Исход 18
1 Услыша же Иофор, иерей Мадиамский, тесть Моисеов, вся, елика сотвори Господь Израилю Своим людем, яко изведе Господь Израиля из Египта:
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.
2 и поя Иофор, тесть Моисеов, Сепфору, жену Моисеову, по отпущении ея,
Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, received Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her away,
3 и два сына ея: имя единому от них Гирсам, глаголя: пришлец бых в земли чуждей,
and her two sons. The name of one son was Gershom, for Moses said, “I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land”.
4 и имя второму Елиезер, глаголя: Бог бо отца моего помощник мой и избави мя из руки фараони.
The name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, “My father’s God was my help and delivered me from Pharaoh’s sword.”
5 И прииде Иофор, тесть Моисеов, и сынове и жена к Моисею в пустыню, идеже ополчися при горе Божией.
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.
6 Возвестиша же Моисею, глаголюще: се, Иофор, тесть твой, идет к тебе, и жена твоя, и оба сына твоя с ним.
He said to Moses, “I, your father-in-law Jethro, have come to you with your wife, and her two sons with her.”
7 Изыде же Моисей во сретение тестю своему и поклонися ему и целова его, и приветствоваша друг друга: и введе их Моисей в кущу.
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.
8 И поведа Моисей тестю своему вся, елика сотвори Господь фараону и всем Египтяном Израиля ради, и весь труд бывший им на пути, и яко избави их Господь от руки фараони и от руки Египетския.
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.
9 Ужасеся же Иофор о всех благих, яже сотвори им Господь, яко избави их Господь от руки Египетския и от руки фараони,
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.
10 и рече Иофор: благословен Господь, яко избави люди Своя из руки Египетския и из руки фараони:
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.
11 ныне уведех, яко велик Господь паче всех богов, сего ради, яко налегоша на них.
Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods because of the way that they treated people arrogantly.”
12 И взя Иофор тесть Моисеов всесожжения и жертвы Богу: прииде же Аарон и вси старцы Израилевы ясти хлеба с тестем Моисеовым пред Богом.
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.
13 И бысть на утрие, седе Моисей судити люди: стояху же пред Моисеом вси людие от утра до вечера.
On the next day, Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from the morning to the evening.
14 Видев же Иофор вся, елика творяше людем, рече: что сие, еже ты твориши людем? Почто ты един седиши, вси же людие предстоят тебе от утра до вечера?
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?”
15 Рече же Моисей тестю: понеже приходят людие ко мне просити суда от Бога:
Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to enquire of God.
16 егда бо бывает им распря, и приходят ко мне, разсуждаю коемуждо и сказую им повеления Божия и закон Его.
When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbour, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.”
17 Рече же тесть Моисеов к нему: не право ты твориши глагол сей:
Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do is not good.
18 трудом утрудишися несносным и ты, и вси людие сии, иже суть с тобою: тяжек тебе глагол сей, не возможеши творити ты един:
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.
19 ныне убо послушай мене и присоветую тебе, и будет Бог с тобою: буди ты людем в тех яже к Богу, и донесеши словеса их к Богу,
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.
20 и засвидетелствуй им повеления Божия и закон Его, и повеждь им пути Его, имиже пойдут, и дела, яже сотворят:
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.
21 ты же усмотри себе от всех людий мужы сильны, Бога боящыяся, мужы праведны, ненавидящыя гордости, и поставиши их над ними тысященачалники и стоначалники, и пятьдесятоначалники и десятоначалники и писмовводители,
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.
22 и судят людий по вся часы: слово же неудоборешителное донесут к тебе: малыя же суды да судят они, и облегчат тя и спомогут тебе:
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.
23 аще слово сие сотвориши, укрепит тя Бог, и возможеши настоятелствовати, и вси людие сии приидут во свое место с миром.
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.”
24 Послуша же Моисей гласа тестя своего и сотвори вся, елика рече ему:
So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
25 и избра Моисей мужы сильны от всего Израиля, и сотвори я над ними тысященачалники и стоначалники, и пятьдесятоначалники и десятоначалники и писмовводители:
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.
26 и суждаху людем по вся часы: всякое же слово неудоборешителное доносиша к Моисею, всякое же слово легкое суждаху сами.
They judged the people at all times. They brought the hard cases to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
27 Отпусти же Моисей тестя своего, и отиде в землю свою.
Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way into his own land.
