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١ 1 وَذَهَبَ رَحُبْعَامُ إِلَى شَكِيمَ، فَتَوَافَدَ إِلَى هُنَاكَ جَمِيعُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لِيُنَصِّبُوهُ مَلِكاً.

And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.

٢ 2 وَعِنْدَمَا سَمِعَ يَرُبْعَامُ بْنُ نَبَاطَ وَهُوَ فِي مِصْرَ، الَّتِي لَجَأَ إِلَيْهَا وَمَكَثَ فِيهَا هَرَباً مِنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، رَجَعَ مِنْهَا،

And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard of it, (for he was fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt; )

٣ 3 فَأَرْسَلُوا يَسْتَدْعُونَهُ. فَجَاءَ يَرُبْعَامُ وَكُلُّ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَقَالُوا لِرَحُبْعَامَ:

That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spoke unto Rehoboam, saying,

٤ 4 «إنَّ أَبَاكَ أَثْقَلَ النِّيرَ عَلَيْنَا، فَخَفِّفْ أَنْتَ الآنَ مِنْ عِبْئِنَا الْمُرْهِقِ، وَمِنْ ثِقْلِ النِّيرِ الَّذِي وَضَعَهُ أَبُوكَ عَلَى كَاهِلِنَا، فَنَخْدُمَكَ».

Your father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make you the grievous service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve you.

٥ 5 فَأَجَابَهُمْ: «اذْهَبُوا الآنَ ثُمَّ ارْجِعُوا إِلَيَّ بَعْدَ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ». فَانْصَرَفَ الشَّعْبُ.

And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.

٦ 6 فَسَأَلَ رَحُبْعَامُ الشُّيُوخَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا فِي خِدْمَةِ أَبِيهِ سُلَيْمَانَ: «بِمَاذَا تُشِيرُونَ أَنْ أَرُدَّ جَوَاباً إِلَى هَذَا الشَّعْبِ؟»

And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do all of you advise that I may answer this people?

٧ 7 فَأَجَابُوهُ: «إِنْ صِرْتَ خَادِماً لِهَذَا الشَّعْبِ، وَرَاعَيْتَهُمْ، وَتَجَاوَبْتَ مَعَهُمْ، وَأَحْسَنْتَ مُخَاطَبَتَهُمْ، يُصْبِحُونَ لَكَ عَبِيداً كُلَّ الأَيَّامِ».

And they spoke unto him, saying, If you will be a servant unto this people this day, and will serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants for ever.

٨ 8 وَلَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَتْبَعْ مَشُورَةَ الشُّيُوخِ، بَلْ تَدَاوَلَ مَعَ الأَحْدَاثِ الَّذِينَ نَشَأُوا مَعَهُ، وَكَانُوا مِنْ جُمْلَةِ حَاشِيَتِهِ،

But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:

٩ 9 وَسَأَلَهُمْ: «بِمَ تُشِيرُونَ أَنْتُمْ فَنَرُدَّ جَوَاباً إِلَى هَذَا الشَّعْبِ الَّذِي طَالَبَنِي قَائِلاً: خَفِّفْ مِنَ النِّيرِ الَّذِي أَثْقَلَ بِهِ أَبُوكَ كَاهِلَنَا».

And he said unto them, What counsel give all of you that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which your father did put upon us lighter?

١٠ 10 فَأَجَابُوهُ: «تَقُولُ لِهَذَا الشَّعْبِ الَّذِي طَالَبَكَ بِتَخْفِيفِ نِيرِ أَبِيكَ عَنْهُمْ: إِنَّ خِنْصَرِي أَغْلَظُ مِنْ خَاصِرَةِ أَبِي.

And the young men that were grown up with him spoke unto him, saying, Thus shall you speak unto this people that spoke unto you, saying, Your father made our yoke heavy, but make you it lighter unto us; thus shall you say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.

١١ 11 أَبِي أَثْقَلَ عَلَيْكُمُ النِّيرَ وَأَنَا أُضَاعِفُهُ. أَبِي أَدَّبَكُمْ بِالسِّيَاطِ وَأَنَا أُؤَدِّبُكُمْ بِالْعَقَارِبِ».

And now whereas my father did load you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father has chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

١٢ 12 وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ مَثَلَ يَرُبْعَامُ وَسَائِرُ الشَّعْبِ أَمَامَ رَحُبْعَامَ، كَمَا طَلَبَ إِلَيْهِمِ الْمَلِكُ.

So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying, Come to me again the third day.

١٣ 13 وَتَلَقَّوْا رَدَّهُ الْقَاسِي الَّذِي تَجَاهَلَ فِيهِ مَشُورَةَ الشُّيُوخِ،

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;

١٤ 14 وَخَاطَبَهُمْ بِمَا أَشَارَ عَلَيْهِ الأَحْدَاثُ قَائِلاً: «أَبِي أَثْقَلَ عَلَيْكُمُ النِّيرَ وَأَنَا أُضَاعِفُهُ. أَبِي أَدَّبَكُمْ بِالسِّيَاطِ، وَأَنَا أُؤَدِّبُكُمْ بِالْعَقَارِبِ».

And spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

١٥ 15 وَرَفَضَ رَحُبْعَامُ الاسْتِجَابَةَ لِمَطَالِبِ الشَّعْبِ، وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الرَّبِّ لِيُنَفِّذَ مَا تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ عَلَى لِسَانِ أَخِيَّا الشِّيلُونِيِّ بِشَأْنِ يَرُبْعَامَ بْنِ نَبَاطَ.

Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

١٦ 16 فَلَمَّا رَأَى كُلُّ بَنِي إِسْرَائيِلَ أَنَّ الْمَلِكَ لَمْ يَسْتَجِبْ لِمَطَالِبِهِمْ، أَجَابُوهُ: «أَيُّ نَصِيبٍ لَنَا فِي دَاوُدَ، وَأَيُّ حَظٍّ لَنَا بِابْنِ يَسَّى؟ فَإِلَى بُيُوتِكَ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ. وَلْيَمْلِكْ رَحُبْعَامُ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ وَعَشِيرَتِهِ». وَانْصَرَفَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ عَنْهُ إِلَى مَنَازِلِهِمْ.

So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to your own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.

١٧ 17 وَلَمْ يَبْقَ تَحْتَ حُكْمِهِ سِوَى أَبْنَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا، فَمَلَكَ رَحُبْعَامُ عَلَيْهِمْ.

But as for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

١٨ 18 وَعِنْدَمَا أَرْسَلَ الْمَلِكُ رَحُبْعَامُ أَدُورَامَ الْمُوَكَّلَ عَلَى أَعْمَالِ التَّسْخِيرِ إِلَى أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ رَجَمُوهُ بِالْحِجَارَةِ فَمَاتَ، فَبَادَرَ الْمَلِكُ رَحُبْعَامُ وَاسْتَقَلَّ مَرْكَبَتَهُ هَارِباً إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

١٩ 19 وَهَكَذَا تَمَرَّدَ إِسْرَائِيلُ عَلَى ذُرِيَّةِ دَاوُدَ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ.

So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.

٢٠ 20 وَعِنْدَمَا عَلِمَ جَمِيعُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ بِرُجُوعِ يَرُبْعَامَ مِنْ مِصْرَ، اسْتَدْعَوْهُ لِلْمُثُولِ أَمَامَ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَنَصَّبُوهُ مَلِكاً عَلَيْهِمْ، وَلَمْ يَبْقَ تَحْتَ حُكْمِ رَحُبْعَامَ سِوَى سِبْطِ يَهُوذَا.

And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

٢١ 21 وَحِينَ وَصَلَ رَحُبْعَامُ أُورُشَلِيمَ حَشَدَ جَيْشاً مِنْ سِبْطَيْ يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ، بَلَغَ عَدَدُهُ مِئَةً وَثَمَانِينَ أَلْفاً مِنْ نُخْبَةِ الْمُقَاتِلِينَ، لِيُحَارِبَ بَنِي إِسْرَائيِلَ وَيَرُدَّهُمْ إِلَى مُلْكِهِ.

And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

٢٢ 22 وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ خَاطَبَ شِمْعِيَا النَّبِيَّ:

But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

٢٣ 23 «قُلْ لِرَحُبْعَامَ بنِ سُلْيمَانَ وَسائِرِ شَعْبِ يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ

Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,

٢٤ 24 هَذَا مَا يَأْمُرُ بِهِ الرَّبُّ: لَا تَذْهَبُوا لِمُحَارَبَةِ إخْوَتِكُمْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. لِيَرْجِعْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ، لأَنَّ مِنْ عِنْدِي قَدْ صَدَرَ الأَمْرُ بِتَمْزِيقِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ». فَاسْتَجَابُوا لأَمْرِ الرَّبِّ، وَأَذْعَنُوا لَهُ.

Thus says the LORD, All of you shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.

٢٥ 25 وَحَصَّنَ يَرُبْعَامُ مَدِينَةَ شَكِيمَ فِي جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ وَأَقَامَ فِيهَا؛ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَبَنِى مَدِينَةَ فَنُوئِيلَ.

Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

٢٦ 26 وَحَدَّثَ يَرُبْعَامُ نَفْسَهُ قَائِلاً: «مِنَ الْمُرَجَّحِ أَنْ تَرْجِعَ الْمَمْلَكَةُ إِلَى بَيْتِ دَاوُدَ،

And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David:

٢٧ 27 وَلاسِيَّمَا إِنْ صَعِدَ الشَّعْبُ لِيُقَرِّبُوا ذَبَائِحَ فِي هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَيَمِيلُ قَلْبُهُمْ نَحْوَ سَيِّدِهِمْ رَحُبْعَامَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا وَيَقْتُلُونَنِي، ثُمَّ يَلْتَفُّونَ حَوْلَهُ».

If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people return unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.

٢٨ 28 وَبَعْدَ الْمُشَاوَرَةِ سَبَكَ الْمَلِكُ عِجْلَيْ ذَهَبٍ، وَقَالَ لِلشَّعْبِ: «إِنَّ الذَّهَابَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِلْعِبَادَةِ يُعَرِّضُكُمْ لِمَشَقَّةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ، فَهَا هِيَ آلِهَتُكَ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ الَّتِي أَخْرَجَتْكَ مِنْ دِيَارِ مِصْرَ».

Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold your gods, O Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.

٢٩ 29 وَأَقَامَ وَاحِداً فِي بَيْتِ إِيلَ وَالآخَرَ فِي دَانَ.

And he set the one in Bethel, and the other put he in Dan.

٣٠ 30 فَصَارَ هَذَا الْعَمَلُ إِثْماً كَبِيراً، لأَنَّ الشَّعْبَ شَرَعَ فِي عِبَادَةِ الْعِجْلَيْنِ حَتَّى وَلَوِ اضْطُرَّ بَعْضُهُمْ لِلارْتِحَالِ إِلَى دَانٍ.

And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.

٣١ 31 وَشَيَّدَ يَرُبْعَامُ مَذَابِحَ عِبَادَةٍ عَلَى التِّلالِ، كَرَّسَ لَهَا كَهَنَةً مِنْ عَامَّةِ الشَّعْبِ، لَا يَنْتَمُونَ إِلَى سِبْطِ لاوِي.

And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the low of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.

٣٢ 32 وَاحْتَفَلَ يَرُبْعَامُ بِعِيدٍ فِي الْيَوْمِ الْخَامِسَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الثَّامِنِ (تِشْرِينَ الثَّانِي – نُوفَمْبِرَ)، مِثْلَ الْعِيدِ الَّذِي يُحْتَفَلُ بِهِ فِي يَهُوذَا، وَقَدَّمَ مُحْرَقَاتٍ عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ. وَقَرَّبَ فِي بَيْتِ إِيلَ ذَبَائِحَ لِلْعِجْلَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ سَبَكَهُمَا. كَمَا نَصَّبَ فِي بَيْتِ إِيلَ كَهَنَةً لِلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ الَّتِي أَقَامَهَا.

And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places which he had made.

٣٣ 33 وَهَكَذَا أَصْعَدَ مُحْرَقَاتٍ عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ الَّذِي بَنَاهُ فِي بَيْتِ إِيلَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الْخَامِسَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الثَّامِنِ، الَّذِي اخْتَارَهُ بِنَفْسِهِ، وَجَعَلَهُ عِيداً يَحْتَفِلُ بِهِ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ. وَصَعِدَ هُوَ بِنَفْسِهِ إِلَى الْمَذْبَحِ لِيُوْقِدَ عَلَيْهِ.

So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Bethel the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.