And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said,“ It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables.

十二使徒叫众门徒来，对他们说：“我们撇下神的道去管理饭食，原是不合宜的。

十二使徒叫众门徒来，说：“我们撇下上帝的道去管理饭食，是不合宜的。

十二使徒叫众门徒来，说：“我们撇下神的道去管理饭食，是不合宜的。

于是，十二使徒召集所有的门徒，对他们说：“我们不应该忽略传上帝的道，去管理膳食。

于是十二使徒召集了众门徒，说：“要我们放下神的道，去管理伙食，是不合适的。

于是十二使徒召来全体门徒，说：“我们撇下神的话语，去管理饭食，是不妥当的。

十二使徒叫眾門徒來，對他們說：「我們撇下神的道去管理飯食，原是不合宜的。

十二使徒叫眾門徒來，說：「我們撇下上帝的道去管理飯食，是不合宜的。

十二使徒叫眾門徒來，說：「我們撇下神的道去管理飯食，是不合宜的。

於是，十二使徒召集所有的門徒，對他們說：「我們不應該忽略傳上帝的道，去管理膳食。

於是十二使徒召集了眾門徒，說：“要我們放下神的道，去管理伙食，是不合適的。

十二個人就把那一羣門徒叫來，說：『我們撇下上帝之道，而在飯席上作服事的工，並不是令人愜意的事。

於是十二使徒召來全體門徒，說：「我們撇下神的話語，去管理飯食，是不妥當的。

十二徒召眾門徒曰、我儕遺上帝道、而几筵是役、非宜也、

十二使徒、呼眾門徒、曰、我儕不傳上帝道、而几筵是司、非所宜也、

十二使徒告眾門徒曰、我儕不傳天主道、而司几席非所宜也、

十二宗徒因召同人至、曰：『為几筵之事而曠傳道之職、非所宜也。

So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said,“ It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables.

So the 12 apostles gathered all the believers together. They said,“ It wouldn’t be right for us to give up teaching God’s word. And we’d have to stop teaching to wait on tables.

So the Twelve called a meeting of all the believers. They said,“ We apostles should spend our time teaching the word of God, not running a food program.

The Twelve summoned the whole company of the disciples and said,“ It would not be right for us to give up preaching the word of God to wait on tables.

So the twelve summoned the congregation of the disciples and said,“ It is not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables.

Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said,“ It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God and serve tables.

And the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not fit that we should forsake the word of God, and serve tables.

Then the Twelve summoned the whole company of the disciples and said,“ It would not be right for us to give up preaching about God to handle financial matters.

Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples[ unto them], and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.

So the twelve called the whole group of the disciples together and said,“ It is not right for us to neglect the word of God to wait on tables.

The twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said,“ It is not appropriate for us to forsake the word of God and serve tables.

Moses’ father-in-law said to him,“ What you are doing is not good.You and the people with you will certainly wear yourselves out, for the thing is too heavy for you. You are not able to do it alone.Now obey my voice; I will give you advice, and God be with you! You shall represent the people before God and bring their cases to God,and you shall warn them about the statutes and the laws, and make them know the way in which they must walk and what they must do.Moreover, look for able men from all the people, men who fear God, who are trustworthy and hate a bribe, and place such men over the people as chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.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.If you do this, God will direct you, you will be able to endure, and all this people also will go to their place in peace.”So Moses listened to the voice of his father-in-law and did all that he had said.Moses chose able men out of all Israel and made them heads over the people, chiefs of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens.And they judged the people at all times. Any hard case they brought to Moses, but any small matter they decided themselves.

“ At that time I said to you,‘ I am not able to bear you by myself.The Lord your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are today as numerous as the stars of heaven.May the Lord, the God of your fathers, make you a thousand times as many as you are and bless you, as he has promised you!How can I bear by myself the weight and burden of you and your strife?Choose for your tribes wise, understanding, and experienced men, and I will appoint them as your heads.’And you answered me,‘ The thing that you have spoken is good for us to do.’

No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.

Moses said to the Lord,“ Why have you dealt ill with your servant? And why have I not found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of all this people on me?Did I conceive all this people? Did I give them birth, that you should say to me,‘ Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries a nursing child,’ to the land that you swore to give their fathers?Where am I to get meat to give to all this people? For they weep before me and say,‘ Give us meat, that we may eat.’

And I sent messengers to them, saying,“ I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?”

For it seems to me unreasonable, in sending a prisoner, not to indicate the charges against him.”

What then is to be done? They will certainly hear that you have come.

But Peter and John answered them,“ Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge,