歷代志下 11
1 羅波安來到耶路撒冷，招聚猶大家和便雅憫家，共十八萬人，都是挑選的戰士，要與以色列人爭戰，好將國奪回再歸自己。
Then Rehoboam went to Jerusalem, and he called together the entire house of Judah and of Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand elect men of war, so that he might contend against Israel, and turn back his kingdom to himself.
2 但耶和華的話臨到神人示瑪雅說：
And the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying:
3 「你去告訴所羅門的兒子猶大王羅波安和住猶大、便雅憫的以色列眾人說，
“Speak to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, the king of Judah, and to all of Israel who are of Judah, or of Benjamin:
4 耶和華如此說：『你們不可上去與你們的弟兄爭戰，各歸各家去吧！因為這事出於我。』」眾人就聽從耶和華的話歸回，不去與耶羅波安爭戰。
Thus says the Lord: You shall not ascend and fight against your brothers. Let each one return to his own house. For it is by my will that this has happened.” And when they had heard the word of the Lord, they turned back, and they did not continue on against Jeroboam.
5 羅波安住在耶路撒冷，在猶大地修築城邑，
Then Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built fortified cities in Judah.
6 為保障修築伯利恆、以坦、提哥亞、
And he built up Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
7 伯‧夙、梭哥、亞杜蘭、
and also Bethzur, and Soco, and Adullam,
8 迦特、瑪利沙、西弗、
indeed also Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
9 亞多萊音、拉吉、亞西加、
then too Adoram, and Lachish, and Azekah,
10 瑣拉、亞雅崙、希伯崙。這都是猶大和便雅憫的堅固城。
as well as Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which were very fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin.
11 羅波安又堅固各處的保障，在其中安置軍長，又預備下糧食、油、酒。
And when he had enclosed them with walls, he placed in them rulers, and storehouses of provisions, that is, of oil and wine.
12 他在各城裏預備盾牌和槍，且使城極其堅固。猶大和便雅憫都歸了他。
Moreover, in each city he made an armory of shields and spears, and he strengthened them with the utmost diligence. And he ruled over Judah and Benjamin.
13 以色列全地的祭司和利未人都從四方來歸羅波安。
Then the priests and Levites, who were in all of Israel, came to him from all their settlements,
14 利未人撇下他們的郊野和產業，來到猶大與耶路撒冷，是因耶羅波安和他的兒子拒絕他們，不許他們供祭司職分事奉耶和華。
leaving behind their suburbs and possessions, and crossing over to Judah and to Jerusalem. For Jeroboam and his followers had cast them out, so that they could not exercise the priestly office to the Lord.
15 耶羅波安為邱壇、為鬼魔、為自己所鑄造的牛犢設立祭司。
And he appointed for himself priests of high places, and of demons, and of calves that he had made.
16 以色列各支派中，凡立定心意尋求耶和華－以色列上帝的，都隨從利未人，來到耶路撒冷祭祀耶和華－他們列祖的上帝。
Moreover, out of all the tribes of Israel, whosoever would give their heart so that they sought the Lord God of Israel, they went to Jerusalem to immolate their victims before the Lord, the God of their fathers.
17 這樣，就堅固猶大國，使所羅門的兒子羅波安強盛三年，因為他們三年遵行大衛和所羅門的道。
And they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and they confirmed Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, for three years. For they walked in the ways of David and of Solomon, but only for three years.
18 羅波安娶大衛兒子耶利摩的女兒瑪哈拉為妻，又娶耶西兒子以利押的女兒亞比孩為妻。
Then Rehoboam took as wife Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth, son of David, and also Abihail, the daughter of Eliab, son of Jesse.
19 從她生了幾個兒子，就是耶烏施、示瑪利雅、撒罕。
They bore sons for him: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.
20 後來又娶押沙龍的女兒瑪迦，從她生了亞比雅、亞太、細撒、示羅密。
And also after her, he married Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, who bore for him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
21 羅波安娶十八個妻，立六十個妾，生二十八個兒子，六十個女兒；他卻愛押沙龍的女兒瑪迦，比愛別的妻妾更甚。
But Rehoboam loved Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, above all his wives and concubines. For he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines. And he conceived twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
22 羅波安立瑪迦的兒子亞比雅作太子，在他弟兄中為首，因為想要立他接續作王。
Truly, he appointed as the head, Abijah, the son of Maacah, to be the ruler over all his brothers. For he thought to make him king,
23 羅波安辦事精明，使他眾子分散在猶大和便雅憫全地各堅固城裏，又賜他們許多糧食，為他們多尋妻子。
since he was wiser and more powerful than all his sons, even in all the regions of Judah and Benjamin, and in all the fortified cities. And he provided them with very much food, and he sought many wives.
