21 Maar kies jy uit die hele volk bekwame manne wat God vrees, betroubare manne wat onregverdige wins haat. En stel die aan oor hulle: owerstes oor duisend, owerstes oor honderd, owerstes oor vyftig en owerstes oor tien;

22 en laat hulle voortdurend oor die volk die regspraak uitoefen: al die groot sake moet hulle na jou bring, maar in al die klein sake moet hulle self regspreek. Maak dit so ligter vir jou, en laat hulle saam met jou dra.

21 But for the rest, take from among the people able men, such as have the fear of God, true men hating profits wrongly made; and put such men over them, to be captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens;

22 And let them be judges in the causes of the people at all times: and let them put before you all important questions, but in small things let them give decisions themselves: in this way, it will be less hard for you, and they will take the weight off you.