Êxodo 18
1 Ora Jethro, sacerdote de Midian, sogro de Moysés, ouviu todas as coisas que Deus tinha feito a Moysés e a Israel seu povo: como o Senhor tinha tirado a Israel do Egypto.
Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses and for Israel his people. He heard that Yahweh had brought Israel out of Egypt.
2 E Jethro, sogro de Moysés, tomou a Zippora, a mulher de Moysés, depois que elle lh'a enviara,
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her home,
3 Com seus dois filhos, dos quaes um se chamava Gerson; porque disse: Eu fui peregrino em terra estranha;
and her two sons; the name of the one son was Gershom, for Moses had said, “I have been a foreigner in a foreign land.”
4 E o outro se chamava Eliezer; porque disse: O Deus de meu pae foi por minha ajuda, e me livrou da espada de Pharaó.
The name of the other was Eliezer, for Moses had said, “My ancestor's God was my help. He rescued me from Pharaoh's sword.”
5 Vindo pois Jethro, o sogro de Moysés, com seus filhos e com sua mulher, a Moysés no deserto, ao monte de Deus, onde se tinha acampado,
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with Moses' sons and his wife to Moses in the wilderness where he was camped at the mountain of God.
6 Disse a Moysés: Eu, teu sogro Jethro, venho a ti, com tua mulher, e seus dois filhos com ella.
He said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, am coming to you with your wife and her two sons.”
7 Então saiu Moysés ao encontro de seu sogro, e inclinou-se, e beijou-o, e perguntaram um ao outro como estavam, e entraram na tenda.
Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, bowed down, and kissed him. They asked about each other's welfare and then went into the tent.
8 E Moysés contou a seu sogro todas as coisas que o Senhor tinha feito a Pharaó e aos egypcios por amor de Israel, e todo o trabalho que passaram no caminho, e como o Senhor os livrara.
Moses told his father-in-law all that Yahweh had done to Pharaoh and the Egyptians for Israel's sake, about all the hardships that had come to them along the way, and how Yahweh had rescued them.
9 E alegrou-se Jethro de todo o bem que o Senhor tinha feito a Israel, livrando-o da mão dos egypcios.
Jethro rejoiced over all the good that Yahweh had done for Israel, in that he had rescued them from the hand of the Egyptians.
10 E Jethro disse: Bemdito seja o Senhor, que vos livrou das mãos dos egypcios e da mão de Pharaó; que livrou a este povo de debaixo da mão dos egypcios.
Jethro said, “May Yahweh be praised, for he has rescued you from the hand of the Egyptians and from the hand of Pharaoh, and delivered the people from the hand of the Egyptians.
11 Agora sei que o Senhor é maior que todos os deuses: porque na coisa, em que se ensoberbeceram, os sobrepujou.
Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all the gods, because when the Egyptians treated the Israelites arrogantly, God rescued his people.”
12 Então tomou Jethro, o sogro de Moysés, holocausto e sacrificios para Deus: e veiu Aarão, e todos os anciãos de Israel, para comerem pão com o sogro de Moysés diante de Deus.
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and sacrifices for God. Aaron and all the elders of Israel came to eat a meal before God with Moses' father-in-law.
13 E aconteceu que, ao outro dia, Moysés assentou-se para julgar o povo; e o povo estava em pé diante de Moysés desde a manhã até á tarde
On the next day Moses sat down to judge the people. The people stood around him from morning until evening.
14 Vendo pois o sogro de Moysés tudo o que elle fazia ao povo, disse: Que é isto, que tu fazes as povo? porque te assentas só, e todo o povo está em pé diante de ti, desde a manhã até á tarde?
When Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, “What is this that you are doing with the people? Why is it that you sit alone and all the people stand about you from morning until evening?”
15 Então disse Moysés a seu sogro: É porque este povo vem a mim, para consultar a Deus:
Moses said to his father-in-law, “The people come to me to ask for God's direction.
16 Quando tem algum negocio vem a mim, para que eu julgue entre um e outro, e lhes declare os estatutos de Deus, e as suas leis.
When they have a dispute, they come to me. I decide between one person and another, and I teach them God's statutes and laws.”
17 O sogro de Moysés porém lhe disse: Não é bom o que fazes.
Moses' father-in-law said to him, “What you are doing is not very good.
18 Totalmente desfallecerás, assim tu, como este povo que está comtigo: porque este negocio é mui difficil para ti; tu só não o podes fazer.
You will surely wear yourselves out, you and the people who are with you. This burden is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it by yourself.
19 Ouve agora minha voz, eu te aconselharei, e Deus será comtigo: Sê tu pelo povo diante de Deus, e leva tu as coisas a Deus;
Listen to me. I will give you advice, and God will be with you, because you are the people's representative to God, and you bring their disputes to him.
20 E declara-lhes os estatutos e as leis, e faze-lhes saber o caminho em que devem andar, e a obra que devem fazer.
You must teach them his statutes and laws. You must show them the way to walk and the work to do.
21 E tu d'entre todo o povo procura homens capazes, tementes a Deus, homens de verdade, que aborrecem a avareza; e põe-n'os sobre elles por maioraes de mil, maioraes de cento, maioraes de cincoenta, e maioraes de dez;
Furthermore, you must choose capable men from all the people, men who honor God, men of truth who hate unjust gain. You must put them over people, to be leaders in charge of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and of tens.
22 Para que julguem este povo em tempo; e seja que todo o negocio pequeno elles o julguem: assim a ti mesmo te alliviarás da carga, e elles a levarão comtigo.
They will judge the people in all routine cases, but the difficult cases they will bring to you. As for all the small cases, they can judge those themselves. In that way it will be easier for you, and they will carry the burden with you.
23 Se isto fizeres, e Deus t'o mandar, poderás então subsistir: assim tambem todo este povo em paz virá ao seu logar.
If you do this, and if God commands you to do so, then you will be able to endure, and the entire people will be able to go home satisfied.”
24 E Moysés deu ouvidos á voz de seu sogro, e fez tudo quanto tinha dito;
So Moses listened to his father-in-law's words and did everything that he had said.
25 E escolheu Moysés homens capazes, de todo o Israel, e os poz por cabeças sobre o povo: maioraes de mil, maioraes de cento, maioraes de cincoenta, e maioraes de dez.
Moses chose capable men from all Israel and made them heads over the people, leaders in charge of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.
26 E elles julgaram o povo em todo o tempo; o negocio arduo trouxeram a Moysés, e todo o negocio pequeno julgaram elles.
They judged the people in normal circumstances. The difficult cases they brought to Moses, but they themselves judged all the small cases.
27 Então despediu Moysés o seu sogro, o qual se foi á sua terra.
Then Moses let his father-in-law leave, and Jethro went back into his own land.
