1 Kings 12
1 All [HYP] the people of [northern] Israel went to Shechem [city] in order to appoint Rehoboam to be their king. So Rehoboam also went there.
Rehabeam pergi ke Sikhem, karena seluruh rakyat Israel bagian utara telah berkumpul di sana untuk melantik dia menjadi raja.
2 When Jeroboam, who was still in Egypt, heard about that, he returned from Egypt [to Israel].
Pada waktu itu Yerobeam anak Nebat masih ada di Mesir karena melarikan diri dari Raja Salomo. Ketika ia mendengar tentang Rehabeam, ia kembali ke Israel.
3 The [leaders of the northern tribes] summoned him, and they went together [to talk] to Rehoboam. They said to him,
Rakyat bagian utara mengundang Yerobeam, lalu mereka bersama dia pergi menghadap Rehabeam. Kata mereka,
4 “Your father [Solomon] forced us to work very hard [MET] for him. If you (lighten these loads/do not force us to work that hard), and if you charge us less taxes than we were paying to him, we will serve you [faithfully].”
"Salomo ayah Baginda telah memberi beban yang berat kepada kami. Sekarang kalau Baginda meringankan beban dan mengurangi derita kami, kami akan mengabdi kepada Baginda."
5 He replied, “Go away, and come back three days from now [and I will give you my answer].” So those leaders and Jeroboam left.
Rehabeam menyahut, "Aku harus berpikir dahulu. Datanglah kembali tiga hari lagi." Maka pulanglah orang-orang itu.
6 Then King Rehoboam consulted the older men who had advised his father Solomon while he was still living. He asked them, “What shall I say to answer those men?”
Lalu Rehabeam meminta nasihat kepada orang-orang tua yang pernah menjadi penasihat Salomo, ayah Rehabeam. "Bagaimana aku harus menjawab orang-orang itu?" tanya Rehabeam, "Apa nasihat kalian?"
7 They replied, “If you want to serve your people well, speak kindly to those men when you reply to them. If you do that, your people will always serve you faithfully.”
Mereka menjawab, "Kalau Baginda sungguh-sungguh ingin mengabdi kepada rakyat, kabulkanlah permohonan mereka, maka mereka akan mengabdi kepada Baginda selama-lamanya."
8 But he ignored what the older men advised him to do. Instead, he consulted the younger men who had grown up with him, who were now (his advisors/the ones who told him what would be good to do).
Tetapi nasihat orang-orang tua itu tidak dihiraukan oleh Rehabeam. Sebaliknya, ia pergi kepada orang-orang muda yang sebaya dengan dia dan yang sekarang membantu dia.
9 He said to them, “What should I say to the men who are asking me to reduce the [work and taxes] that my father required from them?”
Kepada mereka ia bertanya, "Apa nasihat kalian kepadaku untuk menjawab rakyat yang meminta supaya aku meringankan beban mereka?"
10 They replied, “This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.
Mereka menjawab, "Beginilah hendaknya Baginda katakan kepada mereka, 'Selemah-lemahnya aku, aku masih lebih kuat dari ayahku!'
11 What I mean is that my father required you [to work hard and pay high taxes]. But I will make those loads heavier. [It was as though] my father whipped you, but [it will be as though] I will whip you with whips that have pieces of metal in them.’”
Ayahku memberikan beban yang berat kepadamu, tetapi aku akan memberikan yang lebih berat lagi. Ia menyebat kalian dengan cemeti, tetapi aku akan memecut kalian dengan cemeti berduri besi!"
12 So three days later, Jeroboam and all the leaders came to Rehoboam again, as he had told them to do.
Tiga hari kemudian Yerobeam dan semua orang itu kembali menghadap Raja Rehabeam, seperti yang telah diperintahkannya.
13 The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the Israeli leaders.
Berlawanan dengan nasihat orang-orang tua itu, rakyat yang datang kepadanya itu disapanya dengan kasar.
14 [He told them what the younger men had advised.] He said, “My father put heavy burdens [of work and taxes] on you, but I will put heavier burdens on you. [It was as though] he beat you with whips, but I will beat you with whips that have pieces of metal in them!”
Sesuai dengan nasihat orang-orang muda, ia berkata, "Ayahku memberikan kepadamu beban yang berat, tetapi aku akan membuat beban itu lebih berat lagi. Ia menyebat kalian dengan cemeti, tetapi aku akan memecut kalian dengan cemeti berduri besi!"
15 So the king did not pay any attention to the Israeli leaders. But this happened in order that what Yahweh wanted would occur, what he had told the prophet Ahijah about Jeroboam [becoming king of the ten tribes].
Permintaan rakyat tidak dihiraukannya. Tetapi itu memang kehendak TUHAN. Apa yang dikatakan TUHAN melalui Nabi Ahia dari Silo mengenai Yerobeam anak Nebat harus terjadi.
16 When the Israeli leaders realized that the king did not pay any attention to what they said, they shouted, “We do not [RHQ] want anything to do with this descendant of King David! We will not pay attention to what this grandson of Jesse says! You people of Israel, let’s go home! As for this descendant of David [MTY], he can rule his own kingdom [MTY]!” So the Israeli leaders returned to their homes.
Ketika rakyat melihat bahwa raja tidak mau mendengarkan mereka, mereka berteriak, "Perduli amat dengan Daud dan keturunannya! Mereka tidak pernah berbuat apa-apa untuk kita. Rakyat Israel, mari kita pulang! Biarkan Rehabeam itu mengurus dirinya sendiri!" Maka pulanglah rakyat Israel,
17 And [after that, ] the [only Israeli] people whom Rehoboam ruled over were those who lived in the territory of [the tribe of] Judah.
dan Rehabeam menjadi raja hanya atas wilayah Yehuda.
18 Then King Rehoboam sent Adoniram [to talk to the Israeli people]. Adoniram was the man who supervised [all the men who were] forced to work [for Rehoboam]. But the Israeli people killed him by throwing stones at him. When that happened, King Rehoboam quickly got in his chariot and escaped to Jerusalem.
Meskipun begitu Raja Rehabeam masih juga menyuruh Adoniram, seorang kepala pekerja rodi, menenangkan rakyat. Tetapi mereka melempari dia dengan batu sampai mati. Melihat hal itu Rehabeam cepat-cepat naik ke keretanya, lalu melarikan diri ke Yerusalem.
19 Ever since that time, the people of [the northern tribes of] Israel have been rebelling against the descendants [MTY] of [King] David.
Mulai saat itu rakyat di bagian utara kerajaan Israel selalu memberontak terhadap raja-raja keturunan Daud.
20 When the Israeli people heard that Jeroboam had returned [from Egypt], they invited him to come to a meeting, and there they appointed him to be the king of Israel. Only the people of the tribes of Judah [and Benjamin] continued to be loyal to [the kings descended from King] [MTY] David.
Pada waktu seluruh rakyat Israel mendengar bahwa Yerobeam sudah kembali dari Mesir, mereka mengundang dia ke suatu pertemuan lalu mengangkat dia menjadi raja Israel. Hanya rakyat suku Yehuda saja yang tetap setia kepada keturunan Daud.
21 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he gathered 180,000 of the best soldiers from the tribes [MTY] of Judah and Benjamin. He wanted them to fight against the northern tribes of [MTY] Israel [and defeat them], in order that he could [rule all the tribes of] his kingdom again.
Ketika Raja Rehabeam tiba di Yerusalem, ia mengumpulkan 180.000 prajuritnya yang terbaik dari suku Yehuda dan Benyamin untuk memerangi orang Israel dan memulihkan kekuasaannya atas suku-suku di bagian utara Israel.
22 But God spoke to the prophet Shemaiah and said this to him:
Tetapi Allah menyuruh Nabi Semaya
23 “Go and tell this to [Solomon’s son] Rehoboam, the king of Judah, and to all the people of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin and the people from the northern tribe who live in Judah:
menyampaikan berita ini kepada Rehabeam, dan kepada seluruh suku Yehuda dan Benyamin,
24 ‘Yahweh says that you must not go to fight against your own relatives, the people of Israel. All of you must go home. What has happened is what Yahweh wanted to happen.’” [So Shemaiah went and told that to them, ] and they all paid attention to what Yahweh had commanded them to do, and they went home.
"Janganlah memerangi saudara-saudaramu orang Israel. Pulanglah! Apa yang telah terjadi adalah kehendak-Ku." Maka mereka semuanya menuruti perintah TUHAN, lalu pulang ke rumah masing-masing.
25 Then Jeroboam’s workers built [walls around] Shechem [city] in the hilly area [where the descendants] of Ephraim [lived], and he ruled from there for a while. He and his workers then left there and went to Peniel [town], and they built walls around that town.
Setelah menjadi raja Israel, Yerobeam memperkuat kota Sikhem di daerah pegunungan Efraim, lalu tinggal di sana untuk sementara waktu. Kemudian ia pergi lagi dari situ dan memperkuat kota Pnuel.
26 Then Jeroboam said to himself, “If my people [continue to] go to Jerusalem and offer sacrifices to Yahweh at the temple there, soon they will again become loyal to Rehoboam, the king of Judah [DOU], and they will kill me.”
Ia berpikir begini dalam hatinya, "Jikalau rakyat tetap pergi ke Yerusalem untuk mempersembahkan kurban di Rumah TUHAN seperti yang mereka lakukan sekarang ini, mereka akan kembali mendukung Rehabeam, raja Yehuda, lalu membunuh aku."
28 So he consulted [his advisors, and then he did what they suggested]. He [told his workers to] make gold [statues of] two calves. Then he said to the people, “You have been going to Jerusalem [to worship] for a long time. It is a big trouble for you to continue going there. You people of Israel, look! These statues are the gods that brought our [ancestors] up from Egypt! [So you can worship these, here!]”
Sesudah mempertimbangkan hal itu, ia membuat dua patung sapi emas lalu berkata kepada rakyat, "Bangsa Israel! Sudah cukup lama kalian pergi ke Yerusalem untuk beribadat. Sekarang, inilah ilah-ilahmu yang telah membawa kalian keluar dari Mesir!"
29 He [told his workers to] place one of the statues in Bethel [city in the south] and one in Dan [city in the north].
Lalu Yerobeam menempatkan satu dari sapi emas itu di Betel dan yang lainnya di Dan.
30 So [what Jeroboam did caused] the people [to] sin. Some of them went and worshiped the calf at Bethel, and others went and worshiped the other calf at Dan.
Maka rakyat pun berbuat dosa, karena mereka pergi ke Betel dan ke Dan untuk beribadat.
31 [Moses had declared that only men from the tribe of Levi would be priests, but] Jeroboam also told his workers to build shrines on hilltops, and then he appointed men who were not from the tribe of Levi to be priests.
Yerobeam juga mendirikan tempat-tempat ibadat lain di puncak-puncak gunung, dan ia mengangkat imam-imam dari antara keluarga-keluarga yang bukan suku Lewi.
32 He also appointed Adonijah and two priests, Elishama and Jehoram. They had a celebration at the end of October, like the celebration [of Living in Temporary Shelters] that occurred in Judah [each year]. On the altar [that they built] in Bethel, he offered sacrifices to the gold statues of calves that they had made, and he stationed the priests there at the shrines that his workers had built.
Kemudian Yerobeam menempatkan imam-imam itu di Betel untuk bertugas di sana dan ia sendiri mempersembahkan kurban kepada sapi-sapi emas yang dibuatnya itu. Lalu ia menentukan tanggal lima belas bulan delapan sebagai hari raya untuk Israel, sama seperti hari raya di Yehuda. Pada hari itu Yerobeam pergi ke Betel dan mempersembahkan kurban untuk merayakan hari raya yang telah ditentukannya itu.
33 Jeroboam went up to that altar on that day in October which he himself had chosen. There on that altar he burned incense [to be a sacrifice]. And he declared that the people should celebrate that festival [on that same day every year].
