Første Kongebog 12
1 Og Roboam drog til Sikem; thi al Israel var kommen til Sikem for at gøre ham til Konge.
And king Roboam goes to Sikima; for all Israel were coming to Sikima to make him king.
2 Og det skete, der Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, hørte det — han var endnu i Ægypten, hvorhen han var flygtet fra Kong Salomos Ansigt, og Jeroboam boede i Ægypten,
3 og de sendte hen og kaldte ham — saa kom Jeroboam og al Israels Menighed, og de talte med Roboam og sagde:
And the people spoke to king Roboam, saying, Your father made our yoke heavy;
4 Din Fader gjorde vort Aag haardt; men gør du os nu din Faders haarde Tjeneste og hans svare Aag, som han lagde paa os, lettere, saa ville vi tjene dig.
but do you now lighten somewhat of the hard service of your father, and of his heavy yoke which he put upon us, and we will serve you.
5 Og han sagde til dem: Gaar hen endnu i tre Dage, og kommer igen til mig; og Folket gik.
And he said to them, Depart for three days, and return to me. And they departed.
6 Og Kong Roboam raadførte sig med de ældste, som havde staaet for hans Fader Salomos Ansigt, der han var levende, og sagde: Hvorledes raade I at give dette Folk Svar tilbage?
And the king referred [the matter] to the elders, who stood before Solomon his father while he was yet living, saying, How do you advise that I should answer this people?
7 Og de sagde til ham saaledes: Dersom du vil være dette Folk til Tjeneste i Dag, og tjene dem og svare dem vel og tale gode Ord til dem, da blive de dine Tjenere alle Dage.
And they spoke to him, saying, If you will this day be a servant to this people, and will serve them, and will speak to them good words, then will they be your servants continually.
8 Men han forlod de ældstes Raad, som de madede ham, og raadførte sig med de unge, som vare opvoksede med ham, dem som stode for hans Ansigt.
But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they gave him, and consulted with the young men who were brought up with him, who stood in his presence.
9 Og han sagde til dem: Hvad raade I, at vi skulle give dette Folk for Svar tilbage, som talte til mig, sigende: Gør du os dette Aag lettere, som din Fader lagde paa os?
And he said to them, What counsel do you give? And what shall I answer to this people who speak to me, saying, Lighten somewhat of the yoke which your father has put upon us?
10 Og de unge, som vare opvoksede med ham, talte til ham, sigende: Saa skal du sige til det Folk, som talte til dig og sagde: Din Fader gjorde vort Aag svart, men gør du os det lettere, saa skal du tale til dem: Min Lillefinger skal være tykkere end min Faders Lænder.
And the young men who had been brought up with him, who stood before his face, spoke to him, saying, Thus shall you say to this people who have spoken to you, saying, Your father made our yoke heavy, and do you now lighten it from off us: thus shall say to them, My little [finger shall be] thicker than my father's loins.
11 Nu da, min Fader lagde eder et svart Aag paa, men jeg, jeg vil gøre eders Aag svarere; min Fader tugtede eder med Svøber, men jeg, jeg vil tugte eder med Skorpioner.
And whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I also will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
12 Saa kom Jeroboam og alt Folket til Roboam paa den tredje Dag, som Kongen havde talt og sagt: Kommer igen til mig paa den tredje Dag!
And all Israel came to king Roboam on the third day, as the king spoke to them, saying, Return to me on the third day.
13 Og Kongen svarede Folket haardt og forlod de ældstes Raad, som de havde raadet ham.
And the king answered the people harshly; and Roboam forsook the counsel of the old men which they counselled him.
14 Og han talte til dem efter de unges Raad og sagde: Min Fader gjorde eders Aag svart, men jeg, jeg vil gøre eders Aag svarere; min Fader tugtede eder med Svøber, men jeg, jeg vil tugte eder med Skorpioner.
And he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.
15 Og Kongen hørte ikke Folket; thi Aarsagen var fra Herren, for at han kunde stadfæste sit Ord, som Herren havde talt ved Siloniteren Ahia til Jeroboam, Nebats Søn.
And the king listened not to the people, because the change was from the Lord, that he might establish his word which he spoke by Achia the Selonite concerning Jeroboam the son of Nabat.
16 Der al Israel saa, at Kongen ikke vilde høre dem, da gav Folket Kongen et Svar tilbage og sagde: Hvad Del have vi da i David? vi have ingen Lod i Isajs Søn; Israel! drag til dine Telte; se nu til dit Hus, o David! Saa gik Israel til sine Telte.
And all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them: and the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we any inheritance in the son of Jessae. Depart, O Israel, to your tents: now feed your own house, David. So Israel departed to his tents.
17 Dog Israels Børn, som boede i Judas Stæder, over dem regerede Roboam.
18 Da sendte Kong Roboam Adoram, som var Rentemester, til dem, og al Israel stenede ham med Stene, saa at han døde; men Kong Roboam brugte al sin Styrke til at komme op i Vognen for at fly til Jerusalem.
And the king sent Adoniram who was over the tribute; and they stoned him with stones, and he died: and king Roboam made haste to rise to flee to Jerusalem.
19 Saa faldt Israel af fra Davids Hus indtil denne Dag.
So Israel rebelled against the house of David until this day.
20 Og det skete, der al Israel hørte, at Jeroboam var kommen tilbage, da sendte de hen og kaldte ham til Menigheden og gjorde ham til Konge over al Israel; der var ingen, som fulgte efter Davids Hus, undtagen Judas Stamme alene.
And it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned out of Egypt, that they sent and called him to the assembly, and they made him king over Israel: and none followed the house of David except the tribe of Juda and Benjamin only.
21 Der Roboam kom til Jerusalem, da samlede han alt Judas Hus og Benjamins Stamme, hundrede og firsindstyve Tusinde udvalgte Krigsmænd, for at stride imod Israels Hus, at føre Riget tilbage til Roboam, Salomos Søn.
And Roboam went into Jerusalem, and he assembled the congregation of Juda, and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and twenty thousand young men, warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to recover the kingdom to Roboam the son of Solomon.
22 Men Guds Ord skete til Semaja, den Guds Mand, og sagde:
And the word of the Lord came to Samaia the man of God, saying,
23 Tal til Roboam, Salomos Søn, Judas Konge, og til al Judas Hus og Benjamin og til det øvrige Folk, og sig:
Speak to Roboam the son of Solomon, king of Juda, and to all the house of Juda and Benjamin, and to the remnant of the people, saying,
24 Saaledes sagde Herren: I skulle ikke drage op og ej stride imod eders Brødre, Israels Børn, vender tilbage hver til sit Hus, thi denne Handel er sket af mig; og de adløde Herrens Ord og vendte tilbage for at gaa bort efter Herrens Ord.
Thus says the Lord, You shall not go up, neither shall you fight with your brethren the sons of Israel: return each man to his own home; for this thing is from me; and they listened to the word of the Lord, and they ceased from going up, according to the word of the Lord.
25 Og Jeroboam byggede Sikem paa Efraims Bjerg og boede derudi, og han drog ud derfra og byggede Pnuel.
And Jeroboam built Sikima in mount Ephraim and lived in it, and went forth thence and built Phanuel.
26 Og Jeroboam tænkte i sit Hjerte: Nu maatte Riget vende tilbage til Davids Hus.
And Jeroboam said in his heart, Behold, now the kingdom will return to the house of David.
27 Dersom dette Folk skal gaa op at gøre Offer i Herrens Hus i Jerusalem, saa maatte dette Folks Hjerte vende tilbage til deres Herre, til Roboam, Judas Konge, ja de maatte slaa mig ihjel og vende tilbage til Roboam, Judas Konge.
If this people shall go up to offer sacrifice in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, then the heart of the people will return to the Lord, and to their master, to Roboam king of Juda, and they will kill me.
28 Derfor holdt Kongen et Raad og gjorde to Guldkalve; og han sagde til dem: Det er eder for meget at gaa op til Jerusalem; se dine Guder, Israel! som førte dig op af Ægyptens Land.
And the king took counsel, and went, and made two golden heifers, and said to the people, Let it suffice you to have gone [hitherto] to Jerusalem: behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
29 Og han satte den ene i Bethel, og den anden satte han i Dan.
And he put one in Bethel, and he put the other in Dan.
30 Og denne Gerning blev til Synd; og Folket lige til Dan gik hen til en af dem.
And this thing became a sin; and the people went before one as far as Dan, and left the house of the Lord.
31 Han gjorde Huset paa Højene og gjorde Præster af Folket i Flæng, som ikke vare af Levi Børn.
And he made houses on the high places, and made priests of any part of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.
32 Og Jeroboam gjorde en Højtid i den ottende Maaned paa den femtende Dag i Maaneden ligesom Højtiden, som var i Juda, og ofrede paa Alteret; saaledes gjorde han i Bethel for at ofre til Kalvene, som han havde gjort; og han beskikkede Præster i Bethel til Højene, som han havde gjort.
And Jeroboam appointed a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, according to the feast in the land of Juda;
33 Og han ofrede paa Alteret, som han havde gjort i Bethel, paa den femtende Dag i den ottende Maaned, i Maaneden, som han havde optænkt af sit eget Hjerte, og gjorde en Højtid for Israels Børn og ofrede paa Alteret til at gøre Røgelse.
and went up to the altar which he made in Baethel to sacrifice to the heifers which he made, and he placed in Baethel the priests of the high places which he had made. And he went up to the altar which he had made, on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, at the feast which he devised out of his own heart; and he made a feast to the children of Israel, and went up to the altar to sacrifice.
