1 Kraljevima 12
1 Roboam ode u Šekem, jer su u Šekem došli svi Izraelci da ga zakralje.
And Roboam went to Sichem: for thither were all Israel come together to make him king.
2 Čim to ču Nebatov sin Jeroboam - koji još bijaše u Egiptu, kamo je pobjegao pred kraljem Salomonom - vrati se iz Egipta, jer
But Jeroboam the son of Nabat, who was yet in Egypt, a fugitive from the face of king Solomon, hearing of his death, returned out of Egypt.
3 bijahu poslali po nj i dozvali ga. Kad dođoše Jeroboam i sav zbor Izraelov, rekoše Roboamu:
And they sent and called him: and Jeroboam came, and all the multitude of Israel, and they spoke to Roboam, saying:
4 “Tvoj nam je otac nametnuo teški jaram. Ti nam sada olakšaj tešku službu svoga oca, teški jaram koji metnu na nas, pa ćemo ti služiti!”
Thy father laid a grievous yoke upon us: now therefore do thou take off a little of the grievous service of thy father, and of his most heavy yoke, which he put upon us, and we will serve thee.
5 A on im odgovori: “Za tri dana dođite opet k meni.” I narod ode.
And he said to them: Go till the third day, and come to me again. And when the people was gone,
6 Tada se kralj Roboam posavjetova sa starcima koji su služili njegovu ocu Salomonu dok je bio živ i upita ih: “Što savjetujete da odgovorim ovome narodu?”
King Roboam took counsel with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and he said: What counsel do you give me, that I may answer this people?
7 Oni mu odgovoriše: “Ako danas udovoljiš tim ljudima, budeš im blagonaklon i odgovoriš im lijepim riječima, oni će ti uvijek ostati sluge.”
They said to him: If thou wilt yield to this people today, and condescend to them, and grant their petition, and wilt speak gentle words to them, they will be thy servants always.
8 Ali on odbaci savjet što mu ga dadoše starci i posavjetova se s mladićima koji su odrasli s njim i bili mu u službi.
But he left the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men, that had been brought up with him, and stood before him.
9 Upita ih: “Što savjetujete da odgovorim ovome narodu koji mi reče: 'Olakšaj jaram što nam ga nametnu tvoj otac?'”
And he said to them: What counsel do you give me, that I may answer this people, who have said to me: Make the yoke which thy father put upon us lighter?
10 Mladići koji bijahu s njime odrasli odgovoriše mu: “Narodu koji ti reče: 'Tvoj nam je otac nametnuo jaram, a ti nam ga olakšaj', uzvrati ovako: 'Moj je mali prst deblji od bedara moga oca!
And the young men that had been brought up with him, said: Thus shalt thou speak to this people, who have spoken to thee, saying: Thy father made our yoke heavy, do thou ease us. Thou shalt say to them: My little finger is thicker than the back of my father.
11 Eto, moj vam je otac nametnuo teški jaram, a ja ću još otežati vaš jaram; moj vas je otac šibao bičevima, a ja ću vas šibati bičevima sa željeznim štipavcima.'”
And now my father put a, heavy yoke upon you, but I will add to your yoke: my father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions.
12 A treći dan dođe sav narod k Roboamu, kako im bijaše zapovjedio kralj rekavši im: “Vratite se k meni trećega dana.”
So Jeroboam and all the people came to Roboam the third day, as the king had appointed, saying: Come to me again the third day.
13 Kralj im oštro odgovori, odbacivši savjet koji mu dadoše stariji.
And the king answered the people roughly, leaving the counsel of the old men, which they had given him,
14 I reče im po savjetu mladih: “Moj je otac otežao vaš jaram, a ja ću još dodati na nj; moj vas je otac šibao bičevima, a ja ću vas šibati bičevima sa željeznim štipavcima.”
And he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying: My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke: my father beat you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions.
15 Kralj dakle ne htjede poslušati naroda, jer tako upriliči Jahve da se ispuni riječ što je preko Ahije iz Šila kaza Nebatovu sinu Jeroboamu.
And the king condescended not to the people: for the Lord was turned away from him, to make good his word, which he had spoken in the hand of Ahias the Silonite, to Jeroboam the son of Nabat.
16 Kad Izraelci vidješe gdje se kralj oglušio, odgovori mu narod: “Kakav dio mi imamo s Davidom? Mi nemamo baštine s Jišajevim sinom. U šatore, Izraele! A sad se, Davide, brini za svoj dom!” I sav Izrael ode pod svoje šatore.
Then the people seeing that the king would not hearken to them, answered him, saying: What portion have we in David? or what inheritance in the son of Isai? Go home to thy dwellings, O Israel, now David look to thy own house. So Israel departed to their dwellings.
17 Roboam zavlada samo nad Izraelovim sinovima koji su živjeli po judejskim gradovima.
But as for all the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Juda, Roboam reigned over them.
18 Potom kralj Roboam posla Adorama, nadstojnika za tlaku, ali ga Izraelci kamenovaše i on umrije; a kralj se Roboam brže-bolje pope na kola i pobježe u Jeruzalem.
Then king Roboam sent Aduram, who was over the tribute: and all Israel stoned him, and he died. Wherefore king Roboam made haste to get him up into his chariot, and he fled to Jerusalem:
19 Tako se Izrael odijelio od doma Davidova sve do danas.
And Israel revolted from the house of David, unto this day.
20 Kada su Izraelci doznali da se vratio Jeroboam, pozvaše ga u zajednicu i postaviše ga kraljem nad svim Izraelom. Uz kuću Davidovu nije pristajao nitko, osim samoga plemena Judina.
And it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they gathered an assembly, and sent and called him, and made him king over all Israel, and there was none that followed the house of David but the tribe of Juda only.
21 Došavši u Jeruzalem, Roboam skupi sav dom Judin i pleme Benjaminovo, sto i osamdeset tisuća vrsnih ratnika, da udare na dom Izraelov i da vrate kraljevstvo Roboamu, sinu Salomonovu.
And Roboam came to Jerusalem, and gathered together all the house of Juda, and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred four-score thousand chosen men for war, to fight against the house of Israel and to bring the kingdom again under Roboam the son of Solomon.
22 Ali dođe Jahvina riječ Božjem čovjeku Šemaji:
But the word of the Lord came to Semeias the man of God, saying:
23 “Kaži Salomonovu sinu Roboamu, judejskom kralju, i svem domu Judinu i Benjaminovu i ostalom narodu:
Speak to Roboam the son of Solomon, the king of Juda, and to all the house of Juda, and Benjamin, and the rest of the people, saying:
24 Ovako veli Jahve: 'Ne idite se tući s braćom, djecom Izraelovom! Neka se svatko vrati svojoj kući, jer je ovo poteklo od mene.'” I oni poslušaše riječ Jahvinu i vratiše se kako im reče Jahve.
Thus saith the Lord: You shall not go up nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: let every man return to his house, for this thing is from me. They hearkened to the word of the Lord, and returned from their journey, as the Lord had commanded them.
25 Jeroboam utvrdi Šekem u Efrajimovoj gori i ondje se nastani. Poslije izađe odatle i utvrdi Penuel.
And Jeroboam built Sichem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt there, and going out from thence he built Phanuel.
26 Jeroboam reče u svom srcu: “Sad bi se kraljevstvo moglo vratiti domu Davidovu.
And Jeroboam said in his heart: Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David,
27 Ako ovaj narod bude nastavio uzlaziti u Dom Jahvin u Jeruzalemu da prinosi žrtve, srce će se naroda vratiti svome gospodaru, Roboamu, kralju judejskome, i mene će ubiti.”
If this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem: and the heart of this people will turn to their lord Roboam the king of Juda, and they will kill me, and return to him.
28 Pošto se kralj posavjetovao, načini dva zlatna teleta i reče narodu: “Dosta ste uzlazili u Jeruzalem! Evo, Izraele, tvoga boga koji te izveo iz zemlje egipatske.”
And finding out a device he made two golden calves, and said to them: Go ye up no more to Jerusalem: Behold thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt.
29 Zatim postavi jedno tele u Betelu, a drugo smjesti u Dan.
And he set the one in Bethel, and the other in Dan:
30 To je bila prigoda za grijeh: narod je odlazio jednome u Betel i drugome u Dan.
And this thing became an occasion of sin: for the people went to adore the calf as far as Dan.
31 I podiže Jeroboam hram na uzvišicama i postavi iz puka svećenike koji nisu bili sinovi Levijevi.
And he made temples in the high places, and priests of the lowest of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.
32 Zatim je Jeroboam uveo blagdan u osmom mjesecu, petnaestoga dana tog mjeseca, kao što je blagdan koji se slavi u Judeji, i uzađe k žrtveniku. Tako je učinio u Betelu, žrtvujući teocima koje je načinio. U Betelu je postavio i svećenike uzvišica što ih bijaše podigao.
And he appointed a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, after the manner of the feast that was celebrated in Juda. And going up to the altar, he did in like manner in Bethel, to sacrifice to the calves, which he had made: and he placed in Bethel priests of the high places, which he had made.
33 I uzađe k žrtveniku koji je načinio, petnaestoga dana osmog mjeseca, mjeseca koji je sam izabrao; i ustanovi blagdan za Izraelce i uzađe k žrtveniku da prinese kad.
And he went up to the altar, which he had built in Bethel, on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, which he had devised of his own heart: and he ordained a feast to the children of Israel, and went upon the altar to burn incense.
