They should always be available to solve the people’s common disputes, but have them bring the major cases to you. Let the leaders decide the smaller matters themselves. They will help you carry the load, making the task easier for you.

叫他们随时审判百姓，大事都要呈到你这里，小事他们自己可以审判。这样，你就轻省些，他们也可以同当此任。

他们要随时审判百姓；重大的事要送到你这里，小事就由他们自行判决。这样，你就可以轻省一些，他们可以与你分担。

他们要随时审判百姓；重大的事要送到你这里，小事就由他们自行判决。这样，你就可以轻省一些，他们可以与你分担。

让他们随时为百姓判案，处理小纠纷，遇到大事才由你审理。有他们分担你的责任，你会更轻省。

使他们随时可以审判人民的案件；所有大事件，他们要带到你这里来；所有小事件，他们可以自己审判。这样，你就轻省些，他们也可以和你一同分担此事。

叫他們隨時審判百姓，大事都要呈到你這裏，小事他們自己可以審判。這樣，你就輕省些，他們也可以同當此任。

他們要隨時審判百姓；重大的事要送到你這裏，小事就由他們自行判決。這樣，你就可以輕省一些，他們可以與你分擔。

他們要隨時審判百姓；重大的事要送到你這裏，小事就由他們自行判決。這樣，你就可以輕省一些，他們可以與你分擔。

讓他們隨時為百姓判案，處理小糾紛，遇到大事才由你審理。有他們分擔你的責任，你會更輕省。

使他們隨時可以審判人民的案件；所有大事件，他們要帶到你這裡來；所有小事件，他們可以自己審判。這樣，你就輕省些，他們也可以和你一同分擔此事。

叫他們隨時審判人民；所有大的案件、他們要呈到這裏來，所有小的案件、他們可以自己判斷：這樣，你就輕省些，他們也可以和你一同擔當。

使其隨時鞫民、事大則呈爾、事小則自鞫、如是、彼與汝共任、而爾事輕矣、

使其隨時鞫民、事大則告爾、事小則自鞫、共任此職、則爾事輕易舉。

又隨時審鞫民、凡有大事則陳於爾前、小事則彼自鞫之、如是、彼等與爾分任、則爾事簡易矣、

Have them serve as judges for the people at all times, but have them bring every difficult case to you; the simple cases they can decide themselves. That will make your load lighter, because they will share it with you.

Let them serve the people as judges. But have them bring every hard case to you. They can decide the easy ones themselves. That will make your load lighter. They will share it with you.

And let them judge the people at all times. Every great matter they shall bring to you, but any small matter they shall decide themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will bear the burden with you.

They should judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you every major case but judge every minor case themselves. In this way you will lighten your load, and they will bear it with you.

Let them judge the people at all times; and let it be that they will bring to you every major matter, but they will judge every minor matter themselves. So it will be easier for you, and they will carry the burden with you.

And let them judge the people at all times. Then it will be that every great matter they shall bring to you, but every small matter they themselves shall judge. So it will be easier for you, for they will bear the burden with you.

and let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge themselves: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee.

They should judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you every important case but judge every minor case themselves. In this way you will lighten your load, and they will bear it with you.

And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be,[ that] every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear[ the burden] with thee.

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.

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.

I will come down and talk to you there. I will take some of the Spirit that is upon you, and I will put the Spirit upon them also. They will bear the burden of the people along with you, so you will not have to carry it alone.

Then the heads of the clans of Gilead— descendants of Makir, son of Manasseh, son of Joseph— came to Moses and the family leaders of Israel with a petition.

During the fight, this son of an Israelite woman blasphemed the Name of the Lord with a curse. So the man was brought to Moses for judgment. His mother was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan.

These women stood before Moses, Eleazar the priest, the tribal leaders, and the entire community at the entrance of the Tabernacle.

These men were always available to solve the people’s common disputes. They brought the major cases to Moses, but they took care of the smaller matters themselves.

The people who found him doing this took him before Moses, Aaron, and the rest of the community.

“ Suppose a case arises in a local court that is too hard for you to decide— for instance, whether someone is guilty of murder or only of manslaughter, or a difficult lawsuit, or a case involving different kinds of assault. Take such legal cases to the place the Lord your God will choose,and present them to the Levitical priests or the judge on duty at that time. They will hear the case and declare the verdict.

and impartial in your judgments. Hear the cases of those who are poor as well as those who are rich. Don’t be afraid of anyone’s anger, for the decision you make is God’s decision. Bring me any cases that are too difficult for you, and I will handle them.’“ At that time I gave you instructions about everything you were to do.

Pay your taxes, too, for these same reasons. For government workers need to be paid. They are serving God in what they do.

“ You’re going to wear yourself out— and the people, too. This job is too heavy a burden for you to handle all by yourself.