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Εξοδος πλήθους 18

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1 Ηκουσε δε ο Ιοθορ, ο ιερευς της Μαδιαμ, ο πενθερος του Μωυσεως, παντα οσα εκαμεν ο Θεος εις τον Μωυσην και εις τον Ισραηλ τον λαον αυτου, οτι εξηγαγεν ο Κυριος τον Ισραηλ εξ Αιγυπτου.

2 Και ελαβεν ο Ιοθορ, ο πενθερος του Μωυσεως, Σεπφωραν την γυναικα του Μωυσεως, την οποιαν ειχε πεμψει οπισω,

3 και τους δυο αυτης υιους, εκ των οποιων του ενος το ονομα ητο Γηρσωμ, Διοτι παροικος, ειπεν, εσταθην εν ξενη γη·

4 του δε αλλου το ονομα Ελιεζερ, Διοτι ο Θεος, ειπε, του πατρος μου εσταθη βοηθος μου και με εσωσεν εκ της μαχαιρας του Φαραω·

5 και ηλθεν ο Ιοθορ ο πενθερος του Μωυσεως προς τον Μωυσην μετα των υιων αυτου και μετα της γυναικος αυτου εις την ερημον, οπου ητο εστρατοπεδευμενος εις το ορος του Θεου·

6 και ανηγγειλε προς τον Μωυσην, Εγω Ιοθορ ο πενθερος σου ερχομαι προς σε και η γυνη σου και οι δυο υιοι αυτης μετ' αυτης.

7 Και εξηλθεν ο Μωυσης εις συναντησιν του πενθερου αυτου και προσεκυνησεν αυτον και εφιλησεν αυτον· και ηρωτησαν ο εις τον αλλον περι της υγειας αυτων, και εισηλθον εις την σκηνην.

8 Και διηγηθη ο Μωυσης προς τον πενθερον αυτου παντα οσα ο Κυριος εκαμεν εις τον Φαραω και εις τους Αιγυπτιους υπερ του Ισραηλ, παντας τους μοχθους οιτινες συνεβησαν εις αυτους καθ' οδον, και ηλευθερωσεν αυτους ο Κυριος.

9 Υπερεχαρη δε ο Ιοθορ δια παντα τα αγαθα οσα ο Κυριος εκαμεν εις τον Ισραηλ, τον οποιον ηλευθερωσεν εκ χειρος των Αιγυπτιων.

10 Και ειπεν ο Ιοθορ, Ευλογητος Κυριος, οστις σας ηλευθερωσεν εκ χειρος των Αιγυπτιων και εκ χειρος του Φαραω· οστις ηλευθερωσε τον λαον υποκατωθεν της χειρος των Αιγυπτιων·

11 τωρα γνωριζω οτι ο Κυριος ειναι μεγας υπερ παντας τους θεους· διοτι εις το πραγμα, εις το οποιον υπερηφανευθησαν, εσταθη ανωτερος αυτων.

12 Ελαβεν επειτα ο Ιοθορ, ο πενθερος του Μωυσεως, ολοκαυτωματα και θυσιας δια να προσφερη εις τον Θεον· και ηλθεν ο Ααρων, και παντες οι πρεσβυτεροι του Ισραηλ, να φαγωσιν αρτον μετα του πενθερου του Μωυσεως, εμπροσθεν του Θεου.

13 Και την επαυριον εκαθισεν ο Μωυσης δια να κρινη τον λαον. και παριστατο ο λαος εμπροσθεν του Μωυσεως απο πρωιας εως εσπερας.

14 Και ιδων ο πενθερος του Μωυσεως παντα οσα εκαμνεν εις τον λαον, ειπε, Τι ειναι τουτο το πραγμα, το οποιον καμνεις εις τον λαον; δια τι συ καθησαι μονος, απας δε ο λαος παρισταται εμπροσθεν σου απο πρωιας εως εσπερας;

15 Και ειπεν ο Μωυσης προς τον πενθερον αυτου, διοτι ο λαος ερχεται προς εμε δια να ερωτηση τον Θεον·

16 οταν εχωσιν υποθεσιν τινα, ερχονται προς εμε και εγω κρινω μεταξυ του ενος και του αλλου· και δεικνυω εις αυτους τα προσταγματα του Θεου και τους νομους αυτου.

17 Και ειπεν ο πενθερος του Μωυσεως προς αυτον, Δεν ειναι καλον το πραγμα, το οποιον καμνεις·

18 βεβαιως και συ θελεις αποκαμει και ο λαος ουτος ο μετα σου· διοτι το πραγμα ειναι πολυ βαρυ δια σε· δεν δυνασαι μονος να καμνης τουτο.

19 Ακουσον λοιπον την φωνην μου· θελω σε συμβουλευσει και ο Θεος θελει εισθαι μετα σου· συ μεν εσο ενωπιον του Θεου υπερ του λαου, δια να αναφερης τας υποθεσεις προς τον Θεον·

20 και διδασκε αυτους τα προσταγματα και τους νομους και δεικνυε προς αυτους την οδον εις την οποιαν πρεπει να περιπατωσι, και τα εργα τα οποια πρεπει να πραττωσι·

21 πλην εκλεξον εκ παντος του λαου ανδρας αξιους, φοβουμενους τον Θεον, ανδρας φιλαληθεις, μισουντας την φιλαργυριαν· και καταστησον αυτους επ' αυτων χιλιαρχους, εκατονταρχους, πεντηκονταρχους και δεκαρχους·

22 και ας κρινωσι τον λαον παντοτε· και πασαν μεν μεγαλην υποθεσιν ας αναφερωσι προς σε· πασαν δε μικραν υποθεσιν ας κρινωσιν αυτοι· ουτω θελεις ανακουφισθη, και θελουσι βασταζει το βαρος μετα σου.

23 εαν καμης τουτο το πραγμα και ο Θεος σε προσταζη ουτω, τοτε θελεις δυνηθη να ανθεξης, και προσετι πας ο λαος ουτος θελει φθασει εις τον τοπον αυτου εν ειρηνη.

24 Και ηκουσεν ο Μωυσης την φωνην του πενθερου αυτου και εκαμε παντα οσα ειπε.

25 Και εκλεξεν ο Μωυσης εκ παντος του Ισραηλ ανδρας αξιους και κατεστησεν αυτους αρχηγους επι του λαου, χιλιαρχους, εκατονταρχους, πεντηκονταρχους και δεκαρχους·

26 και εκρινον τον λαον εν παντι καιρω· τας μεν υποθεσεις τας δυσκολους ανεφερον προς τον Μωυσην, πασαν δε μικραν υποθεσιν εκρινον αυτοι.

27 Επειτα προεπεμψεν ο Μωυσης τον πενθερον αυτου και απηλθεν εις την γην αυτου.

   

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Arcana Coelestia #8715

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8715. 'And rulers of tens' means first and foremost truths in third place. This is clear from the meaning of 'rulers' as first and foremost truths, as above; and from the meaning of 'tens' also as much or many, but in a smaller degree since they come below hundreds. For the meaning of 'tens' or 'ten' also as many, see 3107, 4638.

The placement of the rulers over a thousand, over a hundred, or over ten, represented in the abstract sense, separately from any idea of numbers, many truths in first, second, and third degrees. This use of the numbers is like that found elsewhere in the Word, for example where the Lord said of the servant that he owed ten thousand talents and that the fellow-servant owed him a hundred denarii, Matthew 18:24, 28, and where He speaks of the king, about to make war against another king, considering whether He was able with ten thousand to meet the other who was coming with twenty thousand, Luke 14:31.

Likewise in John,

An angel coming down from heaven laid hold of the dragon, and bound him for a thousand years, and cast him into the abyss, so that he should not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years had come to an end. The rest of the dead did not live again before the thousand years came to an end. This is the first resurrection. Revelation 20:1-3, 5, 7.

Here 'a thousand' does not mean a thousand but much, without the idea of some number.

Likewise in Moses,

Jehovah shows mercy to a thousand generations who love Him. Exodus 20:6; Deuteronomy 5:9-10; 7:9; Jeremiah 32:18.

In David,

The word He has commanded to a thousand generations. Psalms 105:8.

In the same author,

A thousand will fall at your side, and a myriad at your right hand; it will not come near you. Psalms 91:7.

In the same author,

The chariots of God are myriad on myriad 1 , thousands of peacemakers. Psalms 68:17.

In the same author,

Our flocks are thousands, and ten thousands in our streets. Psalms 144:13.

In the same author,

A thousand years in Your eyes are as a day. Psalms 90:4.

The situation is much the same with a hundred and with ten, for a smaller number or a factor is similar in meaning to the powers of that number, 5291, 5335, 5708, 7973. For the meaning of 'a hundred' and 'ten' also as much, see 3107, 4400, 4638.

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1. Lit. two myriads.

  
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Thanks to the Swedenborg Society for the permission to use this translation.

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Exodus 18

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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.