Exodus - douay rheims

Chapter 18

¹ And when Jethro the priest of Madian, the kinsman of Moses, had heard all the things that God had done to Moses, and to Israel his people, and that the Lord had brought forth Israel out of Egypt,
² He took Sephora the wife of Moses whom he had sent back:
³ And her two sons, of whom one was called Gersam, his father saying: I have been a stranger in a foreign country.
⁴ And the other Eliezer: For the God of my father, said he, is my helper, and hath delivered me from the sword of Pharao.
⁵ And Jethro the kinsman of Moses came with his sons and his wife, to Moses into the desert, where he was camped by the mountain of God.
⁶ And he sent word to Moses, saying: I Jethro thy kinsman come to thee, and thy wife, and thy two sons with her.
⁷ And he went out to meet his kinsman, and worshipped and kissed him: and they saluted one another with words of peace. And when he was come into the tent,
⁸ Moses told his kinsman all that the Lord had done to Pharao, and the Egyptians, in favour of Israel: and all the labour which had befallen them in the journey, and that the Lord had delivered them.
⁹ And Jethro rejoiced for all the good things that the Lord had done to Israel, because he had delivered them out of the hands of the Egyptians.
¹⁰ And he said: Blessed is the Lord, who hath delivered you out of the hand of Pharao, and out of the hand of the Egyptians, who hath delivered his people out of the hand of Egypt.
¹¹ Now I know that the Lord is great above all gods: because they dealt proudly against them.
¹² So Jethro the kinsman of Moses offered holocausts and sacrifices to God: and Aaron and all the ancients of Israel came, to eat bread with them before God.
¹³ And the next day Moses sat, to judge the people, who stood by Moses from morning until night.
¹⁴ And when his kinsman had seen all things that he did among the people, he said: What is it that thou dost among the people? Why sittest thou alone, and all the people wait from morning till night.
¹⁵ And Moses answered him: The people come to me to seek the judgment of God.
¹⁶ And when any controversy falleth out among them, they come to me to judge between them, and to shew the precepts of God, and his laws.
¹⁷ But he said: The thing thou dost is not good.
¹⁸ Thou are spent with foolish labour, both thou and this people that is with thee: the business is above thy strength, thou alone canst not bear it.
¹⁹ But hear my words and counsels, and God shall be with thee. Be thou to the people in those things that pertain to God, to bring their words to him:
²⁰ And to shew the people the ceremonies and the manner of worshipping, and the way wherein they ought to walk, and the work that they ought to do.
²¹ And provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, in whom there is truth, and that hate avarice, and appoint of them rulers of thousands, and of hundreds, and of fifties, and of tens.
²² Who may judge the people at all times: and when any great matter soever shall fall out, let them refer it to thee, and let them judge the lesser matters only: that so it may be lighter for thee, the burden being shared out unto others.
²³ If thou dost this, thou shalt fulfil the commandment of God, and shalt be able to bear his precepts: and all this people shall return to their places with peace.
²⁴ And when Moses heard this, he did all things that he had suggested unto him.
²⁵ And choosing able men out of all Israel, he appointed them rulers of the people, rulers over thousands, and over hundreds, and over fifties, and over tens.
²⁶ And they judged the people at all times: and whatsoever was of greater difficulty they referred to him, and they judged the easier cases only.
²⁷ And he let his kinsman depart: and he returned and went into his own country.

Exodus - webster

Chapter 18

¹ When Jethro the priest of Midian, Moses's father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the LORD had brought Israel out of Egypt:
² Then Jethro, Moses's father-in-law, took Zipporah Moses's wife, after he had sent her back,
³ And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershom; (for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:)
⁴ And the name of the other was Eliezer; (for the God of my father, said he, was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:)
⁵ And Jethro, Moses's father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:
⁶ And he said to Moses, I thy father-in-law Jethro have come to thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.
⁷ And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and did obeisance, and kissed him: and they asked each other of their welfare: and they came into the tent.
⁸ And Moses told his father-in-law all that the LORD had done to Pharaoh, and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how the LORD delivered them.
⁹ And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which the LORD had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians.
¹⁰ And Jethro said, Blessed be the LORD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.
¹¹ Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing in which they dealt proudly, he was above them.
¹² And Jethro, Moses's 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's father-in-law before God.
¹³ 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 And when Moses's father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? Why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning to evening?
¹⁵ And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to inquire of God:
¹⁶ When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between one and another, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.
¹⁷ And Moses's father-in-law said to him, The thing that thou doest is not good.
¹⁸ Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for this thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.
¹⁹ Hearken now to my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people toward God, that thou mayest bring the causes to God:
²⁰ And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt show them the way in which they must walk, and the work that they must do.
²¹ Moreover, thou shalt provide out of all the people, able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:
²² And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring to thee, but every small matter they shall judge: So shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.
²³ If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.
²⁴ So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
²⁵ And 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 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
²⁷ And Moses let his father-in-law depart; and he went his way into his own land.

Exodus - world english bible

Chapter 18

¹ Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, how that Yahweh had brought Israel out of Egypt.
² Moses' father-in-law, received Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,
³ her two sons. The name of one son was Gershom, for Moses said, "I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land".
⁴ name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, "My father's God was my help and delivered me from Pharaoh's sword."
⁵ Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the Mountain of God.
⁶ said to Moses, "I, your father-in-law Jethro, have come to you with your wife, and her two sons with her."
⁷ 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 told his father-in-law all that Yahweh 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 Yahweh delivered them.
⁹ rejoiced for all the goodness which Yahweh had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.
¹⁰ said, "Blessed be Yahweh, 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 I know that Yahweh is greater than all gods because of the thing in which they dealt arrogantly against them."
¹² Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God. Aaron came with all of the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God.
¹³ happened on the next day, that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from the morning to the evening.
¹⁴ 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 said to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to inquire of God.
¹⁶ 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."
¹⁷ father-in-law said to him, "The thing that you do is not good.
¹⁸ 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 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 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 you shall provide out of all the people able men, such as 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 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 you will do this thing, and God commands you so, then you will be able to endure, and all of these people also will go to their place in peace."
²⁴ Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
²⁵ 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 judged the people at all times. They brought the hard causes to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
²⁷ let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way into his own land.

Exodus - darby

Chapter 18

¹ 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 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,
³ 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 -- 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; for in the thing in which they acted haughtily [he was] above them.
¹² 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 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 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 And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to enquire of God.
¹⁶ 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 And Moses' father-in-law said to him, The thing that thou art doing is not good.
¹⁸ 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 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 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 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 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 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 And Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
²⁵ 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 And they judged the people at all times: the hard matters they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged.
²⁷ And Moses sent away his father-in-law, and he departed into his land.

Exodus - american standard version

Chapter 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 that Jehovah had brought Israel out of Egypt.
² And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,
³ 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 and the name of the other was Eliezer; for [he said], The God of my father was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh.
⁵ And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the mount of God:
⁶ and he said unto Moses, I, thy father-in-law Jethro, am come unto thee, and thy wife, and her two sons with her.
⁷ And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and did obeisance, and kissed him: and they asked each other of their welfare; and they came into the tent.
⁸ And Moses told his father-in-law all that Jehovah had done unto Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how Jehovah delivered them.
⁹ And Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which Jehovah had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.
¹⁰ And Jethro said, Blessed be Jehovah, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh; who hath delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians.
¹¹ Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; yea, in the thing wherein they dealt proudly against them.
¹² 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 before God.
¹³ And it came to pass on the morrow, that Moses sat to judge the people: and the people stood about Moses from the morning unto the evening.
¹⁴ And when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand about thee from morning unto even?
¹⁵ And Moses said unto his father-in-law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God:
¹⁶ when they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.
¹⁷ And Moses' father-in-law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.
¹⁸ Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou, and this people that is with thee: for the thing is too heavy for thee; thou art not able to perform it thyself alone.
¹⁹ Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God be with thee: be thou for the people to God-ward, and bring thou the causes unto God:
²⁰ and thou shalt teach them the statutes and the laws, and shalt show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.
²¹ Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as 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 and let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge themselves: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear [the burden] with thee.
²³ If thou shalt do this thing, and God command thee so, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people also shall go to their place in peace.
²⁴ So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
²⁵ And 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 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
²⁷ And Moses let his father-in-law depart; and he went his way into his own land.

Exodus - basic english

Chapter 18

¹ Now news came to Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, of all God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, and how the Lord had taken Israel out of Egypt.
² And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,
³ And her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom, for he said, I have been living in a strange land:
⁴ And the name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, The God of my father was my help, and kept me safe from the sword of Pharaoh:
⁵ And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to where Moses had put up his tent in the waste land, by the mountain of God.
⁶ And he said to Moses, I, your father-in-law, have come to you, with your wife and your two sons.
⁷ And Moses went out to his father-in-law, and went down on his face before him and gave him a kiss; and they said to one another, Are you well? and they came into the tent.
⁸ And Moses gave his father-in-law an account of all the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians because of Israel, and of all the troubles which had come on them by the way, and how the Lord had given them salvation.
⁹ And Jethro was glad because the Lord had been good to Israel, freeing them from the power of the Egyptians.
¹⁰ And Jethro said, Praise be to the Lord, who has taken you out of the hand of Pharaoh and out of the hand of the Egyptians; freeing the people from the yoke of the Egyptians.
¹¹ Now I am certain that the Lord is greater than all gods, for he has overcome them in their pride.
¹² Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, made a burned offering to God: and Aaron came, with the chiefs of Israel, and had a meal with Moses' father-in-law, before God.
¹³ Now on the day after, Moses took his seat to give decisions for the people: and the people were waiting before Moses from morning till evening.
¹⁴ And when Moses' father-in-law saw all he was doing, he said, What is this you are doing for the people? why are you seated here by yourself, with all the people waiting before you from morning till evening?
¹⁵ And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to get directions from God:
¹⁶ And if they have any question between themselves, they come to me, and I am judge between a man and his neighbour, and I give them the orders and laws of God.
¹⁷ And Moses' father-in-law said to him, What you are doing is not good.
¹⁸ Your strength and that of the people will be completely used up: this work is more than you are able to do by yourself.
¹⁹ Give ear now to my suggestion, and may God be with you: you are to be the people's representative before God, taking their causes to him:
²⁰ Teaching them his rules and his laws, guiding them in the way they have to go, and making clear to them the work they have to do.
²¹ But for the rest, take from among the people able men, such as have the fear of God, true men hating profits wrongly made; and put such men over them, to be captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens;
²² And let them be judges in the causes of the people at all times: and let them put before you all important questions, but in small things let them give decisions themselves: in this way, it will be less hard for you, and they will take the weight off you.
²³ If you do this, and God gives approval, then you will be able to go on without weariness, and all this people will go to their tents in peace.
²⁴ So Moses took note of the words of his father-in-law, and did as he had said.
²⁵ And he made selection of able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens.
²⁶ And they were judges in the causes of the people at all times: the hard questions they put before Moses; but on every small point they gave decisions themselves.
²⁷ And Moses let his father-in-law go away, and he went back to his land.