2 Chronicles 12
1 And it came to pass when the kingdom of Rehoboam was established, and when he had become strong, [that] he forsook the law of Jehovah, 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 king Rehoboam, because they had transgressed against Jehovah, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem,
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 horsemen; and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt: Libyans, Sukkites, 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 he took the fortified cities that belonged to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
Ia merebut kota-kota berbenteng di Yehuda lalu maju sampai ke Yerusalem.
5 And Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and [to] the princes of Judah that had gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, Thus saith Jehovah: Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.
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 princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, Jehovah is righteous.
Raja dan para pemimpin mengakui bahwa mereka sudah berdosa. Mereka berkata, "Apa yang dilakukan TUHAN itu adil."
7 And when Jehovah saw that they humbled themselves, the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves: I will not destroy them, but I will grant them a little deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
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 his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
akan menguasai mereka, supaya mereka tahu perbedaan antara mengabdi kepada-Ku dan mengabdi kepada penguasa-penguasa dunia."
9 And Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of Jehovah, and the treasures of the king's house; he took away all; and he took away the shields of gold that 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 Rehoboam made in their stead shields of bronze, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the couriers who kept the entrance of the king's house.
Sebagai gantinya Rehabeam membuat perisai-perisai perunggu, dan mempercayakannya kepada para perwira yang mengawal pintu gerbang istana.
11 And it was so, that as often as the king entered into the house of Jehovah, the couriers came and fetched them, and brought them again into the chamber of the couriers.
Setiap kali raja pergi ke Rumah TUHAN, para pengawal membawa perisai-perisai itu, kemudian mengembalikannya ke kamar jaga.
12 And when he humbled himself, the anger of Jehovah turned away from him, that he would not destroy him altogether; and also in Judah there were good things.
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 And king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned; for Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that Jehovah had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there: and his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
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 applied not his heart to seek Jehovah.
Rehabeam berbuat jahat karena tidak berusaha melakukan kehendak TUHAN.
15 And the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the words of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer, in the genealogical registers? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
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 Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David. And Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
Rehabeam meninggal dan dikuburkan di makam raja-raja di Kota Daud. Abia putranya menjadi raja menggantikan dia.
