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。
And when Rehobo'am was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring back the kingdom again to Rehobo'am.
2 但是，上主有話傳於天主的人舍瑪雅說：「
But the word of the Lord came unto Shema'yahu the man of God, saying,
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：
Say unto Rehobo'am the son of Solomon, the king of Judah and Benjamin, saying,
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]
Thus hath said the Lord, Ye shall not go up, nor fight with your brethren: return every man to his house; for from me hath this thing been brought about. And they hearkened to the words of the Lord, and returned from going against Jerobo'am.
5 勒哈貝罕住在耶路撒冷，在猶大修築了各成的防禦工事，
And Rehobo'am dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities as fortresses in Judah.
6 即修築了白冷、厄坦、特科亞、
He built, namely, Beth-lechem, and 'Etam, and Thekoa'.
7 貝特族爾、索苛、阿杜藍、
And Beth-zur, and Socho, and 'Adullam,
8 加特、瑪勒沙、齊弗、
And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
9 阿多蘭、拉基士、阿則卡、
And Adorayim and Lachish, and '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。
And Zor'ah, and Ayalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.
11 他加強鞏固這些城，派軍駐守，儲備食糧，酒、油；
And he strengthened the strong-holds, and put commanders in them, and stores of food, and 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]
And in each and every city [he placed] shields and spears, and made them exceedingly strong: and thus remained with him Judah and Benjamin.
13 凡以色列所有的司祭和肋未人都由各地歸勒哈貝罕。
And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel presented themselves to him out of all their territory.
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，
For the Levites left their open districts and their possession, and went to Judah and Jerusalem; because Jerobo'am and his sons cast them off from executing the priest's office unto 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。
And [because] he ordained for himself priests for the high-places, and for the evil spirits, and for the calves which 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。
And after them [came] out of all the tribes of Israel such as directed their heart to seek the Lord the God of Israel: these came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the Lord, the God of their fathers.
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]
And they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and brought power to Rehobo'am, the son of Solomon, during three years; for they walked in the way of David and Solomon during three years.
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。
And Rehobo'am took himself as wife Machalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, [and] Abichayil the daughter of Eliab the 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。
And she bore to him sons: Je'ush, and Shamaryah, 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。
And after her did he take Ma'achah the daughter of Abshalom; and she bore to him Abiyah, and 'Attai, and 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。
And Rehobo'am loved Ma'achah the daughter of Abshalom more than all his wives and his concubines; for he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines; and he begat twenty and 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。
And Rehobo'am appointed Abiyah the son of Ma'achah to be the chief, to be ruler among his brethren; because [he desired] 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。
And he dealt understandingly, and dispersed all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto all the fortified cities; and he gave them food in abundance and he required [for them] a multitude of wives.
