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;

¹[Ny namangian'i Jetro an'i Mosesy, sy ny hevitra natorony azy] Ary efa ren'i Jetro, mpisorona tao Midiana, rafozan'i Mosesy, izay rehetra nataon'Andriamanitra ho an'i Mosesy sy ny Isiraely olony, dia ny nitondran'i Jehovah ny Isiraely nivoaka avy tany Egypta.

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

²Dia nentin'i Jetro, rafozan'i Mosesy, Zipora, vadin'i Mosesy, rehefa nampivereniny izy,

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:

³ary ny zanany mirahalahy: Gersoma no anaran'ny anankiray, fa hoy izy: Efa vahiny atỳ amin'ny tanin'ny firenena hafa aho;

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:

⁴ary Eliezera kosa no anaran'ny anankiray, fa hoy izy: Andriamanitry ny razako no namonjy ahy ka nahafaka ahy tsy ho voan'ny sabatr'i Farao.

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:

⁵Dia tonga Jetro, rafozan'i Mosesy, nitondra ny vady aman-janak'i Mosesy hankany aminy tany an-efitra, izay nitobiany teo anilan'ny tendrombohitr'Andriamanitra:

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

⁶dia nampilaza tamin'i Mosesy izy ka nanao hoe: Izaho Jetro rafozanao avy hamangy anao, ary ny vadinao mbamin'ny zanany roa lahy koa.

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.

⁷Ary Mosesy nivoaka hitsena ny rafozany, dia niankohoka sady nanoroka azy; ary nifampiarahaba izy mianaka, dia niditra tao an-day.

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.

⁸Ary nambaran'i Mosesy tamin'ny rafozany izay rehetra efa nataon'i Jehovah tamin'i Farao sy tamin'ny Egyptiana noho ny amin'ny Isiraely, mbamin'ny fahoriana rehetra nanjo azy teny an-dalana, sy ny namonjen'i Jehovah azy.

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.

⁹Dia faly Jetro noho ny soa rehetra izay efa nataon'i Jehovah tamin'ny Isiraely, izay novonjeny ho afaka tamin'ny tanan'ny Egyptiana.

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.

¹⁰Ary hoy Jetro: Isaorana anie Jehovah, Izay namonjy anareo ho afaka tamin'ny tanan'ny Egyptiana sy tamin'ny tànan'i Farao, dia Izay namonjy ny olona tsy hotapahin'ny Egyptiana.

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

¹¹Ankehitriny dia fantatro fa lehibe Jehovah mihoatra noho ny andriamanitra rehetra, dia tamin'izay zavatra nentin'ny Egyptiana nirehareha tamin'ireny.

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.

¹²Ary Jetro, rafozan'i Mosesy, nitondra fanatitra dorana sy fanatitra hafa alatsa-drà ho an'Andriamanitra; dia nankao Arona sy ny loholon'ny Isiraely rehetra hiara-mihinan-kanina amin'ny rafozan'i Mosesy teo anatrehan'Andriamanitra.

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.

¹³Ary nony maraina dia nipetraka hitsara ny olona Mosesy; ka dia nijanona teo anatrehan'i Mosesy ny olona hatramin'ny maraina ka hatramin'ny hariva.

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?

¹⁴Ary rehefa hitan'ny rafozan'i Mosesy izay rehetra nataony tamin'ny olona, dia hoy izy: Inona izao zavatra ataonao amin'ny olona izao? Nahoana no ianao irery ihany no mipetraka, fa ny olona rehetra kosa mitsangana eo anatrehanao hatramin'ny maraina ka hatramin'ny hariva?

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

¹⁵Ary hoy Mosesy tamin'ny rafozany: Satria mankaty amiko ny olona hanontany amin'Andriamanitra.

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.

¹⁶Raha misy manana ady izy, dia mankaty amiko, ka mitsara azy roa tonta aho, dia mampahalala azy ny didin'Andriamanitra sy ny lalàny.

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

¹⁷Ary hoy ny rafozan'i Mosesy taminy; Tsy tsara izao zavatra ataonao izao.

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.

¹⁸Samy ho reraka mihitsy, na ianao na izao olona miaraka aminao izao; fa mavesatra aminao loatra izao zavatra izao, ka tsy ho zakanao irery ny hanao izao.

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:

¹⁹Ary ankehitriny, dia maneke ny teniko, fa hanoro hevitra anao aho, ka Andriamanitra anie homba anao: Aoka ianao ho alalan'ny olona amin'Andriamanitra mba hitondranao ny teniny amin'Andriamanitra;

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.

²⁰ary hampianatra azy ny didy sy ny lalàna izay mety halehany sy ny asa izay mety hataony.

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:

²¹Ary mizaha eo amin'ny olona rehetra izay lehilahy mahay sy matahotra an'Andriamanitra, dia lehilahy marina izay tsy tia kolikoly; ka manendre mpifehy arivo sy mpifehy zato sy mpifehy dimam-polo ary mpifehy folo hifehy azy.

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.

²²Ary aoka ireo no hitsara ny olona mandrakariva, ka ny ady lehibe rehetra no aoka ho entiny aminao, fa ny ady madinidinika rehetra kosa dia aoka hotsarainy ihany; dia ho maivamaivana kokoa aminao izany, ka dia hiara-mitondra aminao ireo.

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.

²³Raha hanao araka izany zavatra izany ianao, ka hilaza izay didy aminao Andriamanitra, dia haharitra ianao, ary izao olona rehetra izao koa dia ho tonga soa aman-tsara any amin'ny taniny.

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

²⁴Dia neken'i Mosesy ny tenin'ny rafozany, ka nataony avokoa izay rehetra efa nolazainy.

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.

²⁵Dia nofidin'i Mosesy izay lehilahy mahay tamin'ny Isiraely rehetra ka nataony lohan'ny olona hanapaka azy, dia ho mpifehy arivo sy ho mpifehy zato sy ho mpifehy dimam-polo ary ho mpifehy folo.

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

²⁶Dia nitsara ny olona mandrakariva ireo; koa ny ady sarotra ihany no nentiny tao amin'i Mosesy, fa ny ady madinika rehetra kosa dia notsarainy ihany.Ary Mosesy namoaka ny rafozany; ka dia lasa nody any amin'ny taniny izy.

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

²⁷Ary Mosesy namoaka ny rafozany; ka dia lasa nody any amin'ny taniny izy.