Exodus 18
1 और मूसा के ससुर मिद्दान के याजक यित्रो ने यह सुना, कि परमेश्वर ने मूसा और अपनी प्रजा इस्त्राएल के लिये क्या क्या किया है, अर्थात यह कि किस रीति से यहोवा इस्त्राएलियों को मिस्र से निकाल ले आया।
2 तब मूसा के ससुर यित्रो मूसा की पत्नी सिप्पोरा को, जो पहिले नैहर भेज दी गई थी,
3 और उसके दोनों बेटों को भी ले आया; इन में से एक का नाम मूसा ने यह कहकर गेर्शोम रखा था, कि मैं अन्य देश में परदेशी हुआ हूं।
4 और दूसरे का नाम उसने यह कहकर एलीएजेर रखा, कि मेरे पिता के परमेश्वर ने मेरा सहायक हो कर मुझे फिरौन की तलवार से बचाया।
5 मूसा की पत्नी और पुत्रों को उसका ससुर यित्रो संग लिए मूसा के पास जंगल के उस स्थान में आया, जहां परमेश्वर के पर्वत के पास उसका डेरा पड़ा था।
6 और आकर उसने मूसा के पास यह कहला भेजा, कि मैं तेरा ससुर यित्रो हूं, और दोनो बेटों समेत तेरी पत्नी को तेरे पास ले आया हूं।
7 तब मूसा अपने ससुर से भेंट करने के लिये निकला, और उसको दण्डवत करके चूमा; और वे परस्पर कुशल क्षेम पूछते हुए डेरे पर आ गए।
8 वहां मूसा ने अपने ससुर से वर्णन किया, कि यहोवा ने इस्त्राएलियों के निमित्त फिरौन और मिस्रियों से क्या क्या किया, और इस्त्राएलियों ने मार्ग में क्या क्या कष्ट उठाया, फिर यहोवा उन्हें कैसे कैसे छुड़ाता आया है।
9 तब यित्रो ने उस समस्त भलाई के कारण जो यहोवा ने इस्त्राएलियों के साथ की थी, कि उन्हें मिस्रियों के वश से छुड़ाया था, मग्न हो कर कहा,
10 धन्य है यहोवा, जिसने तुम को फिरौन और मिस्रियों के वश से छुड़ाया, जिसने तुम लोगों को मिस्रियों की मुट्ठी में से छुड़ाया है।
11 अब मैं ने जान लिया है कि यहोवा सब देवताओं से बड़ा है; वरन उस विषय में भी जिस में उन्होंने इस्त्राएलियों से अभिमान किया था।
12 तब मूसा के ससुर यित्रो ने परमेश्वर के लिये होमबलि और मेलबलि चढ़ाए, और हारून इस्त्राएलियों के सब पुरनियों समेत मूसा के ससुर यित्रो के संग परमेश्वर के आगे भोजन करने को आया।
13 दूसरे दिन मूसा लोगों का न्याय करने को बैठा, और भोर से सांझ तक लोग मूसा के आसपास खड़े रहे।
14 यह देखकर कि मूसा लोगों के लिये क्या क्या करता है, उसके ससुर ने कहा, यह क्या काम है जो तू लोगों के लिये करता है? क्या कारण है कि तू अकेला बैठा रहता है, और लोग भोर से सांझ तक तेरे आसपास खड़े रहते हैं?
15 मूसा ने अपने ससुर से कहा, इसका कारण यह है कि लोग मेरे पास परमेश्वर से पूछने आते है।
16 जब जब उनका कोई मुकद्दमा होता है तब तब वे मेरे पास आते हैं और मैं उनके बीच न्याय करता, और परमेश्वर की विधि और व्यवस्था उन्हें जताता हूं।
17 मूसा के ससुर ने उससे कहा, जो काम तू करता है वह अच्छा नहीं।
18 और इस से तू क्या, वरन ये लोग भी जो तेरे संग हैं निश्चय हार जाएंगे, क्योंकि यह काम तेरे लिये बहुत भारी है; तू इसे अकेला नहीं कर सकता।
19 इसलिये अब मेरी सुन ले, मैं तुझ को सम्मति देता हूं, और परमेश्वर तेरे संग रहे। तू तो इन लोगों के लिये परमेश्वर के सम्मुख जाया कर, और इनके मुकद्दमों को परमेश्वर के पास तू पहुंचा दिया कर।
20 इन्हें विधि और व्यवस्था प्रगट कर करके, जिस मार्ग पर इन्हें चलना, और जो जो काम इन्हें करना हो, वह इन को जता दिया कर।
21 फिर तू इन सब लोगों में से ऐसे पुरूषों को छांट ले, जो गुणी, और परमेश्वर का भय मानने वाले, सच्चे, और अन्याय के लाभ से घृणा करने वाले हों; और उन को हज़ार-हज़ार, सौ-सौ, पचास-पचास, और दस-दस मनुष्यों पर प्रधान नियुक्त कर दे।
22 और वे सब समय इन लोगों का न्याय किया करें; और सब बड़े बड़े मुकद्दमों को तो तेरे पास ले आया करें, और छोटे छोटे मुकद्दमों का न्याय आप ही किया करें; तब तेरा बोझ हलका होगा, क्योंकि इस बोझ को वे भी तेरे साथ उठाएंगे।
23 यदि तू यह उपाय करे, और परमेश्वर तुझ को ऐसी आज्ञा दे, तो तू ठहर सकेगा, और ये सब लोग अपने स्थान को कुशल से पहुंच सकेंगें।
24 अपने ससुर की यह बात मान कर मूसा ने उसके सब वचनों के अनुसार किया।
25 सो उसने सब इस्त्राएलियों में से गुणी-गुणी पुरूष चुनकर उन्हें हज़ार-हज़ार, सौ-सौ, पचास-पचास, दस-दस, लोगों के ऊपर प्रधान ठहराया।
26 और वे सब लोगों का न्याय करने लगे; जो मुकद्दमा कठिन होता उसे तो वे मूसा के पास ले आते थे, और सब छोटे मुकद्दमों का न्याय वे आप ही किया करते थे।
27 और मूसा ने अपने ससुर को विदा किया, और उसने अपने देश का मार्ग लिया॥
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;
2 Then Jethro, Moses’ father in law, took Zipporah, Moses’ 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 mine 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 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 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.
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 wherein they dealt proudly 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 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 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 by 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 one and another, and I do 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 this 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 shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:
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.
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 unto 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 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.
1 And David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with the officers, and with the mighty men, and with all the valiant men, unto Jerusalem.
2 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: As for me, I had in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:
3 But God said unto me, Thou shalt not build an house for my name, because thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood.
4 Howbeit the Lord God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:
5 And of all my sons, (for the Lord hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.
6 And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he shall build my house and my courts: for I have chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father.
7 Moreover I will establish his kingdom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day.
8 Now therefore in the sight of all Israel the congregation of the Lord, and in the audience of our God, keep and seek for all the commandments of the Lord your God: that ye may possess this good land, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for ever.
9 And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
10 Take heed now; for the Lord hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuary: be strong, and do it.
11 Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,
12 And the pattern of all that he had by the spirit, of the courts of the house of the Lord, and of all the chambers round about, of the treasuries of the house of God, and of the treasuries of the dedicated things:
13 Also for the courses of the priests and the Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the Lord, and for all the vessels of service in the house of the Lord.
14 He gave of gold by weight for things of gold, for all instruments of all manner of service; silver also for all instruments of silver by weight, for all instruments of every kind of service:
15 Even the weight for the candlesticks of gold, and for their lamps of gold, by weight for every candlestick, and for the lamps thereof: and for the candlesticks of silver by weight, both for the candlestick, and also for the lamps thereof, according to the use of every candlestick.
16 And by weight he gave gold for the tables of shewbread, for every table; and likewise silver for the tables of silver:
17 Also pure gold for the fleshhooks, and the bowls, and the cups: and for the golden basons he gave gold by weight for every bason; and likewise silver by weight for every bason of silver:
18 And for the altar of incense refined gold by weight; and gold for the pattern of the chariot of the cherubims, that spread out their wings, and covered the ark of the covenant of the Lord.
19 All this, said David, the Lord made me understand in writing by his hand upon me, even all the works of this pattern.
20 And David said to Solomon his son, Be strong and of good courage, and do it: fear not, nor be dismayed: for the Lord God, even my God, will be with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee, until thou hast finished all the work for the service of the house of the Lord.
21 And, behold, the courses of the priests and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with thee for all manner of workmanship every willing skilful man, for any manner of service: also the princes and all the people will be wholly at thy commandment.