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.

A Jotor sveštenik Madijamski, tast Mojsijev, èu sve što uèini Gospod Mojsiju i Izrailju narodu svojemu, kako izvede Gospod Izrailja iz Misira;

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

I uze Jotor tast Mojsijev Seforu ženu Mojsijevu, koju bješe poslao natrag,

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”.

I dva sina njezina, od kojih jednom bješe ime Girsam, jer reèe: tuðin sam u zemlji tuðoj,

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.”

A drugom bješe ime Eliezer, jer, reèe, Bog oca mojega bi mi u pomoæi i ote me od maèa Faraonova.

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.

I poðe Jotor tast Mojsijev sa sinovima njegovijem i sa ženom njegovom k Mojsiju u pustinju, gdje bješe u okolu pod gorom Božijom.

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

I poruèi Mojsiju: ja tast tvoj Jotor idem k tebi i žena tvoja i oba sina njezina s njom.

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.

I Mojsije izide na susret tastu svojemu i pokloni mu se i cjeliva ga; i upitaše se za zdravlje, pa uðoše pod šator njegov.

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.

I pripovjedi Mojsije tastu svojemu sve što uèini Gospod Faraonu i Misircima radi Izrailja, i sve nevolje, koje ih nalaziše putem, i kako ih izbavi Gospod.

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.

I radovaše se Jotor svemu dobru što uèini Gospod Izrailju izbavivši ga iz ruke Misirske;

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.

I reèe Jotor: blagosloven da je Gospod, koji vas izbavi iz ruke Misirske i iz ruke Faraonove, koji izbavi narod iz ropstva Misirskoga.

11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods because of the way that they treated people arrogantly.”

Sad vidim da je Gospod veæi od svijeh bogova, jer èim se ponošahu onijem ih samijem nadvisi.

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.

I uze Jotor tast Mojsijev i prinese Bogu žrtvu paljenicu i prinos; i doðe Aron i sve starješine Izrailjske, i jedoše s tastom Mojsijevijem pred Bogom.

13 On the next day, Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from the morning to the evening.

A sjutradan sjede Mojsije da sudi narodu; i stajaše narod pred Mojsijem od jutra do veèera.

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?”

A tast Mojsijev gledajuæi sve šta radi s narodom, reèe: šta to radiš s narodom? zašto sjediš sam, a vas narod stoji pred tobom od jutra do veèera?

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

A Mojsije reèe tastu svojemu: jer dolazi narod k meni da pita Boga.

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.”

Kad imaju što meðu sobom, dolaze k meni, te im sudim i kazujem naredbe Božje i zakone njegove.

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

A tast Mojsijev reèe mu: nije dobro što radiš.

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.

Umoriæeš se i ti i narod koji je s tobom; jer je to teško za tebe, neæeš moæi sam vršiti.

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.

Nego poslušaj mene; ja æu te svjetovati, i Bog æe biti s tobom; ti budi pred Bogom za narod, i stvari njihove javljaj Bogu;

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.

I uèi ih naredbama i zakonima njegovijem, i pokazuj im put kojim æe iæi i šta æe raditi.

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.

A iz svega naroda izberi ljude poštene, koji se boje Boga, ljude pravedne, koji mrze na mito, pa ih postavi nad njima za poglavare, tisuænike, stotinike, pedesetnike i desetnike;

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.

Oni neka sude narodu u svako doba; pa svaku stvar veliku neka javljaju tebi, a svaku stvar malu neka raspravljaju sami; tako æe ti biti lakše, kad i oni stanu nositi teret s tobom.

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.”

Ako to uèiniš, i Bog ti zapovjedi, možeš se održati, i sav æe narod doæi mirno na svoje mjesto.

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

I Mojsije posluša tasta svojega, i uèini sve što reèe.

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.

I izabra Mojsije iz svega Izrailja ljude poštene, i postavi ih za poglavare nad narodom, tisuænike, stotinike, pedesetnike i desetnike,

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

Koji suðahu narodu u svako doba, a stvari teške javljahu Mojsiju, a male stvari raspravljahu sami.

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

Poslije otpusti Mojsije tasta svojega, koji se vrati u svoju zemlju.