Første Kongebog 12

1 Men Rehabeam begav sig til Sikem, thi derhen var hele Israel stævnet for at hylde ham som Konge.

Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel was coming to Shechem 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.

It happened that Jeroboam son of Nebat heard of this (for he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of King Solomon), for Jeroboam had settled down in Egypt.

3 Og de sagde til Rehabeam:

So they sent and called him, and Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came and said to Rehoboam,

4 "Din Fader lagde et hårdt Åg på os, men let du nu det hårde Arbejde, din Fader krævede, og det tunge Åg han lagde på os, så vil vi tjene dig!"

“Your father made our yoke heavy. Now make lighter the hard work of your father and make lighter the heavy yoke that he put on us, and we will serve you.”

5 Han svarede dem: "Gå bort, bi tre Dage og kom så til mig igen!" Så gik Folket.

Rehoboam said to them, “Go away for three days, then come back to me.” So the people went away.

6 Derpå rådførte Kong Rehabeam sig med de gamle, der havde stået i hans Fader Salomos Tjeneste, dengang han levede, og spurgte dem: "Hvad råder I mig til at svare dette Folk?"

King Rehoboam consulted with the old men who had stood before Solomon his father while he was alive, and he said, “How do you advise me to 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, så vil de blive dine Tjenere for bestandig!"

They spoke to him and said, “If you will be a servant today to these people and serve them, and answer them by saying good words to them, then they will always be your servants.”

8 Men han fulgte ikke det Råd, de gamle gav ham; derimod rådførte han sig med de unge, der var vokset op sammen med ham og stod i hans Tjeneste,

But Rehoboam ignored the advice that the old men had given him and he consulted with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him.

9 og spurgte dem: "Hvad råder I os til at svare dette Folk, som kræver af mig, at jeg skal lette dem det Åg, min Fader lagde på dem?"

He said to them, “What advice do you give me that we may answer the people who spoke to me and said, 'Lighten the yoke that your father put on us'?”

10 De unge, der var vokset op sammen med ham, sagde da til ham: "Således skal du svare dette Folk, som sagde til dig: Din Fader lagde et tungt Åg på os, let du det for os! Således skal du svare dem: Min Lillefinger er tykkere end min Faders Hofter!

The young men who had grown up with Rehoboam spoke to him, saying, “Speak to these people who told you that your father Solomon made their yoke heavy but that you must make it lighter. You should say to them, 'My little finger is thicker than my father's waist.

11 Har derfor min Fader lagt et tungt Åg på eder, vil jeg gøre Åget tungere; har min Fader tugtet eder med Svøber, vil jeg tugte eder med Skorpioner!"

So now, although my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father punished you with whips, but I will punish you with scorpions.'”

12 Da alt Folket Tredjedagen kom til Rehabeam, som Kongen havde sagt,

So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had instructed when he said, “Come back to me on the third day.”

13 gav han dem et hårdt Svar, og uden at tage Hensyn til de gamles Råd

The king answered the people roughly and ignored the advice of the old men that they had given him.

14 sagde han efter de unges Råd til dem: "Har min Fader lagt et tungt Åg på eder, vil jeg gøre Åget tungere; har min Fader tugtet eder med Svøber, vil jeg tugte eder med Skorpioner!"

He spoke to them following the advice of the young men; he said, “My father burdened you with a heavy yoke, but I will add to your yoke. My father punished you with whips, but I will punish you with scorpions.”

15 Kongen hørte ikke på Folket, thi HERREN føjede det således for at opfylde det Ord, HERREN havde talet ved Ahija fra Silo til Jeroboam, Nebats Søn.

So the king did not listen to the people, for it was a turn of events brought about by Yahweh, that he might carry out his word that he had spoken by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam son of Nebat.

16 Men da hele Israel mærkede, at Kongen ikke hørte på 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!" Derpå vendte Israel tilbage til sine Telte.

When all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered him and said, “What share do we have in David? We have no inheritance in the son of Jesse! Go to your tents, Israel. Now see to your own house, David.” So Israel went back to their tents.

17 Men over de Israeliter, der boede i Judas Byer, blev Rehabeam Konge.

But as for the people of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam became king over them.

18 Nu sendte Kong Rehabeam Adoniram, der havde Opsyn med Hoveriarbejdet, ud til dem, men hele Israel stenede ham til Døde. Da steg Kong Rebabeam i største Hast op på sin Stridsvogn og flygtede til Jerusalem.

Then King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, who was over the forced laborers, but all Israel stoned him to death with stones. King Rehoboam fled quickly in his chariot to Jerusalem.

19 Således brød Israel med Davids Hus, og det er Stillingen den Dag i Dag.

So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to 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.

It happened that when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they sent and called him to their assembly and made him king over all Israel. There was no one who followed the family of David, except only the tribe of Judah.

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.

When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin; there were 180,000 chosen men who were soldiers, to fight against the house of Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.

22 Men da kom Guds Ord til den Guds Mand Sjemaja således:

But the word of God came to Shemaiah, the man of God; it said,

23 "Sig til Judas Konge Rehabeam, Salomos Søn, og til hele Judas og Benjamins Hus og det øvrige Folk:

“Speak to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, to all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people; say,

24 Så siger HERREN: I må 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.

'Yahweh says this: You must not attack or fight against your brothers the people of Israel. Each man must return to his home, for this thing has been made to happen by me.'” So they listened to the word of Yahweh and turned back and went their way, and they obeyed his word.

25 Jeroboam befæstede Sikem i Efraims Bjerge og tog Bolig der; senere drog han derfra og befæstede Penuel.

Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim, and lived there. He went out from there and built Peniel.

26 Men Jeroboam tænkte ved sig selv: "Som det nu går, vil Riget atter tilfalde Davids Hus;

Jeroboam thought in his heart, “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David.

27 når 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; så slår de mig ihjel og vender tilbage til Kong Rehabeam af Juda!"

If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the temple of Yahweh at Jerusalem, then the heart of these people will turn again to their master, to Rehoboam king of Judah. They will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.”

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, her er dine Guder, som førte dig ud af Ægypten!"

So King Jeroboam sought advice and made two calves of gold; he said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look, these are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”

29 Den ene lod han opstille i Betel, den anden i Dan.

He set up one in Bethel and the other in Dan.

30 Det blev Israel til Synd. Og Folket ledsagede i Optog den ene til Dan.

So this act became a sin. The people went to one or the other, all the way to Dan.

31 Tillige indrettede han Offerhuse på Højene og indsatte til Præster alle Slags Folk, der ikke hørte til Leviterne.

Jeroboam made houses on high places and he also made priests from among all the people, who were not among the sons of Levi.

32 Og Jeroboam lod fejre en Fest på den femtende Dagi den ottende Måned i Lighed med den Fest, man havde i Juda; og han steg op på 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 på Højene, gøre Tjeneste i Betel.

Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that is in Judah, and he went up to the altar. He did so at Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made, and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places he had made.

33 Han steg op på Alteret, han havde ladet lave i Betel, på den femtende Dag i den ottende Måned, den Måned, han egenmægtig hade udtænkt, og lod Israeliteme fejre en Fest; han steg op på Alteret for at tænde Offerild.

Jeroboam went up to the altar that he had made in Bethel on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, in the month he had planned in his own mind; he ordained a feast for the people of Israel and went up to the altar to burn incense.