So choose some wise men from each of your tribes. They must understand how to give good advice. The people must have respect for them. I will appoint those men to have authority over you.”

你们要按着各支派选举有智慧、有见识、为众人所认识的，我立他们为你们的首领。’

你们要按着各支派选出有智慧、明辨是非、为人所知的人来，我就立他们为你们的领袖。’

你们要按着各支派选出有智慧、明辨是非、为人所知的人来，我就立他们为你们的领袖。’

你们要从各支派中选出有智慧、有见识、受尊重的人，我要立他们做你们的首领。’

你们要按着支派选出一些有智慧、有见识、有经验的人，我就立他们作你们的首领。’

你們要按着各支派選舉有智慧、有見識、為眾人所認識的，我立他們為你們的首領。』

你們要按着各支派選出有智慧、明辨是非、為人所知的人來，我就立他們為你們的領袖。』

你們要按着各支派選出有智慧、明辨是非、為人所知的人來，我就立他們為你們的領袖。』

你們要從各支派中選出有智慧、有見識、受尊重的人，我要立他們做你們的首領。』

你們要按著支派選出一些有智慧、有見識、有經驗的人，我就立他們作你們的首領。’

你們要按着族派舉出有智慧、有見識、有經驗的人，我就設立他們做你們的首領。」

當循爾之支派、簡眾所識之明哲練達人、我立之為爾長、

可於支派中、簡爾所識、智慧獨具者、我立之為長、治理爾曹。

爾當循爾各支派、選明哲有智慧眾所識之人、我立之為長、治理爾曹、

Choose some wise, understanding and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will set them over you.”

Choose for your tribes wise, understanding, and experienced men, and I will appoint them as your heads.’

Choose some well respected men from each tribe who are known for their wisdom and understanding, and I will appoint them as your leaders.’

Appoint for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will make them your leaders.

Obtain for yourselves men who are wise, discerning, and informed from your tribes, and I will appoint them as your heads.’

Choose wise, understanding, and knowledgeable men from among your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.’

Take you wise men, and understanding, and known, according to your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.

Appoint for yourselves wise, understanding, and respected men from each of your tribes, and I will make them your leaders.

Take you wise men, and understanding, and known among your tribes, and I will make them rulers over you.

Select wise and practical men, those known among your tribes, whom I may appoint as your leaders.”

Take wise men of understanding who are respected among your tribes, and I will make them heads over you.”

But choose men of ability from all the people. They must have respect for God. You must be able to trust them. They must not try to get money by cheating others. Appoint them as officials over thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens.

The Lord said to Moses,“ Bring me 70 of Israel’s elders. Bring men that you know are leaders and officials among the people. Have them come to the tent of meeting. I want them to stand there with you.I will come down and speak with you there. I will take some of the power of the Spirit that is on you. And I will put it on them. They will share the responsibility of these people with you. Then you will not have to carry it alone.

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.Brothers and sisters, choose seven of your men. They must be known as men who are wise and full of the Holy Spirit. We will turn this important work over to them.Then we can give our attention to prayer and to teaching God’s word.”This plan pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen. He was full of faith and of the Holy Spirit. Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon and Parmenas were chosen too. The group also chose Nicolas from Antioch. He had accepted the Jewish faith.The group brought them to the apostles. Then the apostles prayed and placed their hands on them.

So we need to choose someone to take his place. It will have to be a man who was with us the whole time the Lord Jesus was living among us.That time began when John was baptizing. It ended when Jesus was taken up from us. The one we choose must join us in telling people that Jesus rose from the dead.”So they suggested the names of two men. One was Joseph, who was called Barsabbas. He was also called Justus. The other man was Matthias.