Første Kongebog 12
1 Men Rehabeam begav sig til Sikem, thi derhen var hele Israel stævnet for at hylde ham som Konge.
And king Roboam goes to Sikima; for all Israel were coming to Sikima to make him king.
2 Da Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, der endnu opholdt sig i Ægypten, hvorhen han var flygtet for Kong Salomo, fik Nys om, at Salomo var død, vendte han hjem fra Ægypten.
3 Og de sagde til Rehabeam:
And the people spoke to king Roboam, saying, Your father made our yoke heavy;
4 »Din Fader lagde et haardt Aag paa os, men let du nu det haarde Arbejde, din Fader krævede, og det tunge Aag han lagde paa os, saa vil 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 Han svarede dem: »Gaa bort, bi tre Dage og kom saa til mig igen!« Saa gik Folket.
And he said to them, Depart for three days, and return to me. And they departed.
6 Derpaa raadførte Kong Rehabeam sig med de gamle, der havde staaet i hans Fader Salomos Tjeneste, dengang han levede, og spurgte dem: »Hvad raader I mig til at svare dette Folk?«
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 De svarede: »Hvis du i Dag vil være dette Folk til Tjeneste, være dem til Behag, svare dem vel og give dem gode Ord, saa vil de blive dine Tjenere for bestandig!«
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 fulgte ikke det Raad, de gamle gav ham; derimod raadførte han sig med de unge, der var vokset op sammen med ham og stod i hans Tjeneste,
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 spurgte dem: »Hvad raader I os til at svare dette Folk, som kræver af mig, at jeg skal lette dem det Aag, min Fader lagde paa dem?«
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 De unge, der var vokset op sammen med ham, sagde da til ham: »Saaledes skal du svare dette Folk, som sagde til dig: Din Fader lagde et tungt Aag paa os, let du det for os! Saaledes skal du svare dem: Min Lillefinger er tykkere end min Faders Hofter!
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 Har derfor min Fader lagt et tungt Aag paa eder, vil jeg gøre Aaget tungere; har min Fader tugtet eder med Svøber, vil jeg 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 Da alt Folket Tredjedagen kom til Rehabeam, som Kongen havde sagt,
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 gav han dem et haardt Svar, og uden at tage Hensyn til de gamles Raad
And the king answered the people harshly; and Roboam forsook the counsel of the old men which they counselled him.
14 sagde han efter de unges Raad til dem: »Har min Fader lagt et tungt Aag paa eder, vil jeg gøre Aaget tungere; har min Fader tugtet eder med Svøber, vil jeg 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 Kongen hørte ikke paa Folket, thi HERREN føjede det saaledes for at opfylde det Ord, HERREN havde talet ved Ahija fra Silo 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 Men da hele Israel mærkede, at Kongen ikke hørte paa dem, gav Folket Kongen det Svar: »Hvad Del har vi i David? Vi har ingen Lod i Isajs Søn! Til dine Telte, Israel! Sørg nu, David, for dit eget Hus!« Derpaa vendte Israel tilbage 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 Men over de Israeliter, der boede i Judas Byer, blev Rehabeam Konge.
18 Nu sendte Kong Rehabeam Adoniram, der havde Opsyn med Hoveriarbejdet, ud til dem, men hele Israel stenede ham til Døde. Da steg Kong Rehabeam i største Hast op paa sin Stridsvogn og flygtede 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 Saaledes brød Israel med Davids Hus, og det er Stillingen den Dag i Dag.
So Israel rebelled against the house of David until this day.
20 Men da hele Israel hørte, at Jeroboam var kommet tilbage, lod de ham hente til Forsamlingen og hyldede ham som Konge over hele Israel. Der var ingen, som holdt fast ved Davids Hus undtagen Judas Stamme.
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 Da Rehabeam var kommet til Jerusalem, samlede han hele Judas Hus og Benjamins Stamme, 180 000 udsøgte Folk, øvede Krigere, til at føre Krig med Israels Hus og vinde Riget tilbage til Rehabeam, 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 da kom Guds Ord til den Guds Mand Sjemaja saaledes:
And the word of the Lord came to Samaia the man of God, saying,
23 »Sig til Judas Konge Rehabeam, Salomos Søn, og til hele Judas og Benjamins Hus og det øvrige Folk:
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 Saa siger HERREN: I maa ikke drage op og kæmpe med eders Brødre Israeliterne; vend hjem hver til sit, thi hvad her er sket, har jeg tilskikket!« Da adlød de HERRENS Ord og vendte tilbage.
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 Jeroboam befæstede Sikem i Efraims Bjerge og tog Bolig der; senere drog han derfra og befæstede Penuel.
And Jeroboam built Sikima in mount Ephraim and lived in it, and went forth thence and built Phanuel.
26 Men Jeroboam tænkte ved sig selv: »Som det nu gaar, vil Riget atter tilfalde Davids Hus;
And Jeroboam said in his heart, Behold, now the kingdom will return to the house of David.
27 naar Folket her drager op for at ofre i HERRENS Hus i Jerusalem, vil dets Hu atter vende sig til dets Herre, Kong Rehabeam af Juda; saa slaar de mig ihjel og vender tilbage til Kong Rehabeam af Juda!«
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 Og da Kongen havde overvejet Sagen, lod han lave to Guldkalve og sagde til Folket »Det er for meget for eder med de Rejser til Jerusalem! Se, Israel, der er dine Guder, som førte dig ud af Ægypten!«
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 Den ene lod han opstille i Betel, den anden i Dan.
And he put one in Bethel, and he put the other in Dan.
30 Det blev Israel til Synd. Og Folket ledsagede i Optog den ene til Dan.
And this thing became a sin; and the people went before one as far as Dan, and left the house of the Lord.
31 Tillige indrettede han Offerhuse paa Højene og indsatte til Præster alle Slags Folk, der ikke hørte til Leviterne.
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 lod fejre en Fest paa den femtende Dag i den ottende Maaned i Lighed med den Fest, man havde i Juda; og han steg op paa Alteret, han havde ladet lave i Betel, for at ofre til de Tyrekalve han havde ladet lave; og han lod de Præster, han havde indsat paa Højene, gøre Tjeneste i Betel.
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 Han steg op paa Alteret, han havde ladet lave i Betel, paa den femtende Dag i den ottende Maaned, den Maaned, han egenmægtig hade udtænkt, og lod Israeliterne fejre en Fest; han steg op paa Alteret for at tænde Offerild.
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.
