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

¹And Rehoboam goeth to Shechem, for [to] Shechem have all Israel come to cause him to reign.

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.

²And it cometh to pass, at Jeroboam son of Nebat's -- who [is] in Egypt because he hath fled from the face of Solomon the king -- hearing, that Jeroboam turneth back out of Egypt;

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

³and they send and call for him, and Jeroboam cometh in, and all 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 our yoke sharp, and now, make light [somewhat] of the sharp service of thy father, and of his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we serve thee.'

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

⁵And he saith unto them, `Yet three days -- then return ye unto me;' and the people go.

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?

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

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

⁷And they speak unto him, saying, `If thou dost become good to this people, and hast been pleased with 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 zrasli ž njim, ki so stali v službi pred njim.

⁸And he forsaketh the counsel of the aged men that they counselled him, and consulteth with the lads who have grown up with him, those standing before him,

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

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

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.

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

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.

¹¹and now, my father laid on you a heavy yoke, and I -- I add unto your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, and I -- with scorpions.'

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

¹²And Jeroboam cometh in, and all the people, unto Rehoboam on the third day, as the king spake, saying, `Return unto me on the third day.'

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

¹³And the king answereth them sharply, and king Rehoboam forsaketh the counsel of the aged men,

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.

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

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.

¹⁵And the king hath not hearkened unto the people, for the revolution hath been from God, for the sake of Jehovah's establishing His word that He spake by the hand of Abijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam son of Nebat.

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.

¹⁶And all Israel have seen that the king hath not hearkened to them, and the people send back [to] the king, saying, `What portion have we in David? yea, there is no inheritance in a son of Jesse; each to thy tents, O Israel; now, see thy house -- David,' and all Israel go to their tents.

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

¹⁷As to the sons of Israel who are dwelling in the cities of Judah -- Rehoboam reigneth over them.

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.

¹⁸And king Rehoboam sendeth Hadoram, who [is] over the tribute, and the sons of 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 transgress against the house of David unto this day.