1 Kings 12

1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.

١ وَذَهَبَ رَحُبْعَامُ إِلَى شَكِيمَ، فَتَوَافَدَ إِلَى هُنَاكَ جَمِيعُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لِيُنَصِّبُوهُ مَلِكاً.

2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it — for he was yet in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt,

٢ وَعِنْدَمَا سَمِعَ يَرُبْعَامُ بْنُ نَبَاطَ وَهُوَ فِي مِصْرَ، الَّتِي لَجَأَ إِلَيْهَا وَمَكَثَ فِيهَا هَرَباً مِنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، رَجَعَ مِنْهَا،

3 and they sent and called him — that Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spoke unto Rehoboam, saying:

٣ فَأَرْسَلُوا يَسْتَدْعُونَهُ. فَجَاءَ يَرُبْعَامُ وَكُلُّ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَقَالُوا لِرَحُبْعَامَ:

4 'Thy father made our yoke grievous; now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.'

٤ «إنَّ أَبَاكَ أَثْقَلَ النِّيرَ عَلَيْنَا، فَخَفِّفْ أَنْتَ الآنَ مِنْ عِبْئِنَا الْمُرْهِقِ، وَمِنْ ثِقْلِ النِّيرِ الَّذِي وَضَعَهُ أَبُوكَ عَلَى كَاهِلِنَا، فَنَخْدُمَكَ».

5 And he said unto them: 'Depart yet for three days, then come again to me.' And the people departed.

٥ فَأَجَابَهُمْ: «اذْهَبُوا الآنَ ثُمَّ ارْجِعُوا إِلَيَّ بَعْدَ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ». فَانْصَرَفَ الشَّعْبُ.

6 And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying: 'What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?'

٦ فَسَأَلَ رَحُبْعَامُ الشُّيُوخَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا فِي خِدْمَةِ أَبِيهِ سُلَيْمَانَ: «بِمَاذَا تُشِيرُونَ أَنْ أَرُدَّ جَوَاباً إِلَى هَذَا الشَّعْبِ؟»

7 And they spoke unto him, saying: 'If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.'

٧ فَأَجَابُوهُ: «إِنْ صِرْتَ خَادِماً لِهَذَا الشَّعْبِ، وَرَاعَيْتَهُمْ، وَتَجَاوَبْتَ مَعَهُمْ، وَأَحْسَنْتَ مُخَاطَبَتَهُمْ، يُصْبِحُونَ لَكَ عَبِيداً كُلَّ الأَيَّامِ».

8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him.

٨ وَلَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَتْبَعْ مَشُورَةَ الشُّيُوخِ، بَلْ تَدَاوَلَ مَعَ الأَحْدَاثِ الَّذِينَ نَشَأُوا مَعَهُ، وَكَانُوا مِنْ جُمْلَةِ حَاشِيَتِهِ،

9 And he said unto them: 'What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying: Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter?'

٩ وَسَأَلَهُمْ: «بِمَ تُشِيرُونَ أَنْتُمْ فَنَرُدَّ جَوَاباً إِلَى هَذَا الشَّعْبِ الَّذِي طَالَبَنِي قَائِلاً: خَفِّفْ مِنَ النِّيرِ الَّذِي أَثْقَلَ بِهِ أَبُوكَ كَاهِلَنَا».

10 And the young men that were grown up with him spoke unto him, saying: 'Thus shalt thou say unto this people that spoke unto thee, saying: Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou speak unto them: My little finger is thicker than my father's loins.

١٠ فَأَجَابُوهُ: «تَقُولُ لِهَذَا الشَّعْبِ الَّذِي طَالَبَكَ بِتَخْفِيفِ نِيرِ أَبِيكَ عَنْهُمْ: إِنَّ خِنْصَرِي أَغْلَظُ مِنْ خَاصِرَةِ أَبِي.

11 And now whereas my father did burden you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.'

١١ أَبِي أَثْقَلَ عَلَيْكُمُ النِّيرَ وَأَنَا أُضَاعِفُهُ. أَبِي أَدَّبَكُمْ بِالسِّيَاطِ وَأَنَا أُؤَدِّبُكُمْ بِالْعَقَارِبِ».

12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying: 'Come to me again the third day.'

١٢ وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ مَثَلَ يَرُبْعَامُ وَسَائِرُ الشَّعْبِ أَمَامَ رَحُبْعَامَ، كَمَا طَلَبَ إِلَيْهِمِ الْمَلِكُ.

13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him;

١٣ وَتَلَقَّوْا رَدَّهُ الْقَاسِي الَّذِي تَجَاهَلَ فِيهِ مَشُورَةَ الشُّيُوخِ،

14 and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying: 'My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.'

١٤ وَخَاطَبَهُمْ بِمَا أَشَارَ عَلَيْهِ الأَحْدَاثُ قَائِلاً: «أَبِي أَثْقَلَ عَلَيْكُمُ النِّيرَ وَأَنَا أُضَاعِفُهُ. أَبِي أَدَّبَكُمْ بِالسِّيَاطِ، وَأَنَا أُؤَدِّبُكُمْ بِالْعَقَارِبِ».

15 So the king hearkened not unto the people; for it was a thing brought about of the LORD, that He might establish His word, which the LORD spoke by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

١٥ وَرَفَضَ رَحُبْعَامُ الاسْتِجَابَةَ لِمَطَالِبِ الشَّعْبِ، وَكَانَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الرَّبِّ لِيُنَفِّذَ مَا تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ عَلَى لِسَانِ أَخِيَّا الشِّيلُونِيِّ بِشَأْنِ يَرُبْعَامَ بْنِ نَبَاطَ.

16 And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying: 'What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse; to your tents, O Israel; now see to thine own house, David.' So Israel departed unto their tents.

١٦ فَلَمَّا رَأَى كُلُّ بَنِي إِسْرَائيِلَ أَنَّ الْمَلِكَ لَمْ يَسْتَجِبْ لِمَطَالِبِهِمْ، أَجَابُوهُ: «أَيُّ نَصِيبٍ لَنَا فِي دَاوُدَ، وَأَيُّ حَظٍّ لَنَا بِابْنِ يَسَّى؟ فَإِلَى بُيُوتِكَ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ. وَلْيَمْلِكْ رَحُبْعَامُ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ وَعَشِيرَتِهِ». وَانْصَرَفَ الإِسْرَائِيلِيُّونَ عَنْهُ إِلَى مَنَازِلِهِمْ.

17 But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

١٧ وَلَمْ يَبْقَ تَحْتَ حُكْمِهِ سِوَى أَبْنَاءِ إِسْرَائِيلَ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا، فَمَلَكَ رَحُبْعَامُ عَلَيْهِمْ.

18 Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the levy; and all Israel stoned him with stones, so that he died. And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

١٨ وَعِنْدَمَا أَرْسَلَ الْمَلِكُ رَحُبْعَامُ أَدُورَامَ الْمُوَكَّلَ عَلَى أَعْمَالِ التَّسْخِيرِ إِلَى أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ رَجَمُوهُ بِالْحِجَارَةِ فَمَاتَ، فَبَادَرَ الْمَلِكُ رَحُبْعَامُ وَاسْتَقَلَّ مَرْكَبَتَهُ هَارِباً إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David, unto this day.

١٩ وَهَكَذَا تَمَرَّدَ إِسْرَائِيلُ عَلَى ذُرِيَّةِ دَاوُدَ إِلَى هَذَا الْيَوْمِ.

20 And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was returned, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel; there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

٢٠ وَعِنْدَمَا عَلِمَ جَمِيعُ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ بِرُجُوعِ يَرُبْعَامَ مِنْ مِصْرَ، اسْتَدْعَوْهُ لِلْمُثُولِ أَمَامَ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَنَصَّبُوهُ مَلِكاً عَلَيْهِمْ، وَلَمْ يَبْقَ تَحْتَ حُكْمِ رَحُبْعَامَ سِوَى سِبْطِ يَهُوذَا.

21 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, be assembled all the house of Judah, and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men that were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom back to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

٢١ وَحِينَ وَصَلَ رَحُبْعَامُ أُورُشَلِيمَ حَشَدَ جَيْشاً مِنْ سِبْطَيْ يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ، بَلَغَ عَدَدُهُ مِئَةً وَثَمَانِينَ أَلْفاً مِنْ نُخْبَةِ الْمُقَاتِلِينَ، لِيُحَارِبَ بَنِي إِسْرَائيِلَ وَيَرُدَّهُمْ إِلَى مُلْكِهِ.

22 But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying:

٢٢ وَلَكِنَّ اللهَ خَاطَبَ شِمْعِيَا النَّبِيَّ:

23 'Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying:

٢٣ «قُلْ لِرَحُبْعَامَ بنِ سُلْيمَانَ وَسائِرِ شَعْبِ يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ

24 Thus saith the LORD: Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel; return every man to his house; for this thing is of Me.' So they hearkened unto the word of the LORD, and returned and went their way, according to the word of the LORD.

٢٤ هَذَا مَا يَأْمُرُ بِهِ الرَّبُّ: لَا تَذْهَبُوا لِمُحَارَبَةِ إخْوَتِكُمْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. لِيَرْجِعْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ، لأَنَّ مِنْ عِنْدِي قَدْ صَدَرَ الأَمْرُ بِتَمْزِيقِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ». فَاسْتَجَابُوا لأَمْرِ الرَّبِّ، وَأَذْعَنُوا لَهُ.

25 Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and he went out from thence, and built Penuel.

٢٥ وَحَصَّنَ يَرُبْعَامُ مَدِينَةَ شَكِيمَ فِي جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ وَأَقَامَ فِيهَا؛ ثُمَّ انْطَلَقَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَبَنِى مَدِينَةَ فَنُوئِيلَ.

26 And Jeroboam said in his heart: 'Now will the kingdom return to the house of David.

٢٦ وَحَدَّثَ يَرُبْعَامُ نَفْسَهُ قَائِلاً: «مِنَ الْمُرَجَّحِ أَنْ تَرْجِعَ الْمَمْلَكَةُ إِلَى بَيْتِ دَاوُدَ،

27 If this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then will the heart of this people turn back unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah; and they will kill me, and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.'

٢٧ وَلاسِيَّمَا إِنْ صَعِدَ الشَّعْبُ لِيُقَرِّبُوا ذَبَائِحَ فِي هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، فَيَمِيلُ قَلْبُهُمْ نَحْوَ سَيِّدِهِمْ رَحُبْعَامَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا وَيَقْتُلُونَنِي، ثُمَّ يَلْتَفُّونَ حَوْلَهُ».

28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said unto them: 'Ye have gone up long enough to Jerusalem; behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.'

٢٨ وَبَعْدَ الْمُشَاوَرَةِ سَبَكَ الْمَلِكُ عِجْلَيْ ذَهَبٍ، وَقَالَ لِلشَّعْبِ: «إِنَّ الذَّهَابَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ لِلْعِبَادَةِ يُعَرِّضُكُمْ لِمَشَقَّةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ، فَهَا هِيَ آلِهَتُكَ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ الَّتِي أَخْرَجَتْكَ مِنْ دِيَارِ مِصْرَ».

29 And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan.

٢٩ وَأَقَامَ وَاحِداً فِي بَيْتِ إِيلَ وَالآخَرَ فِي دَانَ.

30 And this thing became a sin; for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.

٣٠ فَصَارَ هَذَا الْعَمَلُ إِثْماً كَبِيراً، لأَنَّ الشَّعْبَ شَرَعَ فِي عِبَادَةِ الْعِجْلَيْنِ حَتَّى وَلَوِ اضْطُرَّ بَعْضُهُمْ لِلارْتِحَالِ إِلَى دَانٍ.

31 And he made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, that were not of the sons of Levi.

٣١ وَشَيَّدَ يَرُبْعَامُ مَذَابِحَ عِبَادَةٍ عَلَى التِّلالِ، كَرَّسَ لَهَا كَهَنَةً مِنْ عَامَّةِ الشَّعْبِ، لَا يَنْتَمُونَ إِلَى سِبْطِ لاوِي.

32 And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he went up unto the altar; so did he in Beth-el, to sacrifice unto the calves that he had made; and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places that he had made.

٣٢ وَاحْتَفَلَ يَرُبْعَامُ بِعِيدٍ فِي الْيَوْمِ الْخَامِسَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الثَّامِنِ (تِشْرِينَ الثَّانِي – نُوفَمْبِرَ)، مِثْلَ الْعِيدِ الَّذِي يُحْتَفَلُ بِهِ فِي يَهُوذَا، وَقَدَّمَ مُحْرَقَاتٍ عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ. وَقَرَّبَ فِي بَيْتِ إِيلَ ذَبَائِحَ لِلْعِجْلَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ سَبَكَهُمَا. كَمَا نَصَّبَ فِي بَيْتِ إِيلَ كَهَنَةً لِلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ الَّتِي أَقَامَهَا.

33 And he went up unto the altar which he had made in Beth-el on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and went up unto the altar, to offer.

٣٣ وَهَكَذَا أَصْعَدَ مُحْرَقَاتٍ عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ الَّذِي بَنَاهُ فِي بَيْتِ إِيلَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الْخَامِسَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الثَّامِنِ، الَّذِي اخْتَارَهُ بِنَفْسِهِ، وَجَعَلَهُ عِيداً يَحْتَفِلُ بِهِ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ. وَصَعِدَ هُوَ بِنَفْسِهِ إِلَى الْمَذْبَحِ لِيُوْقِدَ عَلَيْهِ.