2 Ljetopisa 11
1 Došavši u Jeruzalem, skupi sav dom Judin i Benjaminov, sto i osamdeset tisuća vrsnih ratnika, da udare na Izraela i da Roboamu vrate kraljevstvo.
When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he mobilized the house of Judah and Benjamin—180,000 chosen warriors—to fight against Israel and restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.
2 Ali dođe Jahvina riječ Božjem čovjeku Šemaji:
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:
3 “Kaži Salomonovu sinu Roboamu, judejskomu kralju, i svim Izraelcima u Judinu i Benjaminovu plemenu:
“Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin
4 Ovako veli Jahve: 'Ne idite se tući s braćom! Neka se svatko vrati svojoj kući, jer je ovo poteklo od mene.'” I oni poslušaše riječ Jahvinu, vratiše se i ne udariše na Jeroboama.
that this is what the LORD says: ‘You are not to go up and fight against your brothers. Each of you must return home, for this word is from Me.’” So they listened to the words of the LORD and turned back from going against Jeroboam.
5 Roboam, stolujući u Jeruzalemu, poče dizati tvrde gradove po Judeji.
Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.
6 Tako je sagradio Betlehem, Etam, Tekou,
He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
7 Bet Sur, Sokon, Adulam,
Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,
8 Gat, Maresu, Zif,
Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
9 Adorajim, Lakiš, Azeku,
Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
10 Soru, Ajalon i Hebron, tvrde gradove u Judinu i Benjaminovu plemenu.
Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.
11 Utvrdivši gradove, postavi im zapovjednike i dovuče zalihe hrane, ulja i vina;
He strengthened their fortresses and put officers in them, with supplies of food, oil, and wine.
12 u svaki pojedini grad stavi štitova i kopalja i utvrdi ih vrlo jako. Tako je on imao Judino i Benjaminovo pleme.
He also put shields and spears in all the cities and strengthened them greatly. So Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
13 Svećenici i leviti, koji su bili po svem Izraelu, pristupiše k njemu iz svih krajeva.
Moreover, the priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel stood with Rehoboam.
14 Leviti ostaviše pašnjake i posjed te otiđoše u Judeju i Jeruzalem, jer ih je bio odbacio Jeroboam i njegovi sinovi da ne obavljaju svećeničku službu Jahvi,
For the Levites left their pasturelands and their possessions and went to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them as priests of the LORD.
15 a postavio je svećenike za uzvišice, za jarce i za telad koju je napravio.
And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made.
16 Za njima su iz svih izraelskih plemena dolazili u Jeruzalem da žrtvuju Jahvi, Bogu svojih otaca, oni koji su srcem tražili Jahvu, Boga Izraelova.
Those from every tribe of Israel who had set their hearts to seek the LORD their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
17 Tako su utvrdili judejsko kraljevstvo i osokolili Salomonova sina Roboama za tri godine, jer su tri godine živjeli poput Davida i Salomona.
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and supported Rehoboam son of Solomon for three years, because they walked for three years in the way of David and Solomon.
18 Roboam je sebi uzeo za žemu Mahalatu, kćer Davidova sina Jerimota, i Abihajilu, kćer Jišajeva sina Eliaba,
And Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab.
19 koja mu rodi sinove: Jeuša, Šemarju i Zahama.
She bore sons to him: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
20 A poslije nje oženio se Abšalomovom kćerju Maakom, koja mu rodi Abiju, Etaja, Zizu i Šelomita.
After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
21 Roboam je ljubio Abšalomovu kćer Maaku više od svih svojih žena i inoča, iako je uzeo osamnaest žena i šezdeset inoča i rodio dvadeset i osam sinova i šezdeset kćeri.
Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. In all, he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he was the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
22 I Roboam postavi Maakina sina Abiju za poglavara i kneza nad njegovom braćom, jer ga je naumio postaviti za kralja.
Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, intending to make him king.
23 I, mudro radeći, razmjesti sinove po svim judejskim i Benjaminovim krajevima, po svim tvrdim gradovima, davši im hrane izobila i poženivši ih sa mnogo žena.
Rehoboam also acted wisely by dispersing some of his sons throughout the districts of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified cities. He gave them abundant provisions and sought many wives for them.
