1 Raja-raja 12

1 Kemudian Rehabeam pergi ke Sikhem, sebab seluruh Israel telah datang ke Sikhem untuk menobatkan dia menjadi raja.

Then Rehoboam went to Shechem. For in that place, all of Israel had gathered to appoint him as king.

2 Segera sesudah hal itu kedengaran kepada Yerobeam bin Nebat--pada waktu itu dia masih ada di Mesir, sebab ia melarikan diri ke sana dari hadapan raja Salomo--maka kembalilah ia dari Mesir.

Yet truly, Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, while he was still in Egypt as a fugitive from the face of king Solomon, hearing of his death, returned from Egypt.

3 Orang menyuruh memanggil dia, lalu datanglah Yerobeam dengan segenap jemaah Israel dan berkata kepada Rehabeam:

And they sent and called him. Therefore, Jeroboam went, with the entire multitude of Israel, and they spoke to Rehoboam, saying:

4 "Ayahmu telah memberatkan tanggungan kami, maka sekarang ringankanlah pekerjaan yang sukar yang dibebankan ayahmu dan tanggungan yang berat yang dipikulkannya kepada kami, supaya kami menjadi hambamu."

“Your father imposed a very harsh yoke upon us. And so, you should now take away a little from the very harsh rule of your father and from his very grievous yoke, which he imposed upon us, and we will serve you.”

5 Tetapi ia menjawab mereka: "Pergilah sampai lusa, kemudian kembalilah kepadaku." Lalu pergilah rakyat itu.

And he said to them, “Go away, until the third day, and then return to me.” And when the people had gone away,

6 Sesudah itu Rehabeam meminta nasihat dari para tua-tua yang selama hidup Salomo mendampingi Salomo, ayahnya, katanya: "Apakah nasihatmu untuk menjawab rakyat itu?"

king Rehoboam took counsel with the elders who had assisted before his father Solomon while he was still living. And he said, “What counsel do you give to me, so that I may respond to this people?”

7 Mereka berkata: "Jika hari ini engkau mau menjadi hamba rakyat, mau mengabdi kepada mereka dan menjawab mereka dengan kata-kata yang baik, maka mereka menjadi hamba-hambamu sepanjang waktu."

They said to him, “If today you will obey and serve this people, and yield to their petition, and if you will speak lenient words to them, they will be your servants for all days.”

8 Tetapi ia mengabaikan nasihat yang diberikan para tua-tua itu, lalu ia meminta nasihat kepada orang-orang muda yang sebaya dengan dia dan yang mendampinginya,

But he abandoned the counsel of the old men, which they had given to him. And he consulted the young men who had been raised with him, and who were assisting him.

9 katanya kepada mereka: "Apakah nasihatmu, supaya kita dapat menjawab rakyat yang mengatakan kepadaku: Ringankanlah tanggungan yang dipikulkan kepada kami oleh ayahmu?"

And he said to them: “What counsel do you give to me, so that I may respond to this people, who have said to me: ‘Make light the yoke that your father imposed on us?’”

10 Lalu orang-orang muda yang sebaya dengan dia itu berkata: "Beginilah harus kaukatakan kepada rakyat yang telah berkata kepadamu: Ayahmu telah memberatkan tanggungan kami, tetapi engkau ini, berilah keringanan kepada kami--beginilah harus kaukatakan kepada mereka: Kelingkingku lebih besar dari pada pinggang ayahku!

And the young men who had been raised with him, said: “You shall speak in this way to this people, who have spoken to you, saying: ‘Your father weighed down our yoke. You should relieve us.’ You shall say this to them: ‘My little finger is thicker than the back of my father.

11 Maka sekarang, ayahku telah membebankan kepada kamu tanggungan yang berat, tetapi aku akan menambah tanggungan kamu; ayahku telah menghajar kamu dengan cambuk, tetapi aku akan menghajar kamu dengan cambuk yang berduri besi."

And now, my father placed a heavy yoke upon you, but I will add more upon your yoke. My father cut you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions.’”

12 Pada hari lusanya datanglah Yerobeam dengan segenap rakyat kepada Rehabeam, seperti yang dikatakan raja: "Kembalilah kepadaku pada hari lusa."

Therefore, Jeroboam and all the people went to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had spoken, saying, “Return to me on the third day.”

13 Raja menjawab rakyat itu dengan keras; ia telah mengabaikan nasihat yang diberikan para tua-tua kepadanya;

And the king responded to the people harshly, leaving behind the counsel of the elders that they had given to him.

14 ia mengatakan kepada mereka menurut nasihat orang-orang muda: "Ayahku telah memberatkan tanggungan kamu, tetapi aku akan menambah tanggunganmu itu; ayahku telah menghajar kamu dengan cambuk, tetapi aku akan menghajar kamu dengan cambuk yang berduri besi."

And he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying: “My father weighed down your yoke, but I will add more to your yoke. My father cut you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions.”

15 Jadi raja tidak mendengarkan permintaan rakyat, sebab hal itu merupakan perubahan yang disebabkan TUHAN, supaya TUHAN menepati firman yang diucapkan-Nya dengan perantaraan Ahia, orang Silo, kepada Yerobeam bin Nebat.

And the king did not acquiesce to the people. For the Lord had turned him away, so that he might raise up his word, which he had spoken by the hand of Ahijah, the Shilonite, to Jeroboam, the son of Nebat.

16 Setelah seluruh Israel melihat, bahwa raja tidak mendengarkan permintaan mereka, maka rakyat menjawab raja: "Bagian apakah kita dapat dari pada Daud? Kita tidak memperoleh warisan dari anak Isai itu! Ke kemahmu, hai orang Israel! Uruslah sekarang rumahmu sendiri, hai Daud!" Maka pergilah orang Israel ke kemahnya,

And so the people, seeing that the king had not been willing to listen to them, responded to him, saying: “What part do we have in David? Or what inheritance do we have in the son of Jesse? Go to your own tents, O Israel. Now David, see to your own house.” And Israel went away to their own tents.

17 sehingga Rehabeam menjadi raja hanya atas orang Israel yang diam di kota-kota Yehuda.

But over all the sons of Israel who were living in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned.

18 Kemudian raja Rehabeam mengutus Adoram yang menjadi kepala rodi, tetapi seluruh Israel melontari dia dengan batu, sehingga mati, bahkan raja Rehabeam hampir-hampir tidak dapat menaiki keretanya untuk melarikan diri ke Yerusalem.

Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute. And all of Israel stoned him, and he died. Therefore, king Rehoboam hurrying, climbed into the chariot, and fled to Jerusalem.

19 Demikianlah mulanya orang Israel memberontak terhadap keluarga Daud sampai hari ini.

And Israel drew away from the house of David, even to the present day.

20 Segera sesudah seluruh Israel mendengar, bahwa Yerobeam sudah pulang, maka mereka menyuruh memanggil dia ke pertemuan jemaah, lalu mereka menobatkan dia menjadi raja atas seluruh Israel. Tidak ada lagi yang mengikuti keluarga Daud selain dari suku Yehuda saja.

And it happened that, when all of Israel had heard that Jeroboam had returned, gathering an assembly, they sent and called him, and they appointed him as king over all of Israel. And no one followed the house of David, except the tribe of Judah alone.

21 Ketika Rehabeam datang ke Yerusalem, ia mengumpulkan segenap kaum Yehuda dan suku Benyamin, seratus delapan puluh ribu teruna yang sanggup berperang untuk memerangi kaum Israel dengan maksud mengembalikan kerajaan itu kepada Rehabeam, anak Salomo.

Then Rehoboam went to Jerusalem, and he gathered together the entire house of Judah, and the tribe of Benjamin, one hundred and eighty thousand elect men of war, so that they might fight against the house of Israel, and might bring the kingdom back to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon.

22 Tetapi datanglah firman Allah kepada Semaya, abdi Allah, demikian:

But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying:

23 "Katakanlah kepada Rehabeam, anak Salomo, raja Yehuda, dan kepada segenap kaum Yehuda dan Benyamin dan kepada selebihnya dari bangsa itu:

“Speak to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, the king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah, and to Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying:

24 Beginilah firman TUHAN: Janganlah kamu maju dan janganlah kamu berperang melawan saudara-saudaramu, orang Israel. Pulanglah masing-masing ke rumahnya, sebab Akulah yang menyebabkan hal ini terjadi." Maka mereka mendengarkan firman TUHAN dan pergilah mereka pulang sesuai dengan firman TUHAN itu.

‘Thus says the Lord: You shall not go up, and you shall not make war against your brothers, the sons of Israel. Let each man return to his own house. For this word came from me.’” And they listened to the word of the Lord, and they returned from the journey, as the Lord had instructed them.

25 Kemudian Yerobeam memperkuat Sikhem di pegunungan Efraim, lalu diam di sana. Ia keluar dari sana, lalu memperkuat Pnuel.

Then Jeroboam built up Shechem, on mount Ephraim, and he lived there. And departing from there, he built up Penuel.

26 Maka berkatalah Yerobeam dalam hatinya: "Kini mungkin kerajaan itu kembali kepada keluarga Daud.

And Jeroboam said in his heart: “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David,

27 Jika bangsa itu pergi mempersembahkan korban sembelihan di rumah TUHAN di Yerusalem, maka tentulah hati bangsa ini akan berbalik kepada tuan mereka, yaitu Rehabeam, raja Yehuda, kemudian mereka akan membunuh aku dan akan kembali kepada Rehabeam, raja Yehuda."

if this people ascend to offer sacrifices in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem. And the heart of this people will be converted to their lord Rehoboam, the king of Judah, and they will put me to death, and return to him.”

28 Sesudah menimbang-nimbang, maka raja membuat dua anak lembu jantan dari emas dan ia berkata kepada mereka: "Sudah cukup lamanya kamu pergi ke Yerusalem. Hai Israel, lihatlah sekarang allah-allahmu, yang telah menuntun engkau keluar dari tanah Mesir."

And devising a plan, he made two golden calves. And he said to them: “No longer choose to ascend to Jerusalem. Behold, these are your gods, O Israel, who led you away from the land of Egypt!”

29 Lalu ia menaruh lembu yang satu di Betel dan yang lain ditempatkannya di Dan.

And he stationed one in Bethel, and the other in Dan.

30 Maka hal itu menyebabkan orang berdosa, sebab rakyat pergi ke Betel menyembah patung yang satu dan ke Dan menyembah patung yang lain.

And this word became an occasion of sin. For the people went to adore the calf, even to Dan.

31 Ia membuat juga kuil-kuil di atas bukit-bukit pengorbanan, dan mengangkat imam-imam dari kalangan rakyat yang bukan dari bani Lewi.

And he made shrines on the high places, and he made priests out of the lowest people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

32 Kemudian Yerobeam menentukan suatu hari raya pada hari yang kelima belas bulan kedelapan, sama seperti hari raya yang di Yehuda, dan ia sendiri naik tangga mezbah itu. Begitulah dibuatnya di Betel, yakni ia mempersembahkan korban kepada anak-anak lembu yang telah dibuatnya itu, dan ia menugaskan di Betel imam-imam bukit pengorbanan yang telah diangkatnya.

And he appointed a solemn day in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, in imitation of the solemnity that was celebrated in Judah. And ascending to the altar, he acted similarly in Bethel, so that he immolated to the calves, which he had made. And in Bethel, he appointed priests of the high places, which he had made.

33 Ia naik tangga mezbah yang dibuatnya di Betel itu pada hari yang kelima belas dalam bulan yang kedelapan, dalam bulan yang telah direncanakannya dalam hatinya sendiri; ia menentukan suatu hari raya bagi orang Israel dan ia naik tangga mezbah itu untuk membakar korban.

And he ascended to the altar, which he had raised up in Bethel, on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, the day that he had decided in his own heart. And he made a solemnity to the sons of Israel, and he ascended to the altar, so that he might burn incense.