Exodus · Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Exodus 18 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
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1 Jetro, sacerdote de Madián y suegro de Moisés, oyó todo lo que Dios había hecho por Moisés y por su pueblo Israel, y cómo el Señor había sacado a Israel de Egipto.
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 Yahweh had brought Israel out of Egypt.
2 Entonces Jetro tomó a Séfora, esposa de Moisés, después de que Moisés la había enviado de regreso,
2 Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, received Zipporah, Moses’ wife, after he had sent her away,
3 y también a sus dos hijos. Uno se llamaba Gersón, porque Moisés había dicho: «He vivido como extranjero en tierra extraña».
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 El otro se llamaba Eliezer, porque había dicho: «El Dios de mi padre fue mi ayuda y me libró de la espada de Faraón».
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 Jetro, suegro de Moisés, llegó con la esposa y los hijos de Moisés al desierto donde él estaba acampado, junto al monte de Dios.
5 Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, came with Moses’ sons and his wife to Moses into the wilderness where he was encamped, at the Mountain of God.
6 Jetro mandó decir a Moisés: «Yo, tu suegro Jetro, vengo a verte con tu esposa y sus dos hijos».
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 Moisés salió a recibir a su suegro, se inclinó delante de él y lo besó. Se preguntaron cómo estaban y entraron en la tienda.
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 Moisés contó a su suegro todo lo que el Señor había hecho a Faraón y a los egipcios por causa de Israel, todas las dificultades que habían sufrido en el camino y cómo el Señor los había librado.
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 Jetro se alegró por todo el bien que el Señor había hecho a Israel al librarlo del poder de los egipcios.
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 Jetro dijo: «Bendito sea el Señor, que los libró del poder de Faraón y de los egipcios, y rescató al pueblo de la opresión de Egipto.
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 Ahora sé que el Señor es más grande que todos los dioses, porque venció a los egipcios cuando actuaron con orgullo contra su pueblo».
11 Now I know that Yahweh is greater than all gods because of the way that they treated people arrogantly.”
12 Entonces Jetro, suegro de Moisés, ofreció a Dios un holocausto y otros sacrificios. Aarón y todos los ancianos de Israel fueron a comer con el suegro de Moisés delante de Dios.
12 Jethro, Moses’ father-in-law, took a burnt offering and sacrifices for God. Aaron came with all the elders of Israel, to eat bread with Moses’ father-in-law before God.
13 Al día siguiente Moisés se sentó para juzgar los asuntos del pueblo, y la gente estuvo delante de él desde la mañana hasta la tarde.
13 On the next day, Moses sat to judge the people, and the people stood around Moses from the morning to the evening.
14 Cuando el suegro de Moisés vio todo lo que él hacía por el pueblo, le preguntó: «¿Qué estás haciendo? ¿Por qué te sientas tú solo mientras toda esta gente espera delante de ti desde la mañana hasta la tarde?».
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 Moisés respondió a su suegro: «El pueblo viene a mí para buscar la dirección de Dios.
15 Moses said to his father-in-law, “Because the people come to me to inquire of God.
16 Cuando tienen un problema entre ellos, vienen a mí. Yo juzgo entre una persona y otra y les explico las órdenes y las leyes de Dios».
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 El suegro de Moisés le dijo: «Lo que haces no está bien.
17 Moses’ father-in-law said to him, “The thing that you do is not good.
18 Tú y este pueblo terminarán agotados. Esta tarea es demasiado pesada para ti; no puedes hacerla solo.
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 Escucha mi consejo, y que Dios esté contigo. Tú debes representar al pueblo delante de Dios y presentar sus problemas ante él.
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 Enséñales las órdenes y las leyes de Dios. Muéstrales cómo deben vivir y qué deben hacer.
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 Pero también escoge entre todo el pueblo hombres capaces que teman a Dios, hombres dignos de confianza que odien las ganancias deshonestas. Ponlos como jefes de mil, de cien, de cincuenta y de diez personas.
21 Moreover you shall provide out of all the people able men which 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 Ellos juzgarán al pueblo en todo momento. Que te presenten los asuntos difíciles, pero que ellos mismos decidan los asuntos menores. Así tu carga será más ligera, porque ellos la compartirán contigo.
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 Si haces esto, y Dios así lo ordena, podrás soportar la tarea, y todo este pueblo regresará a su hogar en paz».
23 If you will do this thing, and God commands you so, then you will be able to endure, and all these people also will go to their place in peace.”
24 Moisés escuchó el consejo de su suegro e hizo todo lo que le había dicho.
24 So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law, and did all that he had said.
25 Escogió hombres capaces de entre todo Israel y los puso como jefes del pueblo: jefes de mil, de cien, de cincuenta y de diez personas.
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 Ellos juzgaban al pueblo en todo momento. Presentaban a Moisés los asuntos difíciles, pero ellos mismos decidían los asuntos menores.
26 They judged the people at all times. They brought the hard cases to Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves.
27 Después Moisés se despidió de su suegro, y Jetro regresó a su tierra.
27 Moses let his father-in-law depart, and he went his way into his own land.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Aaron
Moses' brother and spokesman, Israel's first high priest.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 4–40; Leviticus 8–10
Eliezer
Moses' second son, named 'God is my help' in thanks for deliverance from Pharaoh.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 18:4; 1 Chronicles 23:15
Gershom
Moses' firstborn son, born during his years of exile in the land of Midian.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2:22; Exodus 18:3
Moses
Drawn from the Nile, he led Israel out of Egypt and received God's Law.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2–Deuteronomy 34
Jethro
The priest of Midian, also called Reuel, who gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses, brought her and her two sons to Moses at the mountain of God, and advised him to appoint capable…
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2:18; Exodus 3:1; Exodus 18:1
Zipporah
The Midianite daughter of Jethro who became Moses' wife in the wilderness.
Cited in the guide: Exodus 2:16-22; Exodus 4:24-26; Exodus 18
Cross references (24)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Psalm 77:14–15; Exodus 2:16; Exodus 3:1; Psalm 106:8–11; Psalm 78:50–53
- 2 Exodus 2:21; Exodus 4:25–26
- 3 Exodus 2:22; Acts 7:29; Exodus 4:20; Psalm 39:12; Hebrews 11:13
- 4 Acts 12:11; Hebrews 13:6; 2 Corinthians 1:8–10; 2 Timothy 4:17; Isaiah 50:7–9
- 5 Exodus 3:1; Exodus 3:12; Exodus 24:16–17; 1 Kings 19:8; Exodus 19:11
- 7 Genesis 29:13; 2 Samuel 11:7; Genesis 19:1; Genesis 14:17; 1 Kings 2:19
- 8 Psalm 107:2; Psalm 78:42–43; Nehemiah 9:9–15; Psalm 81:7; Numbers 20:14
- 9 Romans 12:15; 1 Corinthians 12:26; Romans 12:10; Isaiah 66:10; Isaiah 44:23
- 10 2 Samuel 18:28; Genesis 14:20; Luke 1:68; Revelation 19:1–6; Ephesians 1:3
- 11 Psalm 95:3; Exodus 15:11; 2 Chronicles 2:5; Psalm 135:5; Luke 1:51
- 12 Deuteronomy 12:7; Genesis 31:54; Exodus 24:11; Exodus 24:5; Job 1:5
- 13 Romans 12:8; Joel 3:12; Job 29:7; Isaiah 16:5; Romans 13:6
- 15 Numbers 15:34; Numbers 27:5; Leviticus 24:12–14; Numbers 9:6; Exodus 18:19–20
- 16 Exodus 24:14; Deuteronomy 5:1; Deuteronomy 4:5; 2 Samuel 15:3; 1 Corinthians 6:1
- 18 Numbers 11:14–17; Acts 6:1–4; 2 Corinthians 12:15; Philippians 2:30; 1 Thessalonians 2:8–9
- 19 Numbers 27:5; Exodus 3:12; Exodus 20:19; Genesis 39:2; Deuteronomy 5:5
- 20 Deuteronomy 5:1; Psalm 143:8; Deuteronomy 1:18; Deuteronomy 4:1; Deuteronomy 4:5
- 21 Acts 6:3; 2 Chronicles 19:5–10; Deuteronomy 1:13–17; Deuteronomy 16:18–19; 2 Samuel 23:3
- 22 Numbers 11:17; Leviticus 24:11; Numbers 27:2; Exodus 18:26; Deuteronomy 1:17–18
- 23 Exodus 18:18; 1 Samuel 8:6–7; 1 Samuel 8:22; Genesis 21:10–12; 2 Samuel 18:3
- 24 1 Corinthians 12:21; Proverbs 1:5; Ezra 10:2; Exodus 18:19; Exodus 18:2–5
- 25 Deuteronomy 1:15; Exodus 18:21; Acts 6:5
- 26 Exodus 18:22; Job 29:16; 1 Kings 3:16–28; Deuteronomy 17:8; Exodus 18:14–15
- 27 Numbers 10:29–30; Judges 19:9; Genesis 31:55; Genesis 24:59
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