2 Chronicles 11

1 When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.

١ وَلَمَّا جَاءَ رَحُبْعَامُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، جَمَعَ مِنْ بَيْتِ يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ مِئَةً وَثَمَانِينَ أَلْفَ مُخْتَارٍ مُحَارِبٍ لِيُحَارِبَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، لِيَرُدَّ ٱلْمُلْكَ إِلَى رَحُبْعَامَ.

2 But the word of Jehovah came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

٢ وَكَانَ كَلَامُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى شَمْعِيَا رَجُلِ ٱللهِ قَائِلًا:

3 "Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

٣ «كَلِّمْ رَحُبْعَامَ بْنَ سُلَيْمَانَ مَلِكَ يَهُوذَا وَكُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ قَائِلًا:

4 'Thus says Jehovah, "You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers. Return every man to his house; for this thing is of me."'" So they listened to the word of Jehovah, and returned from going against Jeroboam.

٤ هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: لَا تَصْعَدُوا وَلَا تُحَارِبُوا إِخْوَتَكُمْ. ٱرْجِعُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ، لِأَنَّهُ مِنْ قِبَلِي صَارَ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرُ». فَسَمِعُوا لِكَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَرَجَعُوا عَنِ ٱلذَّهَابِ ضِدَّ يَرُبْعَامَ.

5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.

٥ وَأَقَامَ رَحُبْعَامُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ وَبَنَى مُدُنًا لِلْحِصَارِ فِي يَهُوذَا.

6 He built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

٦ فَبَنَى بَيْتَ لَحْمٍ وَعِيطَامَ وَتَقُوعَ

7 Beth Zur, and Soco, and Adullam,

٧ وَبَيْتَ صُورَ وَسُوكُوَ وَعَدُلَّامَ

8 and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,

٨ وَجَتَّ وَمَرِيشَةَ وَزِيفَ

9 and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,

٩ وَأَدُورَايِمَ وَلَخِيشَ وَعَزِيقَةَ

10 and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.

١٠ وَصَرْعَةَ وَأَيَّلُونَ وَحَبْرُونَ ٱلَّتِي فِي يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ، مُدُنًا حَصِينَةً.

11 He fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of food, and oil and wine.

١١ وَشَدَّدَ ٱلْحُصُونَ وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا قُوَّادًا وَخَزَائِنَ مَأْكَلٍ وَزَيْتٍ وَخَمْرٍ

12 He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceeding strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.

١٢ وَأَتْرَاسًا فِي كُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ وَرِمَاحًا، وَشَدَّدَهَا كَثِيرًا جِدًّا، وَكَانَ لَهُ يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينُ.

13 The priests and the Levites who were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their border.

١٣ وَٱلْكَهَنَةُ وَٱللَّاوِيُّونَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ مَثَلُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنْ جَمِيعِ تُخُومِهِمْ،

14 For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest's office to Jehovah;

١٤ لِأَنَّ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ تَرَكُوا مَسَارِحَهُمْ وَأَمْلَاكَهُمْ وَٱنْطَلَقُوا إِلَى يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ، لِأَنَّ يَرُبْعَامَ وَبَنِيهِ رَفَضُوهُمْ مِنْ أَنْ يَكْهَنُوا لِلرَّبِّ

15 and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the male goats, and for the calves which he had made.

١٥ وَأَقَامَ لِنَفْسِهِ كَهَنَةً لِلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ وَلِلتُّيُوسِ وَلِلْعُجُولِ ٱلَّتِي عَمِلَ.

16 After them, out of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their hearts to seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to Jehovah, the God of their fathers.

١٦ وَبَعْدَهُمْ جَاءَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلَّذِينَ وَجَّهُوا قُلُوبَهُمْ إِلَى طَلَبِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِيَذْبَحُوا لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِهِمْ.

17 So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years; for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon.

١٧ وَشَدَّدُوا مَمْلَكَةَ يَهُوذَا وَقَوَّوْا رَحُبْعَامَ بْنَ سُلَيْمَانَ ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ، لِأَنَّهُمْ سَارُوا فِي طَرِيقِ دَاوُدَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ.

18 Rehoboam took him a wife, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;

١٨ وَٱتَّخَذَ رَحُبْعَامُ لِنَفْسِهِ ٱمْرَأَةً: مَحْلَةَ بِنْتَ يَرِيمُوثَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ، وَأَبِيحَايِلَ بِنْتَ أَلِيآبَ بْنِ يَسَّى.

19 and she bore him sons: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.

١٩ فَوَلَدَتْ لَهُ بَنِينَ: يَعُوشَ وَشَمَرْيَا وَزَاهَمَ.

20 After her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

٢٠ ثُمَّ بَعْدَهَا أَخَذَ مَعْكَةَ بِنْتَ أَبْشَالُومَ، فَوَلَدَتْ لَهُ: أَبِيَّا وَعَتَّايَ وَزِيزَا وَشَلُومِيثَ.

21 Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his secondary wives: (for he took eighteen wives, and sixty secondary wives, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.)

٢١ وَأَحَبَّ رَحُبْعَامُ مَعْكَةَ بِنْتَ أَبْشَالُومَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ نِسَائِهِ وَسَرَارِيهِ، لِأَنَّهُ ٱتَّخَذَ ثَمَانِيَ عَشَرَةَ ٱمْرَأَةً وَسِتِّينَ سُرِّيَّةً، وَوَلَدَ ثَمَانِيَةً وَعِشْرِينَ ٱبْنًا وَسِتِّينَ ٱبْنَةً.

22 Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers; for he intended to make him king.

٢٢ وَأَقَامَ رَحُبْعَامُ أَبِيَّا ٱبْنَ مَعْكَةَ رَأْسًا وَقَائِدًا بَيْنَ إِخْوَتِهِ لِكَيْ يُمَلِّكَهُ.

23 He dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city: and he gave them food in abundance. He sought for them many wives.

٢٣ وَكَانَ فَهِيمًا، وَفَرَّقَ مِنْ كُلِّ بَنِيهِ فِي جَمِيعِ أَرَاضِي يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ فِي كُلِّ ٱلْمُدُنِ ٱلْحَصِينَةِ وَأَعْطَاهُمْ زَادًا بِكَثْرَةٍ. وَطَلَبَ نِسَاءً كَثِيرَةً.