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;

¹Laj Jetro, lix yucuaß li rixakil laj Moisés, aßan laj tij aran saß li tenamit Madián. Laj Jetro quirabi chanru nak li Dios quixtenkßa laj Moisés nak quirisiheb chak laj Israel saß li tenamit Egipto.

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

²Laj Moisés quixtakla xbên cua lix Séfora li rixakil saß rochoch lix yucuaß.

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:

³Quixtakla ajcuiß chi xcaßbichaleb li ralal. Laj Moisés quixqßue aj Gersón chokß xcßabaß jun li ralal xban nak jalan xtenamit laj Moisés. (Li cßabaßej Gersón naraj naxye “aj numel.”)

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:

⁴Ut li ralal jun chic aj Eliezer xcßabaß xban nak laj Moisés quixye: —Li Dios li quixlokßoni lin yucuaß xinixtenkßa ut xinixcol nak xinixcamsi raj laj faraón.— (Li cßabaßej Eliezer naraj naxye “li Dios niquinixtenkßa.”)

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:

⁵Nak laj Moisés yô chi hilânc saß li naßajej chiru li tzûl li quiâtinâc cuiß laj Moisés xban li Dios, lix Séfora quicßameß chak riqßuin laj Moisés xban lix yucuaß. Quixcßam ajcuiß chak chixcabichaleb li ralal laj Moisés.

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

⁶Laj Jetro quixtakla resil riqßuin laj Moisés ut quixye re: —Caßchßin chic mâ nococuulac âcuiqßuin cuochben lâ cuixakil ut eb lâ cualal cuib, chan.

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.

⁷Laj Moisés cô chixcßulbaleb. Quixcuikßib rib chiru lix yucuaß li rixakil. Quixkßalu. Quirutzß ru. Queßxpatzß chi ribileb rib chanru cuanqueb ut queßoc saß lix muhebâl.

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.

⁸Laj Moisés quixserakßi re li quilajxbânu li Kâcuaß Dios riqßuin laj faraón joß eb ajcuiß laj Egipto saß xcßabaßeb laj Israel. Quixserakßi reheb chirix chixjunil li raylal li quilajeßxcßul nak yôqueb chi xic saß li chaki chßochß ut quixye reheb chanru nak li Kâcuaß Dios quixcoleb laj Israel.

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.

⁹Laj Jetro quisahoß xchßôl chirabinquil li usilal li quixbânu li Kâcuaß Dios reheb laj Israel nak quirisiheb chak saß rukßeb laj Egipto.

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.

¹⁰Laj Jetro quixye: —Lokßoninbil taxak li Kâcuaß Dios li qui-isin chak êre saß li raylal li quexcuan cuiß aran Egipto. Ut quexrisi ajcuiß chak saß rukß laj faraón.

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

¹¹Anakcuan ninnau nak mas nim xcuanquil li Kâcuaß Dios chiruheb chixjunileb li jalanil dios. Aßan quixcoleb laj Israel saß rukßeb laj Egipto li queßxnimobresi xcuanquil xjuneseb saß xbêneb laj Israel, chan.

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.

¹²Ut laj Jetro quixqßue lix cßatbil mayej chiru li Kâcuaß Dios. Laj Aarón rochbeneb li cuînk li nequeßcßamoc be saß xyânkeb laj Israel, queßchal ut queßcuaßac rochben re xlokßoninquil li Kâcuaß Dios.

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.

¹³Joß cuulajak chic laj Moisés quitzßiloc âtin chirixeb li cristian. Xakxôqueb li cristian chiru laj Moisés chixjunil li cutan ekßela toj ecuu chiroybeninquil jokße teßâtinak.

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?

¹⁴Laj Jetro quiril li cßaßru yô chixbânunquil laj Moisés. Quixye re: —¿Cßaßut nak âjunes yôcat chixbânunquil li cßanjel aßin? Xakxôqueb li cristian chixjunil li cutan châcuoybeninquil, ekßela ut ecuu.—

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

¹⁵Laj Moisés quichakßoc ut quixye re: —Eb li cristian nequeßchal chi patzßoc cuiqßuin chirix li cßaßru naxye li Dios.

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.

¹⁶Nak nacuan chßaßajquilal, nequeßchal cuiqßuin. Lâin nintzßiloc âtin chirixeb ut ninchßolob xyâlal lix chakßrab li Dios chiruheb, chan.

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

¹⁷Laj Jetro quixye re: —Incßaß us li yôcat chixbânunquil.

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.

¹⁸Lâat yôcat chixtacuasinquil âcuib ut joßcan ajcuiß yôcat chixbânunquil reheb li cristian. Yôcat ajcuiß chixtacuasinquileb. Nabal li cßanjel chokß âcue. Incßaß naru tâbânu âjunes.

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:

¹⁹Abi li cßaßru tinye âcue. Ut li Dios taxak chitenkßânk âcue chixbânunquil. Lâat aj jalol âtin chiru li Dios chirixeb li cristian. Tâye re li Dios cßaßru li chßaßajquilal cuanqueb cuiß li cristian.

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.

²⁰Tâchßolob xyâlal lix chakßrab li Dios chiruheb. Lâat tatyehok reheb cßaßru teßxbânu.

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:

²¹Tâsicß ruheb li cuînk li teßtenkßânk âcue. Tâsiqßueb li cuînk li nequeßxlokßoni li Dios, li tîqueb xchßôl ut li incßaß teßxqßue rib re tâtuminâk ruheb. Tâxakabeb li cuînk aßan chi rakoc âtin saß xbêneb li cristian chi jûnk chßûtal. Cuan teßrakok âtin saß xbên jun mil chi cristian. Cuan teßrakok âtin saß xbên jun ciento chi cristian ut cuan teßrakok âtin saß xbên mero ciento chi cristian ut cuan teßrakok âtin saß xbên lajêb chi cristian.

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.

²²Eb li cuînk aßin teßrakok âtin rajlal cutan. Cui cuan junak nimla chßaßajquilal, teßxcßam âcuiqßuin. Cui incßaß nim li chßaßajquilal, eb li cuînk aßan teßrakok âtin saß xbêneb. Chi joßcan eb aßan tateßxtenkßa ut incßaß tâtacuasi âcuib.

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.

²³Cui joßcaßin tâbânu, li Dios tâcßamok be chêru chixbânunquil li cßanjel aßin. Joßcan naru tâcuy xbânunquil li cßanjel ut eb li cristian teßxcßam rib saß usilal, chan laj Jetro.

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

²⁴Laj Moisés quixpâb li râtin laj Jetro ut quixbânu joß quiyeheß re.

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.

²⁵Laj Moisés quixsiqßueb ru li cuînk li tzßakal re ru xnaßlebeb joß quiyeheß re. Quixxakabeb chi rakoc âtin saß xbêneb li cristian. Cuan li queßrakoc âtin saß xbên jun mil chi cristian, cuan queßrakoc âtin saß xbêneb jun ciento chi cristian, cuan queßrakoc âtin saß xbên mero ciento chi cristian, ut cuan ajcuiß queßrakoc âtin saß xbên lajêb chi cristian.

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

²⁶Ut queßrakoc âtin rajlal cutan. Cui incßaß nim li chßaßajquilal, eb li cuînk aßan queßrakoc âtin. Ut li nimla chßaßajquilal queßxcßam riqßuin laj Moisés.Ut laj Moisés quixcanab chi sukßîc laj Jetro saß lix tenamit.

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

²⁷Ut laj Moisés quixcanab chi sukßîc laj Jetro saß lix tenamit.