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.
Тада отиде Ровоам у Сихем, јер се онде скупи сав Израиљ да га зацаре.
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
А кад чу Јеровоам, син Наватов, који беше у Мисиру побегао онамо од цара Соломуна, врати се Јеровоам из Мисира.
3 So the [leaders of the northern tribes] summoned him, and he went with them [to talk] to Rehoboam. They said to Rehoboam,
Јер послаше, те га дозваше; и дође Јеровоам и сав Израиљ и рекоше Ровоаму говорећи:
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].”
Твој је отац метнуо на нас тежак јарам; него ти сада олакшај љуту службу оца свог и тешки јарам који је метнуо на нас па ћемо ти служити.
5 He replied, “Come back three days from now [and I will give you my answer].” So those leaders [and Jeroboam] left.
А он им рече: До три дана дођите опет к мени. И народ отиде.
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?”
Тада цар Ровоам учини веће са старцима који стајаше пред Соломуном, оцем његовим док беше жив, и рече: Како саветујете да одговорим народу?
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.”
А они му рекоше говорећи: Ако се удобриш народу и угодиш им и одговориш им лепим речима, они ће ти бити слуге свагда.
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.
Али он остави савет што га саветоваше старци, и учини веће с младићима који одрастоше с њим и који стајаху пред њим;
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?”
И рече им: Шта ви саветујете да одговоримо народу који ми рекоше говорећи: Олакшај јарам који је метнуо на нас твој отац.
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.
Тада му одговорише младићи који одрастоше с њим, и рекоше: Овако кажи народу што ти рече: Отац је твој метнуо на нас тежак јарам, него ти нам олакшај; овако им реци: Мој мали прст дебљи је од бедара оца мог.
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.’”
Отац је мој метнуо на вас тежак јарам, а ја ћу још дометнути на ваш јарам; отац вас је мој шибао бичевима, а ја ћу вас шибати бодљивим бичевима.
12 Three days later, Jeroboam and all the leaders came to King Rehoboam again, which is what he had told them to do.
А трећи дан дође Јеровоам и сав народ к Ровоаму како им беше казао цар рекавши: Дођите опет к мени до три дана.
13 The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the Israeli leaders.
И цар им одговори оштро, јер остави цар Ровоам савет старачки,
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!”
И одговори им како га саветоваше младићи, говорећи: Мој је отац метнуо на вас тежак јарам, а ја ћу још дометнути на њ; отац вас је мој шибао бичевима, а ја ћу бодљивим бичевима.
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.
И цар се оглуши народа, јер Бог беше тако уредио да би потврдио Господ реч своју што је рекао преко Ахије Силомљанина Јеровоаму, сину Наватовом.
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.
А кад виде сав Израиљ да их се цар оглуши, одговори народ цару говорећи: Какав део ми имамо с Давидом? Немамо наследство са сином Јесејевим. Свак у свој шатор, Израиљу! А ти, Давиде, сад гледај своју кућу. Тако отиде сав Израиљ у шаторе своје.
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].
Само над синовима Израиљевим који живљаху по градовима Јудиним зацари се Ровоам.
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.
И цар Ровоам посла Адорама који беше над данком, али га синови Израиљеви засуше камењем, те погибе. Тада цар Ровоам брже седе на кола, те побеже у Јерусалим.
19 Ever since that time, [the people of the northern tribes of] Israel have been rebelling against the descendants of [King] David.
Тако отпаде Израиљ од дома Давидовог до данашњег дана.
