1 Kings 12

1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem. For in that place, all of Israel had gathered to appoint him as king.

Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻa Lehopoami ki Sikemi he kuo ʻomi ki Sikemi ʻa ʻIsileli kātoa ke fakanofo ia ko e tuʻi.

2 Yet truly, Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, while he was still in Egypt as a fugitive from the face of king Solomon, hearing of his death, returned from Egypt.

Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi heʻene fanongo ki ai ʻa Selopoami ko e foha ʻo Nipati, ʻaia naʻe kei nofo ʻi ʻIsipite, (he ne hola ia mei he ʻao ʻo Solomone ko e tuʻi, pea naʻe nofo ʻa Selopoami ʻi ʻIsipite; )

3 And they sent and called him. Therefore, Jeroboam went, with the entire multitude of Israel, and they spoke to Rehoboam, saying:

Naʻa nau fekau atu mo ui kiate ia. Pea naʻe haʻu ʻa Selopoami pea mo e fakataha kotoa pē ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻonau lea kia Lehopoami, ʻo pehē,

4 “Your father imposed a very harsh yoke upon us. And so, you should now take away a little from the very harsh rule of your father and from his very grievous yoke, which he imposed upon us, and we will serve you.”

“Naʻe ngaohi ʻe hoʻo tamai ʻemau kavenga ke fakamāfasia: ka ko eni ke ke fakamaʻamaʻa ʻe koe ʻemau ngāue fakamāfasia ki hoʻo tamai, pea mo ʻene kavenga mamafa ʻaia naʻa ne ʻai kiate kimautolu, pea te mau tauhi kiate koe.”

5 And he said to them, “Go away, until the third day, and then return to me.” And when the people had gone away,

Pea naʻa ne pehēange kiate kinautolu, “Mou ʻalu ʻi he ʻaho ʻe tolu, pea hili ia mou toe omi kiate au.” Pea naʻe ʻalu ʻae kakai.

6 king Rehoboam took counsel with the elders who had assisted before his father Solomon while he was still living. And he said, “What counsel do you give to me, so that I may respond to this people?”

Pea naʻe alea ʻae tuʻi ko Lehopoami mo e kau mātuʻa, ʻakinautolu naʻe tutuʻu ʻi he ʻao ʻo Solomone lolotonga ʻa ʻene kei moʻui ʻaʻana, ʻo ne pehē, “Ko e hā homou loto pe ʻe fēfē ʻa ʻeku tali ki he kakai ni?”

7 They said to him, “If today you will obey and serve this people, and yield to their petition, and if you will speak lenient words to them, they will be your servants for all days.”

Pea naʻa nau lea kiate ia, ʻo pehē, “Kapau te ke tauhi ki he kakai ni he ʻaho ni, pea ke ngāue ki ai, mo ke talia kinautolu, mo ke lea ʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea lelei kiate kinautolu, pehē, te nau hoko ko hoʻo kau tamaioʻeiki ʻo taʻengata.”

8 But he abandoned the counsel of the old men, which they had given to him. And he consulted the young men who had been raised with him, and who were assisting him.

Ka naʻa ne liʻaki ʻae enginaki ʻae kau mātuʻa, ʻaia naʻa nau fai kiate ia, pea naʻa ne alea mo e kau talavou ʻaia naʻe tupu hake mo ia, pea naʻa nau tutuʻu ʻi hono ʻao:

9 And he said to them: “What counsel do you give to me, so that I may respond to this people, who have said to me: ‘Make light the yoke that your father imposed on us?’”

Pea naʻa ne pehē kiate kinautolu, “Ko e hā homou loto ʻomoutolu koeʻuhi ke tau tali ʻaki ʻae kakai ni, ʻaia kuo lea mai kiate au, ʻo pehē, ‘Fakamaʻamaʻa ʻae kavenga ʻaia naʻe ʻai kiate kimautolu ʻe hoʻo tamai?’”

10 And the young men who had been raised with him, said: “You shall speak in this way to this people, who have spoken to you, saying: ‘Your father weighed down our yoke. You should relieve us.’ You shall say this to them: ‘My little finger is thicker than the back of my father.

Pea naʻe leaange kiate ia ʻae kau talavou naʻe tupu hake mo ia, ʻo pehē, “ʻE pehē ni hoʻo lea ki he kakai ni naʻe lea mai kiate koe, ʻo pehē, ‘Naʻe fakamamafa ʻemau kavenga ʻe hoʻo tamai, ka ke fakamaʻamaʻa ia ʻe koe kiate kimautolu:’ ʻe pehē ni ʻa hoʻo lea kiate kinautolu, ‘ʻE fuofua lahi hake ʻa hoku louhiʻi nima siʻi ʻi he kongaloto ʻo ʻeku tamai.’

11 And now, my father placed a heavy yoke upon you, but I will add more upon your yoke. My father cut you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions.’”

Pea ko eni naʻe fakakavenga ʻaki kimoutolu ʻe heʻeku tamai ʻae kavenga mamafa, ka te u fakalahi ki hoʻomou kavenga: naʻe kinisi ʻaki ʻakimoutolu ʻe heʻeku tamai ʻae ngaahi meʻa tā, ka te u tautea kimoutolu ʻaki ʻae fanga sikopio.”

12 Therefore, Jeroboam and all the people went to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had spoken, saying, “Return to me on the third day.”

Ko ia naʻe haʻu ʻa Selopoami pea mo e kakai kotoa pē kia Lehopoami ʻi hono tolu ʻoe ʻaho, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe tala ʻe he tuʻi, ʻo pehē, “Toe haʻu kiate au ʻi hono tolu ʻoe ʻaho.”

13 And the king responded to the people harshly, leaving behind the counsel of the elders that they had given to him.

Pea naʻe tali fakamālohi ʻae kakai ʻe he tuʻi, ʻo ne liʻaki ʻae fakakaukau ʻae kau mātuʻa ʻaia naʻa nau fai kiate ia;

14 And he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying: “My father weighed down your yoke, but I will add more to your yoke. My father cut you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions.”

Pea naʻa ne lea kiate kinautolu ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe tala ʻe he kau talavou, ʻo pehē, “Naʻe fakamamafa ʻa hoʻomou kavenga ʻe heʻeku tamai, ka te u fakalahi ki hoʻomou kavenga: naʻe kinisi kimoutolu ʻe heʻeku tamai ʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa tā, ka te u tautea ʻakimoutolu ʻeau ʻaki ʻae fanga sikopio.”

15 And the king did not acquiesce to the people. For the Lord had turned him away, so that he might raise up his word, which he had spoken by the hand of Ahijah, the Shilonite, to Jeroboam, the son of Nebat.

Ko ia naʻe ʻikai tui ʻae tuʻi ki he kakai; pea naʻe tupunga ia meia Sihova, koeʻuhi ke ne fakamoʻoni ki heʻene folofola, ʻaia naʻe folofolaʻaki ʻe Sihova ʻia ʻAhisa ko e tangata Sailo kia Selopoami ko e foha ʻo Nipati.

16 And so the people, seeing that the king had not been willing to listen to them, responded to him, saying: “What part do we have in David? Or what inheritance do we have in the son of Jesse? Go to your own tents, O Israel. Now David, see to your own house.” And Israel went away to their own tents.

Pea ko ia, ʻi he mamata ʻa ʻIsileli kātoa naʻe ʻikai tui ʻae tuʻi kiate kinautolu, naʻe pehēange ʻe he kakai ki he tuʻi, “Ko e fē haʻamau tufakanga ʻia Tevita? Pea ʻoku ʻikai ha maʻu tofiʻa ʻi he foha ʻo Sese: ʻE ʻIsileli mou ʻalu ki homou ngaahi fale ka ko koe Tevita, vakai ki ho fale ʻoʻou.” Ko ia naʻe ʻalu ai ʻa ʻIsileli ki honau ngaahi fale.

17 But over all the sons of Israel who were living in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned.

Ka koeʻuhi ko e fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻaia naʻe nofo ʻi he ngaahi kolo ʻo Siuta, naʻe pule ʻa Lehopoami kiate kinautolu.

18 Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute. And all of Israel stoned him, and he died. Therefore, king Rehoboam hurrying, climbed into the chariot, and fled to Jerusalem.

Pea naʻe toki fekau atu ʻe he tuʻi ko Lehopoami ʻa ʻAtolami ʻaia naʻe pule ki he tukuhau; pea naʻe lisingi ia ʻaki ʻae maka ʻe ʻIsileli kātoa, pea naʻa ne mate ai. Ko ia naʻe fai fakatoʻotoʻo ʻe he tuʻi ko Lehopoami ke ne heka hake ki hono saliote, kae hola ki Selūsalema.

19 And Israel drew away from the house of David, even to the present day.

Pea pehē, [talu mei ai ]kuo fakaangatuʻu ʻa ʻIsileli ki he fale ʻo Tevita ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻaho ni.

20 And it happened that, when all of Israel had heard that Jeroboam had returned, gathering an assembly, they sent and called him, and they appointed him as king over all of Israel. And no one followed the house of David, except the tribe of Judah alone.

Pea naʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻi he fanongo ʻe ʻIsileli kātoa kuo toe haʻu ʻa Selopoami, naʻa nau fekau atu mo ui mai ia ki he fakataha, pea naʻe fakanofo ia ke ne tuʻi ki ʻIsileli kātoa: naʻe ʻikai ha taha ke kau ki he fale ʻo Tevita, ka ko e faʻahinga pe taha ʻo Siuta.

21 Then Rehoboam went to Jerusalem, and he gathered together the entire house of Judah, and the tribe of Benjamin, one hundred and eighty thousand elect men of war, so that they might fight against the house of Israel, and might bring the kingdom back to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon.

Pea ʻi heʻene hoko mai ʻa Lehopoami ki Selūsalema, naʻa ne fakataha mai ʻae fale kotoa pē ʻo Siuta, mo e faʻahinga ʻo Penisimani, ko e kautau ʻe tokotaha kilu mo e toko valu mano, ko e kau tangata naʻe fili, ke tauʻi ʻae fale ʻo ʻIsileli, koeʻuhi ke toe ʻomi ai ʻae puleʻanga kia Lehopoami ko e foha ʻo Solomone.

22 But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying:

Ka naʻe hoko mai ʻae folofola ʻae ʻOtua kia Simaia ko e tangata ʻae ʻOtua, ʻo pehē,

23 “Speak to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, the king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah, and to Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying:

Lea kia Lehopoami ko e foha ʻo Solomone, ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, pea ki he fale kātoa ʻo Siuta mo Penisimani, pea ki he toenga ʻoe kakai, ʻo pehē,

24 ‘Thus says the Lord: You shall not go up, and you shall not make war against your brothers, the sons of Israel. Let each man return to his own house. For this word came from me.’” And they listened to the word of the Lord, and they returned from the journey, as the Lord had instructed them.

“ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, ʻE ʻikai te mou ʻalu hake, pe tauʻi ʻa homou kāinga ko e fānau ʻa ʻIsileli: toe foki atu ʻae tangata taki taha ki hono fale; he ʻoku meiate au ʻae meʻa ni.” Ko ia naʻa nau fanongo ki he folofola ʻa Sihova, pea [naʻa nau ]liliu ke ʻalu, ʻo tatau mo e folofola ʻa Sihova.

25 Then Jeroboam built up Shechem, on mount Ephraim, and he lived there. And departing from there, he built up Penuel.

Hili ia naʻe langa hake ʻe Selopoami ʻa Sikemi ʻi he moʻunga ko ʻIfalemi, pea ne nofo ʻi ai; pea naʻa ne ʻalu atu mei ai ʻo ne langa hake ʻa Penieli.

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

Pea naʻe pehē ʻe Selopoami ʻi hono loto, “ʻE liliu atu eni ʻae puleʻanga ki he fale ʻa Tevita:

27 if this people ascend to offer sacrifices in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem. And the heart of this people will be converted to their lord Rehoboam, the king of Judah, and they will put me to death, and return to him.”

Kapau ʻe ʻalu hake ʻae kakai ni ke fai ʻae feilaulau ʻi he fale ʻo Sihova ʻi Selūsalema, ʻe toki liliu atu ai ʻae loto ʻoe kakai ni ki honau ʻeiki, ʻio, kia Lehopoami ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, pea te nau tāmateʻi au, mo toe ʻalu kia Lehopoami ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta.”

28 And devising a plan, he made two golden calves. And he said to them: “No longer choose to ascend to Jerusalem. Behold, these are your gods, O Israel, who led you away from the land of Egypt!”

Ko ia naʻe fakakaukau ai ʻae tuʻi, pea naʻa ne ngaohi ʻae ongo ʻuhiki pulu ʻaki ʻae koula, ʻo ne pehē kiate kinautolu, “ʻOku faingataʻa fau ke mou ʻalu hake ki Selūsalema: vakai ko homou ngaahi ʻotua eni, ʻE ʻIsileli, ʻaia naʻe ʻohake kimoutolu mei he fonua ko ʻIsipite.”

29 And he stationed one in Bethel, and the other in Dan.

Pea naʻa ne tuku ʻae taha ʻi Peteli, pea ko e taha naʻa ne tuku ʻi Tani.

30 And this word became an occasion of sin. For the people went to adore the calf, even to Dan.

Pea naʻe hoko ʻae meʻa ni ko e angahala; he naʻe ʻalu ʻae kakai ke fai lotu ki he taha ʻi Tani.

31 And he made shrines on the high places, and he made priests out of the lowest people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

Pea naʻa ne ngaohi ʻae fale ʻi he ngaahi potu māʻolunga, mo ne fili ʻae kau taulaʻeiki mei he faʻahinga kakai, ʻakinautolu naʻe ʻikai ʻoe ngaahi foha ʻo Livai.

32 And he appointed a solemn day in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, in imitation of the solemnity that was celebrated in Judah. And ascending to the altar, he acted similarly in Bethel, so that he immolated to the calves, which he had made. And in Bethel, he appointed priests of the high places, which he had made.

Pea naʻe kotofa ʻe Selopoami ʻae kātoanga ki hono valu ʻoe māhina, ʻi hono ʻaho hongofulu ma nima ʻoe māhina, ʻo tatau mo e kātoanga naʻe fai ʻi Siuta, pea naʻa ne fai feilaulau ki he ʻuhiki pulu naʻa ne ngaohi: pea naʻa ne fakanofo ʻi Peteli ʻae kau taulaʻeiki ʻaia naʻa ne fili.

33 And he ascended to the altar, which he had raised up in Bethel, on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, the day that he had decided in his own heart. And he made a solemnity to the sons of Israel, and he ascended to the altar, so that he might burn incense.

Ko ia, naʻa ne fai feilaulau ki he feilaulauʻanga ʻaia naʻa ne ngaohi ʻi Peteli ʻi hono ʻaho hongofulu ma nima ʻo hono valu ʻoe māhina, ʻae māhina ko ia naʻa ne fakakaukau ki ai ʻi hono loto ʻoʻona; pea naʻe tuʻutuʻuni ʻae kātoanga ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli: pea naʻa ne fai ʻae feilaulau ʻi he feilaulauʻanga, pea tutu ai ʻae meʻa namu kakala.