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,

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.

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

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

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

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”.

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

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.”

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

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.

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

⁶He said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, have come to you with your 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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 Yahweh is greater than all gods because of the thing in which they dealt arrogantly against 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.

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.

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

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.

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?'

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?”

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

¹⁵Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire 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 a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.”

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

¹⁷Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do 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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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

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.”

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

²⁴So Moses listened 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.

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.

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

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

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

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