Exodus 18
1 Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses’ father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, how the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt.
Yetro, si nye Mose to, ame si nye Midian nunɔla la, se nu tso nukunu siwo Mawu wɔ na eƒe dukɔ Israel kple Mose kple ale si Yehowa ɖe wo tso Egipte la ŋuti.
2 Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, received Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her away,
Esia ta Yetro kplɔ Mose srɔ̃ Zipora yi nɛ, elabena Mose ɖo srɔ̃a ɖe fofoa gbɔ.
3 and her two sons. The name of one son was Gershom, for Moses said, “I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land”.
Ekplɔ Mose ƒe viŋutsu eveawo hã yii. Via ŋutsuvi Gersom ƒe ŋkɔ gɔmee nye, “Amedzro,” elabena esi wodzii la, Mose gblɔ be, “Menɔ tsaglalã tsam le dzronyigba dzi.”
4 The name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, “My father’s God was my help and delivered me from Pharaoh’s sword.”
Via ŋutsuvi evelia, Eliezer, ƒe ŋkɔ gɔmee nye, “Mawue nye nye xɔnametɔ,” elabena esi wodzii la, Mose gblɔ be, “Fofonyewo ƒe Mawue nye nye xɔnametɔ, eye wòɖem tso Farao ƒe yi nu.”
5 Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with Moses’ sons and his wife to Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the Mountain of God.
Yetro, Mose to kple Mose ƒe viŋutsuwo kple srɔ̃a wova Mose gbɔ le gbegbe, afi si woƒu asaɖa anyi ɖo, le Mawu ƒe to la gbɔ.
6 He said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, have come to you with your wife, and her two sons with her.”
Yetro dɔ ame ɖo ɖe Mose gbɔ be woagblɔ nɛ be, “Nye towò, Yetro kple srɔ̃wò kple viwò ŋutsu eveawo míegbɔna gbɔwò.”
7 Moses 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.
Mose yi ɖakpe toa, eye wòxɔe dzidzɔtɔe. Wobia wo nɔewo ƒe agbe ta, eye woyi ɖe Mose ƒe agbadɔ me hena nya aɖewo ŋu bubu.
8 Moses told his father-in-law all that the LORD 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 the LORD delivered them.
Mose gblɔ nu siwo katã dzɔ kple nu siwo Yehowa wɔ Farao kple Egiptetɔwo, ale be yeate ŋu aɖe Israelviwo, nukpekeame siwo nɔ mɔ me na Israelviwo kple ale si Yehowa ɖe wo tso wo katã me la na toa.
9 Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.
Yetro kpɔ dzidzɔ ŋutɔ le nu sia nu si Yehowa wɔ na Israelviwo kple ale si wòkplɔ wo dzoe le Egipte la ŋuti.
10 Jethro said, “Blessed be the LORD, 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.
Yetro si nye Mose to la gblɔ be, “Mikafu Yehowa, elabena eɖe mi tso Egiptetɔwo kple Farao ƒe asi me, eye wòɖe Israel.
11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods because of the way that they treated people arrogantly.”
Menya azɔ be Yehowa tri akɔ wu mawu bubu ɖe sia ɖe, elabena eɖe eƒe amewo tso Egiptetɔwo, ame siwo nye dadalawo kple ame vɔ̃ɖiwo la ƒe asi me.”
12 Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God. Aaron came with all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law before God.
Yetro sa numevɔsa kple akpedavɔsawo na Mawu. Emegbe la, Aron kple Israelviwo ƒe ametsitsiwo va do gbe na Yetro, eye wo katã woɖu vɔsalã la le Mawu ŋkume.
13 On the next day, Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from the morning to the evening.
Esi ŋu ke la, Mose nɔ anyi abe ale si wòwɔna ɣe sia ɣi ene, tso ŋdi va se ɖe fiẽ be yeadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu le ameawo dome.
14 When 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?”
Esi Mose to kpɔ ɣeyiɣi si ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃ la xɔna nɛ la, egblɔ nɛ be, “Nu ka ta nèle agbagba dzem be ye ɖeka yeawɔ nu siawo katã, le esime amewo le tsitre le afi sia ŋkeke blibo la katã be nàkpe ɖe yewo ŋuti?”
15 Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God.
Mose ɖo eŋu nɛ be, “Elabena dukɔ la va gbɔnye be woabia Mawu ƒe lɔlɔ̃nu.
16 When 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.”
Ne nya dzɔ ɖe ameawo dome la, wotsɔnɛ vɛ nam, medrɔ̃nɛ na wo, eye megblɔa Mawu ƒe sewo kple ɖoɖowo na wo.”
17 Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do is not good.
Mose to, Yetro gblɔ nɛ be, “Nu si wɔm nèle la menyo o.
18 You 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.
Èle ɖeɖiteameŋu kple dɔléle he ge ava ɖokuiwò dzi. Ne eva eme alea ɖe, nu kae wò amewo awɔ? Mose, dɔ sia sẽ akpa be nàvu ɖe eŋu be ye ɖeka yeawɔ.
19 Listen 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.
Ɖo tom, ne maɖo aɖaŋu na wò, eye Mawu anɔ kpli wò, Ànɔ dukɔ la teƒe le Mawu ŋkume, eye nàtsɔ woƒe nyawo ɖo eƒe ŋkume.
20 You 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.
Fia Mawu ƒe seawo kple ɖoɖoawo wo, eye nàfia ale si woanɔ agbee kple woƒe dɔdeasiwo wo.
21 Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men which 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.
“Di ame zazɛ̃ aɖewo, ame siwo vɔ̃a Mawu, ame siwo gblɔa nyateƒe eye wotsri zãnuxɔxɔ. Tia wo, eye nàɖo wo ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo ɖe ameawo dzi. Ame aɖewo ɖe ame akpe nu, Ame aɖewo ɖe ame alafa nu, Ame aɖewo ɖe ame blaatɔ̃ nu eye Ame aɖewo ɖe ame ewo nu.
22 Let 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.
Na ame siawo nadrɔ̃ nya kukluiwo na ameawo ɣe sia ɣi. Nya veviwo kple nya sesẽwo koe woatsɔ va gbɔwòe. Ne èto mɔ sia dzi la, nuwo abɔbɔ na wò, elabena àma nyadɔdrɔ̃ ƒe agba kple nyadrɔ̃lawo.
23 If you will do this thing, and God commands you so, then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will go to their place in peace.”
Ne èzɔ ɖe aɖaŋu sia dzi, eye Mawu lɔ̃ la, àte ŋu anɔ te ɖe dɔ sesẽ sia nu, eye tomefafa kple nusɔsɔ anɔ asaɖa la me.”
24 So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
Mose xɔ toa ƒe aɖaŋu, eye wòzɔ ɖe eƒe nyawo nu.
25 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.
Etia ame zazɛ̃wo le Israelviwo katã dome. Ena wozu ʋɔnudrɔ̃lawo ɖe ameawo dzi. Ame aɖewo adrɔ̃ ʋɔnu na ame akpewo, bubuwo na alafawo, bubuwo na blaatɔ̃wo kple ewowo.
26 They judged the people at all times. They brought the hard cases to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
Wonɔa anyi ɣe sia ɣi na nyadɔdrɔ̃. Wotsɔa nya sesẽwo vaa Mose gbɔ, ke wodrɔ̃a nya kukluiwo le wo ɖokuiwo si.
27 Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way into his own land.
Le ɣeyiɣi kpui aɖe megbe la, Mose na toa trɔ yi wo de.
