Chapter 10

[] Kai uphgen o Roboam eiV Sucem× dioti hrceto paV o Israhl eiV Sucem dia na kamh auton basilea.

Kai wV hkouse touto Ieroboam o uioV tou Nabat, ostiV hto en Aiguptw, opou eice fugei apo proswpou SolomwntoV tou basilewV, epestreyen o Ieroboam ex Aiguptou,

dioti apesteilan kai ekalesan auton. Tote hlqon o Ieroboam kai paV o Israhl, kai elalhsan proV ton Roboam, legonteV,

O pathr sou esklhrune ton zugon hmwn× twra loipon thn douleian thn sklhran tou patroV sou kai ton zugon autou ton barun, ton opoion epebalen ef' hmaV, elafrwson su, kai qelomen soi douleuei.

O de eipe proV autouV, Epanelqete proV eme meta treiV hmeraV. Kai anecwrhsen o laoV.

Kai sunebouleuqh o basileuV Roboam touV presbuterouV, oitineV paristanto enwpion SolomwntoV tou patroV autou eti zwntoV, legwn, Ti me sumbouleuete seiV na apokriqw proV ton laon touton;

Kai elalhsan proV auton, legonteV, Ean ferqhV eumenwV proV ton laon touton kai euaresthshV eiV autouV, kai lalhshV proV autouV agaqouV logouV, tote qelousin eisqai douloi sou dia pantoV.

Aperriyen omwV thn sumboulhn twn presbuterwn, thn opoian edwkan eiV auton, kai sunebouleuqh touV neouV touV sunanatrafentaV met' autou, touV paristamenouV enwpion autou.

Kai eipe proV autouV, Ti me sumbouleuete seiV na apokriqwmen proV ton laon touton, ostiV elalhse proV eme, legwn, Elafrwson ton zugon ton opoion o pathr sou epebalen ef' hmaV;

Kai elalhsan proV auton oi neoi oi sunanatrafenteV met' autou, legonteV, Outw qeleiV lalhsei proV ton laon, ostiV elalhse proV se, legwn, O pathr sou ebarune ton zugon hmwn, alla su elafrwson auton eiV hmaV× outw qeleiV lalhsei proV autouV× O mikroV mou daktuloV qelei eisqai pacuteroV thV osfuoV tou patroV mou×

twra loipon o men pathr mou epefortisen eiV esaV zugon barun, egw de qelw kamei baruteron ton zugon saV× o pathr mou saV epaideuse me mastigaV, egw de qelw saV paideusei me skorpiouV.

[] Kai hlqen o Ieroboam kai paV o laoV proV ton Roboam thn trithn hmeran, wV eice lalhsei o basileuV, legwn, Epanelqete proV eme thn trithn hmeran.

Kai apekriqh o basileuV proV autouV sklhrwV× kai egkatelipen o basileuV Roboam thn sumboulhn twn presbuterwn,

kai elalhse proV autouV kata thn sumboulhn twn newn, legwn, O pathr mou ebarune ton zugon saV, all' egw qelw kamei auton baruteron× o pathr mou saV epaideuse me mastigaV, all' egw qelw saV paideusei me skorpiouV.

Kai den eishkousen o basileuV eiV ton laon× dioti to pragma egeine para tou Qeou, dia na ektelesh o KurioV ton logon autou, ton opoion elalhse dia tou Acia tou Shlwnitou proV Ieroboam ton uion tou Nabat.

Kai idwn paV o Israhl oti o basileuV den eishkousen eiV autouV, apekriqh o laoV proV ton basilea, legwn, Ti meroV ecomen hmeiV eiV ton Dabid; oudemian klhronomian ecomen eiV ton uion tou Iessai× eiV taV skhnaV sou ekastoV, Israhl× probleyon twra, Dabid, peri tou oikou sou. Kai anecwrhse paV o Israhl eiV taV skhnaV autou.

Peri de twn uiwn Israhl twn katoikountwn en taiV polesin Iouda, o Roboam ebasileusen ep' autouV.

Kai apesteilen o basileuV Roboam ton Adwram, ton epi twn forwn× kai eliqobolhsan auton oi uioi Israhl me liqouV, kai apeqanen. Oqen espeusen o basileuV Roboam na anabh eiV thn amaxan, dia na fugh eiV Ierousalhm.

OutwV apestathsen o Israhl apo tou oikou tou Dabid, ewV thV hmeraV tauthV.