2 Chronicles 10
1 All the people of Israel went to Shechem [city] in order to appoint Rehoboam to be their king. So Rehoboam also went there.
Roboam se rendit à Sichem, car tout Israël était venu à Sichem pour le faire roi.
2 Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, had fled to Egypt [to escape] from King Solomon. But when he heard [about the people wanting to appoint Rehoboam to be their king], he returned [to Israel] from Egypt
Jéroboam, fils de Nabat, ayant appris ce qui se passait, — il était encore en Egypte, où il s'était enfui loin du roi Salomon, — revint d'Egypte,
3 So the [leaders of the northern tribes] summoned him, and he went with them [to talk] to Rehoboam. They said to Rehoboam,
et on l'envoya chercher. Alors Jéroboam et tout Israël vinrent et parlèrent à Roboam en ces termes:
4 “Your father [Solomon] forced us to work very hard for him. If you do not force us to work that hard, and if you charge us less taxes than we were paying to him, we will serve you [faithfully].”
" Ton père a rendu notre joug dur; maintenant, allège la dure servitude que nous a imposée ton père et le joug pesant qu'il a mis sur nous; et nous te servirons. "
5 He replied, “Come back three days from now [and I will give you my answer].” So those leaders [and Jeroboam] left.
Il leur dit: " Revenez vers moi dans trois jours. " Et le peuple s'en alla.
6 Then King Rehoboam consulted his older men who had advised his father Solomon while he was still alive. He asked them, “What shall I say to answer these men?”
Le roi Roboam consulta les vieillards qui s'étaient tenus auprès de Salomon, son père, pendant sa vie, en disant: " Que me conseillez-vous de répondre à ce peuple? "
7 They replied, “If you will be kind to these people and do things that will please them, and if you say kind things to them when you answer them, they will always serve you.”
Ils lui parlèrent en disant: " Si tu es bon envers ce peuple, si tu les reçois avec faveur et si tu leur adresses des paroles bienveillantes, ils seront pour toujours tes serviteurs. "
8 But he ignored what the older men advised him to do. Instead, he consulted the younger men who had grown up with him, who were now his advisors.
Mais Roboam laissa le conseil que lui donnaient les vieillards, et il consulta les jeunes gens qui avaient grandi avec lui et qui se tenaient devant lui.
9 He said to them, “How should I answer the men who are asking me to reduce the [work and taxes] that my father required from them?”
Il leur dit: " Que me conseillez-vous de répondre à ce peuple qui me tient ce langage: Allège le joug que nous a imposé ton père? "
10 The young men who had grown up with him replied, “[Those men] have said that your father forced them to work very hard for him, so they want you to reduce the [work and taxes] that your father required from them. But this is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist.
Les jeunes gens qui avaient grandi avec lui lui répondirent en disant: " Tu parleras ainsi à ce peuple qui t'a tenu ce langage: Ton père a rendu notre joug pesant; toi, allège-le-nous! Tu leur parleras ainsi: Mon petit doigt est plus gros que les reins de mon père.
11 What I mean is that my father required you to [work hard and pay high taxes]. But I will make those loads heavier. [It was as though] my father whipped you, but I will whip you with whips that have pieces of metal in them.’”
Eh bien! mon père vous a chargés d'un joug pesant, et moi je rendrai votre joug plus pesant encore; mon père vous a châtiés avec des fouets, et moi je vous châtierai avec des scorpions. "
12 Three days later, Jeroboam and all the leaders came to King Rehoboam again, which is what he had told them to do.
Jéroboam et tout le peuple vinrent auprès de Roboam le troisième jour, selon que le roi avait dit: " Revenez vers moi dans trois jours. "
13 The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the Israeli leaders.
Le roi leur répondit durement. Laissant le conseil des vieillards,
14 [He told them what the younger men had advised.] He said, “My father put heavy burdens [of work and taxes] on you, but I will put heavier burdens on you. [It was as though] he beat you with whips, but I will beat you with whips that have pieces of metal in them!”
le roi Roboam leur parla selon le conseil des jeunes gens, en ces termes: " Mon père a rendu votre joug pesant, et moi je vous le rendrai plus pesant encore; mon père vous a châtiés avec des fouets, et moi je vous châtierai avec des scorpions. "
15 So the king did not pay any attention to the Israeli leaders. But this happened in order that what Yahweh had told the prophet Ahijah about Jeroboam would happen.
Le roi n'écouta donc pas le peuple, car tel était le procédé de Dieu pour accomplir la parole que Yahweh avait dite par Ahias de Silo à Jéroboam, fils de Nabat.
16 When the Israeli leaders realized that the king did not pay any attention to what they said, they shouted, “We do not want anything to do with this descendant of King David! We will not pay attention to what this grandson of Jesse says! You people of Israel, let’s go home! As for this descendant of David, he can rule his own kingdom!” So the Israeli leaders returned to their homes.
Lorsque tout Israël vit que le roi ne l'écoutait pas, le peuple répondit au roi en ces termes: " Quelle part avons-nous avec David? Nous n'avons point d'héritage avec le fils d'Isaï. Chacun à ses tentes, Israël. Quant à toi, pourvois à ta maison, David! " Et tout Israël s'en alla dans ses tentes.
17 And [after that, the only Israeli] people whom Rehoboam ruled over were those who lived in the territory of [the tribes of] Judah [and Benjamin].
Ce fut seulement sur les enfants d'Israël qui habitaient les villes de Juda que régna Roboam.
18 Then King Rehoboam went with Adoniram [to talk to the Israeli people]. Adoniram was the man who supervised [all the men who were] forced to work [for Rehoboam]. But the Israeli people killed him by throwing stones at him. When that happened, King Rehoboam quickly got in his chariot and escaped to Jerusalem.
Alors le roi Roboam envoya Aduram, qui était préposé aux impôts; mais Aduram fut lapidé par tout Israël, et il mourut. Et le roi Roboam se hâta de monter sur un char pour s'enfuir à Jérusalem.
19 Ever since that time, [the people of the northern tribes of] Israel have been rebelling against the descendants of [King] David.
C'est ainsi qu'Israël se détacha de la maison de David jusqu'à ce jour.
