(Devarim 1:9) "And I said to you at that time, to say": Moses said to them: It is not of myself that I say this, but at the behest of the Omnipotent. "I shall not be able alone to bear you": Is it possible that Moses was not able to judge Israel? The man who took them out of Egypt and split the sea for them and brought down the manna for them and flew in the quail for them and performed miracles and wonders for them — he should not be able to judge them! — This is what he said to them (Ibid. 10) "The L-rd your G-d has 'elevated' you over your judges," (removing the onus from you and placing it on your judges!)
And thus did Solomon say (I Kings 3:9) "And give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people… for who can judge this 'heavy' people of Yours!" Is it possible that Solomon could not judge Israel, Solomon of whom it is written (Ibid. 5;10-11) "And the wisdom of Solomon was greater than that of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt. And he was wiser than all men, than Ethan the Ezrachite, and Heiman and Chalkol and Darda, the sons of Machol. And his fame spread to all the people around him" — and he could not judge them! — This is what he said to them. I am not like all the other judges. A Canaanite judge sits on his platform, sentencing one to the sword, strangulation, burning, or stoning, as if nothing had happened. And if he imposes a fine of a sela, he (himself) takes two; two — he takes three; a dinar — he takes a maneh. It is not so with me. If I have (wrongfully) imposed a money fine, He claims "lives"! And thus is it written (Proverbs 22:22) "Rob not the poor man because he is poor, and afflict not the pauper in the gate (of judgment). For the L-rd will fight their battle, and He will rob the soul of their robbers!"
(דברים א ט) וָאֹמַר אֲלֵיכֶם בָּעֵת הַהִוא לֵאמֹר, אָמַר לָהֶם מֹשֶׁה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל: לֹא מֵעַצְמִי אֲנִי אוֹמֵר לָכֶם, אֶלָּא מִפִּי הַקֹּדֶשׁ.
(Devarim 1:9) "And I said to you at that time, to say": Moses said to them: It is not of myself that I say this, but at the behest of the Omnipotent. "I shall not be able alone to bear you": Is it possible that Moses was not able to judge Israel? The man who took them out of Egypt and split the sea for them and brought down the manna for them and flew in the quail for them and performed miracles and wonders for them — he should not be able to judge them! — This is what he said to them (Ibid. 10) "The L-rd your G-d has 'elevated' you over your judges," (removing the onus from you and placing it on your judges!)
לֹא אוּכַל לְבַדִּי שְׂאֵת אֶתְכֶם, אֶפְשָׁר שֶׁלֹּא הָיָה מֹשֶׁה יָכוֹל לָדוּן אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל? אָדָם שֶׁהוֹצִיאָם מִמִּצְרַיִם, וְקָרַע לָהֶם אֶת הַיָּם, וְהוֹרִיד לָהֶם אֶת הַמָּן וְהֵגִיז לָהֶם אֶת הַשְּׂלָו, וְעָשָׂה לָהֶם נִסִּים וּגְבוּרוֹת – וְלֹא הָיָה יָכוֹל לְדוּנָם? אֶלָּא כָּךְ אָמַר לָהֶם: (דברים א י) ״ה׳ אֱלֹהֵיכֶם הִרְבָּה אֶתְכֶם״ עַל גַּבֵּי דַיָּנֵיכֶם, וְכֵן שְׁלֹמֹה אוֹמֵר (מלכים א ג ט) ״וְנָתַתָּ לְעַבְדְּךָ לֵב שֹׁמֵעַ לִשְׁפֹּט אֶת עַמְּךָ״, אֶפְשָׁר שֶׁלֹּא הָיָה שְׁלֹמֹה יָכוֹל לָדוּן אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל? אָדָם שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר בּוֹ (מלכים א ה כו): ״וַה׳ נָתַן חָכְמָה לִשְׁלֹמֹה״, וְאוֹמֵר (מלכים א ה י-יא): ״וַתֵּרֶב חָכְמַת שְׁלֹמֹה מֵחָכְמַת כָּל בְּנֵי קֶדֶם וּמִכָּל חָכְמַת מִצְרָיִם וַיֶּחְכַּם מִכָּל הָאָדָם מֵאֵיתָן הָאֶזְרָחִי וְהֵימָן וְכַלְכֹּל וְדַרְדַּע בְּנֵי מָחוֹל וַיְהִי שְׁמוֹ בְכָל הַגּוֹיִם סָבִיב״, וְלֹא הָיָה יָכוֹל לְדוּנָם? אֶלָּא כָּךְ אָמַר לָהֶם: אֵינִי כִּשְׁאָר כָּל הַדַּיָּנִים, מֶלֶךְ בָּשָׂר וָדָם יוֹשֵׁב עַל בִּימָה שֶׁלּוֹ, דָּן לַהֲרִיגָה לַחֲנִיקָה לִשְׂרֵפָה וְלִסְקִילָה – וְאֵין בְּכָךְ כְּלוּם, וְאִם חַיָּב לִטּוֹל סֶלַע – נוֹטֵל שְׁנַיִם, שְׁנַיִם – נוֹטֵל שְׁלֹשָׁה, דִּינָר – נוֹטֵל מָנֶה. אֵינִי כֵן, אֶלָּא אִם חִיַּבְתִּי מָמוֹן – נְפָשׁוֹת אֲנִי נִתְבָּע! וְכֵן הוּא אוֹמֵר (משלי כב כב): ״אַל תִּגְזָל דַּל כִּי דַל הוּא וְאַל תְּדַכֵּא עָנִי בַשָּׁעַר כִּי ה׳ יָרִיב רִיבָם וְקָבַע אֶת קֹבְעֵיהֶם נָפֶשׁ״.
And thus did Solomon say (I Kings 3:9) "And give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people… for who can judge this 'heavy' people of Yours!" Is it possible that Solomon could not judge Israel, Solomon of whom it is written (Ibid. 5;10-11) "And the wisdom of Solomon was greater than that of all the people of the east and all the wisdom of Egypt. And he was wiser than all men, than Ethan the Ezrachite, and Heiman and Chalkol and Darda, the sons of Machol. And his fame spread to all the people around him" — and he could not judge them! — This is what he said to them. I am not like all the other judges. A Canaanite judge sits on his platform, sentencing one to the sword, strangulation, burning, or stoning, as if nothing had happened. And if he imposes a fine of a sela, he (himself) takes two; two — he takes three; a dinar — he takes a maneh. It is not so with me. If I have (wrongfully) imposed a money fine, He claims "lives"! And thus is it written (Proverbs 22:22) "Rob not the poor man because he is poor, and afflict not the pauper in the gate (of judgment). For the L-rd will fight their battle, and He will rob the soul of their robbers!"