¹葉忒羅見摩西摩西的岳父，米甸祭司葉忒羅，聽見了　神為摩西和他自己的人民以色列所行的一切，就是耶和華怎樣把以色列人從埃及領出來的事，

¹Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, how that Yahweh had brought Israel out of Egypt.

²他就帶著摩西的妻子西坡拉，摩西從前送了她回去，

²Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, received Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her away,

³又帶著西坡拉的兩個兒子，一個名叫革舜，因為摩西說：“我在異地作了客旅”；

³and her two sons. The name of one son was Gershom, “Gershom” sounds like the Hebrew for “an alien there.” for Moses said, “I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land”.

⁴一個名叫以利以謝，因為他說：“我父親的　神是我的幫助，救我脫離了法老的刀。”

⁴The name of the other was Eliezer, Eliezer means “God is my helper.” for he said, “My father’s God was my help and delivered me from Pharaoh’s sword.”

⁵摩西的岳父葉忒羅，和摩西的妻子與兩個兒子，來到曠野摩西那裡，就是到　神的山，摩西安營的地方。

⁵Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the Mountain of God.

⁶葉忒羅叫人告訴摩西說：“你的岳父葉忒羅來見你，你的妻子和兩個兒子也一同來了。”

⁶He said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, have come to you with your wife, and her two sons with her.”

⁷摩西出來迎接他的岳父，向他下拜，與他親嘴，彼此問候，然後一起進了帳棚。

⁷Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed and kissed him. They asked each other of their welfare, and they came into the tent.

⁸摩西把耶和華為以色列的緣故，向法老和埃及人所作的一切，以及路上遭遇的一切困難，並且耶和華怎樣拯救他們，都向他的岳父述說。

⁸Moses told his father-in-law all that Yahweh had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel’s sake, all the hardships that had come on them on the way, and how Yahweh delivered them.

⁹葉忒羅因為耶和華為以色列人所行的美事，就是拯救他們脫離埃及人的手，就非常喜樂。

⁹Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which Yahweh had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.

¹⁰葉忒羅說：“耶和華是應當稱頌的，他拯救了你們脫離埃及人的手和法老的手；他也把這人民從埃及人的手下拯救出來。

¹⁰Jethro said, “Blessed be Yahweh, 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現在我知道耶和華為至大，超乎萬神之上，因為這在埃及人以狂傲的態度對以色列人的事上已經證明了。”

¹¹Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all gods because of the thing in which they dealt arrogantly against them.”

¹²摩西的岳父葉忒羅把燔祭和幾樣祭品拿來獻給　神；亞倫和所有以色列的長老都來到　神面前，與摩西的岳父一同吃飯。

¹²Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God. Aaron came with all of the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law before God.

¹³葉忒羅向摩西獻計（參申1:9~17）次日，摩西坐著審判人民的案件；人民從早到晚都站在摩西的身旁。

¹³It happened on the next day, that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from the morning to the evening.

¹⁴摩西的岳父看見了摩西向人民所行的一切，就說：“你向人民作的是甚麼呢？你為甚麼獨自坐著審判，所有的人民卻從早到晚都站在你的身旁呢？”

¹⁴When Moses’ father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, “What is this thing that you do for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand around you from morning to evening?”

¹⁵摩西回答他岳父：“因為人民到我這裡來求問　神。

¹⁵Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God.

¹⁶他們有事件的時候，就到我這裡來，我就在雙方之間施行審判，使他們認識　神的條例和律法。”

¹⁶When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.”

¹⁷摩西的岳父對摩西說：“你這樣作不好。

¹⁷Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do is not good.

¹⁸你必疲乏不堪；不但你自己，連與你在一起的人民也必疲乏不堪，因為這事太重，你不能獨自一人去作。

¹⁸You will surely wear away, both you, and this people that is with you; for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to perform it yourself alone.

¹⁹現在你要聽我的話，我要給你出個主意，願　神與你同在；你要代替人民到　神面前，把他們的事件帶到　神那裡。

¹⁹Listen now to my voice. I will give you counsel, and God be with you. You represent the people before God, and bring the causes to God.

²⁰又要把規例和律法教導他們，使他們知道他們當走的路，應作的事。

²⁰You shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and shall show them the way in which they must walk, and the work that they must do.

²¹你要從人民中間選出有才能的人，就是敬畏　神、忠實可信、恨惡不義之財的人，設立他們作千夫長、百夫長、五十夫長、十夫長，去管理人民，

²¹Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God: men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

²²使他們隨時可以審判人民的案件；所有大事件，他們要帶到你這裡來；所有小事件，他們可以自己審判。這樣，你就輕省些，他們也可以和你一同分擔此事。

²²Let them judge the people at all times. It shall be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they shall judge themselves. So shall it be easier for you, and they shall share the load with you.

²³你若是這樣行，　神也這樣吩咐你，你就能站立得住，所有的人民也都能平平安安地歸回自己的地方。”

²³If you will do this thing, and God commands you so, then you will be able to endure, and all of these people also will go to their place in peace.”

²⁴摩西言聽計從（參申1:15、17）於是，摩西聽從他岳父的話，照著他所說的行了。

²⁴So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.

²⁵摩西從全體以色列人中選出了有才能的人，立他們作人民的首領，作千夫長、百夫長、五十夫長、十夫長。

²⁵Moses 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他們隨時審判人民的案件；有困難的事件，他們就帶到摩西那裡；所有小事件，由他們自己審判。

²⁶They judged the people at all times. They brought the hard causes to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

²⁷後來，摩西給他的岳父送行，他就回自己的地方去了。

²⁷Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way into his own land.