1 A ka rongo a Ietoro, te tohunga o Miriana, te hungawai o Mohi, ki nga mea katoa i meatia e te Atua ki a Mohi, ki a Iharaira hoki, ki tana iwi; ki a Ihowa ano hoki kua whakaputa mai i a Iharaira i Ihipa;

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 K atahi a Ietoro, hungawai o Mohi, ka tango i a Hipora, wahine a Mohi, i muri nei i tana tononga i a ia kia hoki,

And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her back,

3 M e ana tamariki tokorua, ko te ingoa o tetahi ko Kerehoma, i mea hoki ia, He manene ahau i te whenua ke:

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 K o te ingoa hoki o tetahi ko Erietera; moku hoki a wahinetia mai e te Atua o toku papa, nana hoki ahau i whakaora i te hoari a Parao;

—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 N a ka haere mai a Ietoro, te hungawai o Mohi, ratou ko ana tamariki, ko tana wahine, ki a Mohi, ki te koraha i noho ai ia, ki te maunga o te Atua:

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 A ka mea ki a Mohi, Ko ahau, ko Ietoro, ko tou hungawai, kua tae mai ki a koe, me tau wahine, ratou ko ana tama tokorua.

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 N a ka haere a Mohi ki te whakatau i tona hungawai, a ka tuohu, ka kihi hoki i a ia; a ka ui raua ki a raua ki te pai i tetahi, i tetahi; a haere ana raua ki te teneti.

And Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and did obeisance, and kissed him; and they asked each other their welfare, and went into the tent.

8 N a ka korerotia e Mohi ki tona hungawai nga mea katoa i meatia e Ihowa ki a Parao ratou ko nga Ihipiana, mo Iharaira, me nga mate katoa hoki i pono ki a ratou i te ara, me ratou hoki kua whakaorangia nei e Ihowa.

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 Jehovah had delivered them.

9 N a ka hari a Ietoro mo nga mea pai katoa i meatia e Ihowa ki a Iharaira, mo ratou hoki i whakaorangia e ia i te ringa o nga Ihipiana.

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 A ka mea a Ietoro, Kia whakapaingia a Ihowa nana nei koutou i whakaora i te ringa o nga Ihipiana, i te ringa hoki o Parao; nana hoki te iwi nei i whakaora i raro i te ringa o nga Ihipiana.

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 K atahi ahau ka mohio he nui ake a Ihowa i nga atua katoa; ae ra, i te mea hoki ka whakapehapeha ratou, hira ake ana ano ia i a ratou.

Now I know that Jehovah is greater than all gods; for in the thing in which they acted haughtily above them.

12 N a ka tangohia e Ietoro, e te hungawai o Mohi tetahi tahunga tinana me etahi patunga tapu ma te Atua: a haere mai ana a Arona, me nga kaumatua katoa o Iharaira, ki te hungawai o Mohi, ki te kai taro ki te aroaro o te Atua.

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 A i te aonga ake o te ra ka noho a Mohi ki te whakawa i te iwi: a ka tu te iwi i te taha o Mohi no te ata a ahiahi noa.

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 A , no te kitenga o te hungawai o Mohi i nga mea katoa i mea ai ia ki te iwi, ka mea ia, He aha tenei mea e mea nei koe ki te iwi? he aha koe i noho ai ko koe anake, i tu ai hoki te iwi katoa i tou taha no te ata a tae noa ki te ahiahi?

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 A ka mea a Mohi ki tona hungawai, E haere mai ana hoki te iwi ki ahau, ki te rapu tikanga i te Atua:

And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to enquire of God.

16 K a ai he mea ki a ratou, na ka haere mai ki ahau; a maku e whakarite te whakawa a tetahi ki tetahi; e whakaatu hoki nga tikanga a te Atua me ana ture.

When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between one and another; and I make known the statutes of God, and his laws.

17 N a ka mea te hungawai o Mohi ki a ia, Ehara tenei i te pai e mea nei koe.

And Moses' father-in-law said to him, The thing that thou art doing is not good.

18 K a honia noatia iho koe, koutou tahi ko tenei iwi i a koe nei; he pehi rawa hoki tenei mea i a koe: e kore e taea e koe anake.

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 N a, whakarongo mai ki toku reo, maku koe e tohutohu: hei a koe te Atua, hei te aroaro o te Atua koe mo te iwi, a mau e kawe nga korero ki te Atua:

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 M au ano ratou e whakaako ki nga tikanga, ki nga ture, e whakaatu hoki ki a ratou te huarahi e haere ai ratou, me nga mahi e mahi ai ratou.

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 M au ano hoki e titiro i roto i te iwi katoa etahi tangata maia, e wehi ana i te Atua; hei te hunga pono, e kino ana ki te apo; ka waiho ai hei rangatira mo ratou, hei rangatira mo nga mano, hei rangatira mo nga rau, hei rangatira mo nga rima tek au, hei rangatira mo nga tekau:

But do thou provide among all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place over them, chiefs of thousands, chiefs of hundreds, chiefs of fifties, and chiefs of tens,

22 A ma ratou te iwi e whakawa i nga wa katoa: a ko nga mea nunui katoa, me kawe mai ki a koe; ko nga mea nohinohi katoa ia, ma ratou e whakarite: penei ka mama koe, a ma koutou tahi te pikaunga.

that they may judge the people at all times; and it shall be they shall bring to thee every great matter, and that they shall judge every small matter, and they shall lighten on thee, and they shall bear with thee.

23 K i te mea koe i tenei mea, a ka ki mai te Atua ki a koe, katahi koe ka matatu ake, a ka haere marie tenei iwi katoa ki o ratou kainga.

If thou do this thing, and God command thee, thou wilt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace.

24 A rongo tonu a Mohi ki te kupu a tona hungawai, a meatia katoatia iho e ia nga mea i korero ai ia.

And Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.

25 A whiriwhiria ana e Mohi etahi tangata maia i roto i a Iharaira katoa, a waiho iho ratou e ia hei upoko mo te iwi, hei rangatira mo nga mano, hei rangatira mo nga rau, hei rangatira mo nga rima tekau, hei rangatira hoki mo nga tekau.

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 A na ratou te iwi i whakawa i nga wa katoa: ko te mea pakeke i kawea e ratou ki a Mohi; ko nga mea nohinohi katoa ia na ratou ano i whakarite.

And they judged the people at all times: the hard matters they brought to Moses, but every small matter they judged.

27 N a ka tukua atu e Mohi tona hungawai; a haere ana ia ki tona whenua.

And Moses sent away his father-in-law, and he departed into his land.