1 Kings 12

CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN	SMITH VAN DYKE
1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem. For in that place, all of Israel had gathered to appoint him as king.	1 وذهب رحبعام الى شكيم لانه جاء الى شكيم جميع اسرائيل ليملكوه.
2 Yet truly, Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, while he was still in Egypt as a fugitive from the face of king Solomon, hearing of his death, returned from Egypt.	2 ولما سمع يربعام بن نباط وهو بعد في مصر. لانه هرب من وجه سليمان الملك واقام يربعام في مصر
3 And they sent and called him. Therefore, Jeroboam went, with the entire multitude of Israel, and they spoke to Rehoboam, saying:	3 وارسلوا فدعوه. أتى يربعام وكل جماعة اسرائيل وكلموا رحبعام قائلين.
4 “Your father imposed a very harsh yoke upon us. And so, you should now take away a little from the very harsh rule of your father and from his very grievous yoke, which he imposed upon us, and we will serve you.”	4 ان اباك قسّى نيرنا واما انت فخفف الآن من عبودية ابيك القاسية ومن نيره الثقيل الذي جعله علينا فنخدمك.
5 And he said to them, “Go away, until the third day, and then return to me.” And when the people had gone away,	5 فقال لهم اذهبوا الى ثلاثة ايام ايضا ثم ارجعوا اليّ. فذهب الشعب.
6 king Rehoboam took counsel with the elders who had assisted before his father Solomon while he was still living. And he said, “What counsel do you give to me, so that I may respond to this people?”	6 فاستشار الملك رحبعام الشيوخ الذين كانوا يقفون امام سليمان ابيه وهو حيّ قائلا كيف تشيرون ان ارد جوابا الى هذا الشعب.
7 They said to him, “If today you will obey and serve this people, and yield to their petition, and if you will speak lenient words to them, they will be your servants for all days.”	7 فكلموه قائلين ان صرت اليوم عبدا لهذا الشعب وخدمتهم واجبتهم وكلمتهم كلاما حسنا يكونون لك عبيدا كل الايام.
8 But he abandoned the counsel of the old men, which they had given to him. And he consulted the young men who had been raised with him, and who were assisting him.	8 فترك مشورة الشيوخ التي اشاروا بها عليه واستشار الاحداث الذين نشأوا معه ووقفوا امامه
9 And he said to them: “What counsel do you give to me, so that I may respond to this people, who have said to me: ‘Make light the yoke that your father imposed on us?’ ”	9 وقال لهم بماذا تشيرون انتم فنردّ جوابا على هذا الشعب الذين كلموني قائلين خفف من النير الذي جعله علينا ابوك.
10 And the young men who had been raised with him, said: “You shall speak in this way to this people, who have spoken to you, saying: ‘Your father weighed down our yoke. You should relieve us.’ You shall say this to them: ‘My little finger is thicker than the back of my father.	10 فكلمه الاحداث الذين نشأوا معه قائلين هكذا تقول لهذا الشعب الذين كلموك قائلين ان اباك ثقل نيرنا واما انت فخفف من نيرنا هكذا تقول لهم ان خنصري اغلظ من متني ابي.
11 And now, my father placed a heavy yoke upon you, but I will add more upon your yoke. My father cut you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions.’ ”	11 والآن ابي حملكم نيرا ثقيلا وانا ازيد على نيركم. ابي ادبكم بالسياط وانا أؤدبكم بالعقارب
12 Therefore, Jeroboam and all the people went to Rehoboam on the third day, just as the king had spoken, saying, “Return to me on the third day.”	12 فجاء يربعام وجميع الشعب الى رحبعام في اليوم الثالث كما تكلم الملك قائلا ارجعوا اليّ في اليوم الثالث.
13 And the king responded to the people harshly, leaving behind the counsel of the elders that they had given to him.	13 فاجاب الملك الشعب بقساوة وترك مشورة الشيوخ التي اشاروا بها عليه
14 And he spoke to them according to the counsel of the young men, saying: “My father weighed down your yoke, but I will add more to your yoke. My father cut you with whips, but I will beat you with scorpions.”	14 وكلمهم حسب مشورة الاحداث قائلا ابي ثقل نيركم وانا ازيد على نيركم. ابي ادبكم بالسياط وانا أؤدبكم بالعقارب.
15 And the king did not acquiesce to the people. For the Lord had turned him away, so that he might raise up his word, which he had spoken by the hand of Ahijah, the Shilonite, to Jeroboam, the son of Nebat.	15 ولم يسمع الملك للشعب لان السبب كان من قبل الرب ليقيم كلامه الذي تكلم به الرب عن يد اخيا الشيلوني الى يربعام بن نباط.
16 And so the people, seeing that the king had not been willing to listen to them, responded to him, saying: “What part do we have in David? Or what inheritance do we have in the son of Jesse? Go to your own tents, O Israel. Now David, see to your own house.” And Israel went away to their own tents.	16 فلما رأى كل اسرائيل ان الملك لم يسمع لهم رد الشعب جوابا على الملك قائلين اي قسم لنا في داود ولا نصيب لنا في ابن يسّى. الى خيامك يا اسرائيل. الآن انظر الى بيتك يا داود. وذهب اسرائيل الى خيامهم.
17 But over all the sons of Israel who were living in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned.	17 واما بنو اسرائيل الساكنون في مدن يهوذا فملك عليهم رحبعام.
18 Then king Rehoboam sent Adoram, who was over the tribute. And all of Israel stoned him, and he died. Therefore, king Rehoboam hurrying, climbed into the chariot, and fled to Jerusalem.	18 ثم ارسل الملك رحبعام ادورام الذي على التسخير فرجمه جميع اسرائيل بالحجارة فمات. فبادر الملك رحبعام وصعد الى المركبة ليهرب الى اورشليم.
19 And Israel drew away from the house of David, even to the present day.	19 فعصى اسرائيل على بيت داود الى هذا اليوم.
20 And it happened that, when all of Israel had heard that Jeroboam had returned, gathering an assembly, they sent and called him, and they appointed him as king over all of Israel. And no one followed the house of David, except the tribe of Judah alone.	20 ولما سمع جميع اسرائيل بان يربعام قد رجع ارسلوا فدعوه الى الجماعة وملكوه على جميع اسرائيل. لم يتبع بيت داود الا سبط يهوذا وحده
21 Then Rehoboam went to Jerusalem, and he gathered together the entire house of Judah, and the tribe of Benjamin, one hundred and eighty thousand elect men of war, so that they might fight against the house of Israel, and might bring the kingdom back to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon.	21 ولما جاء رحبعام الى اورشليم جمع كل بيت يهوذا وسبط بنيامين مئة وثمانين الف مختار محارب ليحاربوا بيت اسرائيل ويردوا المملكة لرحبعام بن سليمان.
22 But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying:	22 وكان كلام الله الى شمعيا رجل الله قائلا
23 “Speak to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, the king of Judah, and to all the house of Judah, and to Benjamin, and to the rest of the people, saying:	23 كلم رحبعام بن سليمان ملك يهوذا وكل بيت يهوذا وبنيامين وبقية الشعب قائلا
24 ‘Thus says the Lord: You shall not go up, and you shall not make war against your brothers, the sons of Israel. Let each man return to his own house. For this word came from me.’ ” And they listened to the word of the Lord, and they returned from the journey, as the Lord had instructed them.	24 هكذا قال الرب لا تصعدوا ولا تحاربوا اخوتكم بني اسرائيل. ارجعوا كل واحد الى بيته لان من عندي هذا الأمر. فسمعوا لكلام الرب ورجعوا لينطلقوا حسب قول الرب
25 Then Jeroboam built up Shechem, on mount Ephraim, and he lived there. And departing from there, he built up Penuel.	25 وبنى يربعام شكيم في جبل افرايم وسكن بها. ثم خرج من هناك وبنى فنوئيل.
26 And Jeroboam said in his heart: “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David,	26 وقال يربعام في قلبه الآن ترجع المملكة الى بيت داود.
27 if this people ascend to offer sacrifices in the house of the Lord at Jerusalem. And the heart of this people will be converted to their lord Rehoboam, the king of Judah, and they will put me to death, and return to him.”	27 ان صعد هذا الشعب ليقربوا ذبائح في بيت الرب في اورشليم يرجع قلب هذا الشعب الى سيدهم رحبعام ملك يهوذا ويقتلوني ويرجعوا الى رحبعام ملك يهوذا.
28 And devising a plan, he made two golden calves. And he said to them: “No longer choose to ascend to Jerusalem. Behold, these are your gods, O Israel, who led you away from the land of Egypt!”	28 فاستشار الملك وعمل عجلي ذهب وقال لهم. كثير عليكم ان تصعدوا الى اورشليم. هوذا آلهتك يا اسرائيل الذين اصعدوك من ارض مصر.
29 And he stationed one in Bethel, and the other in Dan.	29 ووضع واحدا في بيت ايل وجعل الآخر في دان.
30 And this word became an occasion of sin. For the people went to adore the calf, even to Dan.	30 وكان هذا الامر خطية. وكان الشعب يذهبون الى امام احدهما حتى الى دان.
31 And he made shrines on the high places, and he made priests out of the lowest people, who were not of the sons of Levi.	31 وبنى بيت المرتفعات وصيّر كهنة من اطراف الشعب لم يكونوا من بني لاوي.
32 And he appointed a solemn day in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, in imitation of the solemnity that was celebrated in Judah. And ascending to the altar, he acted similarly in Bethel, so that he immolated to the calves, which he had made. And in Bethel, he appointed priests of the high places, which he had made.	32 وعمل يربعام عيدا في الشهر الثامن في اليوم الخامس عشر من الشهر كالعيد الذي في يهوذا واصعد على المذبح. هكذا فعل في بيت ايل بذبحه للعجلين اللذين عملهما. واوقف في بيت ايل كهنة المرتفعات التي عملها.
33 And he ascended to the altar, which he had raised up in Bethel, on the fifteenth day of the eighth month, the day that he had decided in his own heart. And he made a solemnity to the sons of Israel, and he ascended to the altar, so that he might burn incense.	33 واصعد على المذبح الذي عمل في بيت ايل في اليوم الخامس عشر من الشهر الثامن في الشهر الذي ابتدعه من قلبه فعمل عيدا لبني اسرائيل وصعد على المذبح ليوقد