Here is what I commanded your judges at that time. I said,“ Listen to your people’s cases when they argue with one another. Judge them fairly. It doesn’t matter whether the case is between two Israelites or between an Israelite and an outsider living among you.

“当时，我嘱咐你们的审判官说：‘你们听讼，无论是弟兄彼此争讼，是与同居的外人争讼，都要按公义判断。

“当时，我吩咐你们的审判官说：‘你们听讼，无论是弟兄之间的诉讼，或与寄居者之间的诉讼，都要秉公判断。

“当时，我吩咐你们的审判官说：‘你们听讼，无论是弟兄之间的诉讼，或与寄居者之间的诉讼，都要秉公判断。

我吩咐这些官员要聆听案件，公正地审理同胞之间或与外族人之间的诉讼，

“那时，我吩咐你们的审判官，说：‘你们在兄弟中听讼，无论是兄弟彼此诉讼，或是与同居的外地人诉讼，都要按着公义审判。

「當時，我囑咐你們的審判官說：『你們聽訟，無論是弟兄彼此爭訟，是與同居的外人爭訟，都要按公義判斷。

「當時，我吩咐你們的審判官說：『你們聽訟，無論是弟兄之間的訴訟，或與寄居者之間的訴訟，都要秉公判斷。

「當時，我吩咐你們的審判官說：『你們聽訟，無論是弟兄之間的訴訟，或與寄居者之間的訴訟，都要秉公判斷。

我吩咐這些官員要聆聽案件，公正地審理同胞之間或與外族人之間的訴訟，

“那時，我吩咐你們的審判官，說：‘你們在兄弟中聽訟，無論是兄弟彼此訴訟，或是與同居的外地人訴訟，都要按著公義審判。

那時我吩咐你們的審判官說：「你們在同族弟兄中聽訟，無論是人跟同族弟兄有爭訟，還是人跟同住的外僑有爭訟，你們都要按着公義而判斷。

當時我命爾士師曰、爾聽訟、或人與宗族、或人與賓旅、當秉公以行鞫、

我命士師云、聽訟於宗族賓旅間、以正理為折中、

當時我命爾士師曰、爾聽訟於同族人間、或於同族人與外邦客旅間、當以公義判斷、

And I charged your judges at that time,“ Hear the disputes between your people and judge fairly, whether the case is between two Israelites or between an Israelite and a foreigner residing among you.

And I charged your judges at that time,‘ Hear the cases between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother or the alien who is with him.

“ At that time I instructed the judges,‘ You must hear the cases of your fellow Israelites and the foreigners living among you. Be perfectly fair in your decisions

I commanded your judges at that time: Hear the cases between your brothers, and judge rightly between a man and his brother or his resident alien.

“ Then I ordered your judges at that time, saying,‘ Hear the cases between your fellow countrymen and judge righteously between a person and his fellow countryman, or the stranger who is with him.

“ Then I commanded your judges at that time, saying,‘ Hear the cases between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother or the stranger who is with him.

And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the sojourner that is with him.

I commanded your judges at that time: Hear the cases between your brothers, and judge rightly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident.

And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear[ the causes] between your brethren, and judge righteously between[ every] man and his brother, and the stranger[ that is] with him.

I furthermore admonished your judges at that time that they should pay attention to issues among your fellow citizens and judge fairly, whether between one citizen and another or a citizen and a resident foreigner.

I commanded your judges at that time, saying,“ Hear cases between your brothers and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and the foreigner who is living with him.

Stop judging only by what you see. Judge in the right way.”

The same law applies whether they are an outsider or an Israelite. I am the Lord your God.’ ”

Appoint judges and officials for each of your tribes. Do it in every town the Lord your God is giving you. They must judge the people fairly.Do what is right. Treat everyone the same. Don’t take money from people who want special favors. It makes those who are wise close their eyes to the truth. It twists the words of those who have done nothing wrong.

Do not have anything to do with a false charge. Do not put to death people not guilty of doing anything wrong. I will not let guilty people go free.“ Do not take money from people who want special favors. It makes you blind to the truth. It twists the words of good people.“ Do not treat outsiders badly. You yourselves know how it feels to be outsiders. Remember, you were outsiders in Egypt.

He stands up for widows and for children whose fathers have died. He loves outsiders living among you. He gives them food and clothes.So you also must love outsiders. Remember that you yourselves were outsiders in Egypt.

I command you to follow these instructions. I command you in the sight of God and Christ Jesus and the chosen angels. Treat everyone the same. Don’t favor one person over another.

Command people who are rich in this world not to be proud. Tell them not to put their hope in riches. Wealth is so uncertain. Command those who are rich to put their hope in God. He richly provides us with everything to enjoy.

Have him stand in front of Eleazar the priest and the whole community. Put him in charge while everyone is watching.

The Lord said to Moses,“ The day when you will die is near. Have Joshua go to the tent of meeting. Join him there. That is where I will appoint him as the new leader.” So Joshua and Moses went to the tent of meeting.

Are you rulers really fair when you speak? Do you judge people honestly?

Don’t take advantage of any hired worker who is poor and needy. That applies to your own people. It also applies to outsiders living in one of your towns.

“ Do not follow the crowd when they do what is wrong. When you are a witness in court, do not turn what is right into what is wrong. Do not go along with the crowd.Do not show favor to a poor person in court.

He told the judges,“ Think carefully about what you do. After all, you aren’t judging for human beings. You are judging for the Lord. He’s with you every time you make a decision.Have respect for the Lord. Judge carefully. He is always right. He treats everyone the same. Our God doesn’t want his judges to take money from people who want special favors.”In Jerusalem, Jehoshaphat chose some Levites and priests. He also chose some leaders of Israelite families. He appointed all of them to apply the law of the Lord fairly. He wanted them to decide cases. He wanted them to settle matters between people. All those judges lived in Jerusalem.Here are the orders Jehoshaphat gave them. He said,“ Have respect for the Lord. Serve him faithfully. Do it with all your heart.Cases will come to you from your people who live in the other cities. The cases might be about murder or other matters dealt with by the law, commands, directions and rules. Warn the people not to sin against the Lord. If you don’t warn them, he will be angry with you and your people. Do what I say. Then you won’t sin.

“‘ Do not make something wrong appear to be right. Treat poor people and rich people in the same way. Do not favor one person over another. Instead, judge everyone fairly.

“ Do not treat outsiders badly. Do not give them a hard time. Remember, you were outsiders in Egypt.

The God of Israel spoke. The Rock of Israel said to me,‘ A king must rule over people in a way that is right. He must have respect for God when he rules.

Here are the commands Moses gave the people that same day.

You know that we treated each of you as a father treats his own children.