[和合本] 摩西的岳父看见他向百姓所作的一切事，就说：“你向百姓作的是什么事呢？你为什么独自坐着，众百姓从早到晚都站在你的左右呢？”
[新标点] 摩西的岳父看见他向百姓所做的一切事，就说：“你向百姓做的是什么事呢？你为什么独自坐着，众百姓从早到晚都站在你的左右呢？”
[和合修] 摩西的岳父看见他为百姓所做的一切事，就说：“你为百姓所做的，这是什么事呢？你为什么独自一人坐着，而众百姓从早到晚都站在你旁边呢？”
[新译本] 摩西的岳父看见了摩西向人民所行的一切，就说：“你向人民作的是什么呢？你为什么独自坐着审判，所有的人民却从早到晚都站在你的身旁呢？”
[当代修] 摩西的岳父叶忒罗看见摩西对百姓所行的一切，就对摩西说：“你为什么这样处理百姓的事？为什么你独自坐着，众百姓从早到晚都站在你周围？”
[现代修] 叶特罗看见了这情形，对摩西说：“你到底在为人民做些什么呢？为什么让这许多人从早到晚站在这里等着你的指示，由你自己一个人处理呢？”
[吕振中] 摩西的岳父看见他向人民所作的一切事，就说：“你向人民这样作、怎样行呢？你为什么独自坐着，而人民却从早到晚都在你左右立着呢？”
[思高本] 梅瑟的岳父看见他对百姓所行的种种，就说：“你对百姓所作的是什么事？为什么你独自一人管理，叫众百姓从早晨到晚上站在你前？”
[文理本] 摩西外戚见其所行于民、则曰、汝于斯民何为、尔奚独坐、而民环立、自朝迄暮、
[GNT] When Jethro saw everything that Moses had to do, he asked, "What is all this that you are doing for the people? Why are you doing this all alone, with people standing here from morning till night to consult you?"
[BBE] And when Moses' father-in-law saw all he was doing, he said, What is this you are doing for the people? why are you seated here by yourself, with all the people waiting before you from morning till evening?
[KJV] And when Moses' father in law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is this thing that thou doest to the people? why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto even?
[NKJV] So when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, "What [is] this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit, and all the people stand before you from morning until evening?"
[KJ21] And when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did for the people, he said, "What is this thing that thou doest for the people? Why sittest thou thyself alone, and all the people stand by thee from morning unto evening?"
[NASB] Now when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, "What is this thing that you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge and all the people stand before you from morning until evening?"
[NRSV] When Moses' father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, "What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone, while all the people stand around you from morning until evening?"
[WEB] When Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, "What is this thing that you do for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand around you from morning to evening?"
[ESV] When Moses' father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, "What is this that you are doing for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand around you from morning till evening?"
[NIV] When his father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he said, "What is this you are doing for the people? Why do you alone sit as judge, while all these people stand around you from morning till evening?"
[NIrV] His father-in-law saw everything Moses was doing for the people. So he said, "Aren't you trying to do too much for the people? You are the only judge. And all of these people are standing around you from morning until evening."
[HCSB] When Moses' father-in-law saw everything he was doing for them he asked, "What is this thing you're doing for the people? Why are you alone sitting as judge, while all the people stand around you from morning until evening?"
[CSB] When Moses' father-in-law saw everything he was doing for them he asked, "What is this thing you're doing for the people? Why are you alone sitting as judge, while all the people stand around you from morning until evening?"
[AMP] When Moses' father-in-law saw all that he was doing for the people, he said, What is this that you do for the people? Why do you sit alone, and all the people stand around you from morning till evening?
[NLT] When Moses' father-in-law saw all that Moses was doing for the people, he asked, "What are you really accomplishing here? Why are you trying to do all this alone while everyone stands around you from morning till evening?"
[YLT] and the father-in-law of Moses seeth all that he is doing to the people, and saith, 'What [is] this thing which thou art doing to the people? wherefore art thou sitting by thyself, and all the people standing by thee from morning till evening?'