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

¹And Rehoboam goeth to Shechem, for to Shechem hath all Israel come to make him king.

²In slišal je o tem Jeroboam, sin Nebatov (bil pa je še v Egiptu, kamor je bil zbežal izpred kralja Salomona; prebival je torej Jeroboam v Egiptu,

²And it cometh to pass, at Jeroboam son of Nebat`s hearing (and he [is] yet in Egypt where he hath fled from the presence of Solomon the king, and Jeroboam dwelleth in Egypt),

³in poslali so ter ga poklicali). In pride Jeroboam in ves zbor Izraelov in govoré k Roboamu, rekoč:

³that they send and call for him; and they come — Jeroboam and all the assembly of Israel — and speak unto Rehoboam, saying,

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.

⁴`Thy father made hard our yoke, and thou, now, make light [some] of the hard service of thy father, and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we serve thee.`

⁵In on jim reče: Odidite še do tretjega dne, potem se vrnite k meni. In ljudstvo odide.

⁵And he saith unto them, `Go — yet three days, and come back unto me;` and the people go.

⁶In kralj Roboam se je posvetoval s starci, ki so stali v službi pri njegovem očetu Salomonu, ko je še živel, rekoč: Kako mi svetujete, da naj odgovorim temu ljudstvu?

⁶And king Rehoboam consulteth with the elders who have been standing in the presence of Solomon his father, in his being alive, saying, `How are ye counselling to answer this people?`

⁷In ga ogovore in reko: Ako se danes postrežljivega izkažeš temu ljudstvu in mu storiš po volji in če jih uslišiš in jim govoriš prijazne besede, ti bodo hlapci vse dni.

⁷And they speak unto him, saying, `If, to-day, thou art servant to this people, and hast served them, and answered them, and spoken unto them good words, then they have been to thee servants all the days.`

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

⁸And he forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him, and consulteth with the lads who have grown up with him, who are standing before him;

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

⁹and he saith unto them, `What are ye counselling, and we answer this people, who have spoken unto me, saying, Lighten [somewhat] of the yoke that thy father put upon us?`

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

¹⁰And they speak unto him — the lads who had grown up with him — saying, `Thus dost thou say to this people who have spoken unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and thou, make [it] light upon us; thus dost thou speak unto them, My little [finger] is thicker than the loins of my father;

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

¹¹and now, my father laid on you a heavy yoke, and I add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, and I — I chastise you with scorpions.`

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

¹²And they come — Jeroboam and all the people — unto Rehoboam, on the third day, as the king had spoken, saying, `Come back unto me on the third day.`

¹³In kralj je odgovoril ljudstvu trdo in zapustil svet starcev, ki so mu ga bili dali,

¹³And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him,

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

¹⁴and speaketh unto them, according to the counsel of the lads, saying, `My father made your yoke heavy, and I add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, and I — I chastise you with scorpions;`

¹⁵Kralj torej ni ugodil ljudstvu, kajti GOSPOD je tako ravnal, da potrdi besedo svojo, ki jo je govoril GOSPOD po Ahiju Silonskem Jeroboamu, sinu Nebatovemu.

¹⁵and the king hearkened not unto the people, for the revolution was from Jehovah, in order to establish His word that Jehovah spake by the hand of Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam son of Nebat.

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

¹⁶And all Israel see that the king hath not hearkened unto them, and the people send the king back word, saying, `What portion have we in David? yea, there is no inheritance in the son of Jesse; to thy tents, O Israel; now see thy house, O David!` and Israel goeth to its tents.

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

¹⁷As to the sons of Israel, those dwelling in the cities of Judah — over them reign doth Rehoboam.

¹⁸Nato pošlje kralj Roboam Adorama, ki je bil nad roboto, a ves Izrael ga je lučal s kamenjem, da je umrl. In pohiti kralj Roboam in stopi na svoj voz, da pobegne v Jeruzalem.

¹⁸And king Rehoboam sendeth Adoram who [is] over the tribute, and all Israel cast at him stones, and he dieth; and king Rehoboam hath strengthened himself to go up into a chariot to flee to Jerusalem;

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

¹⁹and Israel transgresseth against the house of David unto this day.

²⁰In ko zasliši ves Izrael, da se je vrnil Jeroboam iz Egipta, pošljejo ga poklicat v ljudski zbor, ter ga postavijo za kralja nad vsem Izraelom. Nihče ni šel za hišo Davidovo nego Judov rod edini.

²⁰And it cometh to pass, at all Israel`s hearing that Jeroboam hath returned, that they send and call him unto the company, and cause him to reign over all Israel; none hath been after the house of David save the tribe of Judah alone.

²¹Ko pa dospe Roboam v Jeruzalem, zbere vso hišo Judovo in rod Benjaminov, sto in osemdeset tisoč izbranih vojščakov, da se bojujejo s hišo Izraelovo in zopet pridobe kraljestvo Roboamu, sinu Salomonovemu.

²¹And Rehoboam cometh to Jerusalem, and assembleth all the house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen warriors, to fight with the house of Israel, to bring back the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.

²²Pa pride beseda Božja Semaju, možu Božjemu, govoreč:

²²And the word of God is unto Shemaiah a man of God, saying,

²³Govóri Roboamu, sinu Salomonovemu, Judovemu kralju, in vsej hiši Judovi in Benjaminovi in drugemu ljudstvu, in véli:

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

²⁴Tako pravi GOSPOD: Ne hodite gori in ne bojujte se s svojimi brati, sinovi Izraelovimi; vrnite se vsak v hišo svojo, zakaj od mene je prišla ta reč. In slušali so besedo GOSPODOVO in se vrnili domov, kakor je velel GOSPOD.

²⁴Thus said Jehovah, Ye do not go up nor fight with your brethren the sons of Israel; turn back each to his house, for from Me hath this thing been;` and they hear the word of Jehovah, and turn back to go according to the word of Jehovah.

²⁵Tedaj je Jeroboam sezidal Sihem na Efraimskem gorovju in prebival v njem; in odtod je šel dalje in sezidal Penuel.

²⁵And Jeroboam buildeth Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim, and dwelleth in it, and goeth out thence, and buildeth Penuel;

²⁶Dejal je pa Jeroboam v srcu svojem: Kraljestvo bi se sedaj lahko povrnilo hiši Davidovi.

²⁶and Jeroboam saith in his heart, `Now doth the kingdom turn back to the house of David —

²⁷Ako hodi to ljudstvo gori darovat žrtve v hiši GOSPODOVI v Jeruzalemu, se obrne srce tega ljudstva h gospodarju svojemu, k Roboamu, kralju Judovemu, in me bodo umorili ter se povrnili k Roboamu, kralju Judovemu.

²⁷if this people go up to make sacrifices in the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem, then hath the heart of this people turned back unto their lord, unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they have slain me, and turned back unto Rehoboam king of Judah.`

²⁸Zato se je kralj posvetoval, ter naredi dve zlati teleti in jim veli: Preveč je za vas hoditi gori v Jeruzalem! Glej, to so bogovi tvoji, Izrael, ki so te pripeljali gori iz dežele Egiptovske!

²⁸And the king taketh counsel, and maketh two calves of gold, and saith unto them, `Enough to you of going up to Jerusalem; lo, thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.`

²⁹In postavi eno v Betel, eno pa v Dan.

²⁹And he setteth the one in Beth-El, and the other he hath put in Dan,

³⁰In ta reč je postala v greh, zakaj ljudstvo je hodilo molit pred tisto eno tele tja do Dana.

³⁰and this thing becometh a sin, and the people go before the one — unto Dan.

³¹In napravil je hiše višav in postavil za duhovnike vsake vrste ljudi, ki niso bili izmed sinov Levijevih.

³¹And he maketh the house of high places, and maketh priests of the extremities of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi;

³²In določil je praznik v osmem mesecu, petnajsti dan meseca, po podobi praznika, ki je bil na Judovem, in je daroval na oltarju. Tako je storil v Betelu ter je daroval teletoma, ki ju je bil naredil; in namestil je v Betelu duhovnike višav, ki jih je napravil.In stopil je gori k oltarju, ki ga je zgradil v Betelu, petnajsti dan osmega meseca, tistega meseca, ki si ga je izmislil v srcu svojem; in je napravil praznik sinovom Izraelovim ter je pristopil k oltarju zažigat kadilo.

³²and Jeroboam maketh a festival in the eighth month, in the fifteenth day of the month, like the festival that [is] in Judah, and he offereth on the altar — so did he in Beth-El — to sacrifice to the calves which he made, and he hath appointed in Beth-El the priests of the high places that he made.

³³In stopil je gori k oltarju, ki ga je zgradil v Betelu, petnajsti dan osmega meseca, tistega meseca, ki si ga je izmislil v srcu svojem; in je napravil praznik sinovom Izraelovim ter je pristopil k oltarju zažigat kadilo.

³³And he offereth up on the altar that he made in Beth-El, on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in the month that he devised of his own heart, and he maketh a festival to the sons of Israel, and offereth on the altar — to make perfume.