NET Bible
"Now listen to me, I will give you advice, and may God be with you: You be a representative for the people to God, and you bring their disputes to God;"
— Exodus 18:19, NET Bible
“Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:”
“Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God be with thee: be thou for the people to God-ward, and bring thou the causes unto God: ”
“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.”
“But 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:”
“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:”
“Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God:”
When they have a dispute, it comes to me and I decide between a man and his neighbor, and I make known the decrees of God and his laws.”
Moses’ father-in-law said to him,“What you are doing is not good!
You will surely wear out, both you and these people who are with you, for this is too heavy a burden for you; you are not able to do it by yourself.
Now listen to me, I will give you advice, and may God be with you: You be a representative for the people to God, and you bring their disputes to God;
warn them of the statutes and the laws, and make known to them the way in which they must walk and the work they must do.
But you choose from the people capable men, God-fearing, men of truth, those who hate bribes, and put them over the people as rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.
They will judge the people under normal circumstances, and every difficult case they will bring to you, but every small case they themselves will judge, so that you may make it easier for yourself, and they will bear the burden with you.