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.

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.

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

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

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

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”.

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.

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.”

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:

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.

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

⁶He said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, have come to you with your wife, and her two sons with her.”

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

¹¹Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all gods because of the thing in which they dealt arrogantly against them.”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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?”

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

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

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

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.”

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

¹⁷Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do is not good.

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.

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.

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;

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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