2 Chronicles 10
1 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.
Rehabeam begav sig til Sikem, thi derhen var hele Israel stævnet for at hylde ham som Konge.
2 When Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was in Egypt, where he had fled from the presence of King Solomon), Jeroboam returned out of Egypt.
Men da Jeroboam, Nebats Søn, der opholdt sig i Ægypten, hvorhen han var flygtet for Kong Salomo, fik Nys derom, vendte han hjem fra Ægypten.
3 They sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came, and they spoke to Rehoboam, saying,
Man sendte da Bud og lod ham kalde. Og Jeroboam kom. Da sagde hele Israel til Rehabeam:
4 “Your father made our yoke grievous. Now therefore make the grievous service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, lighter, and we will serve you.”
"Din Fader lagde et hårdt Åg på os, men let du nu det hårde Arbejde for os, som din Fader krævede, og det tunge Åg, han lagde på os, så vil vi tjene dig!"
5 He said to them, “Come again to me after three days.” So the people departed.
Han svarede dem: "Gå bort, bi tre Dage og kom så til mig igen!" Så gik Folket.
6 King 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 about how to answer these people?”
Derpå rådførte Kong Rehabeam sig med de gamle, der havde stået i hans Fader Salomos Tjeneste, dengang han levede, og spurgte dem: "Hvad råder I mig til at svare dette Folk?"
7 They spoke to him, saying, “If you are kind to these people, please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be your servants forever.”
De svarede: "Hvis du i Dag vil være venlig mod dette Folk og føje dem og give dem gode Ord, så vil de blive dine Tjenere for bestandig!"
8 But he abandoned 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.
Men han fulgte ikke det Råd, de gamle gav ham; derimod rådførte han sig med de unge, der var vokset op sammen med ham og stod i hans Tjeneste,
9 He said to them, “What counsel do you give, that we may give an answer to these people, who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Make the yoke that your father put on us lighter’?”
og spurgte dem: "Hvad råder I os til at svare dette Folk, som kræver af mig, at jeg skal lette dem det Åg, min Fader lagde på dem?"
10 The 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.
De unge, der var vokset op sammen med ham, sagde da til ham: "Således skal du svare dette Folk, som sagde til dig: Din Fader lagde et tungt Åg på os, let du det for os! Således skal du svare dem: Min Lillefinger er tykkere end min Faders Hofter!
11 Now 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.’”
Har derfor min Fader lagt et tungt Åg på eder, vil jeg gøre Åget tungere; har min Fader tugtet eder med Svøber, vil jeg tugte eder med Skorpioner!"
12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king asked, saying, “Come to me again the third day.”
Da Jeroboam og alt Folket Tredjedagen kom til Rehabeam, som Kongen havde sagt,
13 The king answered them roughly; and King Rehoboam abandoned the counsel of the old men,
gav han dem et hårdt Svar, og uden at tage Hensyn til de gamles Råd
14 and 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.”
sagde han efter de unges Råd til dem: "Har min Fader lagt et tungt Åg på eder, vil jeg gøre det tungere; har min Fader tugtet eder med Svøber, vil jeg tugte eder med Skorpioner!"
15 So the king did not listen to the people; for it was brought about by God, that the LORD might establish his word, which he spoke by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
Kongen hørte ikke på Folket, thi Gud føjede det således for at opfylde det Ord, HERREN havde talet ved Ahija fra Silo til Jerøboam, Nebats Søn.
16 When all Israel saw that the king did not listen to them, the people answered the king, saying, “What portion do we have in David? We do not have an 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.
Men da hele Israel mærkede, at Kongen ikke hørte på dem, gav Folket Kongen det Svar: "Hvad Del har vi i David? Vi har ingen Lod i Isajs Søn! Til dine Telte, Israel! Sørg nu, David, for dit eget Hus!" Derpå vendte Israel tilbage til sine Telte.
17 But as for the children of Israel who lived in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.
Men over de Israeliter, der boede i Judas Byer, blev Rehabeam Konge.
18 Then 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 hurried to get himself up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.
Nu sendte Kong Rehabeam Adoniram, der havde Opsyn med Hoveriarbejdet, ud til dem, men Israeliterne stenede ham til Døde. Da steg Kong Rehabeam i største Hast op på sin Stridsvogn og flygtede til Jerusalem.
19 So Israel rebelled against David’s house to this day.
Så brød Israel med Davids Hus, og således er det den Dag i Dag.
