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1 Roboão foi a Siquém, porque todo o Israel se tinha juntado ali para proclamá-lo rei.	1 Then Rehoboam went to Shechem. For in that place, all of Israel had gathered to appoint him as king.
2 E chegou essa notícia aos ouvidos de Jeroboão no Egito, onde ainda estava refugiado para escapar à face do rei Salomão.	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.
3 Mandaram, pois, buscá-lo no Egito, onde habitava. Então Jeroboão foi com toda a assembléia de Israel e disseram a Roboão:	3 And they sent and called him. Therefore, Jeroboam went, with the entire multitude of Israel, and they spoke to Rehoboam, saying:
4 Teu pai impôs-nos um jugo pesado; alivia agora a rude servidão e o pesado jugo que teu pai nos impôs, e seremos teus servos.	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.”
5 Ele respondeu-lhes: Ide-vos e voltai à minha presença dentro de três dias. E o povo retirou-se.	5 And he said to them, “Go away, until the third day, and then return to me.” And when the people had gone away,
6 O rei Roboão consultou os anciãos que tinham servido ao seu pai Salomão durante a sua vida. Disse-lhes: Que me aconselhais responder a esse povo?	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?”
7 Se hoje fores amável com esse povo, responderam-lhe, e cederes, se lhe falares com benevolência, eles serão para sempre teus servos.	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.”
8 O rei, porém, deixando de lado o conselho dos anciãos, foi consultar os jovens que tinham crescido com ele e eram seus familiares.	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.
9 Disse-lhes: E vós, que me aconselhais responder ao povo? Ele pede-me que eu alivie o jugo que lhe impôs meu pai.	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?’ ”
10 Os jovens que tinham crescido com ele, responderam-lhe: Assim dirás a esse povo que te falou, dizendo: Teu pai tornou o nosso jugo pesado; tu, porém, alivia-nos - assim lhe dirás: Meu dedo mínimo é mais grosso que os rins de meu pai.	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.
11 Se meu pai vos impôs um jugo pesado, eu o farei ainda mais pesado. Se ele vos castigou com açoites, eu vos castigarei com escorpiões.	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.’ ”
12 Chegou o terceiro dia. Jeroboão, seguido de uma grande multidão, apresentou-se diante de Roboão, pois ele dissera: Voltai a mim dentro de três dias.	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.”
13 O rei falou com dureza ao povo. Sem fazer caso algum do conselho dos anciãos,	13 And the king responded to the people harshly, leaving behind the counsel of the elders that they had given to him.
14 respondeu ao povo como lhe aconselharam os jovens: Meu pai impôs-vos um jugo pesado? Pois eu o tornarei ainda mais pesado. Meu pai vos castigou com açoites? Pois eu vos castigarei com escorpiões.	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.”
15 E o rei não atendeu ao povo, porque assim o dispusera o Senhor, para realizar a palavra que tinha dito a Jeroboão, filho de Nabat, por meio de Aías, de Silo.	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.
16 Vendo que o rei não os atendia, o povo respondeu-lhe: Que temos nós a ver com Davi? Que temos nós de comum com o filho de Isaí? Vai, pois, para as tuas tendas, ó Israel! Cabe a ti tratar de tua casa, ó Davi! E os israelitas retiraram-se para as suas tendas.	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.
17 Roboão reinou, no entanto, sobre os israelitas que habitavam em Judá.	17 But over all the sons of Israel who were living in the cities of Judah, Rehoboam reigned.
18 O rei Roboão enviou Adurão, superintendente dos trabalhos, mas os israelitas apedrejaram-no e ele morreu. O rei subiu então precipitadamente no seu carro e fugiu para Jerusalém.	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.
19 Desse modo, separou-se Israel da casa de Davi até o dia de hoje.	19 And Israel drew away from the house of David, even to the present day.
20 Ouvindo os filhos de Israel que Jeroboão tinha voltado, convidaram-no à sua assembléia e aclamaram-no rei de todo o Israel. Só a tribo de Judá ficou fiel à casa de Davi.	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.
21 Roboão, quando chegou a Jerusalém, reuniu toda a casa de Judá e a tribo de Benjamim, cento e oitenta mil guerreiros de escol, a fim de pelejar contra a casa de Israel, e restituir todo o reino a Roboão, filho de Salomão.	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.
22 Mas Deus falou a Seméias, homem de Deus:	22 But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying:
23 Fala a Roboão, filho de Salomão, rei de Judá, bem como a toda a casa de Judá e de Benjamim, e a todo o resto do povo. Dize-lhes: Eis o que diz o Senhor:	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:
24 Não façais guerra aos vossos irmãos, os israelitas. Volte cada um para a sua casa. Tudo isto se fez por minha vontade. Eles obedeceram à palavra do Senhor e voltaram, como lhes ordenara.	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.
25 Jeroboão construiu Siquém na montanha de Efraim, e residiu ali. Depois deixou Siquém para edificar Fanuel.	25 Then Jeroboam built up Shechem, on mount Ephraim, and he lived there. And departing from there, he built up Penuel.
26 E disse consigo mesmo: Pode bem ser que o reino volte para a casa de Davi.	26 And Jeroboam said in his heart: “Now the kingdom will return to the house of David,
27 Se o povo subir a Jerusalém para oferecer sacrifícios no templo do Senhor, e o seu coração se voltar para o seu senhor, Roboão, rei de Judá, matar-me-ão e se voltarão para Roboão, rei de Judá.	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.”
28 Depois de ter refletido bem, o rei mandou fazer dois bezerros de ouro e disse ao povo: Basta de peregrinações a Jerusalém! Eis aqui, ó Israel, o teu Deus que te tirou do Egito.	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!”
29 Pôs um bezerro em Betel e outro em Dã.	29 And he stationed one in Bethel, and the other in Dan.
30 Isso foi uma ocasião de pecado, porque o povo ia até Dã para adorar um desses bezerros.	30 And this word became an occasion of sin. For the people went to adore the calf, even to Dan.
31 Jeroboão construiu também templos em lugares altos, onde estabeleceu como sacerdotes homens tirados do meio do povo, e que não eram levitas.	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.
32 Instituiu também uma festa no oitavo mês, no décimo quinto dia do mês, à semelhança da que se celebrava em Judá, e subiu ao altar. Fez o mesmo em Betel, sacrificando aos bezerros que tinha mandado fazer. Estabeleceu igualmente em Betel sacerdotes para os lugares altos que tinha edificado.	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.
33 No décimo quinto dia do oitavo mês, isto é, no mês que tinha escolhido a seu bel-prazer, subiu ao altar que tinha edificado em Betel para celebrar a festa com os israelitas. Subiu ao altar para queimar o incenso.	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.