18 — Exodus

1And when Jethro the priest of Madian, the kinsman of Moses, had heard all the things that God had done to Moses, and to Israel his people, and that the Lord had brought forth Israel out of Egypt:Ma Jethro sacerdote di Madian, suocero di Mosè, avendo udite tutte le cose, che Dio aveva fatte a favor di Mosè, e d'Israele suo popolo, e come il Signore avea tratto Israele dall'Egitto:AND when Iethro the priest of Madian, the allied of Moyses, had heard al the thinges, that God had done to Moyses, and to Israel his people, and that our Lord had brought forth Israel out of Aegypt:Cumque audisset Jethro, sacerdos Madian, cognatus Moysi, omnia quæ fecerat Deus Moysi, et Israëli populo suo, et quod eduxisset Dominus Israël de Ægypto, 2He took Sephora, the wife of Moses, whom he had sent back:Prese Sephora moglie di Mosè, rimandata da lui a sua casahe tooke Sephora the wife of Moyses whom he had sent backe:tulit Sephoram uxorem Moysi quam remiserat, 3And her two sons, of whom one was called Gersam: his father saying, I have been a stranger in a foreign country.E i due suoi figliuoli, dei quali uno chiamavasi Gersam, perché il padre avea detto: Sono stato pellegrino in terra straniera;and her two sonnes, of which one was called Gersam, his father saying: I haue bene a stranger in a forren countrie.et duos filios ejus: quorum unus vocabatur Gersam, dicente patre: Advena fui in terra aliena; 4And the other Eliezer: For the God of my father, said he, is my helper, and hath delivered me from the sword of Pharao.E l'altro (chiamavasi) Eliezer, perché il padre disse: Il Dio del padre mio fu il mio difensore, e liberommi dalla spada di Faraone.And the other Eliezer: for the God of my father, quoth he, is my helper, and hath deliuered me from Pharaoes sword.alter vero Eliezer: Deus enim, ait, patris mei adjutor meus, et eruit me de gladio Pharaonis. 5And Jethro, the kinsman of Moses, came with his sons, and his wife to Moses into the desert, where he was camped by the mountain of God.Venne adunque Jethro suocero di Mosè, e i suoi figliuoli, e la sua moglie a trovar Mosè nel deserto là, dove egli avea posto gli alloggiamenti presso al monte di Dio.Iethro therfore the allied of Moyses came and his sonnes, and his wife to Moyses into the desert, where he was camped beside the mountayne of GodVenit ergo Jethro cognatus Moysi, et filii ejus, et uxor ejus ad Moysen in desertum, ubi erat castrametatus juxta montem Dei. 6And he sent word to Moses, saying: I Jethro, thy kinsman, come to thee, and thy wife, and thy two sons with her.E fece avvertire Mosè, e dirgli: Io Jethro tuo suocero vengo a trovarti colla tua moglie, e i tuoi due figliuoli con essa.And he sent word to Moyses, saying: I Iethro thy allied come to thee, and thy wife, and thy two children with her.Et mandavit Moysi, dicens: Ego Jethro cognatus tuus venio ad te, et uxor tua, et duo filii cum ea.

7And he went out to meet his kinsman, and worshipped and kissed him: and they saluted one another with words of peace. And when he was come into the tent,E quegli andò incontro al suo suocero, e se gl'inchinò, e baciollo: e si salutarono scambievolmente con buone parole. E quando egli fu entrato nel padiglione,Who going forth to mere his allied, adored, and kissed him: and they saluted on an other with wordes of peace. And when he was entred into the tent,Qui egressus in occursum cognati sui, adoravit, et osculatus est eum: salutaveruntque se mutuo verbis pacificis. Cumque intrasset tabernaculum, 8Moses told his kinsman all that the Lord had done to Pharao, and the Egyptians in favour of Israel: and all the labour which had befallen them in the journey, and that the Lord had delivered them.Raccontò Mosè al suocero tutto quello che il Signore avea fatto contro Faraone, e l'Egitto per amor d'Israele, e tutti i travagli sofferti da loro nel viaggio, e come il Signore gli avea salvati.Moyses told his allied al thinges that our Lord had done to Pharao, and the Aegyptians for Israel: and the whole trauaile which had chanced to them in the iourney, and that our Lord had deliuered them.narravit Moyses cognato suo cuncta quæ fecerat Dominus Pharaoni et Ægyptiis propter Israël: universumque laborem, qui accidisset eis in itinere, et quod liberaverat eos Dominus. 9And Jethro rejoiced for all the good things that the Lord had done to Israel, because he had delivered them out of the hands of the Egyptians.E Jethro si rallegrò di tutto il bene, che il Signore avea fatto ad Israele, mentre l'avea liberato dal potere degli Egiziani,And Iethro reioyced for al the good thinges, that our Lord had done to Israel, because he had deliuered them out of the handes of the Aegyptians,Lætatusque est Jethro super omnibus bonis, quæ fecerat Dominus Israëli, eo quod eruisset eum de manu Ægyptiorum. 10And he said: Blessed is the Lord, who hath delivered you out of the hand of Pharao, and out of the hand of Egypt.E disse: Benedetto il Signore, che vi ha liberati dalle mani degli Egiziani, e dalle mani di Faraone, e ha sottratto il suo popolo dal poter dell'Egitto.and he said: Blessed is the Lord, that hath deliuered you out of the hand of the Aegyptians, and out of the hand of Pharao, that hath deliuered his people out of the hand of Aegypt.Et ait: Benedictus Dominus, qui liberavit vos de manu Ægyptiorum, et de manu Pharaonis; qui eruit populum suum de manu Ægypti. 11Now I know, that the Lord is great above all gods; because he hath delivered his people out of the hand of the Egyptians, who dealt proudly against them.Adesso io ho conosciuto, che il Signore è grande sopra tutti gli dei: perocché quelli con superbia trattarono questi.Now doe I know, that the Lord is great aboue al goddes: for because they dealt proudely against them.Nunc cognovi, quia magnus Dominus super omnes deos: eo quod superbe egerint contra illos.

12So Jethro, the kinsman of Moses, offered holocausts and sacrifices to God: and Aaron and all the ancients of Israel came, to eat bread with him before God.Offerì adunque Jethro suocero di Mosè olocausti, ed ostie a Dio: e vennero Aronne, e i seniori tutti d'Israele a mangiare con lui dinanzi a Dio.Iethro therfore the allied of Moyses offered holocaustes and hostes to God: and Aaron and al the ancientes of Israel came, to eate bread with him before God.Obtulit ergo Jethro cognatus Moysi holocausta et hostias Deo: veneruntque Aaron et omnes seniores Israël, ut comederent panem cum eo coram Deo. 13And the next day Moses sat to judge the people, who stood by Moses from morning until night.E il dì seguente si assise Mosè per render ragione al popolo, il quale stava intorno a Mosè dal mattino fino alla sera.And the next day Moyses sate to iudge the people, who stoode by Moyses from morning vntil night.Altera autem die sedit Moyses ut judicaret populum, qui assistebat Moysi a mane usque ad vesperam. 14And when his kinsman had seen all things that he did among the people, he said: What is it that thou dost among the people? Why sittest thou alone, and all the people wait from morning till night?La qualcosa avendo osservato il suo suocero, vale a dire come egli accudiva a tutte le cose del popolo, disse: Che è quello, che tu fai col popolo? Perché tu solo a tribunale, e tutto il popolo sta aspettando dal mattino fino alla sera?Which thing when his allied had seene, to witte, al thinges that he did in the people, he said: What is this that thou doest in the people? Why sittest thou alone, and al the people attendeth from morning vntil night?Quod cum vidisset cognatus ejus, omnia scilicet quæ agebat in populo, ait: Quid est hoc quod facis in plebe ? cur solus sedes, et omnis populus præstolatur de mane usque ad vesperam ? 15And Moses answered him: The people come to me to seek the judgment of God?Rispose a lui Mosè: Viene a me il popolo per udire la sentenza di Dio.To whom Moyses answered: The people cometh to me seeking the sentence of God.Cui respondit Moyses: Venit ad me populus quærens sententiam Dei: 16And when any controversy falleth out among them, they come to me to judge between them, and to shew the precepts of God, and his laws.E quando nasce loro qualche disputa, vengono a me, perché io ne sia giudice, e faccia loro conoscere i precetti di Dio, e le sue leggi.And when anie controuersie chanceth among them, they come vnto me to iudge betwene them, and to shew the preceptes of God, and his lawes.cumque acciderit eis aliqua disceptatio, veniunt ad me ut judicem inter eos, et ostendam præcepta Dei, et leges ejus.

17But he said: The thing thou dost is not good.Ma quegli: Tu (disse) non fai bene:But he said: Thou doest not wel:At ille: Non bonam, inquit, rem facis. 18Thou art spent with foolish labour, both thou, and this people that is with thee; the business is above thy strength, thou alone canst not bear it.Tu consumi con inutile fatica te, e questo popolo, che è teco: la cosa è sopra le tue forze, non puoi reggervi da te solo.thou art t•red with foolish labour, both thou, and this people that is with thee, the busines is aboue thy strength, thou alone canst not susteyne it.Stulto labore consumeris et tu, et populus iste qui tecum est: ultra vires tuas est negotium; solus illud non poteris sustinere. 19But hear my words and counsels, and God shall be with thee. Be thou to the people in those things that pertain to God, to bring their words to him:Ma ascolta le mie parole, e i miei consigli, e Dio sarà teco. Sii tu mediatore del popolo nelle cose, che riguardano Dio per riferir le preci, che a lui son fatte:But heare my wordes and counseils, and God shal be with thee. Be thou to the people in those thinges that pertaine to God, to report their wordes vnto him:Sed audi verba mea atque consilia, et erit Deus tecum. Esto tu populo in his quæ ad Deum pertinent, ut referas quæ dicuntur ad eum: 20And to shew the people the ceremonies, and the manner of worshipping; and the way wherein they ought to walk, and the work that they ought to do.E per insegnare al popolo le cerimonie, e i riti del culto, e la strada, che debbon battere, e quello che debbon fare.and to shew to the people the ceremonies and rite of worshipping, and the way wherin they ought to walke, and the worke that they ought to doe.ostendasque populo cæremonias et ritum colendi, viamque per quam ingredi debeant, et opus quod facere debeant. 21And provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, in whom there is truth, and that hate avarice, and appoint of them rulers of thousands, and of hundreds, and of fifties, and of tens,Ma scegli da tutta la moltitudine uomini di polso, e timorati di Dio, e amanti della verità, e nemici dell'avarizia, e di questi crea de' tribuni, e de' centurioni, e de' capi di cinquanta, e di dieci uomini,And prouide out of al the people men that are wise, and doe feare God, in whom there is truth, and that doe hate auarice, and appointe of them tribunes, and centurions, and quinquagenarians, and deanes,Provide autem de omni plebe viros potentes, et timentes Deum, in quibus sit veritas, et qui oderint avaritiam, et constitue ex eis tribunos, et centuriones, et quinquagenarios, et decanos, 22Who may judge the people at all times: and when any great matter soever shall fall out, let them refer it to thee, and let them judge the lesser matters only: that so it may be lighter for thee, the burden being shared out unto others.I quali rendano ragione al popolo assiduamente; e le cause più gravi riferiscano a te, e sol le minori decidano: onde tu sii sollevato, dividendo il peso con altri.which may iudge the people at al tymes: and what great matter soeuer ••a• fal out, let them referre it to thee and let them iudge the lesse matters only: and so it may be lighter for thee, the burden being imparted vnto others.qui judicent populum omni tempore: quidquid autem majus fuerit, referant ad te, et ipsi minora tantummodo judicent: leviusque sit tibi, partito in alios onere.

23If thou dost this, thou shalt fulfil the commandment of God, and shalt be able to bear his precepts: and all this people shall return to their places with peace.Se così farai, potrai eseguire i comandi di Dio, e tener mano all'esecuzione di sue leggi: e tutta questa gente se ne tornerà in pace a' suoi posti.If thou doest this, thou shalt fulfil the commandment of God, and shal be able to beare his preceptes: and al this people shal returne to their places with p•eace.Si hoc feceris, implebis imperium Dei, et præcepta ejus poteris sustentare: et omnis hic populus revertetur ad loca sua cum pace. 24And when Moses heard this, he did all things that he had suggested unto him.Ciò udito, Mosè fece tutto quello che quegli avea suggerito.Which thinges when Movses heard he did al thinges that he had suggested vnto him.Quibus auditis, Moyses fecit omnia quæ ille suggesserat. 25And choosing able men out of all Israel, he appointed them rulers of the people, rulers over thousands, and over hundreds, and over fifties, and over tens.E avendo eletti uomini valorosi di tutto Israele, li costituì principi del popolo, tribuni, e centurioni, e capi di cinquanta, e di dieci uomini.And choosing substantial men out of al Israel, he appointed them princes of the people, tribunes, and centurions, and quinquagenarians, and deanes.Et electis viris strenuis de cuncto Israël, constituit eos principes populi, tribunos, et centuriones, et quinquagenarios, et decanos. 26And they judged the people at all times: and whatsoever was of greater difficulty they referred to him, and they judged the easier cases only.I quali amministravano giustizia al popolo in ogni tempo: e le cause più gravi le riferivano a lui, distrigando solo le più facili.Who iudged the people at al time: and whatsoeuer was of greater difficultie they referred to him, themselues iudging the easier cases only.Qui judicabant plebem omni tempore: quidquid autem gravius erat, referebant ad eum, faciliora tantummodo judicantes. 27And he let his kinsman depart: and he returned and went into his own country.E accomiatò il suo suocero, il quale si partì, e tornò al suo paese.And he dismissed his allied: who returning went into his countrie.Dimisitque cognatum suum: qui reversus abiit in terram suam.