2 Chronicles 12
1 And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.
Rehabeam beserta seluruh Israel meninggalkan hukum TUHAN, ketika kerajaannya menjadi kokoh dan kekuasaannya menjadi teguh.
2 And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD,
Tetapi pada tahun kelima zaman raja Rehabeam, majulah Sisak, raja Mesir, menyerang Yerusalem--karena mereka berubah setia terhadap TUHAN--
3 With twelve hundred chariots, and three score thousand horsemen: and the people were without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.
dengan seribu dua ratus kereta dan enam puluh ribu orang berkuda, sedang rakyat yang mengikutinya dari Mesir, yakni orang Libia, orang Suki dan orang Etiopia, tidak terhitung banyaknya.
4 And he took the fenced cities which pertained to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
Ia merebut kota-kota benteng yang di Yehuda, bahkan mendekati Yerusalem.
5 Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, Thus says the LORD, You have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.
Nabi Semaya datang kepada Rehabeam dan pemimpin-pemimpin Yehuda yang berkumpul di Yerusalem berhubung dengan ancaman Sisak, dan berkata kepada mereka: "Beginilah firman TUHAN: Kamu telah meninggalkan Aku, oleh sebab itu Akupun meninggalkan kamu juga dalam kuasa Sisak."
6 Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD is righteous.
Maka pemimpin-pemimpin Israel dan raja merendahkan diri dan berkata: "Tuhanlah yang benar!"
7 And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; therefore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
Ketika TUHAN melihat bahwa mereka merendahkan diri, datanglah firman TUHAN kepada Semaya, bunyinya: "Mereka telah merendahkan diri, oleh sebab itu Aku tidak akan memusnahkan mereka. Aku segera akan meluputkan mereka dan kehangatan murka-Ku tidak akan dicurahkan atas Yerusalem dengan perantaraan Sisak.
8 Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
Tetapi mereka akan menjadi hamba-hambanya, supaya mereka tahu membedakan antara mengabdi kepada-Ku dan mengabdi kepada kerajaan-kerajaan duniawi."
9 So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
Maka majulah Sisak, raja Mesir itu, menyerang Yerusalem. Ia merampas barang-barang perbendaharaan rumah TUHAN dan barang-barang perbendaharaan rumah raja; semuanya dirampasnya. Ia merampas juga perisai-perisai emas yang dibuat Salomo.
10 Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed them to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king’s house.
Sebagai gantinya raja Rehabeam membuat perisai-perisai tembaga, yang dipercayakannya kepada pemimpin-pemimpin bentara yang menjaga pintu istana raja.
11 And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.
Setiap kali raja masuk ke rumah TUHAN, bentara-bentara datang membawa masuk perisai-perisai itu, dan mereka pula yang mengembalikannya ke kamar jaga para bentara.
12 And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy him altogether: and also in Judah things went well.
Oleh sebab raja merendahkan diri, surutlah murka TUHAN dari padanya, sehingga ia tidak dimusnahkan-Nya sama sekali. Lagipula masih terdapat hal-hal yang baik di Yehuda.
13 So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess.
Raja Rehabeam menunjukkan dirinya kuat dalam pemerintahannya di Yerusalem. Rehabeam berumur empat puluh satu tahun pada waktu ia menjadi raja, dan tujuh belas tahun lamanya ia memerintah di Yerusalem, kota yang dipilih TUHAN dari antara segala suku Israel untuk membuat nama-Nya tinggal di sana. Nama ibunya ialah Naama, seorang perempuan Amon.
14 And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.
Ia berbuat yang jahat, karena ia tidak tekun mencari TUHAN.
15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And there were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
Bukankah riwayat Rehabeam dari awal sampai akhir semuanya tertulis dalam riwayat Semaya, nabi itu, dan Ido, pelihat itu, --yang juga memuat daftar silsilah. Antara Rehabeam dan Yerobeam terus-menerus ada perang.
16 And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
Kemudian Rehabeam mendapat perhentian bersama-sama dengan nenek moyangnya, dan ia dikuburkan di kota Daud. Maka Abia, anaknya, menjadi raja menggantikan dia.
