歷代志下 11
1 [上主禁止進攻以色列]勒哈貝罕一回到耶路撒冷，即刻召集猶大和本雅明家族中十八萬善戰的精兵，去攻打以色列，想把王國奪回，再歸屬勒哈貝罕。
When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he gathered the men from the households of Judah and Benjamin— 180,000 chosen warriors—to go and fight against Israel to bring the kingdom back to Rehoboam.
2 但是，上主有話傳於天主的人舍瑪雅說：「
But a message from the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God that said,
3 你去告訴撒羅滿的兒子猶大王勒哈貝罕，及所有猶大和本雅明的以色列人說：
“Tell Rehoboam, son of Solomon, king of Judah, and of all the Israelites living in Judah and Benjamin:
4 上主這樣說：你們不可前去攻打你們的弟兄! 你們各人回本家罷! 因為這事是出於我。」他們便聽從上主的話，都回去了，沒有去攻打雅洛貝罕。[勒哈貝罕加強防禦工事]
‘This is what the Lord says. Don't fight against your relatives. Every one of you, go home! For what has happened is down to me.’” So they obeyed what the Lord told them and did not fight against Jeroboam.
5 勒哈貝罕住在耶路撒冷，在猶大修築了各成的防禦工事，
Rehoboam stayed in Jerusalem, and he strengthened the defenses of the towns in Judah.
6 即修築了白冷、厄坦、特科亞、
He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
7 貝特族爾、索苛、阿杜藍、
Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,
8 加特、瑪勒沙、齊弗、
Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
9 阿多蘭、拉基士、阿則卡、
Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
10 祚辣、阿雅隆和赫貝龍：這些都是猶大和本雅明境內設防的城。
Zorah, Aijalon and Hebron. These are the fortified towns in Judah and in Benjamin.
11 他加強鞏固這些城，派軍駐守，儲備食糧，酒、油；
He strengthened their fortresses and put commanders in charge of them, together with supplies of food, olive oil, and wine.
12 各城內又備有干戈，使之極其堅固，為統治猶大和本雅明。[聖職人員來歸]
He stored shields and spears in all the towns and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin under his rule.
13 凡以色列所有的司祭和肋未人都由各地歸勒哈貝罕。
However, the priests and Levites throughout Israel chose to side with Rehoboam.
14 肋未人離開自己的牧場和產業，來到猶大和耶路撒冷，是因為雅洛貝罕和他的兒子們拒絕他們充當司祭，服事上主，
The Levites even left their pasturelands and properties behind, and came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons refused to allow them to serve as priests of the Lord.
15 而另為高丘、公山羊像和自己所製的牛犢委派了司祭。
Jeroboam chose his own priests for the high places and for the goat and calf idols he had made.
16 為此，以色列各支派中，凡專心尋求上主以色列天主的，都隨那些肋未人到了耶路撒冷，向上主他們祖先的天主奉獻犧牲。
Those from every tribe of Israel who were committed to worshiping their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord, the God of their forefathers.
17 如此，這般人加強了猶大的國勢，使撒羅滿的兒子勒哈貝罕有了勢力，凡三年之久，因為他們在三年之中，遵循了達味和撒羅滿的道路。[勒哈貝罕的家室]
So they supported the kingdom of Judah and for three years they were loyal to Rehoboam, son of Solomon, because they followed the way of David and Solomon.
18 勒哈貝罕取了達味之子耶黎摩特的女兒，亦即葉瑟之子厄里雅布的女兒阿彼海耳的女兒瑪哈拉特為妻。
Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David's son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Eliab, son of Jesse.
19 瑪哈拉特給他生的兒子，即耶烏士、舍瑪黎雅和匝罕。
She was the mother his sons Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.
20 以後，他又娶了阿貝沙隆的外孫女瑪阿加，她生了阿彼雅，阿泰、齊匝和舍羅米特。
After her he married Maacah Absalom's daughter, and she was the mother of his sons Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
21 勒哈貝罕共娶了十八個妻子，六十個妾侍，生了二十八個兒子，六十個女兒；但他愛阿貝沙龍的外孫女瑪阿加，超過其他的妻妾。
Rehoboam loved Maacah Absalom's daughter more than all his other wives and concubines. He had a total of eighteen wives and sixty concubines, twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
22 勒哈貝罕遂將瑪阿加的兒子阿彼雅立為儲君，為眾兄弟之長，有意立他為王。
Rehoboam made Abijah son of Maacah crown prince among his brothers, planning to make him king.
23 勒哈貝罕作事聰明，將他所有的兒子分派在猶大和本雅明全境所有設防的城內，供給他們豐富食糧，並給他們娶了許多妻妾。
Rehoboam was also wise to place some of his sons throughout the land of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified towns. He gave them plenty of supplies and sought many wives for them. He worked to arrange many wives for them.
