¹When 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;

¹Kui Midjani preester Jitro, Moosese äi, kuulis kõike seda, mida Jumal Moosesele ja oma Iisraeli rahvale oli teinud, kuidas Issand Iisraeli oli Egiptusest välja viinud,

²Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,

²siis Moosese äi Jitro võttis enesega kaasa Sippora, Moosese naise, kelle see oli tagasi saatnud,

³And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:

³ja tema kaks poega, kellest ühe nimi oli Geersom, kelle puhul Mooses oli öelnud: 'Ma olen võõras võõral maal',

⁴And 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:

⁴ja teise nimi Elieser, kelle puhul Mooses oli öelnud: 'Mu isa Jumal oli mulle abiks ja päästis mind vaarao mõõga eest.'

⁵And Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:

⁵Ja Jitro, Moosese äi, tuli Moosese juurde koos ta poegade ja naisega sinna kõrbesse, kus ta oli leeris Jumala mäe juures.

⁶And he said unto Moses, I thy father in law Jethro am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.

⁶Ja ta käskis Moosesele öelda: 'Mina, su äi Jitro, tulen sinu juurde, samuti tuleb su naine ja koos temaga ta kaks poega.'

⁷And 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.

⁷Siis Mooses läks välja oma äiale vastu, kummardas ja andis temale suud; kui nad olid küsinud teineteise käekäigu järele, siis nad läksid telki.

⁸And 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 upon them by the way, and how the LORD delivered them.

⁸Ja Mooses jutustas oma äiale kõigest, mida Issand vaaraole ja egiptlastele Iisraeli pärast oli teinud, ja kõigist vaevadest, mis teekonnal olid olnud, ja kuidas Issand nad oli päästnud.

⁹And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.

⁹Ja Jitro tundis rõõmu kõigest sellest heast, mida Issand oli Iisraelile teinud, päästes tema egiptlaste käest.

¹⁰And 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 delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.

¹⁰Ja Jitro ütles: 'Kiidetud olgu Issand, kes teid päästis egiptlaste ja vaarao käest!

¹¹Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.

¹¹Nüüd ma tean, et Issand on suurim kõigist jumalaist, sest ta päästis rahva Egiptuse käe alt, kui nad olid ülbed nende vastu.'

¹²And 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.

¹²Ja Jitro, Moosese äi, tõi põletus- ja tapaohvreid Jumalale; ja Aaron ja kõik Iisraeli vanemad tulid, et Jumala ees leiba võtta üheskoos Moosese äiaga.

¹³And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening.

¹³Järgmisel päeval, kui Mooses istus rahvale kohut mõistma ja rahvas seisis Moosese juures hommikust õhtuni,

¹⁴And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even?

¹⁴nägi Moosese äi kõike, mida ta rahvaga tegi, ja ütles: 'Mis see on, mis sa rahvaga teed? Mispärast sina üksi istud, aga kõik rahvas seisab su juures hommikust õhtuni?'

¹⁵And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God:

¹⁵Ja Mooses vastas äiale: 'Rahvas tuleb ju minu juurde Jumalalt nõu küsima.

¹⁶When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.

¹⁶Kui neil on mingi asi, siis tullakse minu juurde ja mina mõistan kohut nende vahel ning teen teatavaks Jumala määrused ja tema Seaduse.'

¹⁷And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.

¹⁷Siis Moosese äi ütles temale: 'See asi pole hea, mis sa teed.

¹⁸Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.

¹⁸Sa nõrked päris ära, niihästi sina kui ka see rahvas, kes su juures on, sest see tegevus on sulle raske. Sa ei jaksa seda üksinda teha.

¹⁹Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:

¹⁹Kuule nüüd mu häält, ma annan sulle nõu, ja küllap on ka Jumal sinuga: sina ole rahva asemik Jumala juures ja vii asjad Jumala ette.

²⁰And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.

²⁰Sina seleta neile määrusi ja Seadust ja anna neile teada tee, mida neil tuleb käia, ja töö, mida nad peavad tegema.

²¹Moreover thou shalt 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:

²¹Aga sina vali kogu rahvast tublisid mehi, kes kardavad Jumalat, ustavaid mehi, kes vihkavad ahnust, ja pane need neile pealikuiks iga tuhande, saja, viiekümne ja kümne üle.

²²And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.

²²Nemad mõistku rahvale kohut igal ajal! Ja olgu nõnda: nad toogu kõik suured asjad sinu ette ja otsustagu kõik väikesed asjad ise. Tee nõnda oma koorem kergemaks ja nemad kandku seda koos sinuga!

²³If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.

²³Kui sa seda teed ja Jumal sind käsib, siis sa jaksad vastu pidada, samuti läheb ka kogu see rahvas rahul olles koju.'

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

²⁴Ja Mooses kuulas oma äia sõna ning tegi kõik, mis see oli öelnud.

²⁵And 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.

²⁵Ja Mooses valis tublisid mehi kogu Iisraelist ning pani nad juhtideks rahvale, pealikuiks iga tuhande, saja, viiekümne ja kümne üle.

²⁶And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

²⁶Ja need mõistsid rahvale kohut igal ajal; raskemad asjad tõid nad Moosese ette, aga kõik väikesed asjad otsustasid nad ise.

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

²⁷Siis Mooses saatis teele oma äia ja see läks oma maale.