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And Jothor the priest of Madiam, the father-in-law of Moses, heard of all that the Lord did to his people Israel; for the Lord brought Israel out of Egypt.

¹

О$ услы'ша же і^ѓ^џоръ і^е^рњ'и мадия'мъскїи. те'сть мољ=сі"ѓ'въ, вс^е е^ли'ко сътвори` г~ь і^и~лю свои^мъ лю'демъ. и^ ја%ко и^зведе` г~ь і^и~ля и^з# е^гљ=пта”

²

And Jothor the father-in-law of Moses, took Sepphora the wife of Moses after she had been sent away,

²

И$ поя` і^ѓ^џоръ, те'сть мољ=сїѓ^въ, сепфи'рђ женђ` мољ=сїѓ^вђ, съ и^мњ'нїемъ е^я`, и^ съ

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and her two sons: the name of the one was Gersam, his father saying, I was a sojourner in a strange land;—

³

двњма сн~ома е^го. имя е^ді'номђ, герса'мъ, гл~я пришле'ць е^смь въ земли` чюжде'и.

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and the name of the second Eliezer, saying, For the God of my father is my helper, and he has rescued me out of the hand of Pharao.

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и%мя второ'мђ е^лие^зе'ръ, гл~я, б~ъ эTц~а мое^го помо'щникъ мои, и^зба'ви мя и^з рђки` фараѓ'ня”

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And Jothor the father-in-law of Moses, and his sons and his wife, went forth to Moses into the wilderness, where he encamped on the mount of God.

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И$ прїиде і^ѓ^џоръ. те'сть мољ=сїѓ^въ, и^ сн~ове и^ жена` къ мољ=сїю въ пђсты'ню, и^деже стоя'хђ въ пђсты'ни при горњ бж~їи”

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And it was told Moses, saying, Behold, thy father-in-law Jothor is coming to thee, and thy wife and two sons with him.

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Възвњсти'ша же мољ=сїю гл~юще, се'й іѓ^џоръ те'сть твои и'детъ к тебњ, и^ жена` твоя`, и^ ѓ'ба сн~а твоя` с ниM”

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And Moses went forth to meet his father-in-law, and did him reverence, and kissed him, and they embraced each other, and he brought them into the tent.

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И$зы'де же мољ=сїи проти'вђ те'стю свое^мђ, и^ поклони'ся е^мђ, и^ цњлова и&, и^ пыта'лъ дрђгъ дрђ'га здра'вїа, и^ въведе` и& мољ=сїи въ кђщ'ђ,

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And Moses related to his father-in-law all things that the Lord did to Pharao and all the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the labour that had befallen them in the way, and that the Lord had rescued them out of the hand of Pharao, and out of the hand of the Egyptians.

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і^ и^сповњда мољ=сїи те'стю свое^мђ, вс^е е^ли'ко сътвори` г~ь фараѓ'нђ, и^ е^гљ=птяноM і^и~ля ради. и^ ве'сь трђдъ и^мъже быs на пђти`. и^ ја%ко и^зба'ви и^хъ г~ь эT рђки` фараѓ'ня, и^ эT рђки` е^гљ=петъски”

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And Jothor was amazed at all the good things which the Lord did to them, forasmuch as he rescued them out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharao.

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Чюди' же ся і^ѓ^џоръ все'и блгDти, ја%же сътвори` г~ь съ ними, ја^ко и^зба'ви г~ь и^хъ эT рђки` е^гљ=петъски и^ эT рђки` фараѓ'ня”

¹⁰

And Jothor said, Blessed be the Lord, because he has rescued them out of the hand of the Egyptians and out of the hand of Pharao.

¹⁰

И$ рече и^ѓ^џоръ блгsве'нъ г~ь и^же и^зба'ви лю'ди и^з рђки` е^гљ=пеTскїа, і^ и^з рђки` фараѓ'ня”

¹¹

Now know I that the Lord is great above all gods, because of this, wherein they attacked them.

¹¹

Нн~њ ё^вњдXњ ја%ко вели'къ е^сть г~ь, паче всXњ боговъ, сего ра'ди ја%ко налего'ша на нихъ въздаl

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And Jothor the father-in-law of Moses took whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices for God, for Aaron and all the elders of Israel came to eat bread with the father-in-law of Moses before God.

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и^мъ г~ь. и^ положи` і^ѓ^џо'ръ те'сть мољ=сїѓ^въ, вс^есъжеженїа и^ же'ртвы” Прїиде же а^а^ро'нъ, и^ вс^и ста'рцы` і^и~левы ја^сти хлњба съ те'стемъ мољ=сїѓ^вымъ, преD бг~омъ”

¹³

And it came to pass after the morrow that Moses sat to judge the people, and all the people stood by Moses from morning till evening.

¹³

И$ бы'сть по сеM на ё%трїе. сњ'де мољ=сїи, сђди'ти люди. стоя'хђ же преD мољ=сїѓ^мъ вс^и лю'дїе, эT ё^тра и^ до ве'чера.

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And Jothor having seen all that Moses did to the people, says, What is this that thou doest to the people? wherefore sittest thou alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning till evening?

¹⁴

ви'дњв# же те'сть мољ=сїѓ^въ і^ѓ^џоръ, вс^е е^ли'котворя'ше лю'демъ” И$ рече чт^о се` т^ы твори'ши лю'демъ, почто` т^ы е^ді'нъ сњди'ши, а^ вс^и лю'дїе преDстояT тебњ, эT ё%тра до ве'чера”

¹⁵

And Moses says to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to seek judgment from God.

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Рече же мољ=сїи те'стю, поне'же прихо'дятъ лю'дїе къ мнњ, въпраша'юще сђда` эT бг~а,

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For whenever there is a dispute among them, and they come to me, I give judgment upon each, and I teach them the ordinances of God and his law.

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е^гда' же бђ'детъ и^мъ пря`, и^ прїидђтъ къ мнњ, разъсђж'дђ комђж'до. и^ накажђ` я&, по повелњ'нїю бж~їю, и^ зако'нђ е^го”

¹⁷

And the father-in-law of Moses said to him, Thou dost not this thing rightly,

¹⁷

Рече же те'сть мољ=сїѓ^въ къ немђ, непра'веднотвори'ши сло'во с^е, се` б^о

¹⁸

thou wilt wear away with intolerable weariness, both thou and all this people which is with thee: this thing is hard, thou wilt not be able to endure it thyself alone.

¹⁸

раз#сы'панїемъ раз#сы'плеши т^ы и^ вс^и лю'дїе сїи, и^же с тобо'ю. тя'жкотебњ сло'во с^е, и^ не възмо'жеши твори'ти т^ы е^ді'нъ”

¹⁹

Now then hearken to me, and I will advise thee, and God shall be with thee: be thou to the people in the things pertaining to God, and thou shalt bring their matters to God.

¹⁹

Нн~њ же послђш'аи мене`, да съвњтђю тебњ, бђ'детъ бг~ъ с тобо'ю. бђ'ди ты лю'демъ ја^же къ бг~ђ. и^ донесе'ши словеса` и^хъ къ бг~ђ”

²⁰

And thou shalt testify to them the ordinances of God and his law, and thou shalt shew to them the ways in which they shall walk, and the works which they shall do.

²⁰

И$ възвњща'й и^мъ повелњ'нїа бж~їа, и^ зако'нъ е^го. и^ повњ'си и^мъ пђти` е^го, в ня'же по'идђтъ, и^ дњлеса` ја%же сътворя'тъ,

²¹

And do thou look out for thyself out of all the people able men, fearing God, righteous men, hating pride, and thou shalt set over the people captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens.

²¹

а^ т^ы и^збери` себњ эT всњ'хъ людїи мђжа си'лны, бг~а боя'щихъся. мђж'а пра'ведны. и^ ненави'дящая велича'нїя” Поста'ви же над ни'ми ты'сящники, и^ сотники, и^ пятьдеся'тъники, и^ деся'тники, и^ кни'гочїя,

²²

And they shall judge the people at all times, and the too burdensome matter they shall bring to thee, but they shall judge the smaller cases; so they shall relieve thee and help thee.

²²

да сђ'дятъ я& по вс^я часы`, а^ рњчь ё^си'лная, донесђтъ дотебе` малы'я же сђды` да сђ'дятъ ѓ^ни`, и^ ё^ма'ляT ти трђда`. и^ поDпомо'гђтъ т^я”

²³

If thou wilt do this thing, God shall strengthen thee, and thou shalt be able to attend, and all this people shall come with peace into their own place.

²³

А/ще сътвори'ши сло'во с^е, ё^крњпиT т^я бг~ъ. и^ възмо'жеши слђжи'ти, и^ вс^и лю'дїе прїидђтъ въ свое` мњ'сто ко'ждо с ми'ромъ”

²⁴

And Moses hearkened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did whatsoever he said to him.

²⁴

Послђ'ша же мољ=сїи гласа те'стя свое^го, и^ сътвори` вс^е е^ли'ко реq е^мђ”

²⁵

And Moses chose out able men out of all Israel, and he made them captains of thousands and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties and captains of tens over the people.

²⁵

І$ и^збра` мољ=сїи мђж'а си'лны эT всего` іи~ля. и^ сътвори` я& наD ни'ми ты'сящники и^ со'тники, и^ пяTдеся'тники и^ деся'тники, и^ кни'гочїя,

²⁶

And they judged the people at all times; and every too burdensome matter they brought to Moses, but every light matter they judged themselves.

²⁶

и^ сђжDа'хђ лю'демъ по вся` часы`. всю' же рњчь ё^си'лнђю приноси'ша къ мољ=сїю, а^ ма'лђю же сами сђжDаше”

²⁷

And Moses dismissed his father-in-law, and he returned to his own land.

²⁷

эTпђсти' же мољ=сїи те'стя свое^го, и^ эTи'де въ свою` зе'млю”