Howcan I alonebearthe loadand burdenof you and your strife?
OnceYou spokein visionto Your godlyones,And said,"I have givenhelpto one whois mighty;I have exaltedone chosenfrom the people.
"You will surelywearout, bothyourselfand thesepeoplewhoare with you, for the taskis tooheavyfor you; you cannotdoit alone.
to the onean aromafrom deathto death,to the otheran aromafrom lifeto life.And whois adequatefor these things?
Not that we are adequatein ourselvesto consideranythingas [coming] from ourselves,but our adequacyis from God,
May the LORD,the Godof your fathers,increaseyou a thousand-foldmorethan you are and blessyou, justas He has promisedyou!
Choosewiseand discerningand experiencedmenfrom your tribes,and I will appointthem as your heads.'
"I spoketo you at that time,saying,I am not ableto bear[the burden] of you alone.
