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.
Och Rehabeam drog till Sikem, ty hela Israel hade kommit till Sikem för att göra honom till konung.
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
När Jerobeam, Nebats son, hörde detta, där han var i Egypten -- dit hade han nämligen flytt för konung Salomo -- vände han tillbaka från Egypten.
3 So the [leaders of the northern tribes] summoned him, and he went with them [to talk] to Rehoboam. They said to Rehoboam,
Och de sände bort och läto kalla honom åter. Då kom Jerobeam tillstädes jämte hela Israel och talade till Rehabeam och sade:
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 fader gjorde vårt ok för svårt; men lätta nu du det svåra arbete och det tunga ok som din fader lade på oss, så vilja vi tjäna dig."
5 He replied, “Come back three days from now [and I will give you my answer].” So those leaders [and Jeroboam] left.
Han svarade dem: "Vänten ännu tre dagar, och kommen så tillbaka till mig." Och folket gick.
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?”
Då rådförde sig konung Rehabeam med de gamle som hade varit i tjänst hos hans fader Salomo, medan denne ännu levde; han sade: "Vilket svar råden I mig att giva detta 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 svarade honom och sade: "Om du visar dig god mot detta folk och är nådig mot dem och talar goda ord till dem, så skola de för alltid bliva dina tjänare."
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 aktade icke på det råd som de gamle hade givit honom, utan rådförde sig med de unga män som hade vuxit upp med honom, och som nu voro i hans tjänst.
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 sade till dem: "Vilket svar råden I oss att giva detta folk som har talat till mig och sagt: 'Lätta det ok som din fader har lagt 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.
De unga männen som hade vuxit upp med honom svarade honom då och sade: "Så bör du säga till folket som har talat till dig och sagt: 'Din fader gjorde vårt ok tungt, men lätta du det för oss' -- så bör du säga till dem: 'Mitt minsta finger är tjockare än min faders länd.
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.’”
Så veten nu, att om min fader har belastat eder med ett tungt ok, så skall jag göra edert ok ännu tyngre; har min fader tuktat eder med ris, så skall jag göra det med skorpiongissel.'"
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 nu Jerobeam med allt folket till Rehabeam på tredje dagen, såsom konungen hade befallt, i det han sade: "Kommen tillbaka till mig på tredje dagen."
13 The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the Israeli leaders.
Då gav konungen dem ett hårt svar; ty konung Rehabeam aktade icke 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!”
Han talade till dem efter de unga männens råd och sade: "Jag skall göra edert ok tungt, ja, jag skall göra det ännu tyngre än förut; har min fader tuktat eder med ris, så skall jag göra det med skorpiongissel."
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.
Alltså hörde konungen icke på folket; ty det var så skickat av Gud, för att HERRENS ord skulle uppfyllas, det som han hade talat till Jerobeam, Nebats son, genom Ahia från 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.
Då nu hela Israel förnam att konungen icke ville höra på dem, gav folket konungen detta svar: "Vad del hava vi i David? Ingen arvslott hava vi i Isais son. Israel drage hem, var och en till sin hydda. Se nu själv om ditt hus, du David." Därefter drog hela Israel hem till sina hyddor.
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].
Allenast över de israeliter som bodde i Juda städer förblev Rehabeam konung.
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.
Och när konung Rehabeam sände åstad Hadoram, som hade uppsikten över de allmänna arbetena, stenade Israels barn denne till döds; och konung Rehabeam själv måste med hast stiga upp i sin vagn och fly till Jerusalem.
19 Ever since that time, [the people of the northern tribes of] Israel have been rebelling against the descendants of [King] David.
Så avföll Israel från Davids hus och har varit skilt därifrån ända till denna dag.
