[和合本] 罗波安王用严厉的话回复他们，不用老年人所出的主意，
[新标点] 罗波安王用严厉的话回复他们，不用老年人所出的主意，
[和合修] 王严厉地回答他们。罗波安王不采纳长者所出的主意，
[新译本] 罗波安王很严厉地回答他们。罗波安王不接受老人的意见，
[当代修] 13-14 罗波安王没有采纳老臣的建议，而是照青年臣僚的建议，疾言厉色地对他们说：“我父亲使你们负重担，我要使你们负更重的担子！我父亲用鞭子打你们，我要用刺鞭打你们！”
[现代修] 王不听元老的建议，却照着年轻人的建议对人民说凶狠的话。他说：“我父亲给你们重担，我要给你们更重的担；他用鞭子打你们，我要用刺棒击打你们！”
[吕振中] 罗波安王很严厉地回答他们：罗波安王弃绝了老年人出的主意。
[思高本] 王严厉答复了人民；勒哈贝罕王抛弃了老年人的意见，
[文理本] 罗波安王以厉词答之、违弃耆老之谋、
[GNT] The king ignored the advice of the older men and spoke harshly to the people,
[BBE] And the king gave them a rough answer. So King Rehoboam gave no attention to the suggestion of the old men,
[KJV] And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
[NKJV] Then the king answered them roughly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders,
[KJ21] And the king answered them roughly; and King Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
[NASB] The king answered them harshly, and King Rehoboam ignored the advice of the elders.
[NRSV] The king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the advice of the older men;
[WEB] The king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam abandoned the counsel of the old men,
[ESV] And the king answered them harshly; and forsaking the counsel of the old men,
[NIV] The king answered them harshly. Rejecting the advice of the elders,
[NIrV] The king answered them in a mean way. He didn't accept the advice of the elders.
[HCSB] Then the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the elders' advice
[CSB] Then the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the elders' advice
[AMP] And the king answered them harshly, forsaking the counsel of the old men,
[NLT] But Rehoboam spoke harshly to them, for he rejected the advice of the older counselors
[YLT] And the king answereth them sharply, and king Rehoboam forsaketh the counsel of the aged men,