20. Warn them about the laws and teachings, and teach them the right way to live and what they should do.
21. But choose some capable men from among the people—men who respect God, who can be trusted, and who will not change their decisions for money. Make these men officers over the people, to rule over groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.
22. Let these officers solve the disagreements among the people all the time. They can bring the hard cases to you, but they can decide the simple cases themselves. That will make it easier for you, because they will share the work with you.
23. If you do this as God commands you, then you will be able to do your job, and all the people will go home with their disagreements solved.”
24. So Moses listened to his father-in-law and did everything he said.
25. He chose capable men from all the Israelites and made them leaders over the people; they were officers over groups of thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens.
26. These officers solved disagreements among the people all the time. They brought the hard cases to Moses, but they decided the simple cases themselves.
27. So Moses sent his father-in-law on his way, and Jethro went back to his own home.