1 Reis 12
1 E foi Roboão para Sichem; porque todo o Israel veio a Sichem, para o fazerem rei.
Then Rehoboam went to Shechem. For in that place, all of Israel had gathered to appoint him as king.
2 Sucedeu pois que, ouvindo-o Jeroboão, filho de Nebat, estando ainda no Egito (porque fugira de diante do rei Salomão, e habitava Jeroboão no Egito),
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 Enviaram, e o mandaram chamar; e Jeroboão e toda a congregação de Israel vieram, e falaram a Roboão, dizendo:
And they sent and called him. Therefore, Jeroboam went, with the entire multitude of Israel, and they spoke to Rehoboam, saying:
4 Teu pai agravou o nosso jugo; agora, pois, alivia tu a dura servidão de teu pai, e o seu pesado jugo que nos impoz, e nós te serviremos.
“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 E ele lhes disse: Ide-vos até ao terceiro dia, e voltai a mim. E o povo se foi.
And he said to them, “Go away, until the third day, and then return to me.” And when the people had gone away,
6 E teve o rei Roboão conselho com os anciãos que estavam na presença de Salomão, seu pai, quando este ainda vivia, dizendo: Como aconselhais vós que se responda a este povo
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 E eles lhe falaram, dizendo: Se hoje fores servo deste povo, e o servires, e, respondendo-lhe, lhe falares boas palavras, todos os dias teus servos serão.
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 Porém ele deixou o conselho que os anciãos lhe tinham aconselhado, e teve conselho com os mancebos que haviam crescido com ele, que estavam diante dele.
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 E disse-lhes: Que aconselhais vós que respondamos a este povo, que me falou, dizendo: alivia o jugo que teu pai nos impoz?
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 E os mancebos que haviam crescido com ele lhe falaram, dizendo: Assim falarás a este povo que te falou, dizendo: Teu pai fez pesadíssimo o nosso jugo, mas tu o alivia de sobre nós; assim lhe falarás: Meu dedo mínimo é mais grosso do que os lombos de meu pai
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 Assim que, se meu pai vos carregou dum jugo pesado, ainda eu aumentarei o vosso jugo: meu pai vos castigou com açoites, porém eu vos castigarei com escorpiões.
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 Veio pois Jeroboão e todo o povo, ao terceiro dia, a Roboão, como o rei havia falado, dizendo: voltai a mim ao terceiro dia.
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 E o rei respondeu ao povo duramente; porque deixara o conselho que os anciãos lhe haviam aconselhado.
And the king responded to the people harshly, leaving behind the counsel of the elders that they had given to him.
14 E lhe falou conforme ao conselho dos mancebos, dizendo: Meu pai agravou o vosso jugo, porém eu ainda aumentarei o vosso jugo; meu pai vos castigou com açoites, porém eu vos castigarei com escorpiões.
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 O rei pois não deu ouvidos ao povo; porque esta revolta vinha do Senhor, para confirmar a sua palavra que o Senhor tinha dito pelo ministério de Ahias, o silonita, a Jeroboão, filho de 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 Vendo pois todo o Israel que o rei não lhe dava ouvidos, tornou-lhe o povo a responder, dizendo: Que parte temos nós com David? e não há para nós herança no filho de Jessé. Às tuas tendas, ó Israel! Provê agora a tua casa, ó David. Então Israel se foi às suas tendas
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 No tocante porém aos filhos de Israel que habitavam nas cidades de Judá, também sobre eles reinou Roboão.
But over all the sons of Israel who were living in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned.
18 Então o rei Roboão enviou a Adoram, que estava sobre os tributos; e todo o Israel o apedrejou com pedras, e morreu: mas o rei Roboão se animou a subir ao carro para fugir para Jerusalém.
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 Assim descairam os israelitas da casa de David até ao dia de hoje.
And Israel drew away from the house of David, even to the present day.
20 E sucedeu que, ouvindo todo o Israel que Jeroboão tinha voltado, enviaram, e o chamaram para a congregação, e o fizeram rei sobre todo o Israel: e ninguém seguiu a casa de David senão somente a tribo de Judá.
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 Vindo pois Roboão a Jerusalém, ajuntou toda a casa de Judá e a tribo de Benjamin, cento e oitenta mil escolhidos, destros para a guerra, para pelejar contra a casa de Israel, para restituir o reino a Roboão, filho de Salomão.
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 Porém veio a palavra de Deus a Semaias, homem de Deus, dizendo:
But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying:
23 Fala a Roboão, filho de Salomão, rei de Judá, e a toda a casa de Judá, e a Benjamin, e ao resto do povo, dizendo:
“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 Assim diz o Senhor: Não subireis nem pelejareis contra vossos irmãos, os filhos de Israel; volte cada um para a sua casa, porque eu é que fiz esta obra. E ouviram a palavra do Senhor, e voltaram segundo a palavra do Senhor.
‘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 E Jeroboão edificou a Sichem, no monte de Ephraim, e habitou ali; e saiu dali, e edificou a Penuel.
Then Jeroboam built up Shechem, on mount Ephraim, and he lived there. And departing from there, he built up Penuel.
26 E disse Jeroboão no seu coração: Agora tornará o reino à casa de David.
And Jeroboam said in his heart: “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David,
27 Se este povo subir para fazer sacrifícios na casa do Senhor, em Jerusalém, o coração deste povo se tornará a seu senhor, a Roboão, rei de Judá: e me matarão, e tornarão a Roboão, rei de Judá.
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 Pelo que o rei tomou conselho, e fez dois bezerros de ouro; e lhes disse: Muito trabalho vos será o subir a Jerusalém; vês aqui teus deuses, ó Israel, que te fizeram subir da terra do Egito.
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 E pôs um em Bethel, e colocou o outro em Dan.
And he stationed one in Bethel, and the other in Dan.
30 E este feito se tornou em pecado: pois que o povo ia até Dan cada um a adorar.
And this word became an occasion of sin. For the people went to adore the calf, even to Dan.
31 Também fez casa dos altos: e fez sacerdotes dos mais baixos do povo, que não eram dos filhos de Levi.
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 E fez Jeroboão uma festa no oitavo mes, no dia décimo quinto do mes, como a festa que se fazia em Judá, e sacrificou no altar; semelhantemente fez em Bethel, sacrificando os bezerros que fizera: também em Bethel estabeleceu sacerdotes dos altos que fizera.
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 E sacrificou no altar que fizera em Bethel, no dia décimo quinto do oitavo mes, que ele tinha imaginado no seu coração: assim fez a festa aos filhos de Israel, e sacrificou no altar, queimando incenso.
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.
