Anden Krønikebog 11
1 Da Rehabeam var kommet til Jerusalem, samlede han hele Judas og Benjamins Hus, 180 000 udsøgte Folk, øvede Krigere, til at føre Krig med Israel og vinde Kongedømmet tilbage til Rehabeam.
And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, that were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom back to Rehoboam.
2 Men da kom HERRENS Ord til den Guds Mand Sjemaja saaledes:
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying:
3 »Sig til Judas Konge Rehabeam, Salomos Søn, og til hele Israel i Juda og Benjamin:
'Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying:
4 Saa siger HERREN: I maa ikke drage op og kæmpe med eders Brødre; vend hjem hver til sit, thi hvad her er sket, har jeg tilskikket!« Da adlød de HERRENS Ord og vendte tilbage og drog ikke mod Jeroboam.
Thus saith the LORD: Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren; return every man to his house, for this thing is of Me.' So they hearkened unto the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
5 Rehabeam boede saa i Jerusalem, og han befæstede flere Byer i Juda.
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
6 Saaledes befæstede han Betlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
7 Bet-Zur, Soko, Adullam,
and Beth-zur, and Soco, and Adullam,
8 Gat, Maresja, Zif,
and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
9 Adorajim, Lakisj, Azeka,
and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
10 Zor'a, Ajjalon og Hebron, alle i Juda og Benjamin;
and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.
11 og han gjorde Fæstningerne stærke, indsatte Befalingsmænd i dem og forsynede dem med Forraad af Levnedsmidler, Olie og Vin
And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and oil and wine.
12 og hver enkelt By med Skjolde og Spyd og gjorde dem saaledes meget stærke. Ham tilhørte Juda og Benjamin.
And in every city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin adhered to him.
13 Præsterne og Leviterne i hele Israel kom alle Vegne fra, hvor de boede, og stillede sig til hans Tjeneste;
And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel presented themselves to him out of all their border.
14 thi Leviterne forlod deres Græsmarker og Ejendom og begav sig til Juda og Jerusalem, fordi Jeroboam og hans Sønner afsatte dem fra Stillingen som HERRENS Præster,
For the Levites left their open land and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem; for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest's office unto the LORD;
15 idet han indsatte sig Præster for Offerhøjene og Bukketroldene og Tyrekalvene, som han, havde ladet lave.
and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the satyrs, and for the calves which he had made.
16 Og i Følge med Leviterne kom fra alle Israels Stammer de, hvis Hjerte var vendt til at søge HERREN, Israels Gud, til Jerusalem for at ofre til HERREN, deres Fædres Gud;
And after them, out of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their hearts to seek the LORD, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice unto the LORD, the God of their fathers.
17 og de styrkede Juda Rige og hævdede Rehabeams, Salomos Søns, Magt i et Tidsrum af tre Aar. Thi i tre Aar fulgte han Davids og Salomos Veje.
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years; for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon.
18 Rehabeam ægtede Mahalat; en Datter af Davids Søn Jerimot og Abihajil, en Datter af Eliab, Isajs Søn.
And Rehoboam took him a wife, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
19 Hun fødte ham Sønnerne Je'usj, Sjemarja og Zaham.
and she bore him sons: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.
20 Senere ægtede han Absaloms Datter Ma'aka, som fødte ham Abija, Attaj, Ziza og Sjelomit.
And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
21 Rehabeam elskede Absaloms Datter Ma'aka højere end sine andre Hustruer og Medhustruer; han havde nemlig atten Hustruer og tresindstyve Medhustruer og avlede otte og tyve Sønner og tresindstyve Døtre.
And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines — for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines, and begot twenty and eight sons and threescore daughters.
22 Og Rehabeam satte Ma'akas Søn Abija til Overhoved, til Fyrste blandt hans Brødre; thi han havde i Sinde at gøre, ham til Konge;
And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, even the prince among his brethren; for he was minded to make him king.
23 og han fordelte klogelig alle sine Sønner rundt i alle Judas og Benjamins Landsdele og i alle de befæstede Byer og gav dem rigeligt Underhold og skaffede dem Hustruer.
And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fortified city; and he gave them victual in abundance. And he sought for them many wives.
