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.
Rehavam Şekem'e gitti. Çünkü bütün İsrailliler kendisini kral ilan etmek için orada toplanmışlardı.
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
Kral Süleyman'dan kaçıp Mısır'a yerleşen Nevat oğlu Yarovam bunu duyunca Mısır'dan döndü.
3 So the [leaders of the northern tribes] summoned him, and he went with them [to talk] to Rehoboam. They said to Rehoboam,
İsrailliler Yarovam'ı çağırttılar. Birlikte gidip Rehavam'a şöyle dediler:
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].”
“Baban üzerimize ağır bir boyunduruk koydu. Ama babanın üzerimize yüklediği ağır yükü ve boyunduruğu hafifletirsen sana kul köle oluruz.”
5 He replied, “Come back three days from now [and I will give you my answer].” So those leaders [and Jeroboam] left.
Rehavam, “Üç gün sonra yine gelin” yanıtını verince halk yanından ayrıldı.
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?”
Kral Rehavam, babası Süleyman'a sağlığında danışmanlık yapan ileri gelenlere, “Bu halka nasıl yanıt vermemi öğütlersiniz?” diye sordu.
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.”
İleri gelenler, “Halka iyi davranır, onları hoşnut eder, olumlu yanıt verirsen, sana her zaman kul köle olurlar” diye karşılık verdiler.
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.
Ne var ki, Rehavam ileri gelenlerin öğüdünü reddederek birlikte büyüdüğü genç görevlilerine danıştı:
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?”
“Siz ne yapmamı öğütlersiniz? ‘Babanın üzerimize koyduğu boyunduruğu hafiflet’ diyen bu halka nasıl bir yanıt verelim?”
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.
Birlikte büyüdüğü gençler ona şu karşılığı verdiler: “Sana, ‘Babanın üzerimize koyduğu boyunduruğu hafiflet’ diyen halka de ki, ‘Benim küçük parmağım, babamın belinden daha kalındır.
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.’”
Babam size ağır bir boyunduruk yüklediyse, ben boyunduruğunuzu daha da ağırlaştıracağım. Babam sizi kırbaçla yola getirdiyse, ben sizi akreplerle yola getireceğim.’”
12 Three days later, Jeroboam and all the leaders came to King Rehoboam again, which is what he had told them to do.
Yarovam'la bütün halk, kralın, “Üç gün sonra yine gelin” sözü üzerine, üçüncü gün Rehavam'ın yanına geldiler.
13 The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the Israeli leaders.
İleri gelenlerin öğüdünü reddeden Kral Rehavam, gençlerin öğüdüne uyarak halka sert bir yanıt verdi: “Babamın size yüklediği boyunduruğu ben daha da ağırlaştıracağım. Babam sizi kırbaçla yola getirdiyse, ben sizi akreplerle yola getireceğim.”
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!”
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.
Kral halkı dinlemedi. Bu Tanrı'dandı. Çünkü Şilolu Ahiya aracılığıyla Nevat oğlu Yarovam'a verdiği sözü yerine getirmek için RAB bu olayı düzenlemişti.
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.
Kralın kendilerini dinlemediğini görünce, bütün İsrailliler, “İşay oğlu Davut'la ne ilgimiz, Ne de payımız var!” diye bağırdılar, “Ey İsrail halkı, haydi evimize dönelim! Davut'un soyu başının çaresine baksın.” Böylece herkes evine döndü.
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].
Rehavam da yalnızca Yahuda kentlerinde yaşayan İsrailliler'e krallık yapmaya başladı.
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.
İsrailliler Kral Rehavam'ın gönderdiği angaryacıbaşı Hadoram'ı taşa tutup öldürdüler. Bunun üzerine Kral Rehavam savaş arabasına atlayıp Yeruşalim'e kaçtı.
19 Ever since that time, [the people of the northern tribes of] Israel have been rebelling against the descendants of [King] David.
İsrail halkı, Davut soyundan gelenlere hep başkaldırdı.
