2016年10月5日 星期三 --出埃及记 Exodus 18:16

Then Moses went up to God, and the LORD called to him from the mountain and said, "This is what you are to say to the house of Jacob and what you are to tell the people of Israel: 摩西到 神那里,耶和华从山上呼唤他说,你要这样告诉雅各家,晓谕以色列人说,

Listen now to me and I will give you some advice, and may God be with you. You must be the people's representative before God and bring their disputes to him. 现在你要听我的话.我为你出个主意,愿 神与你同在.你要替百姓到 神面前,将案件奏告 神,

The next day Moses took his seat to serve as judge for the people, and they stood around him from morning till evening.第二天,摩西坐着审判百姓,百姓从早到晚都站在摩西的左右.

When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he said, "What is this you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge, while all these people stand around you from morning till evening?" 摩西的岳父看见他向百姓所作的一切事,就说,你向百姓

They served as judges for the people at all times. The difficult cases they brought to Moses, but the simple ones they decided themselves. 他们随时审判百姓,有难断的案件就呈到摩西那里,但各样小事他们自己审判.

Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, brought a burnt offering and other sacrifices to God, and Aaron came with all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law in the presence of God. 摩西的岳父叶忒罗把燔祭和平安祭献给 神.亚伦和以色列的众长老都来了,与摩西的岳父在 神面前吃饭.

On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, with a thick cloud over the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast. Everyone in the camp trembled. 到了第三天早晨,在山上有雷轰,闪电,和密云,并且角声甚大,营中的百姓尽都发颤.

You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone. 你和这些百姓必都疲惫,因为这事太重,你独自一人办理不了.

He chose capable men from all Israel and made them leaders of the people, officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens. 摩西从以色列人中拣选了有才能的人,立他们为百姓的首领,作千夫长,百夫长,五十夫长,十夫长.