Exodus 18

KING JAMES BIBLE	Peshitta
1 When Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' 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;	1 ܘܫܡ̣ܥ ܝܬܪܘܢ ܟܘܡܪܐ ܕܡܕܝܢ ܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܡܘܫܐ̇. ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܐܠܗܐ ܠܡܘܫܐ ܘܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܥܡܗ. ܕܐܦܩ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܡܨܪܝܢ.
2 Then Jethro, Moses' father in law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,	2 ܘܕܒ̣ܪ ܝܬܪܘܢ ܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܡܘܫܐ. ܠܨ̇ܦܘܪܐ ܒܪܬܗ ܐܢܬܬܗ ܕܡܘܫܐ. ܡܢ ܒܬܪ ܕܫܒܩܗ̇.
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:	3 ܘܠܬܪ̈ܝܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܗ̇ ܕܫܡܗ ܕܚܕ̣ ܓܪܫܘܢ. ܡܛܠ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ̣ ܕܬܘܬܒܐ ܗܘ̣ܝܬ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܢܘܟܪܝܬܐ.
4 And the name of the other was Eliezer; for the God of my father, said he, was mine help, and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh:	4 ܘܫܡܗ ܕܐܚܪܢܐ ܐܠܝܥܙܪ. ܡܛܠ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܕܐ̈ܒܗܝ ܒܥܕܪܝ̣. ܘܦܨ̇ܝܢܝ ܡܢ ܚܪܒܗ ܕܦܪܥܘܢ.
5 And Jethro, Moses' father in law, came with his sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped at the mount of God:	5 ܘܐܬ̣ܐ ܝܬܪܘܢ ܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܘܒܢ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܐܢܬܬܗ ܠܘܬ ܡܘܫܐ̇. ܠܡܕܒܪܐ ܕܫܪܐ ܗܘܐ ܬܡܢ ܠܛܘܪܗ ܕܐܠܗܐ.
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.	6 ܘܐܬܐܡܪ ܠܡܘܫܐ. ܕܗܐ ܚܡܘܟ ܝܬܪܘܢ ܐܬ̣ܐ ܠܘܬܟ. ܘܐܢܬܬܟ ܘܬܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܒܢܝ̈ܟ ܥܡܗ.
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.	7 ܘܢܦ̣ܩ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܐܘܪܥܗ ܕܚܡܘܗܝ̣. ܘ̣ܣܓܕ ܠܗ̣ ܘܢܫ̇ܩܗ ܘܫܐ̣ܠܘ ܐܢܫ ܒܫܠܡܐ ܕܚܒܪܗ. ܘܥܠ̣ܘ ܠܡܫܟ̣ܢܐ.
8 And Moses told his father in law all that the LORD had done unto 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.	8 ܘܐܫ̇ܬܥܝ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܚܡܘܗܝ. ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܦܪܥܘܢ ܘܠܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ̇. ܥܠ ܨܒܘܬܐ ܕܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܘܟܠ ܠܐܘܬܐ ܕܠܐܝܘ ܒܐܘܪܚܐ ܘܦܨ̇ܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܪܝܐ.
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.	9 ܘܚ̣ܕܝ ܝܬܪܘܢ ܥܠ ܟܘܠ ܛܒܬ̈ܐ ܕܥܒ̣ܕ ܡܪܝܐ ܠܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܘܦܨ̇ܝ ܐܢܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ. ܘܡܢ ܐܝܕܗ ܕܦܪܥܘܢ.
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.	10 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܝܬܪܘܢ. ܒܪܝܟ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܦܨܝܟܘܢ ܡܢ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܡܢ ܐܝܕܗ ܕܦܪܥܘܢ. ܕܦܨ̇ܝ ܠܥܡܗ ܡܢ ܬܚܝܬ ܐܝܕܐ ܕܡܨܪ̈ܝܐ.
11 Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.	11 ܗܫܐ ܝܕܥ̇ܬ ܕܪܒ ܗܘ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܐ̈ܠܗܐ̇. ܡܛܠ ܬܪܥܝܬܐ ܕܐܬ̇ܪܥܝܘ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ.
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.	12 ܘܩ̇ܪܒ ܝܬܪܘܢ ܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܡܘܫܐ̇. ܝܩ̈ܕܐ ܫ̈ܠܡ̣ܐ ܘܕܒܚ̈ܐ ܠܡܪܝܐ. ܘܐܬ̣ܐ ܐܗܪܘܢ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܣ̈ܒܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ . ܠܡܐܟܠ ܠܚܡܐ ܥܡ ܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ.
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 unto the evening.	13 ܘܗܘ̣ܐ ܠܒܬܪ ܝܘܡܐ. ܘܝܬ̣ܒ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܡ̣ܕܢ ܠܥܡܐ. ܘܩܝ̇ܡܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥܡܐ ܠܥܠ ܡܢ ܡܘܫܐ. ܡܢ ܨ̇ܦܪܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܪܡܫܐ.
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 by thee from morning unto even?	14 ܘܚ̣ܙܐ ܚܡܘܗܝ ܕܡܘܫܐ ܟܘܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܥܒ̇ܕ ܠܥܡܐ. ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܗ. ܡ̇ܢܘ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܥܒ̇ܕ ܐܢܬ ܠܥܡܐ. ܠܡܢܐ ܝ̇ܬܒ ܐܢܬ ܒܠܚܘܕܝܟ̇. ܘܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܩܐ̇ܡ ܠܥܠ ܡܢܟ̇ ܡܢ ܨ̇ܦܪܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܪܡܫܐ.
15 And Moses said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of God:	15 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܚܡܘܗܝ. ܕܐܬ̇ܝܢ ܠܘܬܝ ܥܡܐ ܠܡܫ̣ܐܠ ܡܠܬܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ.
16 When they have a matter, they come unto me; and I judge between one and another, and I do make them know the statutes of God, and his laws.	16 ܘܡܐ ܕܗ̇ܘܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܐܬ̇ܝܢ ܠܘܬܝ. ܘܕܐ̇ܢ ܐܢܐ ܒܝܬ ܓܒܪܐ ܠܚܒܪܗ. ܘܡܚܘܐ ܐܢܐ ܠܗܘܢ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܘܗܝ ܕܐܠܗܐ ܘܢܡܘܣ̈ܘܗܝ.
17 And Moses' father in law said unto him, The thing that thou doest is not good.	17 ܘܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܗ ܚܡܘܗܝ ܠܡܘܫܐ. ܠܐ̇ ܫܦܝܪ ܥܒ̇ܕ ܐܢܬ.
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.	18 ܡܨܛ̇ܥܪܘ ܡܨܛ̇ܥܪ ܐܢܬ. ܐܦ ܐܢܬ ܐܦ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܕܥܡܟ. ܡܛܘܠ ܕܝܩܝܪ ܗ̣ܘ ܡܢܟ ܦܬܓܡܐ. ܘܠܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܥܒܕܗ ܒܠܚܘܕܝܟ.
19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to Godward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:	19 ܗܫܐ ܫܡ̣ܥ ܒܩܠܝ̣ ܘܐܡܠ̣ܟܟ. ܘܢ̣ܗܘܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܥܡܟ. ܗܘ̣ܝ ܐܢܬ ܡ̇ܠܦܢܐ ܠܥܡܐ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ. ܘܗܘ̣ܝܬ ܡ̇ܥܠ ܦܬܓܡ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܩܕܡ ܐܠܗܐ.
20 And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.	20 ܘܬܙ̇ܗܪ ܐܢܘܢ ܕܢܛܪ̣ܘܢ ܦܘܩ̈ܕܢܐ ܘܢܡܘܣ̈ܐ. ܘܬܚܘܐ̇ ܐܢܘܢ ܐܘܪܚܐ ܕܢܐܙܠܘܢ ܒܗ̣̇. ܘܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܐ ܕܢܥܒܕܘܢ.
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:	21 ܘܐܢܬ ܬܚܙܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܚܝܠܐ. ܕܕܚ̇ܠܝܢ ܡܢ ܐܠܗܐ . ܓܒܪ̈ܝ̣ܢ ܫܪ̈ܝܪܝܢ ܘܣ̇ܢܝܢ ܫܘܚܕܐ ܘܢܟܠܐ. ܘܐܩܝܡ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܐ̈ܠܦܐ ܘܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܡܐ̈ܘܬܐ. ܘܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܚܡܫܝܢ̇ ܘܪ̈ܫܝ̣ ܥܣܪ̈ܐ.
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: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.	22 ܘܢ̇ܗܘܘܢ ܕܝ̇ܢܝܢ ܠܥܡܐ ܒܟܠ ܥܕܢ. ܘܟܕ ܢܗܘܐ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܪܒܐ ܢܐܬܘܢ ܠܘܬܟ. ܘܟܠ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܗ̣ܢܘܢ ܢܕ̣ܘܢܘܢ. ܘܐܩܠ ܡܢܟ̣ ܘܢ̇ܫܩ̣ܠܘܢ ܥܡܟ.
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.	23 ܘܐܢ ܦܬܓܡܐ ܗܢܐ ܬܥܒ̣ܕ. ܡ̇ܦܩ̣ܕ ܠܟ ܐܠܗܐ ܘܡܫܟܚ ܐܢܬ ܠܡܩ̣ܡ. ܘܐܦ ܟܠܗ ܥܡܐ ܗܢܐ. ܐܢܫ ܠܒܝܬܗ̣ ܢ̇ܐܙܠܘܢ ܒܫܠܡܐ.
24 So Moses hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.	24 ܘܫܡ̣ܥ ܡܘܫܐ ܒܩܠܗ ܕܚܡܘܗܝ̣. ܘܥܒܕ ܟܠ ܡܕܡ ܕܐܡ̣ܪ ܠܗ.
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.	25 ܘܓܒ̣ܐ ܡܘܫܐ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܕܚܝܠܐ ܡܢ ܟܠܗ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ. ܘܐܩܝܡ ܐܢܘܢ ܪ̈ܫܐ ܥܠ ܥܡܐ. ܪ̈ܝܫܝ ܐ̈ܠܦܐ̇ ܘܪ̈ܫܝ ܡܐ̈ܘܬܐ. ܘܪ̈ܫܝ ܚܡܫܝܢ̇ ܘܪ̈ܫܝ ܥܣܪܐ.
26 And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.	26 ܘܕܝ̇ܢܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܥܡܐ ܒܟܠ ܥܕܢ. ܘܦܬܓܡܐ ܕܩܫ̣ܐ ܡ̇ܝܬܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܘܬ ܡܘܫܐ. ܘܦܬܓܡܐ ܙܥܘܪܐ ܕܝ̇ܢܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܗ̣ܢܘܢ.
27 And Moses let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.	27 ܘܫܕܪ ܡܘܫܐ ܠܚܡܘܗܝ̣ ܘܐܙ̣ܠ ܠܐܪܥܗ.