Исход 18
1 Услыша же Иофор, иерей Мадиамский, тесть Моисеов, вся, елика сотвори Господь Израилю Своим людем, яко изведе Господь Израиля из Египта:
And Jethro the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done to Moses, and to Israel his people; that Jehovah had brought Israel out of Egypt.
2 и поя Иофор, тесть Моисеов, Сепфору, жену Моисеову, по отпущении ея,
And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,
3 и два сына ея: имя единому от них Гирсам, глаголя: пришлец бых в земли чуждей,
and her two sons, of whom the name of the one was Gershom — for he said, I have been a sojourner in a foreign land,
4 и имя второму Елиезер, глаголя: Бог бо отца моего помощник мой и избави мя из руки фараони.
— and the name of the other, Eliezer — For the God of my father has been my help, and has delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.
5 И прииде Иофор, тесть Моисеов, и сынове и жена к Моисею в пустыню, идеже ополчися при горе Божией.
And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came to Moses with his sons and his wife into the wilderness, where he 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.
And he sent word to Moses: I, thy father-in-law Jethro, am come to thee, and thy 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.
And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other [after] their welfare, and went 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.
And Moses told his father-in-law all that Jehovah had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake; all the trouble that had befallen them on the way, and [how] Jehovah had delivered them.
9 Ужасеся же Иофор о всех благих, яже сотвори им Господь, яко избави их Господь от руки Египетския и от руки фараони,
And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness that Jehovah had done to Israel; 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:
And Jethro said, Blessed be Jehovah, 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 Jehovah is greater than all gods; for in the thing in which they acted haughtily [he was] above them.
12 И взя Иофор тесть Моисеов всесожжения и жертвы Богу: прииде же Аарон и вси старцы Израилевы ясти хлеба с тестем Моисеовым пред Богом.
And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt-offering and sacrifices for God; and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law in the presence of God.
13 И бысть на утрие, седе Моисей судити люди: стояху же пред Моисеом вси людие от утра до вечера.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people; and the people stood by 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?
And Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did with the people, and said, What is this thing which thou art doing with the people? why dost thou sit alone, and all the people are standing by thee from morning to evening?
15 Рече же Моисей тестю: понеже приходят людие ко мне просити суда от Бога:
And 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 one and another; and I make known [to them] the statutes of God, and his laws.
17 Рече же тесть Моисеов к нему: не право ты твориши глагол сей:
And Moses' father-in-law said to him, The thing that thou art doing 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:
Thou wilt be quite exhausted, both thou and this people that is with thee; for the thing is too heavy for thee: thou canst not perform it 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,
Hearken now to my voice: I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee. Be thou for the people with God, and bring the matters before God;
20 и засвидетелствуй им повеления Божия и закон Его, и повеждь им пути Его, имиже пойдут, и дела, яже сотворят:
and teach them the statutes and the laws, and make known to 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,
But do thou provide among all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place [them] over them, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs 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:
that they may judge the people at all times; and it shall be [that] they shall bring to thee every great matter, and that they shall judge every small matter, and they shall lighten [the task] on thee, and they shall bear [it] with thee.
23 аще слово сие сотвориши, укрепит тя Бог, и возможеши настоятелствовати, и вси людие сии приидут во свое место с миром.
If thou do this thing, and God command thee [so], thou wilt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.
24 Послуша же Моисей гласа тестя своего и сотвори вся, елика рече ему:
And Moses hearkened 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:
And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens.
26 и суждаху людем по вся часы: всякое же слово неудоборешителное доносиша к Моисею, всякое же слово легкое суждаху сами.
And they judged the people at all times: the hard matters they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged.
27 Отпусти же Моисей тестя своего, и отиде в землю свою.
And Moses sent away his father-in-law, and he departed into his land.
