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,

¹And Jethro the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done to Moses, and to Israel his people; that Jehovah had brought Israel out of Egypt.

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

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

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

³and her two sons, of whom the name of the one was Gershom -- for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land,

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

⁴-- and the name of the other, Eliezer -- For the God of my father has been my help, and has delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.

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

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

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

⁶And he sent word to Moses: I, thy father-in-law Jethro, am come to thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.

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

⁷And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other [after] their welfare, and went into the tent.

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.

⁸And Moses told his father-in-law all that Jehovah had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake; all the trouble that had befallen them on the way, and [how] Jehovah had delivered them.

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

⁹And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness that Jehovah had done to Israel; that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.

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

¹⁰And Jethro said, Blessed be Jehovah, 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.

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

¹¹Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; for in the thing in which they acted haughtily [he was] above them.

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

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 in the presence of God.

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

¹³And 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.

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?'

¹⁴And Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did with the people, and said, What is this thing which thou art doing with the people? why dost thou sit alone, and all the people are standing by thee from morning to evening?

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

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

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

¹⁶When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between one and another; and I make known [to them] the statutes of God, and his laws.

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

¹⁷And Moses' father-in-law said to him, The thing that thou art doing is not good.

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.

¹⁸Thou wilt be quite exhausted, both thou and this people that is with thee; for the thing is too heavy for thee: thou canst not perform it alone.

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.

¹⁹Hearken now to my voice: I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee. Be thou for the people with God, and bring the matters before God;

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

²⁰and teach them the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they must walk, and the work that they must do.

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.

²¹But do thou provide among all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place [them] over them, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens,

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!

²²that they may judge the people at all times; and it shall be [that] they shall bring to thee every great matter, and that they shall judge every small matter, and they shall lighten [the task] on thee, and they shall bear [it] with thee.

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

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

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

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

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

²⁵And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens.

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

²⁶And they judged the people at all times: the hard matters they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged.

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

²⁷And Moses sent away his father-in-law, and he departed into his land.