Otra Laiku 10
1 Un Rekabeams gāja uz Šehemi, jo viss Israēls Šehemē bija sanācis, viņu celt par ķēniņu.
All the people of Israel went to Shechem [city] in order to appoint Rehoboam to be their king. So Rehoboam also went there.
2 Kad nu Jerobeams, Nebata dēls, to dzirdēja (jo viņš bija Ēģiptes zemē, kurp no ķēniņa Salamana bija bēdzis), tad Jerobeams griezās atpakaļ no Ēģiptes.
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 Un tie nosūtīja un to ataicināja. Un Jerobeams nāca ar visu Israēli un runāja uz Rekabeamu un sacīja:
So the [leaders of the northern tribes] summoned him, and he went with them [to talk] to Rehoboam. They said to Rehoboam,
4 Tavs tēvs mums uzlicis par daudz grūtu jūgu; tad nu atvieglini tu sava tēva grūto kalpošanu un viņa smago jūgu, ko viņš mums uzlicis, tad mēs tev kalposim.
“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 Un viņš uz tiem sacīja: pēc trim dienām nāciet atkal pie manis. Un tie ļaudis aizgāja.
He replied, “Come back three days from now [and I will give you my answer].” So those leaders [and Jeroboam] left.
6 Un ķēniņš Rekabeams meklēja padomu pie tiem vecajiem, kas bija stāvējuši viņa tēva Salamana priekšā, kamēr tas dzīvoja, un viņš sacīja: kādu padomu jūs dodat, kā šiem ļaudīm būs atbildēt?
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 Un tie uz viņu runāja un sacīja: ja tu būsi laipnīgs pret šiem ļaudīm un tiem rādīsi labu prātu un uz tiem runāsi labus vārdus, tad tie tev būs par kalpiem visu mūžu.
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 Bet viņš atmeta to vecaju padomu, ko tie viņam deva, un meklēja padomu pie tiem jauniem, kas ar viņu bija uzauguši un viņa priekšā stāvēja.
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 Un viņš uz tiem sacīja: kādu padomu jūs dodat, kā šiem ļaudīm lai atbildam, kas uz mani runājuši un sacījuši: atvieglini to jūgu, ko tavs tēvs mums uzlicis?
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 Bet tie jaunie, kas ar viņu bija uzauguši, uz to runāja un sacīja: tā tev būs sacīt uz tiem ļaudīm, kas uz tevi runājuši un sacījuši: tavs tēvs mums uzlicis visai grūtu nastu, atvieglini tu mums to, - tā tev uz tiem būs sacīt: mans mazais pirksts būs resnāks ne kā mana tēva gurni.
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 Ja nu mans tēvs jums uzlicis grūtu jūgu, tad es to jūgu jums padarīšu vēl grūtāku; mans tēvs jūs pārmācījis ar pātagām, bet es jūs pārmācīšu ar skorpioniem.
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 Kad nu Jerobeams un visi ļaudis pie Rekabeama atnāca trešā dienā, kā ķēniņš bija runājis un sacījis: atnākat atkal pie manis trešā dienā,
Three days later, Jeroboam and all the leaders came to King Rehoboam again, which is what he had told them to do.
13 Tad ķēniņš tiem atbildēja bargi, un ķēniņš Rekabeams atmeta to vecaju padomu,
The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the Israeli leaders.
14 Un runāja uz tiem pēc to jauno padoma un sacīja: mans tēvs jums uzlicis grūtu nastu, bet es jums uzlikšu vēl vairāk; mans tēvs jūs pārmācījis ar pātagām, bet es ar skorpioniem.
[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 Tā ķēniņš neklausīja tos ļaudis, jo tā bija no Dieva nolikts, ka Tas Kungs savus vārdus apstiprinātu, ko bija runājis caur Ahiju, to Šīlonieti, uz Jerobeamu, Nebata dēlu.
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 Kad nu viss Israēls redzēja, ka ķēniņš tos neklausīja, tad tie ļaudis ķēniņam atbildēja un sacīja: kāda daļa mums ar Dāvidu? Mums nav mantības pie Isajus dēla. Israēl, ej savos dzīvokļos; tad redzi nu tu pēc sava nama, Dāvid! Tā viss Israēls nogāja savos dzīvokļos.
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 Bet pār tiem Israēla bērniem, kas Jūda pilsētās dzīvoja, pār tiem Rekabeams palika ķēniņš.
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 Un ķēniņš Rekabeams sūtīja Adoramu, kas bija iecelts pār darbiniekiem, bet Israēla bērni to nomētāja akmeņiem, ka tas nomira. Un ķēniņš Rekabeams kāpa steigšus ratos, bēgt uz Jeruzālemi.
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 Tā Israēls atkāpās no Dāvida nama līdz šai dienai.
Ever since that time, [the people of the northern tribes of] Israel have been rebelling against the descendants of [King] David.
