1 Kingi 12
1 Na ka haere a Rehopoama ki Hekeme: kua tae hoki a Iharaira katoa ki Hekeme ki te whakakingi i a ia.
Then Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.
2 A, no te rongonga o Ieropoama tama a Nepata, i Ihipa na hoki ia, i rere hoki ia i te aroaro o Kingi Horomona, na noho ana a Ieropoama ki Ihipa;
When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard about this, he was still in Egypt where he had fled from King Solomon and had been living ever since.
3 A ka tono tangata ratou ki te tiki atu i a ia: na ka haere a Ieropoama ratou ko te whakaminenga katoa o Iharaira, ka korero ki a Rehopoama, ka mea,
So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel came to Rehoboam and said,
4 He pakeke te ioka i meatia e tou papa ki a matou: na mau e whakamama te mahi pakeke a tou papa, me tana ioka taimaha i meatia e ia ki a matou, a ka mahi matou ki a koe.
“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.”
5 Na ka mea ia ki a ratou, Haere, kia toru nga ra, ka hoki mai ano ki ahau. Na haere ana te iwi.
Rehoboam answered, “Go away for three days and then return to me.” So the people departed.
6 Na ka runanga a Kingi Rehopoama ki nga kaumatua i tu ra i te aroaro o tona papa, o Horomona, i a ia i te ora, ka mea, He aha ki to koutou whakaaro he kupu hei whakahokinga atu maku ki tenei iwi?
Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.
7 Na ka korero ratou ki a ia, ka mea, Ki te mea hei pononga koe ma tenei iwi i tenei ra, a ka mahi ki a ratou, a ka pai nga korero e korerotia e koe ki a ratou, na ko ratou hei pononga mau i nga ra katoa.
They replied, “If you will be a servant to these people and serve them this day, and if you will respond by speaking kind words to them, they will be your servants forever.”
8 Otiia whakarerea ake e ia te whakaaro o nga kaumatua i hoatu ai ki a ia, a runanga ana ki nga taitama i kaumatua ngatahi nei me ia, i tu nei ki tona aroaro.
But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.
9 I mea ia ki a ratou, Ki to koutou whakaaro he aha te kupu e whakahoki ai tatou ki tenei hunga i korero nei ki ahau, i mea nei, Whakamamakia te ioka i meatia mai ra e tou papa ki a matou?
He asked them, “What message do you advise that we send back to these people who have spoken to me, saying, ‘Lighten the yoke your father put on us’?”
10 Na ka korero ki a ia nga taitama i kaumatua ngatahi me ia, ka mea, Kia penei tau ki atu ki tenei hunga i korero nei ki a koe, i mea nei, I whakataimahatia e tou papa to matou ioka, na kia mama tau ki a matou; kia penei tau ki atu ki a ratou, Ko toku maikara iti nui ke atu i te hope o toku papa.
The young men who had grown up with him replied, “This is how you should answer these people who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy, but you should make it lighter.’ This is what you should tell them: ‘My little finger is thicker than my father’s waist!
11 Na i whakawaha e toku papa he ioka taimaha ki a koutou; maku ia e tapiri ki to koutou ioka; he wepu ta toku papa i whiu ai i a koutou; maku ia koutou e whiu ki te kopiona.
Whereas my father burdened you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.’”
12 Na ka tae a Ieropoama ratou ko te iwi katoa ki a Rehopoama i te toru o nga ra, i ta te kingi i whakarite ai, i mea ai, Hoki mai ano ki ahau i te toru o nga ra.
After three days, Jeroboam and all the people returned to Rehoboam, since the king had said, “Come back to me on the third day.”
13 A pakeke tonu ta te kingi i whakahoki ai; i whakarerea hoki e ia te whakaaro i whakaaro ai nga kaumatua;
And the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice of the elders
14 A rite tonu ki to nga taitamariki whakaaro tana i korero ai ki a ratou; i mea ia, I whakataimahatia to koutou ioka e toku papa, maku ia e tapiri ki to koutou ioka: he wepu ta toku papa i whiu ai i a koutou; maku ia koutou e whiu ki te kopiona.
and spoke to them as the young men had advised, saying, “Whereas my father made your yoke heavy, I will add to your yoke. Whereas my father scourged you with whips, I will scourge you with scorpions.”
15 Heoi kihai te kingi i rongo ki te iwi; na Ihowa hoki te take kia mana ai tana kupu i korero ai a Ihowa, ara ta Ahia Hironi ki a Ieropoama tama a Nepata.
So the king did not listen to the people, and indeed this turn of events was from the LORD, to fulfill the word He had spoken to Jeroboam son of Nebat through Ahijah the Shilonite.
16 A, no te kitenga o Iharaira katoa kihai te kingi i rongo ki ta ratou, ka utua e te iwi ta te kingi; i mea ratou, Ko te aha ianei ta tatou wahi i roto i a Rawiri? kahore nei hoki o tatou wahi tupu i roto i te tama a Hehe: ki o koutou teneti, e Ih araira! na, kia whai kanohi ki tou whare, e Rawiri! Na haere ana a Iharaira ki tona teneti, ki tona teneti.
When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home,
17 Ko nga tama ia a Iharaira e noho ana i nga pa o Hura, ko Rehopoama hei kingi mo ratou.
but Rehoboam still reigned over the Israelites living in the cities of Judah.
18 Na ka tono a Kingi Rehopoama i te rangatira takoha, i a Aroama; a akina ana ia e Iharaira katoa ki te kohatu, mate rawa. Na hohoro tonu te eke o Kingi Rehopoama ki tona hariata, a rere ana ki Hiruharama.
Then King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.
19 Na kua tahuri ke a Iharaira i te whare o Rawiri a taea noatia tenei ra.
So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David.
20 A, no te rongonga o Iharaira katoa kua hoki mai a Ieropoama, na ka tono tangata ratou ki te tiki i a ia ki te huihui, a meinga ana ia hei kingi mo Iharaira katoa: kahore he mea i whai i te whare o Rawiri, ko te iwi anake o Hura.
When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had returned, they summoned him to the assembly and made him king over all Israel. Only the tribe of Judah followed the house of David.
21 Na kua tae a Rehopoama ki Hiruharama, a huihuia ana e ia te whare katoa o Hura, me te iwi o Pineamine, kotahi rau e waru tekau mano, he hunga whiriwhiri, he hunga whawhai, ki te whawhai ki te whare o Iharaira, kia hoki ai te kingitanga ki a Reho poama tama a Horomona.
And when Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the whole house of Judah and the tribe of Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against the house of Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam son of Solomon.
22 Na ka puta te kupu a te Atua ki a Hemaia, tangata a te Atua; i mea ia,
But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God:
23 Korero ki a Rehopoama tama a Horomona kingi o Hura, ki te whare katoa ano o Hura raua ko Pineamine, ki era atu hoki o te iwi, mea atu,
“Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah, all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and the rest of the people
24 Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa, Kei haere ki runga, kei whawhai ki o koutou tuakana, ki nga tama a Iharaira. Hoki atu ki tona whare, ki tona whare; naku hoki tenei mea. Na rongo tonu ratou ki te kupu a Ihowa, a hoki ana, haere ana, pera ana me ta Ihow a i ki ai.
that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers, the Israelites. Each of you must return home, for this word is from Me.’” So they listened to the word of the LORD and turned back according to the word of the LORD.
25 Na ka hanga e Ieropoama a Hekeme ki te whenua pukepuke o Eparaima, a hoho ana i reira: i haere atu ano ia i teira, a hanga ana e ia a Penuere.
Then Jeroboam built Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim and lived there. And from there he went out and built Penuel.
26 A ka mea a Ieropoama i tona ngakau, Akuanei hoki ai te kingitanga ki te whare o Rawiri:
Jeroboam said in his heart, “Now the kingdom might revert to the house of David.
27 Ki te haere tenei iwi ki te mea whakahere ki te whare o Ihowa ki Hiruharama, na ka hoki te ngakau o tenei iwi ki to ratou ariki, ki a Rehopoama kingi o Hura: na ka patu ratou i ahau, a ka hoki ki a Rehopoama kingi o Hura.
If these people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, their hearts will return to their lord, Rehoboam king of Judah; then they will kill me and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.”
28 Na ka hanga whakaaro te kingi, a e rua nga kuao kau i hanga e ia ki te koura. Na ka mea ia ki a ratou, He pakeke rawa ta koutou haere ki Hiruharama: nana, ou atua na, e Iharaira, nana nei koe i kawe mai i te whenua o Ihipa!
After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”
29 Na whakaturia ana tetahi e ia ki Peteere; ko tetahi hoki i waiho ki Rana.
One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan.
30 Na ka tupu te hara i taua mea; i haere hoki te iwi ki te aroaro o tetahi, ki Rana, koropiko ai.
And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.
31 I hanga ano e ia nga whare o nga wahi tiketike, a meinga ana hei tohunga o te iwi katoa noa iho, ehara nei i nga tama a Riwai.
Jeroboam also built shrines on the high places and appointed from every class of people priests who were not Levites.
32 I whakaritea ano e Ieropoama he hakari i te waru o nga marama i te tekau ma rima o nga ra o te marama, he pera me ta Hura hakari; i tapae whakahere ano ia ki runga ki te aata. Ko tana hanga ano tenei i Peteere, he patu whakahere ki nga kuao kau i hanga e ia: i whakaturia ano e ia ki Peteere he tohunga mo nga wahi tiketike i hanga nei e ia.
And Jeroboam ordained a feast on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered sacrifices on the altar; he made this offering in Bethel to sacrifice to the calves he had set up, and he installed priests in Bethel for the high places he had set up.
33 I tapae whakahere ano ia ki runga ki te aata i hanga e ia ki Peteere i te tekau ma rima o nga ra o te waru o nga marama, ara i te marama i kitea iho e tona ngakau ano; a whakaritea ana e ia he hakari ma nga tama a Iharaira. Heoi tapae whakahere ana ia ki runga ki te aata, tahu ana i te whakakakara.
On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, a month of his own choosing, Jeroboam offered sacrifices on the altar he had set up in Bethel. So he ordained a feast for the Israelites, offered sacrifices on the altar, and burned incense.
