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.
Rehabeam drog til Sikem; for hele Israel var kommet til Sikem for å gjøre ham til konge.
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
Da Jeroboam, Nebats sønn, hørte det - han var da i Egypten; han var flyktet dit for kong Salomo - da vendte han tilbake fra Egypten.
3 So the [leaders of the northern tribes] summoned him, and he went with them [to talk] to Rehoboam. They said to Rehoboam,
Og de sendte bud efter ham; så kom Jeroboam og hele Israel og talte til Rehabeam og sa:
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].”
Din far gjorde vårt åk tungt; men lett nu du den hårde tjeneste og det tunge åk som din far la på oss! Så vil vi tjene dig.
5 He replied, “Come back three days from now [and I will give you my answer].” So those leaders [and Jeroboam] left.
Han svarte dem: Gå bort og vent i tre dager og kom så hit til mig igjen! Så gikk folket bort.
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?”
Og kong Rehabeam rådførte sig med de gamle, som hadde gjort tjeneste hos hans far Salomo, mens han ennu levde, og han sa: Hvad råder I mig til å svare dette folk?
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.”
De svarte ham: Hvis du vil vise dig vennlig mot dette folk og er nådig mot dem og gir dem gode ord, så vil de være dine tjenere for alle tider.
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.
Men han aktet ikke på det råd som de gamle hadde gitt ham, men rådførte sig med de unge, som var vokset op sammen med ham, og som nu var i hans tjeneste.
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?”
Han spurte dem: Hvad råder I til at vi skal svare dette folk som har sagt til mig: Lett det åk din far la på oss?
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.
Og de unge, som var vokset op sammen med ham, svarte ham: Så skal du si til dette folk som sa til dig: Din far gjorde vårt åk tungt, men gjør du det lettere for oss - så skal du tale til dem: Min lillefinger er tykkere enn min fars lender;
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.’”
har nu min far lagt et tungt åk på eder, så vil jeg gjøre eders åk ennu tyngre; har min far tuktet eder med sveper, så vil jeg tukte eder med skorpioner.
12 Three days later, Jeroboam and all the leaders came to King Rehoboam again, which is what he had told them to do.
Så kom Jeroboam og alt folket til Rehabeam den tredje dag, således som kongen hadde sagt: Kom til mig igjen om tre dager!
13 The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the Israeli leaders.
Da gav kongen dem et hårdt svar; kong Rehabearn aktet ikke på de gamles råd,
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!”
men svarte dem som de unge hadde rådet til: Har min far gjort eders åk tungt, så vil jeg gjøre det ennu tyngre; har min far tuktet eder med sveper, så vil jeg tukte eder med skorpioner.
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.
Kongen hørte ikke på folket; for Gud styrte det så forat Herrens ord skulde bli opfylt, det som han hadde talt til Jeroboam, Nebats sønn, ved Akia fra Silo.
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.
Da nu hele Israel så at kongen ikke hørte på dem, svarte folket kongen og sa: Hvad del har vi i David? Vi har ingen lodd i Isais sønn. Til dine telt, Israel, hver og en! Se nu selv til ditt hus, David! Så drog hele Israel hjem igjen.
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].
Bare over de Israels barn som bodde i Judas byer, blev Rehabeam konge.
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.
Da sendte kong Rehabeam Hadoram avsted, han som hadde opsyn med pliktarbeidet, men Israels barn stenet ham, så han døde, og kong Rehabeam selv måtte i all hast springe op i sin vogn og flyktet til Jerusalem.
19 Ever since that time, [the people of the northern tribes of] Israel have been rebelling against the descendants of [King] David.
Således falt Israel fra Davids hus, og så har det vært til denne dag.
