¹ La Eternulo vokis Moseon, kaj ekparolis al li el la tabernaklo de kunveno, dirante:

² Parolu al la Izraelidoj, kaj diru al ili:Se iu el vi volas alporti oferon al la Eternulo, el la brutoj, el la bovoj, kaj el la sxafoj alportu vian oferon.

³ Se lia ofero estas brulofero el bovoj, li oferu virseksulon sendifektan; al la pordo de la tabernaklo de kunveno li alkonduku gxin, por favorigi al si la Eternulon.

⁴ Kaj li metu sian manon sur la kapon de la brulofero, kaj li akiros favoron kaj pekpardonon.

⁵ Kaj li bucxu la bovidon antaux la Eternulo; kaj la filoj de Aaron, la pastroj, alportu la sangon kaj aspergu per la sango cxirkauxe la altaron, kiu estas cxe la pordo de la tabernaklo de kunveno.

⁶ Kaj oni senfeligu la bruloferon kaj dishaku gxin en pecojn.

⁷ Kaj la filoj de la pastro Aaron metu fajron sur la altaron kaj metu lignon sur la fajron.

⁸ Kaj la filoj de Aaron, la pastroj, metu la pecojn, la kapon, kaj la grason, sur la lignon, kiu estas sur la fajro sur la altaro.

⁹ Kaj la internajxon kaj la krurojn oni lavu per akvo; kaj la pastro forbruligu cxion sur la altaro kiel bruloferon; gxi estas fajrofero, agrabla odorajxo al la Eternulo.

¹⁰ Kaj se lia ofero estas el la malgrandaj brutoj, el la sxafoj aux el la kaproj, brulofero, li alportu gxin virseksan, sendifektan.

¹¹ Kaj li bucxu gxin sur la norda flanko de la altaro antaux la Eternulo; kaj la filoj de Aaron, la pastroj, aspergu per gxia sango la altaron cxirkauxe.

¹² Kaj oni dishaku gxin en pecojn, apartiginte la kapon kaj la grason, kaj la pastro metu ilin sur la lignon, kiu estas sur la fajro sur la altaro.

¹³ Kaj la internajxon kaj la krurojn oni lavu per akvo; kaj la pastro cxion alportu kaj forbruligu sur la altaro kiel bruloferon; gxi estas fajrofero, agrabla odorajxo al la Eternulo.

¹⁴ Kaj se el la birdoj estas lia brulofero al la Eternulo, li alportu sian oferon el turtoj aux el kolombidoj.

¹⁵ Kaj la pastro alportu gxin al la altaro kaj fortordu gxian kapon kaj forbruligu gxin sur la altaro kaj elfluigu gxian sangon super la muro de la altaro.

¹⁶ Kaj gxian kropon kun gxiaj plumoj li forigu kaj jxetu gxin apud la altaron sur la orientan flankon en la cindrejon.

¹⁷ Kaj li disfendu gxiajn flugilojn, sed ne derompu; kaj la pastro forbruligu gxin sur la altaro, sur la ligno, kiu estas sur la fajro; gxi estas brulofero, fajrofero, agrabla odorajxo al la Eternulo.

⁸ kaj li metu sian manon sur la kapon de sia ofero, kaj li bucxu gxin antaux la tabernaklo de kunveno; kaj la filoj de Aaron aspergu per gxia sango la altaron cxirkauxe.

¹ Now Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, how that Yahweh had brought Israel out of Egypt.

² Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, received Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,

³ and her two sons. The name of one son was Gershom, for Moses said, "I have lived as a foreigner in a foreign land".

⁴ The name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, "My father's God was my help and delivered me from Pharaoh's sword."

⁵ Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the Mountain of God.

⁶ He said to Moses, "I, your father-in-law Jethro, have come to you with your wife, and her two sons with her."

⁷ Moses went out to meet his father-in-law, and bowed and kissed him. They asked each other of their welfare, and they came into the tent.

⁸ Moses told his father-in-law all that Yahweh had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, all the hardships that had come on them on the way, and how Yahweh delivered them.

⁹ Jethro rejoiced for all the goodness which Yahweh had done to Israel, in that he had delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.

¹⁰ Jethro said, "Blessed be Yahweh, 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 Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all gods because of the thing in which they dealt arrogantly against them."

¹² Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God. Aaron came with all of the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses' father-in-law before God.

¹³ It happened on the next day, that Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from the morning to the evening.

¹⁴ When Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, "What is this thing that you do for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand around you from morning to evening?"

¹⁵ Moses said to his father-in-law, "Because the people come to me to inquire of God.

¹⁶ When they have a matter, they come to me, and I judge between a man and his neighbor, and I make them know the statutes of God, and his laws."

¹⁷ Moses' father-in-law said to him, "The thing that you do is not good.

¹⁸ You will surely wear away, both you, and this people that is with you; for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to perform it yourself alone.

¹⁹ Listen now to my voice. I will give you counsel, and God be with you. You represent the people before God, and bring the causes to God.

²⁰ You shall teach them the statutes and the laws, and shall show them the way in which they must walk, and the work that they must do.

²¹ Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God: men of truth, hating unjust gain; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

²² Let them judge the people at all times. It shall be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they shall judge themselves. So shall it be easier for you, and they shall share the load with you.

²³ If you will do this thing, and God commands you so, then you will be able to endure, and all of these people also will go to their place in peace."

²⁴ So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.

²⁵ 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 They judged the people at all times. They brought the hard causes to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.

²⁷ Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way into his own land.