1 Partiu Roboão para Siquém; pois todo o Israel se tinha ajuntado ali para o constituir rei.

2 O que tendo ouvido Jeroboão, filho de Nebate, (pois estava no Egito, para onde tinha fugido da presença do rei Salomão), voltou do Egito.

3 Mandaram chamá-lo; Jeroboão e todo o Israel vieram e falaram a Roboão:

4 Teu pai fez duro o nosso jugo: agora alivia a dura servidão de teu pai, e o jugo pesado que nos impôs, e te serviremos.

5 Ele lhes respondeu: Tornai a vir ter comigo depois de três dias. Então o povo se foi.

6 Teve Roboão conselho com os homens idosos, que tinham assistido diante de seu pai Salomão, quando ainda vivia, dizendo: Que me aconselhais vós que responda a este povo?

7 Responderam-lhe eles: Se te fizeres benigno para com este povo e lhes agradares, e lhes falares boas palavras, eles te servirão para sempre.

8 Mas ele desaprovou o conselho que os homens idosos lhe haviam dado, e teve conselho com os moços que haviam crescido com ele, e lhe assistiam.

9 Perguntou-lhes: Que aconselhais vós que respondamos a este povo que me disse: Alivia o jugo que teu pai nos impôs?

10 Responderam-lhe os moços que haviam crescido com ele: Assim dirás a este povo que te falou: Teu pai fez pesado o nosso jugo, mas alivia-o tu; assim lhes responderás: O meu dedo mínimo é mais grosso do que os lombos de meu pai.

11 Agora visto que meu pai vos carregou dum jugo pesado, eu acrescentarei ainda sobre o vosso jugo; meu pai castigou-vos com açoites, eu vos castigarei com escorpiões.

12 Vieram Jeroboão e todo o povo ter com Roboão no terceiro dia, como o rei tinha ordenado, dizendo: Vinde ter comigo ao terceiro dia.

13 O rei respondeu-lhes asperamente. O rei Roboão desaprovou o conselho dos homens idosos,

14 e falou-lhes segundo o conselho dos moços: Meu pai fez pesado o vosso jugo, mas eu lhes acrescentarei mais; meu pai castigou-vos com açoites, eu, porém, vos castigarei com escorpiões.

15 Assim o rei não deu ouvidos ao povo; porque era da vontade de Deus, para que Jeová estabelecesse a sua palavra, que por meio de Aías silonita falou a Jeroboão, filho de Nebate.

16 Vendo todo o Israel que o rei não lhes dava ouvidos, respondeu o povo ao rei: Que parte temos com Davi? nem temos herança no filho de Jessé: cada um às suas tendas, ó Israel! agora cuida da tua casa, Davi! Assim se foi todo o Israel para as suas tendas.

17 Mas quanto aos filhos de Israel que habitavam nas cidades de Judá, sobre eles reinou Roboão.

18 O rei Roboão enviou a Hadorão, que era superintendente da gente de trabalhos forçados; e os filhos de Israel o apedrejaram, de modo que morreu. O rei Roboão apressadamente montou no seu carro, e fugiu para Jerusalém.

19 Assim se rebelou Israel contra a casa de Davi até o dia de hoje.

1 And Rehoboam went to Shechem; for all Israel were come to Shechem to make him king. 2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was in Egypt, whither he had fled from the presence of king Solomon), that Jeroboam returned out of Egypt. 3 And they sent and called him; and Jeroboam and all Israel came, and they spake to Rehoboam, saying, 4 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. 5 And he said unto them, Come again unto me after three days. And the people departed.

6 And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people? 7 And they spake unto him, saying, If thou be kind to this people, and please them, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy servants for ever. 8 But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him. 9 And he said unto them, What counsel give ye, that we may return answer to this people, who have spoken to me, saying, Make the yoke that thy father did put upon us lighter? 10 And the young men that were grown up with him spake unto him, saying, Thus shalt thou say unto the 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 is thicker than my father’s loins. 11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.

12 So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehoboam the third day, as the king bade, saying, Come to me again the third day. 13 And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men, 14 and spake to them after the counsel of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 15 So the king hearkened not unto the people; for it was brought about of God, that Jehovah might establish his word, which he spake by Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.

16 And 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: every man to your tents, O Israel: now see to thine own house, David. So all Israel departed unto their tents. 17 But as for the children of Israel that dwelt in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned over them. 18 Then king Rehoboam sent Hadoram, who was over the men subject to taskwork; and the children of Israel stoned him to death with stones. And king Rehoboam made speed to get him up to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. 19 So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.