WHEN Yithro, the priest of Midyan, El-Mosheh's father in law, heard of את all that Elohiym had done for Mosheh, and for Yashar'el his people, and that Yahuah had brought Yashar'el out of Mitsrayim;
Then Yithro, Mosheh's father in law, took Tsipporah, Mosheh's woman, after he had sent her back,
And her two sons; of which the name of the one was Gershem; for he said, I have been an alien in a strange land:
And the name of the other was Eliy`ezer; for the Elohai of my father, said he, was my help, and delivered me from the sword of Phar'oh:
And Yithro, Mosheh's father in law, came with his sons and his woman unto Mosheh into the wilderness, where he encamped at the Mount of Elohiym:
And he said unto Mosheh, I your father in law Yithro am come unto you, and your woman, and her two sons with her.
And Mosheh 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.
And Mosheh told his father in law את all that Yahuah had done unto Phar'oh and to the Mitsriym for Yashar'el's sake, and את all the travail that had come upon them by the way, and how Yahuah delivered them.
And Yithro rejoiced for all the goodness which Yahuah had done to Yashar'el, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Mitsriym.
And Yithro said, Blessed be Yahuah, who has delivered you out of the hand of the Mitsriym, and out of the hand of Phar'oh, who has delivered the people from under the hand of the Mitsriym.
Now I know that Yahuah is greater than all elohiym: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly he was above them.
And Yithro, Mosheh's father in law, took an ascending smoke offering and sacrifices for Elohiym: and Aharon came, and all the elders of Yashar'el, to eat bread with Mosheh's father in law before Elohiym.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that Mosheh sat to judge the people: and the people stood by Mosheh from the morning unto the evening.
And when Mosheh's father in law saw את all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that you do to the people? why sit you yourself alone, and all the people stand by you from morning unto evening?
And Mosheh said unto his father in law, Because the people come unto me to inquire of Elohiym:
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 Elohiym, and his Torah.
And Mosheh's father in law said unto him, The thing that you do is not good.
You will surely wear away, both you, and this people that is with you: for this thing is too heavy for you; you are not able to perform it yourself alone.
Hearken now unto my voice, I will give you counsel, and Elohiym shall be with you: Be for the people to Elohiym-ward, that you may bring the causes unto Elohiym:
And you shall teach them ordinances and Torah, and shall show them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do.
Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men, such as fear Elohiym, 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:
And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto you, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for yourself, and they shall bear the burden with you.
If you shall do this thing, and Elohiym command you so, then you shall be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.
So Mosheh hearkened to the voice of his father in law, and did all that he had said.
And Mosheh chose able men out of all Yashar'el, and made them heads over the people, rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
And they judged the people at all seasons: the hard causes they brought unto Mosheh, but every small matter they judged themselves.
And Mosheh let his father in law depart; and he went his way into his own land.