they ask one at another of welfare, and come into the tent; |
[7]And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance and kissed him, and each asked other of his welfare: and they came into the tent. |
| [8]and Moses recounteth to his father-in-law all that Jehovah hath done to Pharaoh, and to the Egyptians, on account of Israel, all the travail which hath found them in the way, and Jehovah doth deliver them. |
[8]Then Moses told his father in law all that the Lord had done unto Pharaoh, and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the travail that had come unto them by the way, and how the Lord delivered them. |
| [9]And Jethro rejoiceth for all the good which Jehovah hath done to Israel, whom He hath delivered from the hand of the Egyptians; |
[9]And Jethro rejoiced at all the goodness, which the Lord had showed to Israel , and because he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians. |
| [10]and Jethro saith, `Blessed [is] Jehovah, who hath delivered you from the hand of the Egyptians, and from the hand of Pharaoh -- who hath delivered this people from under the hand of the Egyptians; |
[10]Therefore 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 also delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. |
| [11]now I have known that Jehovah [is] greater than all the gods, for in the thing they have acted proudly -- [He is] above them!' |
[11]Now I know that the Lord is greater than all the gods: for as they have dealt proudly with them, so are they recompensed. |
| [12]And Jethro, father-in-law of Moses, taketh a burnt-offering and sacrifices for God; and Aaron cometh in, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with the father-in-law of Moses, before God. |
[12]Then Jethro Moses' father in law took burnt offerings and sacrifices to offer unto God. And Aaron and all the elders of Israel came to eat bread with Moses' father in law before God. |
| [13]And it cometh to pass on the morrow, that Moses sitteth to judge the people, and the people stand before Moses, from the morning unto the evening; |
[13]Now on the morrow, when Moses sat to judge the people, the people stood about Moses from morning unto even. |
| [14]and the father-in-law of Moses seeth all that he is doing to the people, and saith, `What [is] this thing which thou art doing to the people? wherefore art thou sitting by thyself, and all the people standing by thee from morning till evening?' |
[14]And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this that thou doest to the people? Why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand about thee from morning unto even? |
| [15]And Moses saith to his father-in-law, `Because the people come unto me to seek God; |
[15]And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to seek God. |
| [16]when they have a matter, it hath come unto me, and I have judged between a man and his neighbour, and made known the statutes of God, and His laws.' |
[16]When they have a matter, they come unto me, and I judge between one and another, and declare the ordinances of God, and his laws. |
| [17]And the father-in-law of Moses saith unto him, `The thing which thou art doing [is] not good; |
[17]But Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing, which thou doest, is not well. |
| [18]thou dost surely wear away, both thou, and this people which [is] with thee, for the thing is too heavy for thee, thou art not able to do it by thyself. |
[18]Thou both weariest thyself greatly, and this people that is with thee: for the thing is too heavy for thee: thou art not able to do it thyself alone. |
| [19]`Now, hearken to my voice, I counsel thee, and God is with thee: be thou for the people over-against God, and thou hast brought in the things unto God; |
[19]Hear now my voice, (I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee) be thou for the people to God-ward, and report thou the causes unto God, |
| [20]and thou hast warned them [concerning] the statutes and the laws, and hast made known to them the way in which they go, and the work which they do. |
[20]And admonish them of the ordinances, and of the laws, and show them the way, wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do. |
| [21]`And thou -- thou dost provide out of all the people men of ability, fearing God, men of truth, hating dishonest gain, and hast placed [these] over them, heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads of tens, |
[21]Moreover, provide thou among all the people men of courage, fearing God, men dealing truly, hating covetousness: and appoint such over them to be rulers over thousands, rulers over hundreds, rulers over fifties, and rulers over tens. |
| [22]and they have judged the people at all times; and it hath come to pass, every great matter they bring in unto thee, and every small matter they judge themselves; and lighten it from off thyself, and they have borne with thee. |
[22]And let them judge the people at all seasons: but every great matter let them bring unto thee, and let them judge all small causes: so shall it be easier for thee, when they shall bear the burden with thee. |
| [23]If thou dost this thing, and God hath commanded thee, then thou hast been able to stand, and all this people also goeth in unto its place in peace.' |
[23]If thou do this thing, (and God so command thee) both thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go quietly to their place. |
| [24]And Moses hearkeneth to the voice of his father-in-law, and doth all that he said, |
[24]So Moses obeyed the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said: |
| [25]and Moses chooseth men of ability out of all Israel, and maketh them chiefs over the people, heads of thousands, heads of hundreds, heads of fifties, and heads of tens, |
[25]And Moses chose men of courage out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers over thousands, rulers over hundreds, rulers over fifties, and rulers over tens. |
| [26]and they have judged the people at all times; the hard matter they bring in unto Moses, and every small matter they judge themselves. |
[26]And they judged the people at all seasons, but they brought the hard causes unto Moses: for they judged all small matters themselves. |
| [27]And Moses sendeth his father-in-law away, and he goeth away unto his own land. |
[27]Afterward Moses let his father in law depart, and he went into his country. |