2 Chronicles, 10

1. Now Rehoboam set out for Shechem. For in that place all of Israel had convened, so that they might appoint him as king.

1. Tada Roboam ode u Šekem, jer su u Šekem došli svi Izraelci da ga zakralje.

2. But when Jeroboam, the son of Nabat, who was in Egypt, (indeed he had fled to that place from Solomon) had heard it, he promptly returned.

2. Èim to èu Nebatov sin Jeroboam - koji je bio u Egiptu kamo bijaše pobjegao pred kraljem Salomonom - vrati se iz Egipta,

3. And they summoned him, and he arrived with all of Israel. And they spoke to Rehoboam, saying:

3. jer bijahu poslali po nj i dozvali ga. Kad doðoše Jeroboam i sav zbor Izraelov, rekoše Roboamu:

4. “Your father pressed upon us a very difficult yoke. You should govern us more lightly than your father, who imposed on us a heavy servitude, and so lift up some of the burden, so that we may serve you.”

4. "Tvoj nam je otac nametnuo težak jaram, ti nam sada olakšaj tešku službu svoga oca i teški jaram koji metnu na nas, pa æemo ti služiti."

5. But he said, “Return to me after three days.” And when the people had gone away,

5. On im odgovori: "Za tri dana doðite opet k meni." I narod ode.

6. he took counsel with the elders, who had stood before his father Solomon while he was still living, saying, “What counsel would you give to me, so that I may respond to the people?”

6. Tada se kralj Roboam posavjetova sa starcima koji su služili njegovu ocu Salomonu dok je bio živ i upita ih: "Što savjetujete da odgovorim ovome narodu?"

7. And they said to him, “If you please this people, and if you soothe them with words of clemency, they will be your servants for all days.”

7. A oni mu odgovoriše: "Ako udovoljiš tim ljudima, budeš im blagonaklon i odgovoriš im lijepim rijeèima, oni æe ti uvijek biti sluge."

8. But he set aside the counsel of the elders, and he began to have discussion with the youth, who had been raised with him and who were among his companions.

8. Ali on odbaci savjet što mu ga dadoše starci i posavjetova se s mladiæima koji su odrasli s njim i bili mu u službi.

9. And he said to them: “How does it seem to you? Or how should I respond to this people, who have said to me, ‘Lift up the yoke that your father imposed upon us?’ ”

9. Upita ih: "Što savjetujete da odgovorim ovomu narodu koji mi reèe: 'Olakšaj jaram što nam ga nametnu tvoj otac!'"

10. But they responded like youths, having been raised with him in luxury, and they said: “So shall you speak to the people, who said to you, ‘Your father made our yoke heavy; you should lighten it,’ and so shall you respond to them: ‘My little finger is thicker than the back of my father.

10. Odgovoriše mu mladiæi koji bijahu s njim odrasli: "Narodu koji ti je rekao 'Tvoj nam je otac nametnuo jaram, a ti nam ga olakšaj', odvrati ovako: 'Moj je mali prst deblji od bedara moga oca!

11. My father imposed a heavy yoke upon you, and I will place more weight upon it. My father cut you with whips; truly, I will beat you with scorpions.’ ”

11. Dakle, moj vam je otac nametnuo težak jaram, a ja æu još otežati vaš jaram; moj vas je otac šibao bièevima, a ja æu vas šibati bièevima sa željeznim štipavcima.'"

12. Then Jeroboam, and the entire people, went to Rehoboam on the third day, just as he had instructed them.

12. Treæega dana doðe Jeroboam i sav narod k Roboamu, jer im kralj bijaše naredio: "Vratite se k meni treæega dana."

13. And the king responded harshly, abandoning the counsel of the elders.

13. Kralj im oštro odgovori; odbacivši savjet starijih,

14. And he spoke according to the will of the youths: “My father imposed a heavy yoke upon you, which I will make heavier. My father cut you with whips; truly, I will beat you with scorpions.”

14. odvrati po savjetu mladih: "Moj je otac otežao vaš jaram, a ja æu još dometnuti na nj; moj vas je otac šibao bièevima, a ja æu vas šibati bièevima sa željeznim štipavcima."

15. And he did not acquiesce to the pleadings of the people. For it was the will of God that his word be fulfilled, which he had spoken by the hand of Ahijah, the Shilonite, to Jeroboam, the son of Nabat.

15. Kralj, dakle, ne htjede poslušati naroda, jer tako uprilièi Bog da se ispuni rijeè što je preko Šilonjanina Ahije kaza Nabatovu sinu Jeroboamu.

16. Then the entire people, speaking more harshly to the king, spoke to him in this way: “There is no portion for us in David, and there is no inheritance in the son of Jesse. Return to your dwellings, O Israel. Then you, O David, shall pasture your own house.” And Israel went away to their dwellings.

16. Kad Izraelci vidješe gdje se kralj oglušio, odgovori mu narod: "Kakav dio mi imamo s Davidom? Mi nemamo baštine s Jišajevim sinom! U šatore, Izraele! Sad se, Davide, brini za svoj dom!" I sav Izrael ode pod svoje šatore.

17. But Rehoboam reigned over the sons of Israel who were living in the cities of Judah.

17. Roboam zavlada samo nad Izraelovim sinovima koji su živjeli po judejskim gradovima.

18. And king Rehoboam sent Aduram, who was in charge of the tributes. And the sons of Israel stoned him, and he died. And so king Rehoboam hurried to climb into the chariot, and he fled to Jerusalem.

18. Potom kralj Roboam posla Adorama, nadstojnika za tlaku, ali ga Izraelci kamenovaše i on umrije; a kralj se Roboam brže-bolje pope na kola te pobježe u Jeruzalem.

19. And Israel withdrew from the house of David, even to this day.

19. Tako se Izrael odijelio od doma Davidova sve do danas.