2 Chronicles 11
1 And Roboam came to Jerusalem, and called together all the house of Juda and of Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men and warriors, to fight against Israel, and to bring back his kingdom to him.
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.
2 And the word of the Lord came to Semeias the man of God, saying:
Men da kom HERRENS Ord til den Guds Mand Sjemaja saaledes:
3 Speak to Roboam the son of Solomon the king of Juda, and to all Israel, in Juda and Benjamin:
»Sig til Judas Konge Rehabeam, Salomos Søn, og til hele Israel i Juda og Benjamin:
4 Thus saith the Lord: You shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: let every man return to his own house, for by my will this thing has been done. And when they heard the word of the Lord, they returned, and did not go against Jeroboam,
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.
5 And Roboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built walled cities in Juda.
Rehabeam boede saa i Jerusalem, og han befæstede flere Byer i Juda.
6 And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Thecue,
Saaledes befæstede han Betlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
7 And Bethsur, and Socho, and Odollam,
Bet-Zur, Soko, Adullam,
8 And Geth, and Maresa, and Ziph,
Gat, Maresja, Zif,
9 And Aduram, and Lachis, and Azecha,
Adorajim, Lakisj, Azeka,
10 Saraa also, and Aialon, and Hebron, which are in Juda and Benjamin, well fenced cities.
Zor'a, Ajjalon og Hebron, alle i Juda og Benjamin;
11 And when he had enclosed them with walls, he put in them governors and storehouses of provisions, that is, of oil and of wine.
og han gjorde Fæstningerne stærke, indsatte Befalingsmænd i dem og forsynede dem med Forraad af Levnedsmidler, Olie og Vin
12 Moreover in every city he made an armoury of shields and spears, and he fortified them with great diligence, and he reigned over Juda, and Benjamin,
og hver enkelt By med Skjolde og Spyd og gjorde dem saaledes meget stærke. Ham tilhørte Juda og Benjamin.
13 And the priests and Levites, that were in all Israel, came to him out of all their seats,
Præsterne og Leviterne i hele Israel kom alle Vegne fra, hvor de boede, og stillede sig til hans Tjeneste;
14 Leaving their suburbs, and their possessions, and passing over to Juda, and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off, from executing the priestly office to the Lord.
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,
15 And he made to himself priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
idet han indsatte sig Præster for Offerhøjene og Bukketroldene og Tyrekalvene, som han, havde ladet lave.
16 Moreover out of all the tribes of Israel, whosoever gave their heart to seek the Lord the God of Israel, came into Jerusalem to sacrifice their victims before the Lord the God of their fathers.
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;
17 And they strengthened the kingdom of Juda, and established Roboam the son of Solomon for three years: for they walked in the ways of David and of Solomon, only three years.
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.
18 And Roboam took to wife Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David: and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Isai.
Rehabeam ægtede Mahalat; en Datter af Davids Søn Jerimot og Abihajil, en Datter af Eliab, Isajs Søn.
19 And they bore him sons Jehus, and Somorias, and Zoom.
Hun fødte ham Sønnerne Je'usj, Sjemarja og Zaham.
20 And after her he married Maacha the daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abia and Ethai, and Ziza, and Salomith.
Senere ægtede han Absaloms Datter Ma'aka, som fødte ham Abija, Attaj, Ziza og Sjelomit.
21 And Roboam loved Maacha the daughter of Absalom above all his wives, and concubines: for he had married eighteen wives, and threescore concubines: and he beget eight and twenty sons, and threescore daughters.
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.
22 But he put at the head of them Abia the son of Maacha to be the chief ruler over all his brethren: for he meant to make him king,
Og Rehabeam satte Ma'akas Søn Abija til Overhoved, til Fyrste blandt hans Brødre; thi han havde i Sinde at gøre, ham til Konge;
23 Because he was wiser and mightier than all his sons, and in all the countries of Juda, and of Benjamin, and in all the walled cities: and he gave them provisions in abundance, and he sought many wives.
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.
