第十二章 1 Kings 12
1.羅波安往示劍去;因為以色列人都到了示劍要立他作王。
Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had gone there to make him king.
2.尼八的兒子耶羅波安先前躲避所羅門王,逃往埃及住在那裏(他聽見這事。)
When Jeroboam son of Nebat heard this (he was still in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon), he returned from[a] Egypt.
Footnotes:
a. 1 Kings 12:2 Or he remained in
3.以色列人打發人去請他來,他就和以色列會眾都來見羅波安,對他說:
So they sent for Jeroboam, and he and the whole assembly of Israel went to Rehoboam and said to him:
4.「你父親使我們負重軛做苦工,現在求你使我們做的苦工、負的重軛輕鬆些,我們就事奉你。」
「Your father put a heavy yoke on us, but now lighten the harsh labor and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.」
5.羅波安對他們說:「你們暫且去,第三日再來見我。」民就去了。
Rehoboam answered, 「Go away for three days and then come back to me.」 So the people went away.