But how can I bear the heavy burden of your disputes all by myself?
How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance, and your burden, and your strife?
How can I bear alone the weariness and pressure and burden of you and your strife?
But how can I handle all your troubles, burdens, and disputes by myself?
Alone, I do not have the strength to endure your arbitrations and judgments and disputes.
I alone am not able to bear your business, and the charge of you and your differences.
Then you spoke in a vision to your faithful one, and said: “I have set the crown on one who is mighty, I have exalted one chosen from the people.
You will surely wear yourself out, both you and these people with you. For the task is too heavy for you; you cannot do it alone.
to the one a fragrance from death to death, to the other a fragrance from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?
Not that we are competent of ourselves to claim anything as coming from us; our competence is from God,
May the Lord, the God of your ancestors, increase you a thousand times more and bless you, as he has promised you!
Choose for each of your tribes individuals who are wise, discerning, and reputable to be your leaders.”
At that time I said to you, “I am unable by myself to bear you.