[和合本] 王用严厉的话回答百姓，不用老年人给他所出的主意，
[新标点] 王用严厉的话回答百姓，不用老年人给他所出的主意，
[和合修] 王严厉地回答百姓，不采纳长者给他出的主意。
[新译本] 王严厉地回答众人。他拒绝了老年人给他所出的主意，
[当代修] 13-14 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众民：他弃绝了老年人给他出的主意，
[思高本] 君王严厉答复了人民，抛弃了老年人给他出的主意，
[文理本] 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, giving no attention to the suggestion of the old men;
[KJV] And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him;
[NKJV] Then the king answered the people roughly, and rejected the advice which the elders had given him;
[KJ21] And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's counsel that they gave him,
[NASB] And the king answered the people harshly, for he ignored the advice of the elders which they had (Lit advised)given him,
[NRSV] The king answered the people harshly. He disregarded the advice that the older men had given him
[WEB] The king answered the people roughly, and abandoned the counsel of the old men which they had given him,
[ESV] And the king answered the people harshly, and forsaking the counsel that the old men had given him,
[NIV] The king answered the people harshly. Rejecting the advice given him by the elders,
[NIrV] The king answered the people in a mean way. He didn't accept the advice the elders had given him.
[HCSB] Then the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice the elders had given him
[CSB] Then the king answered the people harshly. He rejected the advice the elders had given him
[AMP] And the king answered the people roughly and forsook the counsel the old men had given him,
[NLT] But Rehoboam spoke harshly to the people, for he rejected the advice of the older counselors
[YLT] And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him,