2 Crônicas 10
1 E foi Roboão a Sichem, porque todo o Israel tinha vindo a Sichem para o fazerem rei.
All the people of Israel went to Shechem [city] in order to appoint Rehoboam to be their king. So Rehoboam also went there.
2 Sucedeu pois que, ouvindo-o Jeroboão, filho de Nebat (o qual estava então no Egito para onde fugira da presença do rei Salomão), voltou Jeroboão do Egito.
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 Porque enviaram a ele, e o chamaram: e veio pois Jeroboão com todo o Israel: e falaram a Roboão dizendo:
So the [leaders of the northern tribes] summoned him, and he went with them [to talk] to Rehoboam. They said to Rehoboam,
4 Teu pai fez duro o nosso jugo, alivia tu pois agora a dura servidão de teu pai, e o pesado jugo dele, que nos tinha imposto, e servir-te-emos.
“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 E ele lhes disse: daqui a três dias tornai a mim. Então o povo se foi.
He replied, “Come back three days from now [and I will give you my answer].” So those leaders [and Jeroboam] left.
6 E teve Roboão conselho com os anciãos, que estiveram perante Salomão seu pai, enquanto viveu, dizendo: Como aconselhais vós que se responda a este povo?
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 E eles lhe falaram, dizendo: Se te fizeres benigno e afável com este povo, e lhes falares boas palavras, todos os dias serão teus servos.
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 Porém ele deixou o conselho, que os anciãos lhe deram: e teve conselho com os mancebos, que haviam crescido com ele, e estavam perante ele.
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 E disse-lhes: Que aconselhais vós, que respondamos a este povo? que me falou, dizendo: alivia-nos o jugo que teu pai nos impoz?
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 E os mancebos, que com ele haviam crescido, lhe falaram, dizendo: Assim dirás a este povo, que te falou, dizendo: Teu pai agravou o nosso jugo, tu porém alivia-nos: assim pois lhes falarás: O meu dedo mínimo é mais grosso do que os lombos de meu pai
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 Assim que se meu pai vos fez carregar dum jugo pesado, eu ainda acrescentarei sobre o vosso jugo: meu pai vos castigou com açoites, porém eu vos castigarei com escorpiões.
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 Veio pois Jeroboão, e todo o povo a Roboão, no terceiro dia, como o rei tinha ordenado, dizendo: tornai a mim ao terceiro dia.
Three days later, Jeroboam and all the leaders came to King Rehoboam again, which is what he had told them to do.
13 E o rei lhe respondeu asperamente: porque o rei Roboão deixou o conselho dos anciãos.
The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the Israeli leaders.
14 E falou-lhes conforme ao conselho dos mancebos, dizendo: Meu pai agravou o vosso jugo, porém eu lhe acrescentarei mais: meu pai vos castigou com açoites, porém eu vos castigarei com escorpiões.
[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 Assim o rei não deu ouvidos ao povo, porque esta mudança vinha de Deus, para que o Senhor confirmasse a sua palavra, a qual falara pelo ministério d'Ahias, o silonita, a Jeroboão, filho de 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 Vendo pois todo o Israel, que o rei lhes não dava ouvidos, então o povo respondeu ao rei, dizendo: Que parte temos nós com David? já não temos herança no filho d'Isai; Israel, cada um às suas tendas! Olha agora pela tua casa, ó David. Assim todo o Israel se foi para as suas tendas.
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 Porém, quanto aos filhos de Israel, que habitavam nas cidades de Judá, sobre eles reinou Roboão.
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 Então o rei Roboão enviou a Hadoram, que tinha cargo dos tributos; porém os filhos de Israel o apedrejaram com pedras, de que morreu: então o rei Roboão se esforçou a subir para o seu carro, e fugiu para Jerusalém.
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 Assim se rebelaram os israelitas contra a casa de David, até ao dia de hoje.
Ever since that time, [the people of the northern tribes of] Israel have been rebelling against the descendants of [King] David.
