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.
And Roboam came to Jerusalem; and he assembled Juda and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand young men fit for war, and he waged war with Israel to recover the kingdom to Roboam.
2 Ali dođe Jahvina riječ Božjem čovjeku Šemaji:
And the Word of the Lord came to Samaias the man of God, saying,
3 “Kaži Salomonovu sinu Roboamu, judejskomu kralju, i svim Izraelcima u Judinu i Benjaminovu plemenu:
Speak to Roboam the [son] of Solomon, and to all Juda and Benjamin, saying,
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.
Thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not go up, and ye shall not war against your brethren: return every one to his home; for this thing is of me. And they hearkened to the word of the Lord, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
5 Roboam, stolujući u Jeruzalemu, poče dizati tvrde gradove po Judeji.
And Roboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and he built walled cities in Judea.
6 Tako je sagradio Betlehem, Etam, Tekou,
And he built Bethleem, and Aetan and Thecoe,
7 Bet Sur, Sokon, Adulam,
and Baethsura, and Sochoth, and Odollam,
8 Gat, Maresu, Zif,
and Geth, and Marisa, and Ziph,
9 Adorajim, Lakiš, Azeku,
and Adorai, and Lachis, and Azeca,
10 Soru, Ajalon i Hebron, tvrde gradove u Judinu i Benjaminovu plemenu.
and Saraa, and Aelom, and Chebron, which belong to Juda and Benjamin, walled cities.
11 Utvrdivši gradove, postavi im zapovjednike i dovuče zalihe hrane, ulja i vina;
And he fortified them with walls, and placed in them captains, and stores of provisions, 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.
shields and spears in every several city, and he fortified them very strongly, and he had on his side Juda and Benjamin.
13 Svećenici i leviti, koji su bili po svem Izraelu, pristupiše k njemu iz svih krajeva.
And the priests and the Levites who were in all Israel were gathered to him out of all the coasts.
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 the tents of their possession, and went to Juda to Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had ejected them so that they should not minister to the Lord.
15 a postavio je svećenike za uzvišice, za jarce i za telad koju je napravio.
And he made for himself priests of the high places, and for the idols, and for the vanities, and for the calves which Jeroboam 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.
And he cast out from the tribes of Israel those who set their heart to seek the Lord God of Israel: and they came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to the Lord 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.
And they strengthened the kingdom of Juda; and [Juda] strengthened Roboam the [son] of Solomon for three years, for he walked three years in the ways of David and Solomon.
18 Roboam je sebi uzeo za žemu Mahalatu, kćer Davidova sina Jerimota, i Abihajilu, kćer Jišajeva sina Eliaba,
And Roboam took to himself for a wife, Moolath daughter of Jerimuth the son of David, and Abigaia daughter of Heliab the son of Jessae.
19 koja mu rodi sinove: Jeuša, Šemarju i Zahama.
And she bore him sons; Jeus, and Samoria, and Zaam.
20 A poslije nje oženio se Abšalomovom kćerju Maakom, koja mu rodi Abiju, Etaja, Zizu i Šelomita.
And afterwards he took to himself Maacha the daughter of Abessalom; and she bore him Abia, and Jetthi, and Zeza, and Salemoth.
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.
And Roboam loved Maacha the daughter of Abessalom more than all his wives and all his concubines: for he had eighteen wives and sixty concubines; and he begot 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.
And he made Abia the son of Maacha chief, [even] a leader among his brethren, for he intended 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.
And he was exalted beyond all his [other] sons in all the coasts of Juda and Benjamin, and in the strong cities; and he gave them provisions in great abundance: and he desired many wives.
