Chronicles II 12
1 And it came to pass when the kingdom of Roboam was established, and when he had grown strong, [that] he forsook the commandments of the Lord, and all Israel with him.
Setelah kedudukan Rehabeam sebagai raja telah menjadi kuat, ia dan seluruh rakyat Israel mengabaikan hukum TUHAN,
2 And it came to pass in the fifth year of the reign of Roboam, Susakim king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had sinned against the Lord,
dan tidak setia kepada-Nya. Karena itu TUHAN menghukum mereka. Pada tahun kelima pemerintahan Rehabeam, Sisak raja Mesir menyerang Yerusalem
3 with twelve hundred chariots, and sixty thousand horses: and there was no number of the multitude that came with him from Egypt; Libyans, Trogodytes, and Ethiopians.
dengan 1.200 kereta perang, 60.000 tentara berkuda, dan sejumlah prajurit yang tak terhitung banyaknya, termasuk pasukan Libia, Suki dan Sudan.
4 And they obtained possession of the strong cities, which were in Juda, and came to Jerusalem.
Ia merebut kota-kota berbenteng di Yehuda lalu maju sampai ke Yerusalem.
5 And Samaias the prophet came to Roboam, and to the princes of Juda that were gathered to Jerusalem for fear of Susakim, and said to them, Thus said the Lord, Ye have left me, and I will leave you in the hand of Susakim.
Pada waktu itu Raja Rehabeam dan para pemimpin Yehuda telah berkumpul di Yerusalem karena melarikan diri dari Sisak. Nabi Semaya datang kepada mereka dan berkata, "Begini kata TUHAN, 'Kamu meninggalkan Aku, jadi sekarang Aku pun meninggalkan kamu sehingga kamu dikuasai oleh Sisak.'"
6 And the elders of Israel and the king were ashamed, and said, The Lord [is] righteous.
Raja dan para pemimpin mengakui bahwa mereka sudah berdosa. Mereka berkata, "Apa yang dilakukan TUHAN itu adil."
7 And when the Lord saw that they repented, then came the word of the Lord to Samaias, saying, They have repented; I will not destroy them, but I will set them in safety for a little while, and my wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem.
Ketika TUHAN melihat bahwa mereka telah merendahkan diri, Ia berbicara lagi kepada Semaya, kata-Nya, "Karena mereka mengakui dosa mereka, maka Aku tak akan membinasakan mereka. Aku akan segera meluputkan mereka; Yerusalem tidak akan hancur. Meskipun begitu, Sisak
8 Nevertheless they shall be servants, and know my service, and the service of the kings of the earth.
akan menguasai mereka, supaya mereka tahu perbedaan antara mengabdi kepada-Ku dan mengabdi kepada penguasa-penguasa dunia."
9 So Susakim king of Egypt went up against Jerusalem, and took the treasures that were in the house of the Lord, and the treasures that were in the king's house: he took all; and he took the golden shields which Solomon had made.
Maka datanglah Raja Sisak menyerang kota Yerusalem dan merampas barang-barang berharga yang terdapat di Rumah TUHAN dan di istana raja, juga perisai-perisai emas yang dibuat oleh Raja Salomo.
10 And king Roboam made brazen shields instead of them. And Susakim set over him captains of footmen, as keepers of the gate of the king.
Sebagai gantinya Rehabeam membuat perisai-perisai perunggu, dan mempercayakannya kepada para perwira yang mengawal pintu gerbang istana.
11 And it came to pass, when the king went into the house of the Lord, the guards and the footmen went in, and they that returned to meet the footmen.
Setiap kali raja pergi ke Rumah TUHAN, para pengawal membawa perisai-perisai itu, kemudian mengembalikannya ke kamar jaga.
12 And when he repented, the anger of the Lord turned from him, and did not destroy him utterly; for there were good things in Juda.
Karena raja merendahkan diri di hadapan TUHAN, dan juga karena masih ada hal-hal yang baik di Yehuda maka redalah kemarahan TUHAN kepada Rehabeam dan tidak membinasakan dia sama sekali.
13 So king Roboam strengthened [himself] in Jerusalem, and reigned: and Roboam was forty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, in the city which the Lord chose out of all the tribes of the children of Israel to call his name there: and his mother's name was Noomma the Ammanitess.
Rehabeam memerintah di Yerusalem dan kekuasaannya semakin besar. Ia berumur 41 tahun ketika menjadi raja, dan ia memerintah 17 tahun lamanya di Yerusalem, kota yang dari seluruh wilayah Israel dipilih TUHAN untuk menjadi tempat ibadat kepada-Nya. Ibu Rehabeam adalah Naama dari negeri Amon.
14 And he did evil, for he directed not his heart to seek the Lord.
Rehabeam berbuat jahat karena tidak berusaha melakukan kehendak TUHAN.
15 And the acts of Roboam, the first and the last, behold, are they not written in the book of Samaia the prophet, and Addo the seer, with his achievements.
Kisah tentang Rehabeam dari mula sampai akhir dan silsilahnya dicatat dalam buku Sejarah Nabi Semaya dan dalam buku Sejarah Nabi Ido. Antara Rehabeam dan Yerobeam selalu saja terjadi peperangan.
16 And Roboam made war with Jeroboam all [his] days. And Roboam died with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abia his son reigned in his stead.
Rehabeam meninggal dan dikuburkan di makam raja-raja di Kota Daud. Abia putranya menjadi raja menggantikan dia.
