2 Chronicles 10
1 All the people of Israel went to Shechem [city] in order to appoint Rehoboam to be their king. So Rehoboam also went there.
Et Roboam se rendit à Sichem, parce que tout Israël y était venu pour le proclamer roi.
2 Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, had fled to Egypt [to escape] from King Solomon. But when he heard [about the people wanting to appoint Rehoboam to be their king], he returned [to Israel] from Egypt
Or, dès que Jéroboam, fils de Nabat, apprit ces nouvelles en Égypte, où il avait fui loin de Salomon, il en revint.
3 So the [leaders of the northern tribes] summoned him, and he went with them [to talk] to Rehoboam. They said to Rehoboam,
Et le peuple l'envoya chercher, et il alla devant Roboam avec toute la synagogue, disant:
4 “Your father [Solomon] forced us to work very hard for him. If you 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].”
Ton père a rendu notre joug bien dur; allège donc maintenant la servitude trop dure de ton père, que notre joug soit moins lourd, et nous te servirons.
5 He replied, “Come back three days from now [and I will give you my answer].” So those leaders [and Jeroboam] left.
Et il leur dit: Allez-vous-en pendant trois jours; puis, revenez auprès de moi; et le peuple s'en alla.
6 Then King Rehoboam consulted his older men who had advised his father Solomon while he was still alive. He asked them, “What shall I say to answer these men?”
Le roi Roboam réunit les anciens qui, du vivant de Salomon, son père, se tenaient auprès de lui, disant: Que me conseillez-vous de répondre à ce peuple?
7 They replied, “If you will be kind to these people and do things that will please them, and if you say kind things to them when you answer them, they will always serve you.”
Il lui dirent: Si aujourd'hui tu es bienveillant pour ce peuple, si tu veux bien lui dire de bonnes paroles, ils seront tes serviteurs tous les jours.
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.
Mais, il dédaigna le conseil des anciens qu'il avait consultés, et il consulta les jeunes gens élevés avec lui, qui se tenaient devant lui.
9 He said to them, “How should I answer the men who are asking me to reduce the [work and taxes] that my father required from them?”
Et il leur dit: Comment me conseillez-vous de répondre à ce peuple qui me dit: Allège le joug que nous a mis ton père?
10 The young men who had grown up with him replied, “[Those men] have said that your father forced them to work very hard for him, so they want you to reduce the [work and taxes] that your father required from them. But this is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.
Or, les jeunes gens, élevés avec lui, dirent: Voici comment tu parleras à ce peuple qui t'a dit: Ton père a rendu pesant notre joug, allège-le pour nous, réponds-leur: Mon petit doigt est plus gros que le corps de mon père.
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 I will whip you with whips that have pieces of metal in them.’”
Mon père vous a châtiés avec un joug pesant, je le rendrai pour vous plus pesant encore; il vous a châtiés à coups de fouet, mais je vous châtierai avec des scorpions.
12 Three days later, Jeroboam and all the leaders came to King Rehoboam again, which is what he had told them to do.
Et Jéroboam revint le troisième jour, avec tout le peuple, auprès de Roboam comme il le leur avait prescrit, disant: Revenez dans trois jours.
13 The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the Israeli leaders.
Et le roi leur répondit durement, car il avait dédaigné le conseil des anciens.
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!”
Et il leur parla selon le conseil des jeunes gens, et il leur dit: Mon père vous a chargés d'un joug pesant, je le rendrai pour vous plus pesant encore; il vous a châtiés à coups de fouet, moi je vous châtierai avec des scorpions.
15 So the king did not pay any attention to the Israeli leaders. But this happened in order that what Yahweh had told the prophet Ahijah about Jeroboam would happen.
Et le roi n'avait point écouté les fils d'Israël, parce que Dieu s'était tourné contre lui, disant: «Le Seigneur a relevé la parole qu'il a dite, par Achias le Sélonite, concernant Jéroboam, fils de Nabat,
16 When the Israeli leaders realized that the king did not pay any attention to what they said, they shouted, “We do not 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, he can rule his own kingdom!” So the Israeli leaders returned to their homes.
Et tout Israël.» C'est pourquoi le roi ne l'avait pas écouté, et le peuple s'écria: Qu'y a-t-il entre nous et David? Notre héritage dépend-il du fils de Jessé? A tes tentes, ô Israël, et toi, David, veille sur ta maison. Et Israël s'en alla chacun en sa demeure.
17 And [after that, the only Israeli] people whom Rehoboam ruled over were those who lived in the territory of [the tribes of] Judah [and Benjamin].
Et les hommes d'Israël qui habitaient Juda rentrèrent en leurs villes, et Jéroboam régna sur eux.
18 Then King Rehoboam went with 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.
Et le roi envoya aux autres fils d'Israël, Adoniram, intendant des impôts; ils le lapidèrent, il mourut; et le roi Roboam s'empressa de monter sur son char pour fuir, et se renfermer dans Jérusalem.
19 Ever since that time, [the people of the northern tribes of] Israel have been rebelling against the descendants of [King] David.
Et jusqu'à nos jours la maison de David a été rejetée par Israël.
