I Kings 12

And Rehoboam went to Shechem: for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king.

وَذَهَبَ رَحُبْعَامُ إِلَى شَكِيمَ، لأَنَّهُ جَاءَ إِلَى شَكِيمَ جَمِيعُ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِيُمَلِّكُوهُ.

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

وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ يَرُبْعَامُ بْنُ نَبَاطَ وَهُوَ بَعْدُ فِي مِصْرَ، لأَنَّهُ هَرَبَ مِنْ وَجْهِ سُلَيْمَانَ الْمَلِكِ، وَأَقَامَ يَرُبْعَامُ فِي مِصْرَ،

That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam and all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying,

وَأَرْسَلُوا فَدَعَوْهُ. أَتَى يَرُبْعَامُ وَكُلُّ جَمَاعَةِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَكَلَّمُوا رَحُبْعَامَ قَائِلِينَ:

Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.

«إِنَّ أَبَاكَ قَسَّى نِيرَنَا، وَأَمَّا أَنْتَ فَخَفِّفِ الآنَ مِنْ عُبُودِيَّةِ أَبِيكَ الْقَاسِيَةِ، وَمِنْ نِيرِهِ الثَّقِيلِ الَّذِي جَعَلَهُ عَلَيْنَا، فَنَخْدِمَكَ».

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

فَقَالَ لَهُمُ: «اذْهَبُوا إِلَى ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ أَيْضًا ثُمَّ ارْجِعُوا إِلَيَّ». فَذَهَبَ الشَّعْبُ.

And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men, that stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, and said, How do ye advise that I may answer this people?

فَاسْتَشَارَ الْمَلِكُ رَحُبْعَامُ الشُّيُوخَ الَّذِينَ كَانُوا يَقِفُونَ أَمَامَ سُلَيْمَانَ أَبِيهِ وَهُوَ حَيٌّ، قَائِلاً: «كَيْفَ تُشِيرُونَ أَنْ أَرُدَّ جَوَابًا إِلَى هذَا الشَّعْبِ؟»

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

فَكَلَّمُوهُ قَائِلِينَ: «إِنْ صِرْتَ الْيَوْمَ عَبْدًا لِهذَا الشَّعْبِ وَخَدَمْتَهُمْ وَأَجَبْتَهُمْ وَكَلَّمْتَهُمْ كَلاَمًا حَسَنًا، يَكُونُونَ لَكَ عَبِيدًا كُلَّ الأَيَّامِ».

But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:

فَتَرَكَ مَشُورَةَ الشُّيُوخِ الَّتِي أَشَارُوا بِهَا عَلَيْهِ وَاسْتَشَارَ الأَحْدَاثَ الَّذِينَ نَشَأُوا مَعَهُ وَوَقَفُوا أَمَامَهُ،

And he said unto them, What counsel give ye that we may answer this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke which thy father did put upon us lighter?

وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «بِمَاذَا تُشِيرُونَ أَنْتُمْ فَنَرُدَّ جَوَابًا عَلَى هذَا الشَّعْبِ الَّذِينَ كَلَّمُونِي قَائِلِينَ: خَفِّفْ مِنَ النِّيرِ الَّذِي جَعَلَهُ عَلَيْنَا أَبُوكَ».

And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou speak unto this people that spake unto thee, saying, Thy father made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us; thus shalt thou say unto them, My little finger shall be thicker than my father's loins.

فَكَلَّمَهُ الأَحْدَاثُ الَّذِينَ نَشَأُوا مَعَهُ قَائِلِينَ: «هكَذَا تَقُولُ لِهذَا الشَّعْبِ الَّذِينَ كَلَّمُوكَ قَائِلِينَ: إِنَّ أَبَاكَ ثَقَّلَ نِيرَنَا وَأَمَّا أَنْتَ فَخَفِّفْ مِنْ نِيرِنَا، هكَذَا تَقُولُ لَهُمْ: إِنَّ خِنْصَرِي أَغْلَظُ مِنْ مَتْنَيْ أَبِي.

And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

وَالآنَ أَبِي حَمَّلَكُمْ نِيرًا ثَقِيلاً وَأَنَا أَزِيدُ عَلَى نِيرِكُمْ. أَبِي أَدَّبَكُمْ بِالسِّيَاطِ وَأَنَا أُؤَدِّبُكُمْ بِالْعَقَارِبِ».

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

فَجَاءَ يَرُبْعَامُ وَجَمِيعُ الشَّعْبِ إِلَى رَحُبْعَامَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ كَمَا تَكَلَّمَ الْمَلِكُ قَائِلاً: «ارْجِعُوا إِلَيَّ فِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثِ».

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;

فَأَجَابَ الْمَلِكُ الشَّعْبَ بِقَسَاوَةٍ، وَتَرَكَ مَشُورَةَ الشُّيُوخِ الَّتِي أَشَارُوا بِهَا عَلَيْهِ،

And spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke: my father also chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

وَكَلَّمَهُمْ حَسَبَ مَشُورَةِ الأَحْدَاثِ قَائِلاً: «أَبِي ثَقَّلَ نِيرَكُمْ وَأَنَا أَزِيدُ عَلَى نِيرِكُمْ. أَبِي أَدَّبَكُمْ بِالسِّيَاطِ وَأَنَا أُؤَدِّبُكُمْ بِالْعَقَارِبِ».

Wherefore the king hearkened not unto the people; for the cause was from the LORD, that he might perform his saying, which the LORD spake by Ahijah the Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

وَلَمْ يَسْمَعِ الْمَلِكُ لِلشَّعْبِ، لأَنَّ السَّبَبَ كَانَ مِنْ قِبَلِ الرَّبِّ لِيُقِيمَ كَلاَمَهُ الَّذِي تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ الرَّبُّ عَنْ يَدِ أَخِيَّا الشِّيلُونِيِّ إِلَى يَرُبْعَامَ بْنِ نَبَاطَ.

So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the people answered the king, saying, What portion have we in David? neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents.

فَلَمَّا رَأَى كُلُّ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَنَّ الْمَلِكَ لَمْ يَسْمَعْ لَهُمْ، رَدَّ الشَّعْبُ جَوَابًا عَلَى الْمَلِكِ قَائِلِينَ: «أَيُّ قِسْمٍ لَنَا فِي دَاوُدَ؟ وَلاَ نَصِيبَ لَنَا فِي ابْنِ يَسَّى! إِلَى خِيَامِكَ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ. الآنَ انْظُرْ إِلَى بَيْتِكَ يَا دَاوُدُ». وَذَهَبَ إِسْرَائِيلُ إِلَى خِيَامِهِمْ.

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

وَأَمَّا بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ السَّاكِنُونَ فِي مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا فَمَلَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَحُبْعَامُ.

Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute; and all Israel stoned him with stones, that he died. Therefore king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem.

ثُمَّ أَرْسَلَ الْمَلِكُ رَحُبْعَامُ أَدُورَامَ الَّذِي عَلَى التَّسْخِيرِ فَرَجَمَهُ جَمِيعُ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِالْحِجَارَةِ فَمَاتَ. فَبَادَرَ الْمَلِكُ رَحُبْعَامُ وَصَعِدَ إِلَى الْمَرْكَبَةِ لِيَهْرُبَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ.

So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.

فَعَصَى إِسْرَائِيلُ عَلَى بَيْتِ دَاوُدَ إِلَى هذَا الْيَوْمِ.

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

وَلَمَّا سَمِعَ جَمِيعُ إِسْرَائِيلَ بِأَنَّ يَرُبْعَامَ قَدْ رَجَعَ، أَرْسَلُوا فَدَعَوْهُ إِلَى الْجَمَاعَةِ، وَمَلَّكُوهُ عَلَى جَمِيعِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. لَمْ يَتْبَعْ بَيْتَ دَاوُدَ إِلاَّ سِبْطُ يَهُوذَا وَحْدَهُ.

And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam the son of Solomon.

وَلَمَّا جَاءَ رَحُبْعَامُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ جَمَعَ كُلَّ بَيْتِ يَهُوذَا وَسِبْطَ بَنْيَامِينَ، مِئَةً وَثَمَانِينَ أَلْفَ مُخْتَارٍ مُحَارِبٍ، لِيُحَارِبُوا بَيْتَ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَرُدُّوا الْمَمْلَكَةَ لَرَحُبْعَامَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ.

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

وَكَانَ كَلاَمُ اللهِ إِلَى شِمَعْيَا رَجُلِ اللهِ قَائِلاً:

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

«كَلِّمْ رَحُبْعَامَ بْنَ سُلَيْمَانَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا وَكُلَّ بَيْتِ يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ وَبَقِيَّةِ الشَّعْبِ قَائِلاً:

Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the LORD, and returned to depart, according to the word of the LORD.

هكَذَا قَالَ الرَّبُّ: لاَ تَصْعَدُوا وَلاَ تُحَارِبُوا إِخْوَتَكُمْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ. ارْجِعُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ، لأَنَّ مِنْ عِنْدِي هذَا الأَمْرَ». فَسَمِعُوا لِكَلاَمِ الرَّبِّ وَرَجَعُوا لِيَنْطَلِقُوا حَسَبَ قَوْلِ الرَّبِّ.

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

وَبَنَى يَرُبْعَامُ شَكِيمَ فِي جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ وَسَكَنَ بِهَا. ثُمَّ خَرَجَ مِنْ هُنَاكَ وَبَنَى فَنُوئِيلَ.

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

وَقَالَ يَرُبْعَامُ فِي قَلْبِهِ: «الآنَ تَرْجعُ الْمَمْلَكَةُ إِلَى بَيْتِ دَاوُدَ.

If this people go up to do sacrifice in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah.

إِنْ صَعِدَ هذَا الشَّعْبُ لِيُقَرِّبُوا ذَبَائِحَ فِي بَيْتِ الرَّبِّ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، يَرْجعْ قَلْبُ هذَا الشَّعْبِ إِلَى سَيِّدِهِمْ، إِلَى رَحُبْعَامَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا وَيَقْتُلُونِي، وَيَرْجِعُوا إِلَى رَحُبْعَامَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا».

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

فَاسْتَشَارَ الْمَلِكُ وَعَمِلَ عِجْلَيْ ذَهَبٍ، وَقَالَ لَهُمْ: «كَثِيرٌ عَلَيْكُمْ أَنْ تَصْعَدُوا إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ. هُوَذَا آلِهَتُكَ يَا إِسْرَائِيلُ الَّذِينَ أَصْعَدُوكَ مِنْ أَرْضِ مِصْرَ».

And he set the one in Beth–el, and the other put he in Dan.

وَوَضَعَ وَاحِدًا فِي بَيْتِ إِيلَ، وَجَعَلَ الآخَرَ فِي دَانَ.

And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan.

وَكَانَ هذَا الأَمْرُ خَطِيَّةً. وَكَانَ الشَّعْبُ يَذْهَبُونَ إِلَى أَمَامِ أَحَدِهِمَا حَتَّى إِلَى دَانَ.

And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the people, which were not of the sons of Levi.

وَبَنَى بَيْتَ الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ، وَصَيَّرَ كَهَنَةً مِنْ أَطْرَافِ الشَّعْبِ لَمْ يَكُونُوا مِنْ بَنِي لاَوِي.

And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did he in Beth–el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made: and he placed in Beth–el the priests of the high places which he had made.

وَعَمِلَ يَرُبْعَامُ عِيدًا فِي الشَّهْرِ الثَّامِنِ فِي الْيَوْمِ الْخَامِسَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ، كَالْعِيدِ الَّذِي فِي يَهُوذَا، وَأَصْعَدَ عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ. هكَذَا فَعَلَ فِي بَيْتِ إِيلَ بِذَبْحِهِ لِلْعِجْلَيْنِ اللَّذَيْنِ عَمِلَهُمَا. وَأَوْقَفَ فِي بَيْتِ إِيلَ كَهَنَةَ الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ الَّتِي عَمِلَهَا.

So he offered upon the altar which he had made in Beth–el the fifteenth day of the eighth month, even in the month which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel: and he offered upon the altar, and burnt incense.

وَأَصْعَدَ عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ الَّذِي عَمِلَ فِي بَيْتِ إِيلَ فِي الْيَوْمِ الْخَامِسَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الثَّامِنِ، فِي الشَّهْرِ الَّذِي ابْتَدَعَهُ مِنْ قَلْبِهِ، فَعَمِلَ عِيدًا لِبَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ، وَصَعِدَ عَلَى الْمَذْبَحِ لِيُوقِدَ.