¹A Rechabeám odišiel do Sichema, lebo do Sichema bol prišiel celý Izrael, aby ho učinili kráľom.

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

²A stalo sa, keď počul Jeroboám, syn Nebátov, o smrti Šalamúnovej súc ešte v Egypte, kam bol utiekol pred kráľom Šalamúnom, že Jeroboám zostal v Egypte.

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,

³Ale poslali po neho a povolali ho. A tak prišiel Jeroboám i celé shromaždenie Izraelovo, a hovorili Rechabeámovi a riekli:

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

⁴Tvoj otec urobil tvrdým a ťažkým naše jarmo, a tak teraz ty ho poľahči a ujmi z tvrdej služby svojho otca a s nášho ťažkého jarma, ktoré vložil na nás, a budeme ti slúžiť.

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.

⁵A on im povedal: Odídite a dočkajte ešte tri dni a potom sa navráťte ku mne. A tak odišiel ľud.

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

⁶Vtedy sa radil kráľ Rechabeám so starcami, ktorí stávali pred Šalamúnom, jeho otcom, kým žil, a povedal: Ako vy radíte, jakú dať odpoveď tomuto ľudu?

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?

⁷A hovorili mu a riekli: Ak ty dnes budeš služobníkom tomuto ľudu a poslúžiš im a odpovieš im a budeš im hovoriť dobré slová, budú ti služobníkmi po všetky dni.

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.

⁸Ale opustil radu starcov, ktorú mu dali, a radil sa s mládencami, ktorí rástli s ním a ktorí stáli pred ním.

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.

⁹A povedal im: Čo vy radíte, čo máme odpovedať tomuto ľudu, ktorí mi hovorili a riekli: Poľahči nám a ujmi z jarma, ktoré vložil na nás tvoj otec.

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?

¹⁰A mládenci, ktorí rástli s ním, mu hovorili a riekli: Takto povieš tomu ľudu, ktorí ti hovorili a riekli: Tvoj otec učinil ťažkým naše jarmo, ale ty poľahči a ujmi z našeho jarma, tedy takto im budeš hovoriť: Môj malíček je tlstejší, ako boly bedrá môjho otca.

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.

¹¹A tak teraz, môj otec vraj naložil na vás ťažké jarmo, ale ja ešte pridám na vaše jarmo; môj otec vás trestal bičíkmi, ale ja vás budem trestať uzlovatými bičmi.

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.

¹²Nuž prišiel Jeroboám i všetok ľud k Rechabeámovi tretieho dňa, jako hovoril kráľ povediac: Navráťte sa ku mne tretieho dňa.

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

¹³A kráľ odpovedal ľudu tvrde a opustiac radu starcov, ktorú mu dali,

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

¹⁴hovoril im podľa rady detí-mládencov a povedal: Môj otec učinil ťažkým vaše jarmo, ale ja ešte pridám na vaše jarmo; môj otec vás trestal bičíkmi, ale ja vás budem trestať uzlovatými bičmi.

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.

¹⁵A neposlúchol a nepovolil kráľ ľudu, lebo to bol obrat od Hospodina, aby postavil svoje slovo, ktoré hovoril Hospodin skrze Achiáša Silonského Jeroboámovi, synovi Nebátovmu.

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.

¹⁶Keď videl celý Izrael, že ho nevyslyšal kráľ, takto odpovedal ľud kráľovi a riekol: Akýže máme podiel v Dávidovi? Ani nemáme dedičstva v synovi Izaiho! Do svojich stánov, Izraelu! Teraz už opatri svoj dom, Dávide! A tak odišiel Izrael do svojich stánov.

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.

¹⁷Ale čo do synov Izraelových, ktorí bývali v mestách Júdových, nad tými kraľoval Rechabeám.

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

¹⁸A keď potom poslal kráľ Rechabeám Adoráma, ktorý bol nad daňami, celý Izrael ho uhádzal kamením, aj zomrel. A kráľ Rechabeám sobral všetku silu, aby vysadol na voz a utiekol do Jeruzalema.

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.

¹⁹Tak tedy sa vzbúril Izrael proti domu Dávidovmu a odpadol od neho, a je tak až do tohoto dňa.

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

²⁰A stalo sa, keď počul celý Izrael, že sa navrátil Jeroboám, poslali k nemu a povolali ho do shromaždenia a učinili ho kráľom nad celým Izraelom. Nebolo nikoho, kto by bol išiel za domom Dávidovým krome samotného pokolenia Júdovho.

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.

²¹Keď potom prišiel Rechabeám do Jeruzalema, shromaždil všetok dom Júdov i pokolenie Benjaminovo, sto osemdesiat tisíc vybraných mužov vojenných, aby bojovali proti domu Izraelovmu nato, aby prinavrátili kráľovstvo Rechabeámovi, synovi Šalamúnovmu.

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.

²²Ale stalo sa slovo Božie k Šemaiášovi, mužovi Božiemu, povediac:

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

²³Povedz Rechabeámovi, synovi Šalamúnovmu, judskému kráľovi, a celému domu Júdovmu i Benjamínovi aj ostatku ľudu a riekni:

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,

²⁴Takto hovorí Hospodin: Nechoďte hore ani nebojujte proti svojim bratom, synom Izraelovým! Navráťte sa každý do svojho domu, lebo odo mňa sa stala tá vec. A poslúchli slovo Hospodinovo a vrátili sa, aby odišli podľa slova Hospodinovho.

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.

²⁵Potom vystavil Jeroboám Sichem na vrchu Efraimovom a býval v ňom. A vyjdúc odtiaľ vystavil Penuel.

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

²⁶Ale potom si povedal Jeroboám vo svojom srdci: Teraz sa navráti kráľovstvo k domu Dávidovmu.

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

²⁷Ak bude tento ľud chodiť hore obetovať obeti v dome Hospodinovom v Jeruzaleme, obráti sa srdce tohoto ľudu k svojmu pánovi, k Rechabeámovi, judskému kráľovi, a zabijú ma a navrátia sa k Rechabeámovi, judskému kráľovi.

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.

²⁸A kráľ poradiac sa spravil dvoje zlatých teliat a povedal im, ľuďom: Už ste sa dosť nachodili hore do Jeruzalema! Tu hľa, tvoji bohovia, Izraelu, ktorí ťa vyviedli hore z Egyptskej zeme!

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.

²⁹A postavil jedno v Bét-ele a druhé dal do Dána.

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

³⁰Ale tá vec bola na hriech. A tak chodil ľud pred to jedno až do Dána.

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

³¹A spravil dom výšin a narobil kňazov z najposlednejších z ľudu, ktorí neboli zo synov Léviho.

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

³²A Jeroboám spravil i sviatok ôsmeho mesiaca, pätnásteho dňa toho mesiaca, jako je sviatok, ktorý sa svätí v Judsku, a obetoval zápalnú obeť na oltári. Tak urobil v Bét-ele obetujúc teľatám, ktoré spravil. A postavil v Bét-ele kňazov výšin, ktoré spravil.

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.

³³A tedy obetoval na oltári, ktorý spravil v Bét-ele, pätnásteho dňa ôsmeho mesiaca, toho mesiaca, ktorý si sám vymyslel. A tak spravil sviatok synom Izraelovým a vystúpil nad oltár, aby kadil.

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.