Exodus 18
1 And Jothor the priest of Madiam, the father-in-law of Moses, heard of all that the Lord did to his people Israel; for the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt.
A Jitro, midjanski svećenik, tast Mojsijev, ču sve što učini Bog Mojsiju i svemu izraelskom narodu i kako Jahve izbavi Izraelce iz Egipta.
2 And Jothor the father-in-law of Moses, took Sepphora the wife of Moses after she had been sent away,
Tada tast Mojsijev Jitro povede Siporu, Mojsijevu ženu - koju Mojsije bijaše otpustio -
3 and her two sons: the name of the one was Gersam, [his father] saying, I was a sojourner in a strange land; —
i oba njezina sina. Jednomu je bilo ime Geršon, a to će reći: “Bijah došljak u tuđoj zemlji.”
4 and the name of the second Eliezer, saying, For the God of my father [is] my helper, and he has rescued me out of the hand of Pharao.
Drugi se zvao Eliezer, to jest: “Bog oca moga bio mi je u pomoći i spasio me od faraonova mača.”
5 And Jothor the father-in-law of Moses, and his sons and his wife, went forth to Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped on the mount of God.
Tako Mojsijev tast Jitro povede k Mojsiju u pustinju, gdje se Mojsije bio utaborio na Božjem brdu, njegove sinove i njegovu ženu.
6 And it was told Moses, saying, Behold, your father-in-law Jothor is coming to you, and your wife and two sons with him.
Poruči on Mojsiju: “Ja, tvoj tast Jitro, dolazim k tebi s tvojom ženom i s oba njezina sina.”
7 And Moses went forth to meet his father-in-law, and did him reverence, and kissed him, and they embraced each other, and he brought them into the tent.
Izađe Mojsije u susret svome tastu; duboko mu se nakloni i zagrli ga. Pošto su se upitali za zdravlje, uđu pod šator.
8 And Moses related to his father-in-law all things that the Lord did to Pharao and all the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the labour that had befallen them in the way, and that the Lord had rescued them out of the hand of Pharao, and out of the hand of the Egyptians.
Mojsije je onda pripovijedao svome tastu o svemu što je Jahve učinio faraonu i Egipćanima zbog Izraelaca; o svim nezgodama što su ih snašle na putu, ali ih je Jahve od njih izbavio.
9 And Jothor was amazed at all the good things which the Lord did to them, forasmuch as he rescued them out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharao.
Jitro se radovao svemu dobru koje je Jahve učinio Izraelcima i što ih je oslobodio od egipatskih šaka.
10 And Jothor said, Blessed be the Lord, because he has rescued them out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharao.
“Neka je hvaljen Jahve koji vas je izbavio od egipatskih šaka i od šaka faraonovih”, reče Jitro.
11 Now know I that the Lord is great above all gods, because of this, wherein they attacked them.
“Sada znam da je Jahve veći od svih bogova jer je izbavio narod ispod egipatske vlasti kad su s njim okrutno postupali.”
12 And Jothor the father-in-law of Moses took whole burnt offerings and sacrifices for God, for Aaron and all the elders of Israel came to eat bread with the father-in-law of Moses before God.
Zatim Jitro, Mojsijev tast, prinese Bogu žrtvu paljenicu i prinos. Uto dođe Aron i sve izraelske starješine da s Mojsijevim tastom blaguju gozbu pred Bogom.
13 And it came to pass after the morrow that Moses sat to judge the people, and all the people stood by Moses from morning till evening.
Sutradan Mojsije sjede da kroji pravdu narodu. Narod je oko njega stajao od jutra do mraka.
14 And Jothor having seen all that [Moses] did to the people, says, What is this that you do to the people? therefore sit you alone, and all the people stand by you from morning till evening?
Vidjevši Mojsijev tast sav trud što ga on za narod čini, rekne mu: “Što to imaš toliko s narodom? I zašto ti sam sjediš, a sav narod stoji oko tebe od jutra do mraka?”
15 And Moses says to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to seek judgement from God.
“Narod dolazi k meni”, odgovori Mojsije, “da se s Bogom posavjetuje.
16 For whenever there is a dispute amongst them, and they come to me, I give judgement upon each, and I teach them the ordinances of God and his law.
Kad zađu u prepirku, dođu k meni. Ja onda rasudim između jednoga i drugoga; izložim im Božje zakone i odredbe.”
17 And the father-in-law of Moses said to him, You do not this thing rightly,
“Nije dobro kako radiš”, odgovori Mojsiju tast.
18 you will wear away with intolerable weariness, both those and all this people which is with you: this thing is hard, you will not be able to endure it yourself alone.
“I ti i taj narod s tobom potpuno ćete se iscrpsti. Taj je posao za te pretežak; sam ga ne možeš obavljati.
19 Now then listen to me, and I will advise you, and God shall be with you: be you to the people in the things pertaining to God, and you shall bring their matters to God.
Poslušaj me. Svjetovat ću te, i Bog će biti s tobom! Ti zastupaj narod pred Bogom; podastiri Bogu njihove razmirice.
20 And you shall testify to them the ordinances of God and his law, and you shall show to them the ways in which they shall walk, and the works which they shall do.
Poučavaj ih o zakonima i odredbama; svraćaj ih na put kojim moraju ići, upućuj ih na djela koja moraju vršiti.
21 And do you look out for yourself out of all the people able men, fearing God, righteous men, hating pride, and you shall set over the people captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens.
Onda proberi između svega puka ljude sposobne, bogobojazne i pouzdane, koji mrze mito, te ih postavi za glavare puku: tisućnike, stotnike, pedesetnike i desetnike.
22 And they shall judge the people at all times, and the too burdensome matter they shall bring to you, but they shall judge the smaller cases; so they shall relieve you and help you.
Neka sude narodu u svako doba. Sve veće slučajeve neka preda te iznose, a u manjima neka sami rasuđuju. Olakšaj sebi breme: neka ga oni s tobom nose.
23 If you will do this thing, God shall strengthen you, and you shall be able to attend, and all this people shall come with peace into their own place.
Ako tako uradiš - i Bog ti to odobri - moći ćeš izdržati, a sav ovaj narod odlazit će kući u miru.”
24 And Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did whatever he said to him.
Mojsije posluša savjet svoga tasta i učini sve kako ga svjetova.
25 And Moses chose out able men out of all Israel, and he made them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties and captains of tens over the people.
Probere Mojsije sposobnih ljudi od svih Izraelaca pa ih postavi za glavare narodu: tisućnike, stotnike, pedesetnike i desetnike.
26 And they judged the people at all times; and every too burdensome matter they brought to Moses, but every light matter they judged themselves.
Oni su sudili narodu u svako doba. Teže slučajeve iznosili bi Mojsiju, a sve manje rješavali sami.
27 And Moses dismissed his father-in-law, and he returned to his own land.
Zatim Mojsije otpusti svoga tasta i on ode u svoju zemlju.
