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

¹Ja Rehabeam läks Sekemisse, sest kogu Iisrael oli tulnud Sekemisse teda kuningaks tõstma.

²And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was yet in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt,

²Seda kuulis Jerobeam, Nebati poeg, sest ta oli alles Egiptuses, kuhu ta oli põgenenud kuningas Saalomoni eest, ja Jerobeam elas Egiptuses.

³and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,

³Ja nad läkitasid käskjalad ning kutsusid tema; ja Jerobeam ning kogu Iisraeli kogudus tulid, ja nad rääkisid Rehabeamiga, öeldes:

⁴Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

⁴'Sinu isa tegi meie ikke raskeks. Aga kergenda nüüd sina oma isa rasket teenistust ja tema ränka iket, mille ta meile on peale pannud, siis me teenime sind!'

⁵And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.

⁵Aga tema vastas neile: 'Minge veel kolmeks päevaks ära ja tulge siis tagasi mu juurde!' Ja rahvas läks.

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?

⁶Ja kuningas Rehabeam pidas nõu vanematega, kes olid seisnud tema isa Saalomoni teenistuses, kui ta veel elas, öeldes: 'Mis nõu te annate, et sellele rahvale midagi vastata?'

⁷And they spake unto him, saying, If thou wilt be a servant unto this people this day, and wilt serve them, and answer them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever.

⁷Nad vastasid temale, öeldes: 'Kui sa nüüd tahad olla sulaseks sellele rahvale ja teenida neid, vastad neile ja räägid neile häid sõnu, siis jäävad nad sulle igavesti sulasteks.'

⁸But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him.

⁸Aga ta hülgas vanemate nõu, mida need temale andsid, ja pidas nõu noorematega, kes olid kasvanud koos temaga ja seisid tema teenistuses.

⁹And he said unto them, What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter?

⁹Ja ta ütles neile: 'Mis nõu te annate, et saaksime midagi vastata sellele rahvale, kes minuga kõneles, öeldes: Kergenda iket, mille su isa on meile peale pannud?'

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

¹⁰Ja nooremad, kes olid kasvanud koos temaga, vastasid temale, öeldes: 'Ütle nõnda rahvale, kes sinuga on kõnelnud ja sulle on öelnud: Su isa tegi meie ikke raskeks, aga kergenda sina seda meile - ütle neile nõnda: Minu väike sõrm on jämedam kui mu isa puusad!

¹¹And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

¹¹Ja kui nüüd mu isa on teile peale pannud ränga ikke, siis mina annan teie ikkele veel lisa. Kui mu isa karistas teid piitsadega, siis mina karistan teid okaspiitsadega.'

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

¹²Ja Jerobeam ja kogu rahvas tulid kolmandal päeval Rehabeami juurde, nagu kuningas oli käskinud, öeldes: 'Tulge kolmandal päeval tagasi mu juurde!'

¹³And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,

¹³Ja kuningas vastas rahvale karmilt ning hülgas vanemate nõu, mis need olid andnud,

¹⁴and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

¹⁴ja kõneles neile nooremate nõu järgi, öeldes: 'Mu isa on teie ikke teinud rängaks, aga mina annan teie ikkele veel lisa. Mu isa karistas teid piitsadega, aga mina karistan teid okaspiitsadega.'

¹⁵So the king hearkened not unto the people; for it was a thing brought about of Jehovah, that he might establish his word, which Jehovah spake by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

¹⁵Ja kuningas ei võtnud kuulda rahvast, sest see pööre oli Issandalt, et läheks tõeks tema sõna, mis Issand oli kõnelnud siilolase Ahija läbi Jerobeamile, Nebati pojale.

¹⁶And when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.

¹⁶Kui kogu Iisrael nägi, et kuningas ei võtnud neid kuulda, siis vastas rahvas kuningale, öeldes nõnda: 'Mis osa on meil Taavetis? Ei ole meil pärisosa Iisai pojas. Oma telkidesse, Iisrael! Karjata nüüd omaenese sugu, Taavet!' Ja Iisrael läks oma telkidesse.

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

¹⁷Siis Rehabeam valitses nende Iisraeli laste üle, kes elasid Juuda linnades.

¹⁸Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the men subject to taskwork; and all Israel stoned him to death with stones. And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

¹⁸Ja kui kuningas Rehabeam läkitas Adorami, kes oli sunnitöö ülevaataja, siis kogu Iisrael viskas teda kividega, nõnda et ta suri; kuningas Rehabeam ise astus aga kärmesti vankrisse ja põgenes Jeruusalemma.

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

¹⁹Nõnda on Iisrael Taaveti soost taganenud kuni tänapäevani.

²⁰And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was returned, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

²⁰Ja kui kogu Iisrael kuulis, et Jerobeam oli tagasi tulnud, siis läkitasid nad talle järele ja kutsusid ta koguduse juurde ning tõstsid ta kuningaks kogu Iisraelile; Taaveti soo järel ei käinud muud kui üksnes Juuda suguharu.

²¹And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, that were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

²¹Ja kui Rehabeam tuli Jeruusalemma, siis ta kogus kokku kogu Juuda soo ja Benjamini suguharu, sada kaheksakümmend tuhat valitud sõjakõlvulist meest, et sõdida Iisraeli soo vastu ja taastada kuningriik Rehabeamile, Saalomoni pojale.

²²But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

²²Aga jumalamehele Semajale tuli Jumala sõna, kes ütles:

²³Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying,

²³'Räägi Saalomoni poja Rehabeamiga, Juuda kuningaga, ja kogu Juuda ja Benjamini sooga ja ülejäänud rahvaga ning ütle:

²⁴Thus saith Jehovah, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they hearkened unto the word of Jehovah, and returned and went their way, according to the word of Jehovah.

²⁴Nõnda ütleb Issand: Te ei tohi minna ega sõdida oma vendade Iisraeli laste vastu! Igamees mingu tagasi koju, sest see lugu on lastud sündida minu poolt!' Ja nad võtsid kuulda Issanda sõna, pöördusid ümber ja läksid, nagu Issand oli käskinud.

²⁵Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and he went out from thence, and built Penuel.

²⁵Siis Jerobeam kindlustas Sekemi Efraimi mäestikus ja elas seal; ja sealt ta läks ning kindlustas Penueli.

²⁶And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now will the kingdom return to the house of David:

²⁶Ja Jerobeam mõtles oma südames: 'Nüüd läheb kuningriik tagasi Taaveti soole.

²⁷if this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem, then will the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah; and they will kill me, and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.

²⁷Kui see rahvas läheb ohverdama tapaohvreid Issanda kojas Jeruusalemmas, siis pöördub selle rahva süda nende isanda, Juuda kuninga Rehabeami poole ja nad tapavad minu ning pöörduvad Juuda kuninga Rehabeami poole.'

²⁸Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.

²⁸Ja kuningas pidas nõu, valmistas siis kaks kuldvasikat ning ütles rahvale: 'Saagu teile küllalt Jeruusalemma minekust! Vaata, Iisrael, siin on sinu jumalad, kes tõid sind ära Egiptusemaalt.'

²⁹And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan.

²⁹Ja ta pani ühe Peetelisse ja teise Daani.

³⁰And this thing became a sin; for the people went [to worship] before the one, even unto Dan.

³⁰Sellest aga tuli patt, et rahvas läks neist ühe juurde kuni Daanini.

³¹And he made houses of high places, and made priests from among all the people, that were not of the sons of Levi.

³¹Ja Jerobeam ehitas ohvriküngastele kodasid ning seadis preestreid igasugu rahvast, kes ei olnud leviidid.

³²And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he went up unto the altar; so did he in Beth-el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places that he had made.

³²Ja ta seadis kaheksanda kuu viieteistkümnendale päevale samasuguse püha, nagu oli Juudamaal, ja läks ise üles altarile; nõnda tegi ta Peetelis, et ohverdada vasikaile, mis ta oli teinud. Ja ta seadis Peetelis preestrid ohvriküngaste tarvis, mis ta oli teinud.

³³And he went up unto the altar which he had made in Beth-el on the fifteenth day in the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart: and he ordained a feast for the children of Israel, and went up unto the altar, to burn incense.

³³Ta tõusis altarile, mille ta Peetelis oli teinud, kaheksanda kuu viieteistkümnendal päeval, selles kuus, mille ta ise oli määranud ja seadnud pühaks Iisraeli lastele; ta tõusis altarile suitsutama.