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OET (OET-RV) So after getting advice, the king made two gold calves, and he told his people, “Going all the way down to Yerushalem is too far for you. Look, these can be your gods, Israel, who brought you out from Egypt.”
OET-LV And_took_counsel the_king and_he/it_made two calves of_gold and_he/it_said to_them [is]_enough to/for_you_all too_to_go_up Yərūshālayim here gods_your Oh_Yisrāʼēl/(Israel) which brought_up_you from_land of_Miʦrayim/(Egypt).
UHB וַיִּוָּעַ֣ץ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיַּ֕עַשׂ שְׁנֵ֖י עֶגְלֵ֣י זָהָ֑ב וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֗ם רַב־לָכֶם֙ מֵעֲל֣וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם הִנֵּ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ֙ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶעֱל֖וּךָ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ ‡
(vayyiūāˊaʦ hammelek vayyaˊas shənēy ˊeglēy zāhāⱱ vayyoʼmer ʼₐlēhem raⱱ-lākem mēˊₐlōt yərūshālaim hinnēh ʼₑloheykā yisrāʼēl ʼₐsher heˊₑlūkā mēʼereʦ miʦrāyim.)
Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ ἐβουλεύσατο ὁ βασιλεὺς, καὶ ἐπορεύθη, καὶ ἐποίησε δύο δαμάλεις χρυσᾶς, καὶ εἶπε πρὸς τὸν λαὸν, ἱκανούσθω ὑμῖν ἀναβαίνειν εἰς Ἱερουσαλήμ· ἰδοὺ θεοί σου Ἰσραὴλ οἱ ἀναγαγόντες σε ἐκ γῆς Αἰγύπτου.
(Kai ebouleusato ho basileus, kai eporeuthaʸ, kai epoiaʸse duo damaleis ⱪrusas, kai eipe pros ton laon, hikanousthō humin anabainein eis Hierousalaʸm; idou theoi sou Israaʸl hoi anagagontes se ek gaʸs Aiguptou. )
BrTr And the king took counsel, and went, and made two golden heifers, and said to the people, Let it suffice you [fn]to have gone hitherto to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
12:28 Gr. to go.
ULT And the king consulted and made two calves of gold. And he said to them, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Behold your gods, Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt!”
UST So he consulted his advisors, and then he did what they suggested. He told his workers to make gold statues of two calves. Then he said to the people, “You have been going to Jerusalem to worship for a long time. You are making too big an effort to keep going there. You people of Israel, look! These statues are the gods that brought our ancestors up from Egypt! So you can worship these, here!”
BSB § After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people,[fn] “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”
12:28 Hebrew to them
OEB So the king took counsel with himself, and made two calves to gold, and said to the people, ‘You have gone up to Jerusalem long enough. Behold your gods, O Israel, which brought you up from the land of Egypt!’
WEBBE So the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said to them, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look and behold your gods, Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt!”
Editor’s note on WEBBE: said to them: This English translation has the king talking to his gold calves.
WMBB (Same as above)
Editor’s note on WMBB: said to them: This English translation has the king talking to his gold calves.
NET After the king had consulted with his advisers, he made two golden calves. Then he said to the people, “It is too much trouble for you to go up to Jerusalem. Look, Israel, here are your gods who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”
LSV And the king takes counsel, and makes two calves of gold, and says to them, “Enough of you from going up to Jerusalem; behold, your gods, O Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”
FBV So after taking advice, the king had two golden calves made, and he told the people, “Don't bother going to Jerusalem any more. Look, Israel, here are your gods who led you out of the land of Egypt.”
T4T So he consulted his advisors, and then he did what they suggested. He told his workers to make gold statues of two calves. Then he said to the people, “You have been going to Jerusalem to worship for a long time. It is a big trouble for you to continue going there. You people of Israel, look! These statues are the gods that brought our ancestors up from Egypt! So you can worship these, here!”
LEB And the king had decided, so he made two golden calves and he said to them,[fn] “You have been going up to Jerusalem long enough;[fn] here are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up from the land of Egypt.”
Editor’s note on LEB: said to them: This English translation has the king talking to his gold calves.
BBE So after taking thought the king made two oxen of gold; and he said to the people, You have been going up to Jerusalem long enough; see! these are your gods, O Israel, who took you out of the land of Egypt.
Moff No Moff 1KI book available
JPS Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said unto them: 'Ye have gone up long enough to Jerusalem; behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.'
Editor’s note on JPS: said to them: This English translation has the king talking to his gold calves.
ASV Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Editor’s note on ASV: said to them: This English translation has the king talking to his gold calves.
DRA And finding out a device he made two golden calves, and said to them: Go ye up no more to Jerusalem: Behold thy gods, O Israel, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt.
Editor’s note on DRA: said to them: This English translation has the king talking to his gold calves.
YLT And the king taketh counsel, and maketh two calves of gold, and saith unto them, 'Enough to you of going up to Jerusalem; lo, thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.'
Drby And the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold. And he said to them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy [fn]gods, Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt!
12.28 Elohim
Editor’s note on Drby: said to them: This English translation has the king talking to his gold calves.
RV Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold; and he said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem; behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Editor’s note on RV: said to them: This English translation has the king talking to his gold calves.
Wbstr Upon which the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said to them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee out of the land of Egypt.
Editor’s note on Wbstr: said to them: This English translation has the king talking to his gold calves.
KJB-1769 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
(Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Yerusalem: behold thy/your gods, O Israel, which brought thee/you up out of the land of Egypt. )
Editor’s note on KJB-1769: said to them: This English translation has the king talking to his gold calves.
KJB-1611 [fn]Whereupon the king tooke counsell, and made two calues of gold, and said vnto them, It is too much for you to goe vp to Ierusalem: Behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee vp out of the land of Egypt.
(Whereupon the king took counsell, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Yerusalem: Behold thy/your gods, O Israel, which brought thee/you up out of the land of Egypt.)
12:28 Exod.32. 8.
Bshps Wherupon the king toke counsel, and made two calues of golde, and sayd vnto them, It is muche for you to go vp to Hierusalem: Behold O Israel, these are thy goddes, which brought thee out of the lande of Egypt.
(Wherupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is much for you to go up to Yerusalem: Behold O Israel, these are thy/your gods, which brought thee/you out of the land of Egypt.)
Gnva Whereupon the King tooke counsell, and made two calues of golde, and saide vnto them, It is too much for you to goe vp to Ierusalem: beholde, O Israel, thy gods, which brought thee vp out of the lande of Egypt.
(Whereupon the King took counsell, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Yerusalem: behold, O Israel, thy/your gods, which brought thee/you up out of the land of Egypt. )
Cvdl And the kynge helde a councell and made two golden calues, and sayde vnto them: It is to moch for you to go to Ierusale: beholde, there is thy God (O Israel) which broughte ye out of Egipte.
(And the king held a council/counsel and made two golden calves, and said unto them: It is to much for you to go to Yerusalem: behold, there is thy/your God (O Israel) which brought ye/you_all out of Egypt.)
Wycl And by counsel thouyt out, he made tweyne goldun caluys, and seide to hem, Nyle ye stie more in to Jerusalem; Israel, lo! thi goddis, that ledden thee out of the lond of Egipt.
(And by council/counsel thouyt out, he made two golden caluys, and said to them, Nyle ye/you_all stie more in to Yerusalem; Israel, lo! thy/your gods, that ledden thee/you out of the land of Egypt.)
Luth Und der König hielt einen Rat; und machte zwei güldene Kälber und sprach zu ihnen: Es ist euch zu viel, hinauf gen Jerusalem zu gehen; siehe, da sind deine Götter, Israel, die dich aus Ägyptenland geführet haben!
(And the/of_the king hielt a Rat; and made two güldene Kälber and spoke to to_them: It is you to viel, up to/toward Yerusalem to go; look, there are your gods, Israel, the you/yourself out_of Egyptland guided have!)
ClVg Et excogitato consilio fecit duos vitulos aureos, et dixit eis: Nolite ultra ascendere in Jerusalem: ecce dii tui Israël, qui te eduxerunt de terra Ægypti.[fn]
(And excogitato consilio he_did duos vitulos aureos, and he_said eis: Don't ultra ascendere in Yerusalem: behold dii yours Israel, who you(sg) eduxerunt about earth/land Ægypti. )
12.28 Fecit duos. Jeroboam quare vitulus fecerit, vel quomodo Josephus sufficienter exponit.
12.28 Fecit duos. Yeroboam quare vitulus fecerit, or how Yosephus sufficienter exponit.
12:28 Two gold calves would strike a responsive chord regarding Israel’s history (Exod 32; esp. 32:4). Similar religious practices, associated with the Canaanite god Baal-Hadad, also appealed to the remaining Canaanite population in the northern kingdom. Jeroboam’s intentions compromised true worship and caused religious confusion (see 1 Kgs 14:9; Hos 8:6).
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
brought you up
(Some words not found in UHB: and,took_counsel the=king and=he/it_made two_of calves golden and=he/it_said to,them great//chief/captain to/for=you_all too_~_to,go_up Yerushalayim see/lo/see! gods,your Yisrael which/who brought_~_up,you from,land Miʦrayim/(Egypt) )
“You” here is a metonym for the ancestors of the people. Alternate translation: “brought your ancestors up”