2 Chronicles 11
1 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he gathered 180,000 of the best soldiers from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. He wanted them to fight against [the northern tribes of] Israel [and defeat them], in order that he could rule [all the tribes of] the kingdom again.
Quando Roboão chegou a Jerusalém, ele reuniu a casa de Judá e Benjamim, cento e oitenta mil homens escolhidos que eram guerreiros, para lutar contra Israel, para trazer o reino de novo a Roboão.
2 But Yahweh spoke to the prophet Shemaiah and said this to him:
Mas a palavra de Javé veio a Semaías, o homem de Deus, dizendo:
3 “Go and tell this to [Solomon’s son] Rehoboam, the king of Judah, and to all the Israeli people of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin:
“Fala a Roboão, filho de Salomão, rei de Judá, e a todo Israel em Judá e Benjamim, dizendo:
4 ‘Yahweh says that you must not go to fight against [the people of Israel; they are] your distant relatives. All of you must go home. What has happened is what Yahweh wanted to happen.’” [So Shemaiah went and told that to them, ] and they all heeded what Yahweh had commanded them to do, and they did not attack Jeroboam [and his soldiers].
'Javé diz: “Não subirás, nem lutarás contra teus irmãos! Cada homem volte para sua casa; pois isto é de mim””. Então eles ouviram as palavras de Javé, e voltaram de ir contra Jeroboão.
5 Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and his workers built walls around several of the cities and towns in Judah to protect them [against enemy attacks].
Rehoboam viveu em Jerusalém, e construiu cidades para defesa em Judá.
6 In [the area that belonged to] the tribes of Judah and Benjamin they built walls around Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
Construiu Belém, Etam, Tekoa,
7 Beth-Zur, Soco, Adullam,
Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,
8 Gath, Mareshah,
Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron.
Zorah, Aijalon e Hebron, que são cidades fortificadas em Judá e em Benjamin.
11 He also appointed an army commander in each of those cities and towns, and gave them supplies of food, olive oil, and wine [to keep in storage].
Ele fortificou as fortalezas e colocou nelas os capitães com armazéns de alimentos, óleo e vinho.
12 He put shields and spears in all the cities and made them well-protected. So he continued to rule the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.
Ele colocou escudos e lanças em todas as cidades, e as tornou extremamente fortes. Judah e Benjamin pertenciam a ele.
13 The priests and other descendants of Levi throughout Israel supported Rehoboam.
Os sacerdotes e os levitas que estavam em todo Israel estavam com ele fora de todo o seu território.
14 The descendants of Levi [who lived outside the territory of Judah and Benjamin] abandoned their property and their pastureland, and they came to Jerusalem and [to other places in] Judah, because Jeroboam and his sons would not allow them to do the work of priests of Yahweh.
Pois os levitas deixaram suas terras de pasto e seus bens, e vieram para Judá e Jerusalém; pois Jeroboão e seus filhos os expulsaram, para que não executassem o ofício de sacerdote para Javé.
15 Instead, Jeroboam appointed the priests that he wanted to work [at the altars he commanded to be built] on the hilltops, [to offer sacrifices to] the idols that he commanded to be made [that resembled] goats and calves.
Ele mesmo nomeou sacerdotes para os lugares altos, para os ídolos do bode e do bezerro que ele tinha feito.
16 And people from every tribe in Israel who wanted to worship Yahweh, the God to whom the Israelis belonged, went with the descendants of Levi to Jerusalem to live there and to offer sacrifices to Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
Depois deles, de todas as tribos de Israel, aqueles que puseram seus corações em busca de Javé, o Deus de Israel, vieram a Jerusalém para sacrificar a Javé, o Deus de seus pais.
17 They caused the kingdom of Judah to be strong, and for three years they were happy that Solomon’s son Rehoboam was the king. During that time they conducted their lives [righteously] as David and Solomon had done previously.
Assim fortaleceram o reino de Judá e fizeram Reoboão, filho de Salomão, forte por três anos, pois caminharam três anos no caminho de Davi e Salomão.
18 Rehoboam married Mahalath. She was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth, and her mother was Abihail, the daughter of Eliab and granddaughter of Jesse.
Rehoboam tomou para si uma esposa, Mahalath a filha de Jerimoth o filho de David e de Abihail a filha de Eliab o filho de Jesse.
19 Rehoboam and Mahalath had three sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
She lhe deu filhos: Jeush, Shemariah, e Zaham.
20 Later Rehoboam married Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, and they had four sons: Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
Depois dela, ele levou Maacah a neta de Absalom; e ela o deu à luz Abijah, Attai, Ziza, e Shelomith.
21 Rehoboam loved Maacah more than he loved any other of his wives and slave wives. Altogether he had 18 wives and 60 slave wives, and 28 sons and 60 daughters.
Rehoboam amou Maacah, a neta de Absalom, acima de todas as esposas e concubinas; pois ele levou dezoito esposas e sessenta concubinas, e tornou-se pai de vinte e oito filhos e sessenta filhas.
22 Rehoboam appointed his son Abijah to be the leader of his [older and younger] brothers, because he wanted to appoint Abijah to be the next king.
Rehoboam nomeou Abijah o filho de Maacah para ser chefe, o príncipe entre seus irmãos, pois ele pretendia fazê-lo rei.
23 He very wisely sent some of his other sons to other cities in the areas of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the other cities that had walls around them. He gave them plenty of supplies and many wives.
Ele tratou sabiamente, e dispersou alguns de seus filhos por todas as terras de Judá e Benjamim, para todas as cidades fortificadas. Ele lhes deu comida em abundância; e procurou muitas esposas para eles.
