Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 12:16-29

16Soוַיָּשִׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725when all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200that the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428hearkenedשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085not unto them, the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971answeredדָּבָ֣ר׀da.VarH1697the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֡רle.MorH559,What portionחֵ֨לֶקChe.lekH2506have we in Davidבְּדָוִ֜דbe.da.VidH1732? neither have weinheritanceנַחֲלָ֣הna.cha.LahH5159in the sonבְּבֶן־be.ven-H1121of Jesseיִשַׁ֗יyi.ShaiH3448:to your tentsלְאֹהָלֶ֙יךָ֙le.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:now seeרְאֵ֥הre.'EhH7200to thine own houseבֵיתְךָ֖vei.te.KhaH1004,Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.So Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478departedH3212unto their tentsלְאֹהָלָֽיו׃le.'o.ha.LavH168.

17But as forthe childrenוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478which dweltהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,Rehoboamרְחַבְעָֽם׃ פre.chav.'AmH7346reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427over them.

18Then kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971Adoramאֲדֹרָם֙'a.do.RamH151, who wasover the tributeהַמַּ֔סha.MasH4522;and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478stonedוַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּvai.yir.ge.MuH7275him with stonesאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68,that he diedוַיָּמֹ֑תvai.ya.MotH4191.Therefore kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֗םre.chav.'AmH7346made speedהִתְאַמֵּץ֙hit.'a.MetzH553to get him upלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927to his chariotבַּמֶּרְכָּבָ֔הba.mer.ka.VahH4818,to fleeלָנ֖וּסla.NusH5127to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

19So Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478rebelledוַיִּפְשְׁע֤וּvai.yif.she.'UH6586against the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

20And it came to pass, when all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478heardכִּשְׁמֹ֤עַkish.Mo.a'H8085that Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֔םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379was come againשָׁ֣בshavH7725,that they sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְח֗וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971and calledוַיִּקְרְא֤וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121him unto the congregationהָ֣עֵדָ֔הha.'e.DahH5712,and made him kingוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427over all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:there was none that followedאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,butזוּלָתִ֥יzu.la.TiH2108the tribeשֵֽׁבֶט־she.vet-H7626of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063only.

21And when Rehoboamרְחַבְעָם֮re.chav.'AmH7346was comeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.vo.'u'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַם֒ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,he assembledוַיַּקְהֵל֩vai.yak.HelH6950all the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,with the tribeשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,an hundredמֵאָ֨הme.'AhH3967and fourscoreוּשְׁמֹנִ֥יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505chosen menבָּח֖וּרba.ChurH977,which were warriorsעֹשֵׂ֣ה מִלְחָמָ֑ה'o.Seh mil.cha.MahH4421 H6213,to fightלְהִלָּחֵם֙le.hi.la.ChemH3898against the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to bringH7725the kingdomהַמְּלוּכָ֔הha.me.lu.KhahH4410againH7725to Rehoboamלִרְחַבְעָ֖םlir.chav.'AmH7346the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹֽה׃ פshe.lo.MohH8010.

22But the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430came unto Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

23Speakאֱמֹ֗ר'e.MorH559unto Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֤םre.chav.'AmH7346,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹה֙she.lo.MohH8010,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and unto all the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑יןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,and to the remnantוְיֶ֥תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

24Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068,Ye shall not go upתַעֲלוּ֩ta.'a.LuH5927,nor fightתִלָּ֨חֲמ֜וּןti.La.cha.MunH3898against your brethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם'a.chei.KhemH251the childrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725every manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to his houseלְבֵית֔וֹle.vei.ToH1004;for this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697isנִהְיָ֖הnih.YahH1961from me. They hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085therefore to the wordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to departH3212,according to the wordכִּדְבַ֥רkid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

25Then Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֧םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379builtוַיִּ֨בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Shechemשְׁכֶ֛םshe.KhemH7927in mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and dweltוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427therein; and went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from thence, and builtוַיִּ֖בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129Penuelפְּנוּאֵֽל׃pe.nu.'ElH6439.

26And Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559in his heartבְּלִבּ֑וֹbe.li.BoH3820,Now shall the kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֖הha.mam.la.KhahH4467returnתָּשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725to the houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004of Davidדָּוִֽד׃da.VidH1732:

27If this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971go upיַעֲלֶ֣ה׀ya.'a.LehH5927to doלַעֲשׂ֨וֹתla.'a.SotH6213sacrificeזְבָחִ֤יםze.va.ChimH2077in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068at Jerusalemבִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,then shall the heartלֵ֣בlevH3820of this peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971turn againוְ֠שָׁבve.shoH7725unto their lordאֲדֹ֣נֵיהֶ֔ם'a.Do.nei.HemH113, evenunto Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֖םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and they shall killוַהֲרָגֻ֕נִיva.ha.ra.Gu.niH2026me, and go againוְשָׁ֖בוּve.Sha.vuH7725to Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

28Whereupon the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428took counselוַיִּוָּעַ֣ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289,and madeוַיַּ֕עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213twoשְׁנֵ֖יshe.NeiH8147calvesעֶגְלֵ֣י'eg.LeiH5695ofgoldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, It is too muchרַב־rav-H7227for you to go upמֵעֲל֣וֹתme.'a.LotH5927to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:behold thy godsאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which brought thee upהֶעֱל֖וּךָhe.'e.Lu.khaH5927out of the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

29And he setוַיָּ֥שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the oneהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259in Beth–elH1008,and the otherהָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.ChadH259putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414he in Danבְּדָֽן׃be.DanH1835.

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