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.
Rehoboam foi a Shechem, pois todo Israel tinha vindo a Shechem para torná-lo rei.
2 When Jeroboam, who was still in Egypt, heard about that, he returned from Egypt [to Israel].
Quando Jeroboão, filho de Nebat, soube disso (pois ele ainda estava no Egito, onde havia fugido da presença do rei Salomão, e Jeroboão vivia no Egito;
3 The [leaders of the northern tribes] summoned him, and they went together [to talk] to Rehoboam. They said to him,
e eles o enviaram e o chamaram), Jeroboão e toda a assembléia de Israel vieram, e falaram com Roboão, dizendo:
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].”
“Seu pai dificultou nosso jugo. Agora, portanto, torne o duro serviço de seu pai, e seu pesado jugo que ele nos colocou, mais leve, e nós o serviremos”.
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.
Ele disse a eles: “Parta por três dias, depois volte para mim”. Assim, o povo partiu.
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?”
O rei Rehoboam aconselhou-se com os anciãos que tinham estado perante Salomão, seu pai, enquanto ele ainda vivia, dizendo: “Que conselho você me dá para responder a essas pessoas?
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.”
Eles responderam: “Se você for um servo deste povo hoje, e os servir, e lhes responder com boas palavras, então eles serão seus servos para sempre”.
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).
Mas ele abandonou o conselho dos velhos que lhe haviam dado, e se aconselhou com os jovens que haviam crescido com ele, que estavam diante dele.
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?”
Ele lhes disse: “Que conselho vocês dão, para que possamos responder a essas pessoas que falaram comigo, dizendo: 'Faça o jugo que seu pai nos pôs mais leve'”.
10 They replied, “This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.
Os jovens que tinham crescido com ele lhe disseram: “Diga a essas pessoas que falaram com você, dizendo: 'Seu pai tornou nosso jugo pesado, mas torne-o mais leve para nós' - diga-lhes: 'Meu dedo mindinho é mais grosso que a cintura do meu pai'.
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.’”
Agora meu pai o sobrecarregou com um jugo pesado, mas eu o acrescentarei ao seu jugo. Meu pai te castigou com chicotes, mas eu te castigarei com escorpiões””.
12 So three days later, Jeroboam and all the leaders came to Rehoboam again, as he had told them to do.
Então Jeroboão e todo o povo vieram a Rehoboam no terceiro dia, como pediu o rei, dizendo: “Venha até mim novamente no terceiro dia”.
13 The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the Israeli leaders.
O rei respondeu ao povo grosso modo, e abandonou o conselho dos anciãos que lhe haviam dado,
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!”
e falou-lhes de acordo com o conselho dos jovens, dizendo: “Meu pai fez pesado o seu jugo, mas eu acrescentarei ao seu jugo”. Meu pai te castigou com chicotes, mas eu te castigarei com escorpiões”.
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].
Então o rei não deu ouvidos ao povo; pois foi uma coisa trazida por Javé, para que ele pudesse estabelecer sua palavra, que Javé falou por Ahijah, o xilonita, a Jeroboão, filho de Nebat.
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.
Quando todo Israel viu que o rei não os ouvia, o povo respondeu ao rei, dizendo: “Que porção temos nós em Davi? Não temos uma herança no filho de Jessé. Às suas tendas, Israel! Agora cuide da sua própria casa, David”. Então Israel partiu para as suas tendas.
17 And [after that, ] the [only Israeli] people whom Rehoboam ruled over were those who lived in the territory of [the tribe of] Judah.
Mas quanto às crianças de Israel que viviam nas cidades de Judá, Rehoboam reinava sobre elas.
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.
Então o rei Roboão enviou Adoram, que estava sobre os homens sujeitos a trabalhos forçados; e todo Israel o apedrejou até a morte com pedras. O rei Roboão apressou-se a subir para sua carruagem, para fugir para Jerusalém.
19 Ever since that time, the people of [the northern tribes of] Israel have been rebelling against the descendants [MTY] of [King] David.
Então Israel se rebelou contra a casa de Davi até os dias de hoje.
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.
Quando todo Israel ouviu que Jeroboão havia voltado, eles o enviaram e o chamaram para a congregação, e o fizeram rei sobre todo Israel. Não houve ninguém que seguisse a casa de Davi, exceto apenas a tribo de Judá.
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.
Quando Roboão chegou a Jerusalém, ele reuniu toda a casa de Judá e a tribo de Benjamim, cento e oitenta mil homens escolhidos que eram guerreiros, para lutar contra a casa de Israel, para trazer novamente o reino a Roboão, filho de Salomão.
22 But God spoke to the prophet Shemaiah and said this to him:
Mas a palavra de Deus veio a Semaías, o homem de Deus, dizendo:
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:
“Fala a Roboão, filho de Salomão, rei de Judá, e a toda a casa de Judá e Benjamim, e ao resto do povo, dizendo:
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.
'Yahweh diz: “Não subirá nem lutará contra seus irmãos, os filhos de Israel. Todos retornarão à sua casa; pois isto é de mim””. Então eles ouviram a palavra de Javé, voltaram e seguiram seu caminho, de acordo com a palavra de Javé.
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.
Então Jeroboam construiu Shechem na região montanhosa de Ephraim, e viveu nela; e de lá saiu e construiu Penuel.
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.”
Jeroboão disse em seu coração: “Agora o reino voltará à casa de Davi”.
Se este povo subir para oferecer sacrifícios na casa de Iavé em Jerusalém, então o coração deste povo voltará novamente para seu senhor, até mesmo para Roboão rei de Judá; e me matarão, e voltarão para Roboão rei de Judá”.
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!]”
Então o rei tomou conselho, e fez dois bezerros de ouro; e disse-lhes: “É demais para vocês subirem a Jerusalém. Olhai e vede vossos deuses, Israel, que vos fizeram subir da terra do Egito”!
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].
Ele pôs um em Betel, e o outro em 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.
Esta coisa se tornou um pecado, pois o povo chegou até Dan para adorar antes daquele que lá estava.
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.
Ele fez casas de lugares altos, e fez sacerdotes entre todo o povo, que não eram dos filhos de Levi.
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.
Jeroboão ordenou uma festa no oitavo mês, no décimo quinto dia do mês, como a festa que está em Judá, e subiu ao altar. Ele o fez em Betel, sacrificando-se aos bezerros que havia feito, e colocou em Betel os sacerdotes dos lugares altos que havia feito.
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].
Ele subiu ao altar que havia feito em Betel no décimo quinto dia do oitavo mês, mesmo no mês que ele havia planejado de seu próprio coração; e ordenou uma festa para os filhos de Israel, e subiu ao altar para queimar incenso.
