Pirmā Ķēniņu 12

1 Un Rekabeams nogāja uz Šehemi, jo viss Israēls bija nācis uz Šehemi, viņu celt par ķēniņu.

And Rehoboam went to Shechem, where all Israel had come together to make him king,

2 Un Jerobeams, Nebata dēls, (to) dzirdēja vēl būdams Ēģiptes zemē, (jo viņš no ķēniņa Salamana bija bēdzis un dzīvoja Ēģiptes zemē).

And, hearing of it, Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, who was still in Egypt, where he had gone in flight from Solomon, and was living there, came back to his town Zeredah, in the hill-country of Ephraim;

3 Tad tie nosūtīja un viņu aicināja. Un Jerobeams un visa Israēla draudze nāca un runāja ar Rekabeamu un sacīja:

And all the men of Israel came to Rehoboam and said,

4 Tavs tēvs mums ir uzspiedis visai grūtu jūgu; atvieglini nu to grūto kalpošanu un to smago jūgu, ko tavs tēvs mums uzlicis, tad mēs tev gribam kalpot.

Your father put a hard yoke on us: if you will make the conditions under which your father kept us down less cruel, and the weight of the yoke he put on us less hard, then we will be your servants.

5 Bet viņš uz tiem sacīja: noejat līdz parītam, tad atnākat atkal pie manis. Un tie ļaudis aizgāja.

And he said to them, Go away for three days and then come back to me again. So the people went away.

6 Un ķēniņš Rekabeams prasīja padomu no tiem vecajiem, kas viņa tēva Salamana priekšā bija stāvējuši, kad tas vēl dzīvoja, un viņš sacīja: Kādu padomu jūs dodat, kā šiem ļaudīm būs atbildēt?

Then King Rehoboam took the opinion of the old men who had been with Solomon his father when he was living, and said, In your opinion, what answer am I to give to this people?

7 Un tie uz viņu runāja un sacīja: ja tu šodien šiem ļaudīm iztiksi un tiem darīsi pa prātam un tos paklausīsi un labus vārdus uz tiem runāsi, tad tie tev būs par kalpiem visu mūžu.

And they said to him, If you will be a servant to this people today, caring for them and giving them a gentle answer, then they will be your servants for ever.

8 Bet viņš atmeta to vecaju padomu, ko tie viņam bija devuši, un prasīja padomu no tiem jauniem, kas ar viņu bija uzauguši un viņa priekšā stāvēja.

But he gave no attention to the opinion of the old men, and went to the young men of his generation who were waiting before him:

9 Un viņš uz tiem sacīja: kādu padomu jūs dodat, kā lai atbildam šiem ļaudīm, kas uz mani runājuši un sacījuši: atvieglini to jūgu, ko tavs tēvs mums uzlicis?

And said to them, What is your opinion? What answer are we to give to this people who have said to me, Make less the weight of the yoke which your father put on us?

10 Un tie jaunie, kas ar viņu bija uzauguši, uz to runāja un sacīja: tā tev būs sacīt uz tiem ļaudīm, kas uz tevi runājuši un sacījuši: tavs tēvs mūsu jūgu grūtu darījis, tad atvieglini tu to mums, - tā tev uz tiem būs sacīt: mans mazais pirksts resnāks nekā mana tēva gurni.

And the young men of his generation said to him, This is the answer to give to the people who came to you saying, Your father put a hard yoke on us; will you make it less? say to them, My little finger is thicker than my father's body;

11 Ja nu mans tēvs jums uzlicis grūtu jūgu, tad es to jūgu jums padarīšu vēl grūtāku. Mans tēvs jūs pārmācījis ar pātagām, bet es jūs pārmācīšu ar skorpioniem.

If my father put a hard yoke on you, I will make it harder: my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give you blows with snakes.

12 Un trešā dienā Jerobeams un visi ļaudis nāca pie Rekabeama, kā ķēniņš bija runājis un sacījis: atnākat atkal pie manis trešā dienā.

So all the people came to Rehoboam on the third day, as the king had given orders, saying, Come back to me the third day.

13 Un ķēniņš tiem ļaudīm atbildēja bargi, jo viņš atmeta to vecaju padomu, ko tie viņam bija devuši.

And the king gave them a rough answer, giving no attention to the suggestion of the old men;

14 Un viņš uz tiem runāja pēc to jauno padoma sacīdams: mans tēvs jūsu jūgu ir darījis grūtu, bet es jums to darīšu vēl grūtāku. Mans tēvs jūs pārmācījis ar pātagām, bet es jūs pārmācīšu ar skorpioniem.

But giving them the answer put forward by the young men, saying, My father made your yoke hard, but I will make it harder; my father gave you punishment with whips, but I will give it with snakes.

15 Un ķēniņš neklausīja tos ļaudis, jo tā tas bija no Tā Kunga nolikts, ka notiktu pēc tā vārda, ko Tas Kungs bija runājis caur Ahiju no Šīlo uz Jerobeamu, Nebata dēlu.

So the king did not give ear to the people; and this came about by the purpose of the Lord, so that what he had said by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam, son of Nebat, might be effected.

16 Kad nu viss Israēls redzēja, ka ķēniņš viņiem neklausīja, tad tie ļaudis ķēniņam atkal atbildēja un sacīja: kāda daļa mums ir ar Dāvidu? Mums nav īpašuma pie Isajus dēla. Israēl, ej savos dzīvokļos; zinies nu par savu namu, Dāvid! Tā Israēls gāja uz saviem dzīvokļiem.

And when all Israel saw that the king would give no attention to them, the people in answer said to the king, What part have we in David? what is our heritage in the son of Jesse? to your tents, O Israel; now see to your people, David. So Israel went away to their tents.

17 Bet tik pār tiem Israēla bērniem, kas dzīvoja Jūda pilsētās, Rekabeams bija ķēniņš.

(But Rehoboam was still king over those of the children of Israel who were living in the towns of Judah.)

18 Tad ķēniņš Rekabeams sūtīja Adoramu, kas bija strādnieku uzraugs; bet viss Israēls to nomētāja akmeņiem, ka tas nomira. Bet ķēniņš Rekabeams kāpa steigšus ratos, bēgt uz Jeruzālemi.

Then King Rehoboam sent Adoniram, the overseer of the forced work; and he was stoned to death by all Israel. And King Rehoboam went quickly and got into his carriage to go in flight to Jerusalem.

19 Tā Israēls atkrita no Dāvida nama līdz šai dienai.

So Israel was turned away from the family of David to this day.

20 Un kad viss Israēls dzirdēja, ka Jerobeams bija pārnācis, tad tie sūtīja un viņu aicināja uz sapulci un cēla par ķēniņu pār visu Israēli. Neviens neturējās pie Dāvida nama, kā Jūda cilts vien.

Now when all Israel had news that Jeroboam had come back, they sent for him to come before the meeting of the people, and made him king over Israel: not one of them was joined to the family of David but only the tribe of Judah.

21 Kad nu Rekabeams nonāca Jeruzālemē, tad viņš sapulcēja visu Jūda namu un Benjamina cilti, simts un astoņdesmit tūkstoš izlasītus kara vīrus, karot ar Israēla namu, valstību atkal vest pie Rekabeama, Salamana dēla.

When Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he got together all the men of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand of his best fighting-men, to make war against Israel and get the kingdom back for Rehoboam, the son of Solomon.

22 Bet Dieva vārds notika uz Šemaju, Dieva vīru, tā:

But the word of God came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,

23 Runā uz Rekabeamu, Salamana dēlu, Jūda ķēniņu, un uz visiem Jūda un Benjamina bērniem un uz tiem citiem ļaudīm un saki:

Say to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all the men of Judah and Benjamin and the rest of the people:

24 Tā saka Tas Kungs: jums nebūs celties un karā iet pret saviem brāļiem, Israēla bērniem; griežaties atpakaļ, ikkatrs savā namā, jo šī lieta caur mani notikusi. Un tie klausīja Tā Kunga vārdam un griezās atpakaļ un aizgāja pēc Tā Kunga vārda.

The Lord has said, You are not to go to war against your brothers, the children of Israel; go back, every man to his house, because this thing is my purpose. So they gave ear to the word of the Lord, and went back, as the Lord had said.

25 Un Jerobeams uztaisīja Šehemi Efraīma kalnos un tur dzīvoja, un izgāja no turienes un uztaisīja Pnuēlu.

Then Jeroboam made the town of Shechem in the hill-country of Ephraim a strong place, and was living there; and from there he went out and did the same to Penuel.

26 Un Jerobeams domāja savā sirdī: nu tā valstība atkal nāks pie Dāvida nama;

And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now the kingdom will go back to the family of David:

27 Ja šie ļaudis ies uz Jeruzālemi upurēt Tā Kunga namā, tad šo ļaužu sirds atkal griezīsies pie sava kunga, pie Rekabeama, Jūda ķēniņa, un tie mani nokaus un griezīsies atkal pie Rekabeama, Jūda ķēniņa.

If the people go up to make offerings in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, their heart will be turned again to their lord, to Rehoboam, king of Judah; and they will put me to death and go back to Rehoboam, king of Judah.

28 Tāpēc ķēniņš aprunājās un taisīja divus zelta tēlus, un sacīja uz tiem (ļaudīm): jums pa daudz, iet uz Jeruzālemi, redzi, še tavs dievs, Israēl, kas tevi no Ēģiptes zemes izvedis.

So after taking thought the king made two oxen of gold; and he said to the people, You have been going up to Jerusalem long enough; see! these are your gods, O Israel, who took you out of the land of Egypt.

29 Un viņš lika vienu Bētelē un otru Danā.

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

30 Un tas bija par apgrēcību; jo tie ļaudis gāja gan pie tā viena, gan pie tā otra līdz Danam.

And this became a sin in Israel; for the people went to give worship to the one at Beth-el, and to the other at Dan.

31 Viņš taisīja arī kalna altāra namu un iecēla priesterus no visādiem ļaudīm, kas nebija no Levja bērniem.

And he made places for worship at the high places, and made priests, who were not Levites, from among all the people.

32 Un Jerobeams turēja svētkus astotā mēnesī piecpadsmitā mēneša dienā, tāpat kā tos svētkus, kas iekš Jūda bija, un upurēja uz tā altāra. Tā viņš Bētelē darīja, tiem teļiem upurēdams, ko viņš bija taisījis; viņš iecēla arīdzan Bētelē priesterus pie tiem kalna altāriem, ko viņš bija taisījis.

And Jeroboam gave orders for a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast which is kept in Judah, and he went up to the altar. And in the same way, in Beth-el, he gave offerings to the oxen which he had made, placing in Beth-el the priests of the high places he had made.

33 Un viņš upurēja uz tā altāra, ko viņš Bētelē bija taisījis, piecpadsmitā mēneša dienā, astotā mēnesī, ko viņš pats bija izdomājis; tā viņš Israēla bērniem iecēla svētkus un upurēja uz tā altāra kvēpinādams.

He went up to the altar he had made in Beth-el on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, the month fixed by him at his pleasure; and he gave orders for a feast for the people of Israel, and went up to the altar, and there he made the smoke of his offerings go up.