2 Tawarikh 10
1 Kemudian Rehabeam pergi ke Sikhem, sebab seluruh Israel telah datang ke Sikhem untuk menobatkan dia menjadi raja.
All the people of Israel went to Shechem [city] in order to appoint Rehoboam to be their king. So Rehoboam also went there.
2 Segera sesudah hal itu kedengaran kepada Yerobeam bin Nebat--ia ada di Mesir, sebab ia melarikan diri ke sana dari hadapan raja Salomo--maka kembalilah ia dari Mesir.
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
3 Orang menyuruh memanggil dia, lalu datanglah Yerobeam dengan seluruh orang Israel dan berkata kepada Rehabeam:
So the [leaders of the northern tribes] summoned him, and he went with them [to talk] to Rehoboam. They said to Rehoboam,
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 [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].”
5 Tetapi ia menjawab mereka: "Datanglah kembali kepadaku lusa." Lalu pergilah rakyat itu.
He replied, “Come back three days from now [and I will give you my answer].” So those leaders [and Jeroboam] left.
6 Sesudah itu Rehabeam meminta nasihat dari para tua-tua yang selama hidup Salomo mendampingi Salomo, ayahnya, katanya: "Apakah nasihatmu untuk menjawab rakyat itu?"
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?”
7 Mereka berkata kepadanya: "Jika engkau mau berlaku ramah terhadap rakyat itu, mau menyenangkan mereka dan mengatakan kata-kata yang baik kepada mereka, maka mereka menjadi hamba-hambamu sepanjang waktu."
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.”
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 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.
9 katanya kepada mereka: "Apakah nasihatmu, supaya kita dapat menjawab rakyat yang mengatakan kepadaku: Ringankanlah tanggungan yang dipikulkan kepada kami oleh ayahmu?"
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?”
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!
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.
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."
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.’”
12 Lusanya datanglah Yerobeam dengan segenap rakyat kepada Rehabeam, seperti yang dikatakan raja: "Kembalilah kepadaku lusa."
Three days later, Jeroboam and all the leaders came to King Rehoboam again, which is what he had told them to do.
13 Raja Rehabeam menjawab mereka dengan keras; ia telah mengabaikan nasihat para tua-tua;
The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the Israeli leaders.
14 ia mengatakan kepada mereka menurut nasihat orang-orang muda: "Ayahku telah memberatkan tanggungan kamu, tetapi aku akan menambahnya; ayahku telah menghajar kamu dengan cambuk, tetapi aku akan menghajar kamu dengan cambuk yang berduri besi."
[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 Jadi raja tidak mendengarkan permintaan rakyat, sebab hal itu merupakan perubahan yang disebabkan Allah, supaya TUHAN menepati firman yang diucapkan-Nya dengan perantaraan Ahia, orang Silo, kepada Yerobeam bin Nebat.
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.
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! Masing-masing ke kemahmu, hai orang Israel! Uruslah sekarang rumahmu sendiri, hai Daud!" Maka pergilah seluruh orang Israel ke kemahnya,
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.
17 sehingga Rehabeam menjadi raja hanya atas orang Israel yang diam di kota-kota Yehuda.
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].
18 Kemudian raja Rehabeam mengutus Hadoram yang menjadi kepala rodi, tetapi orang-orang Israel melontari dia dengan batu, sehingga mati, bahkan raja Rehabeam hampir-hampir tidak dapat menaiki keretanya untuk melarikan diri ke Yerusalem.
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.
19 Demikianlah mulanya orang Israel memberontak terhadap keluarga Daud sampai hari ini.
Ever since that time, [the people of the northern tribes of] Israel have been rebelling against the descendants of [King] David.
