1 فسمع يثرون كاهن مديان حمو موسى كل ما صنع الله الى موسى والى اسرائيل شعبه. ان الرب اخرج اسرائيل من مصر.2 فأخذ يثرون حمو موسى صفّورة امرأة موسى بعد صرفها3 وابنيها اللذين اسم احدهما جرشوم لانه قال كنت نزيلا في ارض غريبة4 واسم الآخر أليعازر لانه قال اله ابي كان عوني وانقذني من سيف فرعون.5 وأتى يثرون حمو موسى وابناه وامرأته الى موسى الى البرية حيث كان نازلا عند جبل الله.6 فقال لموسى انا حموك يثرون آت اليك وامرأتك وابناها معها.7 فخرج موسى لاستقبال حميه وسجد وقبّله. وسأل كل واحد صاحبه عن سلامته. ثم دخلا الى الخيمة8 فقصّ موسى على حميه كل ما صنع الرب بفرعون والمصريين من اجل اسرائيل وكل المشقة التي اصابتهم في الطريق فخلصهم الرب.9 ففرح يثرون بجميع الخير الذي صنعه الى اسرائيل الرب الذي انقذه من ايدي المصريين.10 وقال يثرون مبارك الرب الذي انقذكم من ايدي المصريين ومن يد فرعون. الذي انقذ الشعب من تحت ايدي المصريين.11 الآن علمت ان الرب اعظم من جميع الآلهة لانه في الشيء الذي بغوا به كان عليهم.12 فأخذ يثرون حمو موسى محرقة وذبائح لله. وجاء هرون وجميع شيوخ اسرائيل ليأكلوا طعاما مع حمي موسى امام الله13 وحدث في الغد ان موسى جلس ليقضي للشعب. فوقف الشعب عند موسى من الصباح الى المساء.14 فلما رأى حمو موسى كل ما هو صانع للشعب قال ما هذا الامر الذي انت صانع للشعب. ما بالك جالسا وحدك وجميع الشعب واقف عندك من الصباح الى المساء.15 فقال موسى لحميه ان الشعب يأتي اليّ ليسأل الله.16 اذا كان لهم دعوى ياتون اليّ فاقضي بين الرجل وصاحبه واعرّفهم فرائض الله وشرائعه17 فقال حمو موسى له ليس جيدا الامر الذي انت صانع.18 انك تكلّ انت وهذا الشعب الذي معك جميعا. لان الامر اعظم منك. لا تستطيع ان تصنعه وحدك.19 الآن اسمع لصوتي فانصحك. فليكن الله معك. كن انت للشعب امام الله. وقدم انت الدعاوي الى الله.20 وعلّمهم الفرائض والشرائع وعرّفهم الطريق الذي يسلكونه والعمل الذي يعملونه.21 وانت تنظر من جميع الشعب ذوي قدرة خائفين الله امناء مبغضين الرشوة وتقيمهم عليهم رؤساء الوف ورؤساء مئات ورؤساء خماسين ورؤساء عشرات22 فيقضون للشعب كل حين. ويكون ان كل الدعاوي الكبيرة يجيئون بها اليك وكل الدعاوي الصغيرة يقضون هم فيها. وخفف عن نفسك فهم يحملون معك.23 ان فعلت هذا الامر واوصاك الله تستطيع القيام. وكل هذا الشعب ايضا يأتي الى مكانه بالسلام24 فسمع موسى لصوت حميه وفعل كل ما قال.25 واختار موسى ذوي قدرة من جميع اسرائيل وجعلهم رؤوسا على الشعب رؤساء الوف ورؤساء مئات ورؤساء خماسين ورؤساء عشرات.26 فكانوا يقضون للشعب كل حين. الدعاوي العسرة يجيئون بها الى موسى وكل الدعاوي الصغيرة يقضون هم فيها.27 ثم صرف موسى حماه فمضى الى ارضه

1 When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses'father in law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt;2 Then Jethro, Moses'father in law, took Zipporah, Moses'wife, after he had sent her back,3 And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:4 And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:5 And Jethro, Moses'father in law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:6 And he said to Moses, I your father in law Jethro am come to you, and your wife, and her two sons with her.7 And Moses went out to meet his father in law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.8 And Moses told his father in law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel' sake, and all the travail that had come on them by the way, and how the LORD delivered them.9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.10 And Jethro said, Blessed be the LORD, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who has delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.12 And Jethro, Moses'father in law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God: and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses'father in law before God.13 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning to the evening.14 And when Moses'father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that you do to the people? why sit you yourself alone, and all the people stand by you from morning to even?15 And Moses said to his father in law, Because the people come to me to inquire of God:16 When they have a matter, they come to me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.17 And Moses'father in law said to him, The thing that you do is not good.18 You will surely wear away, both you, and this people that is with you: for this thing is too heavy for you; you are not able to perform it yourself alone.19 Listen now to my voice, I will give you counsel, and God shall be with you: Be you for the people to God-ward, that you may bring the causes to God:20 And you shall teach them ordinances and laws, and shall show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.21 Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:22 And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for yourself, and they shall bear the burden with you.23 If you shall do this thing, and God command you so, then you shall be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.24 So Moses listened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.26 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.27 And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.