2 Chronicles 10
1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Sheche came all Israel to make him king.
[南北分裂]勒哈貝罕去了舍根，因為全以色列人集合在舍根，要立他為王。
2 And when Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat heard it, (which was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of Salomon the King) he returned out of Egypt.
乃巴特的兒子雅絡貝罕，─為躲避撒羅滿王，曾逃往埃及，─一聽見這事，便從埃及回來，
3 And they sent and called him: so came Ieroboam and all Israel, and communed with Rehoboam, saying,
有人派人去請了他來，他便和全以色列人前來對勒哈貝罕說：
4 Thy father made our yoke grieuous: nowe therefore make thou the grieuous seruitude of thy father, and his sore yoke, that he put vpon vs, lighter, and we will serue thee.
「你的父親使我們的負擔繁重，現在請你減輕你父親加給我們的苦役喊重軛，我們縩肯服事你! 」
5 And he sayde to them, Depart yet three dayes, then come againe vnto me. And the people departed.
他回答他們說：「三天以後，你們再來見我。」人民都走了。
6 And King Rehoboam tooke counsel with the olde men that had stande before Salomon his father, while hee yet liued, saying, What counsell giue ye that I may answere this people?
勒哈貝罕王同那些在他父親撒羅滿生時作臣僕的老年人商議，問他們說：「你們有什麼主意，叫我好答覆這些人民﹖」
7 And they spake vnto him, saying, If thou be kinde to this people, and please them, and speake louing words to them, they will be thy seruants for euer.
他們回答說：「如果你今日善待這些百姓，使他們心悅，向他們說好話，他們必會常常服事你。」
8 But hee left the counsel of the ancient men that they had giuen him, and tooke counsell of the yong men that were brought vp with him, and waited on him.
但是，君王竟拒絕老年人給他出的主意，反去同那些與他一同長大，侍立在他面前的少年人商議，
9 And he sayd vnto them, What counsel giue ye, that we may answere this people, which haue spoken to mee, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put vpon vs, lighter?
問他們說：「這些人民對我說：請你將你父親給我們加給我們的負擔減輕些。你們有什麼主意，好使我答覆他們﹖」
10 And the yong men that were brought vp with him, spake vnto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answere the people that spake to thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heauie, but make thou it lighter for vs: thus shalt thou say vnto them, My least part shalbe bigger then my fathers loines.
那些與他一同長大的少年人答說：「這些百姓曾對你說：你父親曾加重我們的負擔，請你給我們減輕些。你要這樣回答他們，這樣對他們說：我的小指比我父親的腰還粗；
11 Now whereas my father did burden you with a grieuous yoke, I will yet increase your yoke: my father hath chastised you with roddes, but I will correct you with scourges.
我父親曾加給你你們重擔，我更要加重你們的負擔；我父親用鞭子責打你們，我卻要用鐵刺鞭責打你們。」
12 Then Ieroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the King had appointed saying, Come againe to me the third day.
雅洛貝罕和全人民照君王所說「你們第三天再來見我」的話，第三天來見勒哈貝罕王。
13 And the King answered them sharply: and King Rehoboam left the counsel of the ancient men,
嚴厲答覆了人民；勒哈貝罕王拋棄了老年人的意見，
14 And spake to them after ye counsell of the yong men, saying, My father made your yoke grieuous, but I wil incease it: my father chastised you with rods, but I will correct you with scourges.
依照少年人的主張答覆人民說：「我的父親加重了你們的負擔，我更要加重；我父親用鞭子責打你們，我要用鐵刺鞭責打你們。」
15 So the king hearkened not vnto the people: for it was the ordinance of God that the Lord might performe his saying, which hee had spoken by Ahiiah the Shilonite to Ieroboam the sonne of Nebat.
君王始終不肯聽從人民；這種轉變原是出於天主，為實現上主藉史羅人阿希雅論及乃巴特的兒子雅洛貝罕所說的話。
16 So when all Isarael sawe that the King would not heare them, the people answered the King, saying, What portion haue we in Dauid? for we haue none inheritance in the sonue of Ishai. O Israel, euery man to your tents: now see to thine owne house, Dauid. So all Israel departed to their tents.
全以色列人見王不肯依從他們，便回覆君王說：「我們與達味有什麼分子﹖我們與葉瑟的兒子毫無關係! 以色列! 回到你的帳幕去! 達味現在你只顧你本家罷! 」於是全以色列人都回了自己的帳幕，
17 Howbeit Rehoboam reigned ouer the children of Israel, that dwelt in the cities of Iudah.
只那些住在猶大城內的以色列子民，歸勒哈貝罕統治。
18 Then King Rehoboam sent Hadoram that was ouer the tribute, and the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died: then King Rehoboam made speede to get him vp to his charet, to flee to Ierusalem.
勒哈貝罕王派遣監管勞役的阿多蘭去見以色列，以色列子民卻用石頭將他砸死；勒哈貝罕王急忙上車，逃回了耶路撒冷。
19 And Israel rebelled against the house of Dauid vnto this day.
這樣，以色列叛離達味王朝，直到現在。
