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Exode 18

Exodus 18

Exode 18:1 ^
Jéthro, sacrificateur de Madian, beau-père de Moïse, apprit tout ce que Dieu avait fait en faveur de Moïse et d`Israël, son peuple; il apprit que l`Éternel avait fait sortir Israël d`Égypte.
Exodus 18:1 ^
Now news came to Jethro, the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, of all God had done for Moses and for Israel his people, and how the Lord had taken Israel out of Egypt.
Exode 18:2 ^
Jéthro, beau-père de Moïse, prit Séphora, femme de Moïse, qui avait été renvoyée.
Exodus 18:2 ^
And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away,
Exode 18:3 ^
Il prit aussi les deux fils de Séphora; l`un se nommait Guerschom, car Moïse avait dit: J`habite un pays étranger;
Exodus 18:3 ^
And her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom, for he said, I have been living in a strange land:
Exode 18:4 ^
l`autre se nommait Éliézer, car il avait dit: Le Dieu de mon père m`a secouru, et il m`a délivré de l`épée de Pharaon.
Exodus 18:4 ^
And the name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, The God of my father was my help, and kept me safe from the sword of Pharaoh:
Exode 18:5 ^
Jéthro, beau-père de Moïse, avec les fils et la femme de Moïse, vint au désert où il campait, à la montagne de Dieu.
Exodus 18:5 ^
And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to where Moses had put up his tent in the waste land, by the mountain of God.
Exode 18:6 ^
Il fit dire à Moïse: Moi, ton beau-père Jéthro, je viens vers toi, avec ta femme et ses deux fils.
Exodus 18:6 ^
And he said to Moses, I, your father-in-law, have come to you, with your wife and your two sons.
Exode 18:7 ^
Moïse sortit au-devant de son beau-père, il se prosterna, et il le baisa. Ils s`informèrent réciproquement de leur santé, et ils entrèrent dans la tente de Moïse.
Exodus 18:7 ^
And Moses went out to his father-in-law, and went down on his face before him and gave him a kiss; and they said to one another, Are you well? and they came into the tent.
Exode 18:8 ^
Moïse raconta à son beau-père tout ce que l`Éternel avait fait à Pharaon et à l`Égypte à cause d`Israël, toutes les souffrances qui leur étaient survenues en chemin, et comment l`Éternel les avait délivrés.
Exodus 18:8 ^
And Moses gave his father-in-law an account of all the Lord had done to Pharaoh and to the Egyptians because of Israel, and of all the troubles which had come on them by the way, and how the Lord had given them salvation.
Exode 18:9 ^
Jéthro se réjouit de tout le bien que l`Éternel avait fait à Israël, et de ce qu`il l`avait délivré de la main des Égyptiens.
Exodus 18:9 ^
And Jethro was glad because the Lord had been good to Israel, freeing them from the power of the Egyptians.
Exode 18:10 ^
Et Jéthro dit: Béni soit l`Éternel, qui vous a délivrés de la main des Égyptiens et de la main de Pharaon; qui a délivré le peuple de la main des Égyptiens!
Exodus 18:10 ^
And Jethro said, Praise be to the Lord, who has taken you out of the hand of Pharaoh and out of the hand of the Egyptians; freeing the people from the yoke of the Egyptians.
Exode 18:11 ^
Je reconnais maintenant que l`Éternel est plus grand que tous les dieux; car la méchanceté des Égyptiens est retombée sur eux.
Exodus 18:11 ^
Now I am certain that the Lord is greater than all gods, for he has overcome them in their pride.
Exode 18:12 ^
Jéthro, beau-père de Moïse, offrit à Dieu un holocauste et des sacrifices. Aaron et tous les anciens d`Israël vinrent participer au repas avec le beau-père de Moïse, en présence de Dieu.
Exodus 18:12 ^
Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, made a burned offering to God: and Aaron came, with the chiefs of Israel, and had a meal with Moses' father-in-law, before God.
Exode 18:13 ^
Le lendemain, Moïse s`assit pour juger le peuple, et le peuple se tint devant lui depuis le matin jusqu`au soir.
Exodus 18:13 ^
Now on the day after, Moses took his seat to give decisions for the people: and the people were waiting before Moses from morning till evening.
Exode 18:14 ^
Le beau-père de Moïse vit tout ce qu`il faisait pour le peuple, et il dit: Que fais-tu là avec ce peuple? Pourquoi sièges-tu seul, et tout le peuple se tient-il devant toi, depuis le matin jusqu`au soir?
Exodus 18:14 ^
And when Moses' father-in-law saw all he was doing, he said, What is this you are doing for the people? why are you seated here by yourself, with all the people waiting before you from morning till evening?
Exode 18:15 ^
Moïse répondit à son beau-père: C`est que le peuple vient à moi pour consulter Dieu.
Exodus 18:15 ^
And Moses said to his father-in-law, Because the people come to me to get directions from God:
Exode 18:16 ^
Quand ils ont quelque affaire, ils viennent à moi; je prononce entre eux, et je fais connaître les ordonnances de Dieu et ses lois.
Exodus 18:16 ^
And if they have any question between themselves, they come to me, and I am judge between a man and his neighbour, and I give them the orders and laws of God.
Exode 18:17 ^
Le beau-père de Moïse lui dit: Ce que tu fais n`est pas bien.
Exodus 18:17 ^
And Moses' father-in-law said to him, What you are doing is not good.
Exode 18:18 ^
Tu t`épuiseras toi-même, et tu épuiseras ce peuple qui est avec toi; car la chose est au-dessus de tes forces, tu ne pourras pas y suffire seul.
Exodus 18:18 ^
Your strength and that of the people will be completely used up: this work is more than you are able to do by yourself.
Exode 18:19 ^
Maintenant écoute ma voix; je vais te donner un conseil, et que Dieu soit avec toi! Sois l`interprète du peuple auprès de Dieu, et porte les affaires devant Dieu.
Exodus 18:19 ^
Give ear now to my suggestion, and may God be with you: you are to be the people's representative before God, taking their causes to him:
Exode 18:20 ^
Enseigne-leur les ordonnances et les lois; et fais-leur connaître le chemin qu`ils doivent suivre, et ce qu`ils doivent faire.
Exodus 18:20 ^
Teaching them his rules and his laws, guiding them in the way they have to go, and making clear to them the work they have to do.
Exode 18:21 ^
Choisis parmi tout le peuple des hommes capables, craignant Dieu, des hommes intègres, ennemis de la cupidité; établis-les sur eux comme chefs de mille, chefs de cent, chefs de cinquante et chefs de dix.
Exodus 18:21 ^
But for the rest, take from among the people able men, such as have the fear of God, true men hating profits wrongly made; and put such men over them, to be captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens;
Exode 18:22 ^
Qu`ils jugent le peuple en tout temps; qu`ils portent devant toi toutes les affaires importantes, et qu`ils prononcent eux-mêmes sur les petites causes. Allège ta charge, et qu`ils la portent avec toi.
Exodus 18:22 ^
And let them be judges in the causes of the people at all times: and let them put before you all important questions, but in small things let them give decisions themselves: in this way, it will be less hard for you, and they will take the weight off you.
Exode 18:23 ^
Si tu fais cela, et que Dieu te donne des ordres, tu pourras y suffire, et tout ce peuple parviendra heureusement à sa destination.
Exodus 18:23 ^
If you do this, and God gives approval, then you will be able to go on without weariness, and all this people will go to their tents in peace.
Exode 18:24 ^
Moïse écouta la voix de son beau-père, et fit tout ce qu`il avait dit.
Exodus 18:24 ^
So Moses took note of the words of his father-in-law, and did as he had said.
Exode 18:25 ^
Moïse choisit des hommes capables parmi tout Israël, et il les établit chefs du peuple, chefs de mille, chefs de cent, chefs de cinquante et chefs de dix.
Exodus 18:25 ^
And he made selection of able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people, captains of thousands, captains of hundreds and of fifties and of tens.
Exode 18:26 ^
Ils jugeaient le peuple en tout temps; ils portaient devant Moïse les affaires difficiles, et ils prononçaient eux-mêmes sur toutes les petites causes.
Exodus 18:26 ^
And they were judges in the causes of the people at all times: the hard questions they put before Moses; but on every small point they gave decisions themselves.
Exode 18:27 ^
Moïse laissa partir son beau-père, et Jéthro s`en alla dans son pays.
Exodus 18:27 ^
And Moses let his father-in-law go away, and he went back to his land.
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