2 Chronicles 11
1 And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
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 But the word of Yhwh came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
Men da kom HERRENS Ord til den Guds Mand Sjemaja saaledes:
3 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
»Sig til Judas Konge Rehabeam, Salomos Søn, og til hele Israel i Juda og Benjamin:
4 Thus saith Yhwh, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done of me. And they obeyed the words of Yhwh, and returned from going 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 Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
Rehabeam boede saa i Jerusalem, og han befæstede flere Byer i Juda.
6 He built even Beth–lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
Saaledes befæstede han Betlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
7 And Beth–zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,
Bet-Zur, Soko, Adullam,
8 And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
Gat, Maresja, Zif,
9 And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
Adorajim, Lakisj, Azeka,
10 And Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin fenced cities.
Zor'a, Ajjalon og Hebron, alle i Juda og Benjamin;
11 And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine.
og han gjorde Fæstningerne stærke, indsatte Befalingsmænd i dem og forsynede dem med Forraad af Levnedsmidler, Olie og Vin
12 And in every several city he put shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
og hver enkelt By med Skjolde og Spyd og gjorde dem saaledes meget stærke. Ham tilhørte Juda og Benjamin.
13 And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts.
Præsterne og Leviterne i hele Israel kom alle Vegne fra, hvor de boede, og stillede sig til hans Tjeneste;
14 For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest’s office unto Yhwh:
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 ordained him 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 And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek Yhwh God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto Yhwh 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 So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.
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 Rehoboam took him Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
Rehabeam ægtede Mahalat; en Datter af Davids Søn Jerimot og Abihajil, en Datter af Eliab, Isajs Søn.
19 Which bare him children; Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.
Hun fødte ham Sønnerne Je'usj, Sjemarja og Zaham.
20 And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; which bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
Senere ægtede han Absaloms Datter Ma'aka, som fødte ham Abija, Attaj, Ziza og Sjelomit.
21 And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: ( for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight 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 And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren: for he thought 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 And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired 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.
