1 و َذَهَبَ رَحُبْعامُ إلَى مَدِينَةِ شَكِيمَ لأنَّ جَميعَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ ذَهَبُوا إلَى هُناكَ لِكَي يُبايِعُوهُ مَلِكاً.

And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king.

2 و َسَمعَ يَرُبْعامُ أنَّ رَحُبْعامَ سَيَكُونُ المَلكَ الجَدِيدَ. وَكانَ يَرُبْعامُ بنُ نَباطَ فِي مصْرَ لِأنَّهُ فَرَّ مِنْ وَجهِ المَلِكِ سُلَيْمانَ، وَأقامَ فِي مِصرَ.

And it came to pass when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard it (now he was yet in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;

3 ف َاستَدعُوهُ فَرَجِعَ منْ مصْرَ، وَذَهَبَ هُوَ وَكُلُّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ إلَى رَحُبْعامَ. وَقالُوا لَهُ:

and they sent and called him), that Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came and spoke to Rehoboam, saying,

4 « لَقَدْ صَعَّبَ أبُوكَ حَياتَنا. فَكانَ ذَلِكَ عِبئاً ثَقيلاً عَلَينا. وَالآنَ خَفِّفْ حِملَنا فَنَخْدِمَكَ.»

Thy father made our yoke grievous; and now lighten thou the grievous servitude of thy father and his heavy yoke that he put upon us, and we will serve thee.

5 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ رَحُبْعامُ: «اذهَبُوا وَعُودُوا إلَيَّ بَعدَ ثَلاثَةِ أيّامٍ.» فَانصَرَفَ الشَّعبُ.

And he said to them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed.

6 ف َاسْتَشارَ المَلِكُ رَحُبْعامُ بَعضَ الشُّيُوخِ الَّذِينَ عَمِلُوا مُسْتَشارِينَ لِأبِيهِ سُلَيْمانَ فِي حَياتِهِ وَسَألَهُمْ: «بِماذا أرُدُّ عَلَى الشَّعبٍ؟»

And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, How do ye advise to return answer to this people?

7 ف َقالَ الشُّيُوخُ لرَحُبْعامَ: «إذا خَدَمْتَ هَذا الشَّعبِ وَاستَجَبْتَ لَهُمْ وَأرْضَيتَهُمْ بِكَلامٍ حَسَنٍ، حِينَئِذٍ، سَيَخدمُونَكَ وَيَكُونُونَ طَوْعَ أمْرِكَ إلَى الأبَدِ.»

And they spoke to him saying, If this day thou wilt be a servant to this people, and wilt serve them and answer them and speak good words to them, they will be thy servants for ever.

8 ل َكِنَّ رَحُبْعامَ لَمْ يَستَمِعْ إلَى نَصيحَتِهِمْ. فَسَألَ شُبّاناً صِغاراً نَشَأُوا مَعَهُ وَجَعَلَهُمْ مُسْتَشارِيهِ.

But he forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him, and consulted with the young men, who had grown up with him, that stood before him.

9 ق الَ لَهُمْ رَحُبْعامُ: «قالَ الشَّعبُ لِي: ‹خَفِّفِ الحِملَ الَّذِي وَضَعَهُ أبُوكَ عَلَى أكتافِنا›. فَبِماذا أرُدُّ عَلَيهِمْ؟»

And he said to them, What advice give ye that we may return answer to this people who have spoken to me saying, Lighten the yoke which thy father put upon us?

10 ف َقالَ لَهُ أصحابُهُ الشُّبّانُ الَّذِينَ نَشَأُوا مَعَهُ: «قالَ لَكَ هَؤُلاءِ النّاسُ: ‹فَرَضَ عَلَينا أبُوكَ أشغالاً شاقَّةً. فَالآنَ خَفِّفِ الحِملَ عَنّا.› فَقُلْ لَهُمْ: ‹خِنْصَرِي أغلَظُ مِنْ جِسْمِ أبِي!

And the young men that had grown up with him spoke to him saying, Thus shalt thou say to this people that have spoken to thee saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, and lighten thou it for us,—thus shalt thou say to them: My little is thicker than my father's loins;

11 ف َرَضَ أبِي عَلَيكُمْ حِملاً ثَقِيلاً، أمّا أنا فَسَأزِيدُ عَلَيهِ. أدَّبَكُمْ أبِي بِسِياطٍ مِنْ جِلدٍ، أمّا أنا فَسأؤدِّبُكُمْ بِسِياطٍ ذاتِ أطرافٍ حَدِيديَّةٍ!›»

and whereas my father laid a heavy yoke upon you, I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

12 و َبَعدَ ثَلاثَةِ أيّامٍ، رَجعَ يَرُبْعامُ وَكُلُّ الشَّعبِ إلَى رَحُبْعامَ إذْ قالَ لَهُمْ: «عُودُوا إلَيَّ بَعْدَ ثَلاثَةِ أيّامٍ.»

And Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king had appointed saying, Come again to me on the third day.

13 ف َتَكَلَّمَ إلَيْهِمْ بِطَرِيقَةٍ قاسِيَةٍ، تارِكاً نَصِيحَةَ الشُّيُوخِ.

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him;

14 ف َقالَ لَهُمْ ما نَصَحَهُ الشُّبّانُ بِهِ: «فَرَضَ أبِي عَلَيكُمْ حِملاً ثَقِيلاً، أمّا أنا فَسَأزِيدُ عَلَيهِ. أدَّبَكُمْ أبِي بِسِياطٍ مِنْ جِلدٍ، أمّا أنا فَسأؤدِّبُكُمْ بِسِياطٍ ذاتِ أطرافٍ حَدِيديَّةٍ!»

and he spoke to them according to the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

15 ف َلَمْ يَسْتَجِبِ المَلِكُ لِطَلَبِ الشَّعبِ. وَقَدْ تَسَبَّبَ اللهُ فِي حُدُوثِ هَذا الأمْرِ لِكَي يُؤكِّدَ اللهُ الكَلامَ الَّذِي قالَهُ لِيَرُبْعامَ بْنِ نَباطَ عَلَى فَمِ النَّبِيِّ أخِيّا الشِّيلُونِيِّ.

So the king hearkened not to the people; for it was brought about by Jehovah, that he might give effect to his word, which Jehovah spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

16 و َرَأى كُلُّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ أنَّ المَلِكَ الجَدِيدَ لَمْ يَسْتَمِعْ إلَيْهِمْ. فَقالُوا لِلمَلِكِ: «ما لَنا وَلِعائِلَةِ داوُدَ؟ ألَنا أيُّ مِيراثٍ فِي أرْضِ يَسَّى؟ فَلْنَذْهَبْ، نَحنُ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ، كُلُّ واحِدٍ إلَى بَيتِهِ. وَلْنَدَعِ ابْنَ داوُدَ يَحْكُمْ جَماعَتَهُ!» فَذَهَبَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ إلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ.

And all Israel saw that the king hearkened not to them; and the people answered the king saying, What portion have we in David? And no inheritance in the son of Jesse: To your tents, O Israel! Now see to thine own house, David! And Israel went to their tents.

17 ف َلَمْ يَعُدْ رَحُبْعامُ يَحْكُمُ إلّا بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ السّاكِنِينَ فِي مُدُنِ يَهُوذا.

But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them.

18 و َكانَ أدُورامُ أحَدَ المُشرِفِينَ عَلَى العُمّالِ. فَأرْسَلَهُ رَحُبْعامُ لِيَتَحَدَّثَ إلَى الشَّعبِ. لَكِنَّهُمْ رَجَمُوهُ حَتَّى المَوتِ. فَأسْرَعَ المَلِكُ رَحُبْعامُ إلَى مَرْكَبَتِهِ وَهَرَبَ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ.

And king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the levy; but all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. And king Rehoboam hastened to mount his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

19 ف َتَمَرَّدَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ عَلَى عائِلَةِ داوُدَ، وَمازالُوا كَذَلِكَ إلَى هَذا اليَومِ.

And Israel rebelled against the house of David, unto this day.

20 و َسَمِعَ كُلُّ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ أنَّ يَرُبْعامَ قَدْ رَجِعَ. فَدَعُوهُ إلَى اجتِماعٍ وَنَصَّبُوهُ مَلِكاً عَلَى كُلِّ إسْراائِيلَ. أمّا عَشِيرَةُ يَهُوذا، فَكانَتِ الوَحِيدَةَ الَّتِي ظَلَّتْ عَلَى وَلائِها لِعائِلَةِ داوُدَ.

And it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back, that they sent and called him to the assembly, and made him king over all Israel: none followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.

21 و َرَجِعَ رَحُبْعامُ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ. وَجَمَعَ عَشَائِرَ يَهُوذا وَقَبِيلَةَ بَنْيامِيْنَ. فَكانُوا جَيشاً وَصَلَ عَدَدُهُ إلَى مِئَةٍ وَثَمانينَ ألفَ رَجُلٍ. حَشَدَهُمْ رَحُبْعامُ لِيُحارِبَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ وَيَسْتَرِدَّ مُلْكَهُ.

And Rehoboam came to Jerusalem; and he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men apt for war, to fight against the house of Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

22 ل َكِنَّ اللهَ تَكَلَّمَ إلَى شِمْعِيا، رَجُلِ اللهِ فَقالَ لَهُ:

But the word of God came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

23 « تَكَلَّمْ إلَى رَحُبْعامَ بْنِ سُلَيْمانَ، مَلِكِ يَهُوذا، وَإلَى كُلِّ شَعبِ يَهُوذا وَبَنْيامِيْنَ.

Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the remainder of the people, saying,

24 و َقُلْ لَهُمْ: ‹يَقُولُ اللهُ لا تَذهَبُوا لِتُحارِبُوا إخْوَتَكُمْ. فَلْيَرْجِعْ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ إلَى بَيتِهِ. فَهَذا الَّذِي حَدَثَ مِنِّي أنا!›» فَأطاعَ جَمِيعُ الرِّجالِ فِي جَيشِ رَحُبْعامَ أمْرَ اللهِ ، وَعادُوا جَمِيعاً إلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ.

Thus saith Jehovah: Go not up, nor fight with your brethren, the children of Israel; return every man to his house, for this thing is from me. And they hearkened to the word of Jehovah, and returned to depart, according to the word of Jehovah.

25 و َحَصَّنَ يَرُبْعامُ مَدِينَةِ شَكِيمَ الَّتِي فِي مِنْطَقَةِ أفْرايِمَ الجَبَلِيَّةِ، وَجَعَلَها مَقَرّاً لَهُ. ثُمَّ ذَهَبَ إلَى مَدِينَةِ فَنُوئِيلَ وَحَصَّنَها.

And Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein; and went out from thence, and built Penuel.

26 و َقالَ يَرُبْعامُ فِي نَفسِهِ: «قَدْ يَحِنُّ الشَّعبُ إلَى حُكْمِ عائِلَةِ داوُدَ،

And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the kingdom return to the house of David.

27 إ نِ اسْتَمَرُّوا فِي الذَّهابِ إلَى بَيتِ اللهِ فِي القُدْسِ. فَيَعُودُ وَلاؤُهُمْ إلَى رَحُبْعامَ، مَلِكِ يَهُوذا. حِينَئِذٍ، سَيَقتُلُونَنِي، وَيَعُودُونَ إلَى رَحُبْعامَ.»

If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem, the heart of this people will turn again to their lord, to Rehoboam king of Judah, and they will kill me, and return to Rehoboam king of Judah.

28 ف َاسْتَشارَ المَلِكُ رِجالَهُ، وَصَنَعَ عِجلَينِ ذَهَبِيَّينِ بِناءً عَلَى نَصِيحَتِهِمْ. وَقالَ لِلشَّعبِ: «صَعْبٌ عَلَيكُمْ أنْ تَذهَبُوا إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ لِلعِبادَةِ، هَذِهِ هِيَ آلِهَتُكَ الَّتِي أخرَجَتْكَ مِنْ أرْضِ مِصرَ يا إسْرائِيلُ.»

And the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold. And he said to them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt!

29 ف َوَضَعَ أحَدَ العِجلَينِ فِي بَيتِ إيلَ، وَالآخَرَ فِي مَدِينَةِ دانَ.

And he set the one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan.

30 ف َكانَ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ يذهبون إلَى مَدِينَتَي بَيتِ إيلَ وَدانَ لِيَعبُدُوا العِجلَينِ. فَكانَتْ هَذِهِ خَطِيَّةً عَظِيمَةً جِدّاً.

And this thing became a sin; and the people went before the one, as far as Dan.

31 و َبَنَى يَرُبْعامُ أيضاً هَياكِلَ فِي المُرتَفَعاتِ. وَاختارَ كَهَنَةً مِنْ مُختَلَفِ قَبائِلِ إسْرائِيلَ، فَلَمْ يَقتَصِرْ عَلَى قَبِيلَةِ لاوِي.

And he made a house of high places, and made priests from all classes of the people, who were not of the sons of Levi.

32 و َابتَدَعَ المَلِكُ يَرُبْعامُ عِيداً جَدِيداً شَبِيهاً بِالعِيدِ الَّذِي كانَ يُقامُ فِي يَهُوذا. لَكِنَّ هَذا العِيدَ كانَ فِي الخامِسَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الثّامِنِ. وَأثناءَ ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ، قَدَّمَ المَلِكُ ذَبائِحَ عَلَى المَذبَحِ فِي مَدِينَةِ بَيتِ إيلَ لِلعِجلَينِ اللَّذَينِ صَنَعَهُما. وَاختارَ يَرُبْعامُ أيضاً كَهَنَةً مِنْ بَيتِ إيلَ لِيَخدِمُوا فِي المُرتَفَعاتِ الَّتِي بَناها.

And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like the feast that was in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Bethel, sacrificing to the calves that he had made; and he placed in Bethel the priests of the high places that he had made.

33 و َهَكَذا ابتَدَعَ يَرُبْعامُ وَقتاً يُعَيِّدُ فِيهِ بَنُو إسْرائِيلَ، وَهْوَ اليَومُ الخامِسَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الثّامِنِ. وَأثناءَ ذَلِكَ العِيدِ، قَدَّمَ ذَبائِحَ وَأحرَقَّ بَخُوراً عَلَى المَذبَحِ الَّذِي بَناهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ بَيتِ إيلَ.

And he offered upon the altar that he had made in Bethel, on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and he made a feast for the children of Israel, and he offered upon the altar, burning incense.