¹And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for to Shechem were all Israel come to make him king.

¹In Roboam je šel v Sihem, kajti ves Izrael se je sešel v Sihemu, da ga postavijo za kralja.

²And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was in Egypt, whither he fled from the presence of Solomon the king, heard it, that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.

²In zgodi se, ko je slišal o tem Jeroboam, sin Nebatov (bil je namreč v Egiptu, kamor je bil zbežal izpred kralja Salomona), da se vrne iz Egipta.

³And they sent and called him. So Jeroboam and all Israel came and spake to Rehoboam, saying,

³In pošljejo ter ga pokličejo. In pride Jeroboam in ves Izrael ter ogovore Roboama, rekoč:

⁴Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore ease thou somewhat the grievous servitude of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

⁴Oče tvoj nam je preobtežal jarem; sedaj torej nam polajšaj pretrdo službo očeta svojega in težki jarem, ki nam ga je naložil, in bomo ti služili.

⁵And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed.

⁵In on jim reče: Pridite zopet k meni po treh dneh. In ljudstvo odide.

⁶And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?

⁶In kralj Roboam se je posvetoval s starci, ki so stali v službi pred Salomonom, očetom njegovim, ko je še živel, in reče: Kako svetujete, da naj odgovorim temu ljudstvu?

⁷And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.

⁷In mu odgovore, rekoč: Ako boš dobrotljiv temu ljudstvu in jim ugodiš in jim izpregovoriš prijazne besede, ti bodo hlapci vse dni.

⁸But he forsook the counsel which the old men gave him, and took counsel with the young men that were brought up with him, that stood before him.

⁸Ali on je zavrgel svet starcev, ki so mu ga dali, in se je posvetoval z mladeniči, ki so zrasli ž njim, ki so stali v službi pred njim.

⁹And he said unto them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people, which have spoken to me, saying, Ease somewhat the yoke that thy father did put upon us?

⁹In jih vpraša: Kaj svetujete, da naj odgovorimo temu ljudstvu, ki so govorili meni, rekoč: Polajšaj jarem, ki ga nam je naložil oče tvoj!

¹⁰And the young men that were brought up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou answer the people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it somewhat lighter for us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.

¹⁰Tedaj mu reko mladiči, ki so ž njim zrasli: Ljudstvu, ki ti je dejalo: Oče tvoj nam je preobtežal jarem, ti pa nam ga polajšaj! odgovóri takole: Moj mali prst je večji nego očeta mojega ledje.

¹¹For whereas my father put a heavy yoke upon you, I will put more to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

¹¹Sedaj torej, če vas je obremenil oče moj s težkim jarmom, jaz še pridenem jarmu vašemu; oče moj vas je tepel z biči, jaz pa vas bom s trnovkami.

¹²So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come again to me on the third day.

¹²Tedaj pride Jeroboam in vse ljudstvo k Roboamu tretji dan, kakor je kralj velel, rekoč: Pridite k meni zopet tretji dan.

¹³And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,

¹³In kralj Roboam odgovori ljudstvu trdo, kajti zavrgel je svet starcev

¹⁴And answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

¹⁴in jim govoril po svetu mladičev takole: Oče moj vam je naložil težek jarem, jaz pa še pridenem; oče moj vas je tepel z biči, jaz pa vas bom s trnovkami.

¹⁵So the king hearkened not unto the people: for the cause was of God, that the LORD might perform his word, which he spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

¹⁵Kralj torej ni uslišal ljudstva, kajti Bog je tako vodil, da potrdi GOSPOD besedo svojo, ki jo je govoril po Ahiju Silonskem Jeroboamu, sinu Nebatovemu.

¹⁶And when all Israel saw that the king would not hearken unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? and we have none inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel: and now, David, see to thine own house. So all Israel went to their tents.

¹⁶In ko je videl ves Izrael, da jih kralj ni uslišal, odgovori ljudstvo kralju in reče: Kakšen delež nam je v Davidu? in dediščine nimamo v sinu Jesejevem. Vsakdo k svojim šatorom, o Izrael! Sedaj glej hišo svojo, David! In ves Izrael se je razšel v šatore svoje.

¹⁷But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

¹⁷Samo sinovom Izraelovim, ki so prebivali v Judovih mestih, je kraljeval Roboam.

¹⁸Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram that was over the tribute; and the children of Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. But king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

¹⁸Nato pošlje kralj Roboam Hadoroma, ki je bil nad roboto, a sinovi Izraelovi so ga posuli s kamenjem, da je umrl. In pohiti kralj Roboam in stopi na svoj voz, da pobegne v Jeruzalem.Tako je odstopil Izrael od hiše Davidove do tega dne.

¹⁹And Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.

¹⁹Tako je odstopil Izrael od hiše Davidove do tega dne.