1 Kungaboken 12
1 Och Rehabeam drog till Sichem; förty hela Israel var kommen till Sichem, till att göra honom till Konung.
All [HYP] the people of [northern] Israel went to Shechem [city] in order to appoint Rehoboam to be their king. So Rehoboam also went there.
2 Och då Jerobeam, Nebats son, det hörde, der han ännu i Egypten var, dit han för Konung Salomo flydd var, kom han igen utur Egypten.
When Jeroboam, who was still in Egypt, heard about that, he returned from Egypt [to Israel].
3 Och de sände bort, och läto kalla honom. Och Jerobeam samt med hela Israels menighet kommo, och talade med Rehabeam, och sade:
The [leaders of the northern tribes] summoned him, and they went together [to talk] to Rehoboam. They said to him,
4 Din fader hafver gjort vårt ok för svårt; så gör nu du den hårda tjensten, och det svåra oket lättare, det han oss pålagt hafver, så vilje vi vara dig underdånige.
“Your father [Solomon] forced us to work very hard [MET] for him. If you (lighten these loads/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 Men han sade till dem: Går edra färde intill tredje dagen, och kommer så till mig igen. Och folket gick sina färde.
He replied, “Go away, and come back three days from now [and I will give you my answer].” So those leaders and Jeroboam left.
6 Och Konung Rehabeam höll råd med de äldsta, som för hans fader Salomo stodo, då han lefde, och sade: Huru råden I, att vi måge gifva desso folkena svar?
Then King Rehoboam consulted the older men who had advised his father Solomon while he was still living. He asked them, “What shall I say to answer those men?”
7 De sade till honom: Om du i denna dag gör desso folkena en tjenst, och är dem till vilja, och hörer dem, och gifver dem god ord, så blifva de dig underdånige så länge du lefver.
They replied, “If you want to serve your people well, speak kindly to those men when you reply to them. If you do that, your people will always serve you faithfully.”
8 Men han öfvergaf de äldstas råd, som de honom gifvit hade; och höll ett råd med de unga, som med honom uppväxte voro, och för honom stodo.
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/the ones who told him what would be good to do).
9 Och han sade till dem: Hvad råden I, det vi desso folkena svara skole, som till mig sagt hafva: Gör det oket lättare, som din fader uppå oss lagt hafver?
He said to them, “What should I say to the men who are asking me to reduce the [work and taxes] that my father required from them?”
10 Och de unge, som med honom uppväxte voro, sade till honom: Till folket, som till dig säger: Din fader hafver gjort vårt ok för svart, gör du oss det lättare; skall du säga: Mitt minsta finger skall tjockare vara än mins faders länder.
They replied, “This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.
11 Min fader hafver lagt på eder ett svårt ok; men jag skall ännu föröka det öfver eder. Min fader hafver tuktat eder med gisslar; jag skall tukta eder med scorpioner.
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 [it will be as though] I will whip you with whips that have pieces of metal in them.’”
12 Alltså kom Jerobeam med allo folkena till Rehabeam på tredje dagen, såsom Konungen talat hade, och sagt: Kommer igen till mig på tredje dagen.
So three days later, Jeroboam and all the leaders came to Rehoboam again, as he had told them to do.
13 Och Konungen gaf folkena ett hårdt svar, och öfvergaf det råd, som de äldste honom gifvit hade;
The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the Israeli leaders.
14 Och talade med dem efter de ungas råd, och sade: Min fader hafver gjort edart ok svårt; men jag vill ännu mer föröka det öfver eder. Min fader hafver tuktat eder med gisslar; men jag skall tukta eder med scorpioner.
[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 Alltså hörde Konungen intet folket; ty Herren vände det så, på det han skulle stadfästa sitt ord, som Herren genom Ahia af Silo sagt hade till Jerobeam, Nebats son.
So the king did not pay any attention to the Israeli leaders. But this happened in order that what Yahweh wanted would occur, what he had told the prophet Ahijah about Jeroboam [becoming king of the ten tribes].
16 Då nu hele Israel såg, att Konungen intet ville höra dem, gaf folket Konungenom ett svar, och sade: Hvad del hafve vi i David, eller arf i Isai son? Israel, gack i dina hyddor; så se nu du till ditt hus, David. Alltså gick Israel i sina hyddor;
When the Israeli leaders realized that the king did not pay any attention to what they said, they shouted, “We do not [RHQ] 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 [MTY], he can rule his own kingdom [MTY]!” So the Israeli leaders returned to their homes.
17 Så att Rehabeam rådde allenast öfver de Israels barn, som bodde i Juda städer.
And [after that, ] the [only Israeli] people whom Rehoboam ruled over were those who lived in the territory of [the tribe of] Judah.
18 Och då Konung Rehabeam sände åstad Adoram räntomästaren, kastade hele Israel honom ihjäl med stenar; men Konungen Rehabeam steg med hast på en vagn, och flydde till Jerusalem.
Then King Rehoboam sent 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 Alltså föll Israel ifrå Davids hus, allt intill denna dag.
Ever since that time, the people of [the northern tribes of] Israel have been rebelling against the descendants [MTY] of [King] David.
20 Då nu hele Israel hörde, att Jerobeam var igenkommen, sände de bort, och läto kalla honom till alla menighetena, och gjorde honom till Konung öfver hela Israel; och ingen följde Davids hus, utan Juda slägt allena.
When the Israeli people heard that Jeroboam had returned [from Egypt], they invited him to come to a meeting, and there they appointed him to be the king of Israel. Only the people of the tribes of Judah [and Benjamin] continued to be loyal to [the kings descended from King] [MTY] David.
21 Och då Rehabeam kom till Jerusalem, församlade han hela Juda hus, och BenJamins slägt, hundrade och åttatio tusend unga stridsamma män, till att strida emot Israels hus, och draga riket igen till Rehabeam, Salomos son.
When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he gathered 180,000 of the best soldiers from the tribes [MTY] of Judah and Benjamin. He wanted them to fight against the northern tribes of [MTY] Israel [and defeat them], in order that he could [rule all the tribes of] his kingdom again.
22 Men Guds ord kom till den Guds mannen Semaja, och sade:
But God spoke to the prophet Shemaiah and said this to him:
23 Tala till Rehabeam, Salomos son, Juda Konung, och till hela Juda hus, och BenJamin, och till det andra folket, och säg:
“Go and tell this to [Solomon’s son] Rehoboam, the king of Judah, and to all the people of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin and the people from the northern tribe who live in Judah:
24 Detta säger Herren: I skolen icke draga upp, och strida emot edra bröder Israels barn; hvar och en gånge åter hem; ty detta är skedt af mig. Och de lydde Herrans ord, och vände om, och gingo sin väg, såsom Herren sagt hade.
‘Yahweh says that you must not go to fight against your own relatives, the people of Israel. All of you must go home. What has happened is what Yahweh wanted to happen.’” [So Shemaiah went and told that to them, ] and they all paid attention to what Yahweh had commanded them to do, and they went home.
25 Men Jerobeam byggde Sichem på Ephraims berg, och bodde deruti, och drog dädan ut, och byggde Pnuel.
Then Jeroboam’s workers built [walls around] Shechem [city] in the hilly area [where the descendants] of Ephraim [lived], and he ruled from there for a while. He and his workers then left there and went to Peniel [town], and they built walls around that town.
26 Men Jerobeam tänkte i sitt hjerta: Nu varder riket fallandes till Davids hus igen;
Then Jeroboam said to himself, “If my people [continue to] go to Jerusalem and offer sacrifices to Yahweh at the temple there, soon they will again become loyal to Rehoboam, the king of Judah [DOU], and they will kill me.”
27 Om detta folk skall gå ditupp, till att offra i Herrans hus i Jerusalem, och detta folkets hjerta varder sig vändandes till deras herra Rehabeam, Juda Konung, och slå mig ihjäl, och falla igen till Rehabeam, Juda Konung.
28 Och Konungen höll ett råd, och gjorde två gyldene kalfvar, och sade till dem: Det är eder för tungt gå upp till Jerusalem; si, der är din gud, Israel, som dig utur Egypti land fört hafver;
So he consulted [his advisors, and then he did what they suggested]. He [told his workers to] make gold [statues of] two calves. Then he said to the people, “You have been going to Jerusalem [to worship] for a long time. It is a big trouble for you to continue going there. You people of Israel, look! These statues are the gods that brought our [ancestors] up from Egypt! [So you can worship these, here!]”
29 Och satte endera i BethEl, och den andra i Dan.
He [told his workers to] place one of the statues in Bethel [city in the south] and one in Dan [city in the north].
30 Och det vardt till synd; ty folket gick bort för dem ena, allt intill Dan.
So [what Jeroboam did caused] the people [to] sin. Some of them went and worshiped the calf at Bethel, and others went and worshiped the other calf at Dan.
31 Han gjorde också ett höjdars hus, och gjorde Prester utaf de ringesta i folket, de icke af Levi barnom voro.
[Moses had declared that only men from the tribe of Levi would be priests, but] Jeroboam also told his workers to build shrines on hilltops, and then he appointed men who were not from the tribe of Levi to be priests.
32 Och han gjorde en högtid, på femtonde dagen i åttonde månadenom, såsom den högtiden i Juda, och offrade på altarena. Så gjorde han i BethEl, att man offrade kalfvomen, som han gjort hade; och skickade i BethEl Prester till höjderna, som han gjort hade;
He also appointed Adonijah and two priests, Elishama and Jehoram. They had a celebration at the end of October, like the celebration [of Living in Temporary Shelters] that occurred in Judah [each year]. On the altar [that they built] in Bethel, he offered sacrifices to the gold statues of calves that they had made, and he stationed the priests there at the shrines that his workers had built.
33 Och offrade på altaret, som han gjort hade i BethEl, på femtonde dagen i åttonde månadenom, hvilken han utu sitt hjerta upptänkt hade; och gjorde Israels barnom högtider, och offrade på altaret, det man röka skulle.
Jeroboam went up to that altar on that day in October which he himself had chosen. There on that altar he burned incense [to be a sacrifice]. And he declared that the people should celebrate that festival [on that same day every year].
