2 Crónicas 10
1 Entonces Roboam fue a Siquem, porque todo Israel había ido a Siquem para proclamarlo rey.
All the people of Israel went to Shechem [city] in order to appoint Rehoboam to be their king. So Rehoboam also went there.
2 Sucedió que cuando lo oyó Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat, quien aún estaba en Egipto, adonde huyó de la presencia del rey Salomón, Jeroboam regresó de Egipto.
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 Mandaron a llamarlo. Jeroboam llegó con todo Israel para hablar a Roboam y dijo:
So the [leaders of the northern tribes] summoned him, and he went with them [to talk] to Rehoboam. They said to Rehoboam,
4 Tu padre agravó nuestro yugo. Ahora pues, busca que la dura servidumbre de tu padre y el pesado yugo que nos impuso sea más llevadero, y te serviremos.
“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 Y les respondió: ¡Vuelvan a mí dentro de tres días! Y el pueblo se retiró.
He replied, “Come back three days from now [and I will give you my answer].” So those leaders [and Jeroboam] left.
6 El rey Roboam consultó a los ancianos que estuvieron delante de su padre Salomón cuando estaba vivo: ¿Cómo aconsejan que responda a este pueblo?
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 Y le respondieron: Si muestras buena voluntad a este pueblo, los complaces y les hablas buenas palabras, serán tus esclavos todos los días.
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 Pero [Roboam] despreció el consejo que los ancianos le dieron, y consultó a los jóvenes que crecieron con él y estaban delante de él.
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 Y les preguntó: ¿Qué aconsejan ustedes que respondamos a este pueblo que me habló: Alivia el yugo que tu padre impuso sobre nosotros?
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 Los jóvenes que crecieron con él le respondieron: Dirás al pueblo que te habló: Tu padre hizo pesado nuestro yugo. Tú, pues, alivia nuestro yugo. Les dirás: Mi meñique es más grueso que la cintura de mi padre.
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 De modo que, si mi padre les impuso un yugo pesado, yo añadiré a su yugo. Mi padre los castigó con azotes, pero yo, con escorpiones.
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 Al tercer día Jeroboam y todo el pueblo fueron a Roboam, tal como el rey les habló: Vuelvan a mí al tercer día.
Three days later, Jeroboam and all the leaders came to King Rehoboam again, which is what he had told them to do.
13 El rey les respondió duramente, pues el rey Roboam menospreció el consejo de los ancianos.
The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the Israeli leaders.
14 Les habló de acuerdo con el consejo de los jóvenes: Mi padre hizo pesado su yugo, pero yo añadiré a él. Mi padre los castigó con azotes, pero yo, con escorpiones.
[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 Así que el rey no escuchó al pueblo, porque era designio de ʼElohim, para que Yavé cumpliera su Palabra dicha por medio de Ahías silonita a Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat.
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 Cuando todo Israel vio que el rey no los escucharía ni les pondría atención, respondió al rey: ¿Qué parte tenemos en David? ¡No tenemos herencia con el hijo de Isaí! ¡Israel, cada uno a sus tiendas! ¡David, cuida ahora tu propia casa! Y todo Israel se retiró a sus tiendas.
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 Pero Roboam reinó sobre los hijos de Israel que vivían en las ciudades de Judá.
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 Después el rey Roboam envió a Adoram, quien estaba a cargo del tributo laboral. Pero los hijos de Israel lo apedrearon, y murió. Entonces el rey Roboam se apresuró, subió en su carroza y huyó a Jerusalén.
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 De esta manera Israel se rebeló contra la casa de David hasta hoy.
Ever since that time, [the people of the northern tribes of] Israel have been rebelling against the descendants of [King] David.
