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。
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 但耶和華的話臨到神人示瑪雅說：
But a message from the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God that said,
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，
“Tell Rehoboam, son of Solomon, king of Judah, and of all the Israelites living in Judah and 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。
‘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 羅波安住在耶路撒冷，在猶大地修築城邑，
Rehoboam stayed in Jerusalem, and he strengthened the defenses of the towns in Judah.
6 為保障修築伯利恆、以坦、提哥亞、
He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
7 伯‧夙、梭哥、亞杜蘭、
Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,
8 迦特、瑪利沙、西弗、
Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
9 亞多萊音、拉吉、亞西加、
Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
10 瑣拉、亞雅崙、希伯崙。這都是猶大和便雅憫的堅固城。
Zorah, Aijalon and Hebron. These are the fortified towns 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。
He strengthened their fortresses and put commanders in charge of them, together with supplies of food, olive 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。
He stored shields and spears in all the towns and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin under his rule.
13 以色列全地的祭司和利未人都從四方來歸羅波安。
However, the priests and Levites throughout Israel chose to side with Rehoboam.
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。
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 耶羅波安為邱壇、為鬼魔、為自己所鑄造的牛犢設立祭司。
Jeroboam chose his own priests for the high places and for the goat and calf idols 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。
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 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。
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 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。
Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David's son Jerimoth and of 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。
She was the mother his sons Jeush, and Shamariah, 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。
After her he married Maacah Absalom's daughter, and she was the mother of his sons Abijah, Attai, 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。
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 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。
Rehoboam made Abijah son of Maacah crown prince among his brothers, planning 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。
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.
