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

¹Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.

²Kui Jerobeam, Nebati poeg, seda kuulis - tema oli Egiptuses, kuhu ta oli põgenenud kuningas Saalomoni eest -, siis Jerobeam tuli Egiptusest tagasi.

²It happened, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it, (for he was in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of king Solomon), that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.

³Ja nad läkitasid käskjalad talle järele ning kutsusid ta; ja Jerobeam ja kogu Iisrael tulid ning rääkisid Rehabeamiga, öeldes:

³They sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came, and they spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

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!'

⁴“Your father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make you the grievous service of your father, and his heavy yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we will serve you.”

⁵Aga tema vastas neile: 'Tulge kolme päeva pärast jälle tagasi mu juurde!' Ja rahvas läks ära.

⁵He said to them, “Come again to me after three days.” The people departed.

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

⁶King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, “What counsel do you give me to return answer to this people?”

⁷Nad vastasid temale, öeldes: 'Kui sa oled selle rahva vastu hea, meelitad neid ja räägid neile häid sõnu, siis jäävad nad sulle sulaseiks kogu eluajaks.'

⁷They spoke to him, saying, “If you are kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”

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

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

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

⁹He said to them, “What counsel do you give, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Make the yoke that your father put on us lighter?’”

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.

¹⁰The young men who had grown up with him spoke to him, saying, “Thus you shall tell the people who spoke to you, saying, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but make it lighter on us;’ thus you shall say to them, ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.

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!'

¹¹Now whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. My father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.’”

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

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

¹³Ja kuningas vastas neile karmilt. Kuningas Rehabeam hülgas vanemate nõu

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

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

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

¹⁵Ja kuningas ei võtnud kuulda rahvast, sest see pööre oli Jumalalt, et Issand saaks tõeks teha oma sõna, mis ta siilolase Ahija läbi oli kõnelnud Jerobeamile, Nebati pojale.

¹⁵So the king didn’t listen to the people; for it was brought about of God, that Yahweh might establish his word, which he spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

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

¹⁶When all Israel saw that the king didn’t listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, “What portion have we in David? Neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse! Every man to your tents, Israel! Now see to your own house, David.” So all Israel departed to their tents.

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

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

¹⁸Ja kui kuningas Rehabeam läkitas Hadorami, kes oli sunnitöö ülevaataja, siis Iisraeli lapsed viskasid teda kividega ja ta suri. Kuningas Rehabeam ise aga suutis astuda vankrisse ja põgeneda Jeruusalemma.

¹⁸Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the men subject to forced labor; and the children of Israel stoned him to death with stones. King Rehoboam made speed to get himself up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

¹⁹Nõnda on Iisrael Taaveti soost taganenud kuni tänapäevani.

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