2 Chronicles 11
1 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.
Lè Woboram rive lavil Jerizalèm, li sanble sankatrevenmil (180.000) sòlda nan pi bon sòlda ki te nan branch fanmi Jida ak nan branch fanmi Benjamen. Li te fè lide al goumen ak moun peyi Izrayèl yo pou l' mete yo anba lòd li ankò.
2 But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God:
Men, Bondye pale ak Chemaya, pwofèt li a, li di l' konsa:
3 “Tell Rehoboam son of Solomon king of Judah and all the Israelites in Judah and Benjamin
-Pale ak Woboram, pitit Salomon an, wa peyi Jida a, ansanm ak tout moun pep Izrayèl ki fè pati branch fanmi Jida ak branch fanmi Benjamen yo. Di yo konsa:
4 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.
Men mesaj mwen menm Seyè a, mwen voye ba yo: Piga n' al goumen ak fanmi nou yo. Tounen lakay nou. Sa ki rive a se travay mwen. Se mwen menm ki vle l' konsa. Moun yo koute lòd Seyè a vre, yo pa moute al goumen ak Jewoboram.
5 Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.
Woboram rete lavil Jerizalèm, li moute ranpa nan anpil lavil peyi Jida pou pwoteje yo.
6 He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
Se konsa, li ranfòse miray lavil Betleyèm, Eytam, Tekoa,
7 Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,
Betsou, Soko, Adoulam,
8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
Gat, Marecha, Zif,
9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
Adorayim, Lakis, Aseka,
10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, the fortified cities in Judah and Benjamin.
Soreya, Ajalon, Ebwon. Tou sa se lavil ak ranpa ki te nan peyi Jida ak nan peyi Benjamen.
11 He strengthened their fortresses and put officers in them, with supplies of food, oil, and wine.
Li ranfòse miray ranpa yo, li mete chèf reskonsab yo, li fè bati depo pou mete manje, lwil ak diven.
12 He also put shields and spears in all the cities and strengthened them greatly. So Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
Lèfini, nan chak lavil, li fè bay gwo plak pwotèj ak frenn an kantite. Lavil sa yo te byen pwoteje. Se konsa Woboram te kenbe moun branch fanmi Jida ak branch fanmi Benjamen yo anba otorite l'.
13 Moreover, the priests and Levites from all their districts throughout Israel stood with Rehoboam.
Prèt yo ak moun Levi yo soti toupatou nan peyi Izrayèl, yo vin jwenn Woboram.
14 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.
Moun Levi yo te kite bèt yo nan savann ak tout lòt byen yo, yo desann lavil Jerizalèm ak nan peyi Jida, paske Jewoboram, wa peyi Izrayèl la ak tout wa ki te vin apre l' yo, te enpoze moun Levi yo fè sèvis yo tankou prèt Seyè a.
15 And Jeroboam appointed his own priests for the high places and for the goat demons and calf idols he had made.
Jewoboram te chwazi prèt pa l' pou fè sèvis kote yo fè ofrann bèt pou lòt bondye li t'ap sèvi sou fòm estati bouk kabrit ak ti towo bèf li te fè fè pou li yo.
16 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.
Nan tout peyi Izrayèl la moun ki te vle sèvi Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, ak tout kè yo fè tankou moun Levi yo ak prèt yo. Yo desann lavil Jerizalèm pou yo te ka ofri bèt pou yo touye pou Seyè a, Bondye zansèt yo a.
17 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.
Sa te bay gouvènman peyi Jida a anpil fòs. Pandan twazan yo kenbe la ak Woboram, pitit Salomon an, yo viv jan yo te konn viv sou rèy wa David ak wa Salomon.
18 And Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Jesse’s son Eliab.
Woboram te marye ak Malat, pitit fi Jerimòt ki te pitit David ak Abigayil, pitit fi Eliyab, pitit pitit fi Izayi.
19 She bore sons to him: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
Yo fè twa pitit gason: Jeouch, Chemarya ak Saram.
20 After her, he married Maacah daughter of Absalom, and she bore to him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
Apre sa, Woboram marye ak Maka, pitit fi Absalon, ki ba li kat pitit gason: Abija, Atayi, Ziza ak Chelomit.
21 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.
Antou Woboram te gen dizwit madan marye ak swasant fanm kay. Li fè venntwit pitit gason ak swasant pitit fi. Nan tout madan marye li yo ak fanm kay li yo, se Maka, pitit fi Absalon an, li te pi renmen.
22 Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah as chief prince among his brothers, intending to make him king.
Konsa tou, li te pito Abija, pitit gason Maka te fè pou li a, pase tout lòt pitit li yo. Li mete l' chèf tout frè l' yo. Li te vle se li ki pou pran plas li lè li mouri.
23 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.
Li te fè lide bay chak pitit gason l' yo yon reskonsablite. Se konsa, li voye yo al rete toupatou nan peyi Jida ak nan peyi Benjamen, nan tout lavil li te ranfòse yo, li ba yo pwovizyon an kantite epi li marye yo ak anpil fanm.
