2 Chronicles 11
1 And Rehoboam came to Jerusalem; and he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men apt for war, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
[上主禁止進攻以色列]勒哈貝罕一回到耶路撒冷，即刻召集猶大和本雅明家族中十八萬善戰的精兵，去攻打以色列，想把王國奪回，再歸屬勒哈貝罕。
2 But the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
但是，上主有話傳於天主的人舍瑪雅說：「
3 Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and unto all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
你去告訴撒羅滿的兒子猶大王勒哈貝罕，及所有猶大和本雅明的以色列人說：
4 Thus saith Jehovah: Go not up, nor fight with your brethren; return every man to his house; for this thing is from me. And they hearkened to the words of Jehovah, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
上主這樣說：你們不可前去攻打你們的弟兄! 你們各人回本家罷! 因為這事是出於我。」他們便聽從上主的話，都回去了，沒有去攻打雅洛貝罕。[勒哈貝罕加強防禦工事]
5 And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
勒哈貝罕住在耶路撒冷，在猶大修築了各成的防禦工事，
6 And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
即修築了白冷、厄坦、特科亞、
7 and Beth-zur, and Soco, and Adullam,
貝特族爾、索苛、阿杜藍、
8 and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
加特、瑪勒沙、齊弗、
9 and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
阿多蘭、拉基士、阿則卡、
10 and Zorah, and Ajalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.
祚辣、阿雅隆和赫貝龍：這些都是猶大和本雅明境內設防的城。
11 And he fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of victuals, and of oil and wine;
他加強鞏固這些城，派軍駐守，儲備食糧，酒、油；
12 and in every several city, targets and spears, and made them exceedingly strong. And Judah and Benjamin were his.
各城內又備有干戈，使之極其堅固，為統治猶大和本雅明。[聖職人員來歸]
13 And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their districts;
凡以色列所有的司祭和肋未人都由各地歸勒哈貝罕。
14 for the Levites left their suburbs and their possessions, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from exercising the priesthood to Jehovah;
肋未人離開自己的牧場和產業，來到猶大和耶路撒冷，是因為雅洛貝罕和他的兒子們拒絕他們充當司祭，服事上主，
15 and he ordained for himself priests for the high places, and for the he-goats and for the calves that he had made.
而另為高丘、公山羊像和自己所製的牛犢委派了司祭。
16 — And after them, those out of all the tribes of Israel that set their heart to seek Jehovah the God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to Jehovah the God of their fathers.
為此，以色列各支派中，凡專心尋求上主以色列天主的，都隨那些肋未人到了耶路撒冷，向上主他們祖先的天主奉獻犧牲。
17 And they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong three years; for during three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.
如此，這般人加強了猶大的國勢，使撒羅滿的兒子勒哈貝罕有了勢力，凡三年之久，因為他們在三年之中，遵循了達味和撒羅滿的道路。[勒哈貝罕的家室]
18 And Rehoboam took Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David as wife, [and of] Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.
勒哈貝罕取了達味之子耶黎摩特的女兒，亦即葉瑟之子厄里雅布的女兒阿彼海耳的女兒瑪哈拉特為妻。
19 And she bore him children: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.
瑪哈拉特給他生的兒子，即耶烏士、舍瑪黎雅和匝罕。
20 And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
以後，他又娶了阿貝沙隆的外孫女瑪阿加，她生了阿彼雅，阿泰、齊匝和舍羅米特。
21 And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines; for he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he begot twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
勒哈貝罕共娶了十八個妻子，六十個妾侍，生了二十八個兒子，六十個女兒；但他愛阿貝沙龍的外孫女瑪阿加，超過其他的妻妾。
22 And Rehoboam established Abijah the son of Maachah at the head, to be ruler among his brethren; for [he thought] to make him king.
勒哈貝罕遂將瑪阿加的兒子阿彼雅立為儲君，為眾兄弟之長，有意立他為王。
23 And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to all the fortified cities; and he gave them food in abundance. And he desired [for them] a multitude of wives.
勒哈貝罕作事聰明，將他所有的兒子分派在猶大和本雅明全境所有設防的城內，供給他們豐富食糧，並給他們娶了許多妻妾。
