I Regum 12

1 Venit autem Roboam in Sichem: illuc enim congregatus erat omnis Israel ad constituendum eum regem.

And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.

2 At vero Ieroboam filius Nabat, cum adhuc esset in Aegypto profugus a facie regis Salomonis, audita morte eius, reversus est de Aegypto.

And it came to pass when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it (now he was yet in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;

3 Miseruntque et vocaverunt eum: venit ergo Ieroboam, et omnis multitudo Israel, et locuti sunt ad Roboam, dicentes:

and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

4 Pater tuus durissimum iugum imposuit nobis: tu itaque nunc imminue paululum de imperio patris tui durissimo, et de iugo gravissimo, quod imposuit nobis, et serviemus tibi.

Thy father made our yoke grievous; and now lighten thou the grievous servitude of thy father and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

5 Qui ait eis: Ite usque ad tertium diem, et revertimini ad me. Cumque abiisset populus,

And he said to them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.

6 iniit consilium rex Roboam cum senioribus, qui assistebant coram Salomone patre eius, cum adhuc viveret, et ait: Quod datis mihi consilium, ut respondeam populo huic?

And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, How do ye advise to return answer to this people?

7 Qui dixerunt ei: Si hodie obedieris populo huic, et servieris, et petitioni eorum cesseris, locutusque fueris ad eos verba lenia, erunt tibi servi cunctis diebus.

And they spoke to him saying, If this day thou wilt be a servant to this people, and wilt serve them and answer them and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.

8 Qui dereliquit consilium senum, quod dederant ei, et adhibuit adolescentes, qui nutriti fuerant cum eo, et assistebant illi,

But he forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him, and consulted with the young men, who had grown up with him, that stood before him.

9 dixitque ad eos: Quod mihi datis consilium, ut respondeam populo huic, qui dixerunt mihi: Levius fac iugum quod imposuit pater tuus super nos?

And he said to them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people who have spoken to me saying, Lighten the yoke which thy father put upon us?

10 Et dixerunt ei iuvenes qui nutriti fuerant cum eo: Sic loqueris populo huic, qui locuti sunt ad te, dicentes: Pater tuus aggravavit iugum nostrum, tu releva nos. Minimus digitus meus grossior est dorso patris mei.

And the young men that had grown up with him spoke to him saying, Thus shalt thou say to this people that have spoken to thee saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and lighten thou it for us, — thus shalt thou say to them: My little [finger] is thicker than my father's loins;

11 Et nunc pater meus posuit super vos iugum grave, ego autem addam super iugum vestrum: pater meus cecidit vos flagellis, ego autem caedam vos scorpionibus

and whereas my father laid a heavy yoke upon you, I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

12 Venit ergo Ieroboam, et omnis populus ad Roboam die tertia, sicut locutus fuerat rex, dicens: Revertimini ad me die tertia.

And Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed saying, Come again to me on the third day.

13 Responditque rex populo dura, derelicto consilio seniorum, quod ei dederant,

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him;

14 et locutus est eis secundum consilium iuvenum, dicens: Pater meus aggravavit iugum vestrum, ego autem addam iugo vestro: pater meus cecidit vos flagellis, ego autem caedam vos scorpionibus.

and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

15 Et non acquievit rex populo: quoniam aversatus fuerat eum Dominus, ut suscitaret verbum suum, quod locutus fuerat in manu Ahiae Silonitae, ad Ieroboam filium Nabat.

So the king hearkened not to the people; for it was brought about by Jehovah, that he might give effect to his word, which Jehovah spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

16 Videns itaque populus quod noluisset eos audire rex, respondit ei dicens: Quae nobis pars in David? vel quae hereditas in filio Isai? Vade in tabernacula tua Israel, nunc vide domum tuam David. Et abiit Israel in tabernacula sua.

And all Israel saw that the king hearkened not to them; and the people answered the king saying, What portion have we in David? And [we have] no inheritance in the son of Jesse: To your tents, O Israel! Now see to thine own house, David! And Israel went to their tents.

17 Super filios autem Israel, quicumque habitabant in civitatibus Iuda, regnavit Roboam.

But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

18 Misit ergo rex Roboam Aduram, qui erat super tributa: et lapidavit eum omnis Israel, et mortuus est. Porro rex Roboam festinus ascendit currum, et fugit in Ierusalem:

And king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the levy; but all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. And king Rehoboam hastened to mount his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

19 recessitque Israel a domo David, usque in praesentem diem.

And Israel rebelled against the house of David, unto this day.

20 Factum est autem cum audisset omnis Israel, quod reversus esset Ieroboam, miserunt, et vocaverunt eum congregato coetu, et constituerunt eum regem super omnem Israel, nec secutus est quisquam domum David praeter tribum Iuda solam.

And it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back, that they sent and called him to the assembly, and made him king over all Israel: none followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

21 Venit autem Roboam Ierusalem, et congregavit universam domum Iuda, et tribum Beniamin, centum octoginta millia electorum virorum et bellatorum, ut pugnarent contra domum Israel, et reducerent regnum Roboam filio Salomonis.

And Rehoboam came to Jerusalem; and he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men apt for war, to fight against the house of Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

22 Factus est autem sermo Domini ad Semeiam virum Dei, dicens:

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

23 Loquere ad Roboam filium Salomonis regem Iuda, et ad omnem domum Iuda, et Beniamin, et reliquos de populo, dicens:

Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remainder of the people, saying,

24 Haec dicit Dominus: Non ascendetis, neque bellabitis contra fratres vestros filios Israel: revertatur vir in domum suam, a me enim factum est verbum hoc. Audierunt sermonem Domini, et reversi sunt de itinere sicut eis praeceperat Dominus.

Thus saith Jehovah: Go not up, nor fight with your brethren, the children of Israel; return every man to his house, for this thing is from me. And they hearkened to the word of Jehovah, and returned to depart, according to the word of Jehovah.

25 Aedificavit autem Ieroboam Sichem in monte Ephraim, et habitavit ibi: et egressus inde aedificavit Phanuel.

And Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

26 Dixitque Ieroboam in corde suo: Nunc revertetur regnum ad domum David,

And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David.

27 si ascenderit populus iste ut faciat sacrificia in domo Domini in Ierusalem: et convertetur cor populi huius ad dominum suum Roboam regem Iuda, interficientque me, et revertentur ad eum.

If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem, the heart of this people will turn again to their lord, to Rehoboam king of Judah, and they will kill me, and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.

28 Et excogitato consilio fecit duos vitulos aureos, et dixit eis: Nolite ultra ascendere in Ierusalem: Ecce dii tui Israel, qui te eduxerunt de Terra Aegypti.

And the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold. And he said to them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt!

29 Posuitque unum in Bethel, et alterum in Dan:

And he set the one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan.

30 et factum est verbum hoc in peccatum: ibat enim populus ad adorandum vitulum usque in Dan.

And this thing became a sin; and the people went [to worship] before the one, as far as Dan.

31 Et fecit fana in excelsis, et sacerdotes de extremis populi, qui non erant de filiis Levi.

And he made a house of high places, and made priests from all classes of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

32 Constituitque diem sollemnem in mense octavo, quintadecima die mensis, in similitudinem sollemnitatis, quae celebrabatur in Iuda. Et ascendens altare, similiter fecit in Bethel, ut immolaret vitulis, quos fabricatus fuerat: constituitque in Bethel sacerdotes excelsorum, quae fecerat.

And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made; and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places that he had made.

33 Et ascendit super altare quod extruxerat in Bethel, quintadecima die mensis octavi, quem finxerat de corde suo: et fecit sollemnitatem filiis Israel, et ascendit super altare, ut adoleret incensum.

And he offered upon the altar that he had made in Bethel, on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and he made a feast for the children of Israel, and he offered upon the altar, burning incense.