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.
Llegado a Jerusalén reunió Roboam la casa de Judá y la de Benjamín, ciento ochenta mil hombres, tropas escogidas, para atacar a Israel y devolver el reino a Roboam.
2 But Yahweh spoke to the prophet Shemaiah and said this to him:
Entonces llegó la palabra de Yahvé a Semeías, varón de Dios, en estos términos:
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:
Habla a Roboam, hijo de Salomón, rey de Judá, y a todo Israel que está en Judá y Benjamín, diciendo:
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].
Así dice Yahvé: “No subáis a luchar con vuestros hermanos; vuélvase cada cual a su casa; pues por voluntad mía ha sido hecho esto.” Y ellos, al oír las palabras de Yahvé, desistieron de marchar contra Jeroboam.
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].
Roboam habitó en Jerusalén, y edificó ciudades fortificadas en Judá.
6 In [the area that belonged to] the tribes of Judah and Benjamin they built walls around Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
Fortificó a Betlehem, Etam, Tecoa,
7 Beth-Zur, Soco, Adullam,
Betsur, Socó, Odullam,
8 Gath, Mareshah,
Gat, Maresá, Cif,
9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
Adoraim, Laquís, Acecá,
10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron.
Zorá, Ayalón y Hebrón, ciudades fortificadas situadas en Judá y en Benjamín.
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].
Después de restaurar las fortalezas, puso en ellas comandantes, provisiones de víveres, de aceite y de vino,
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.
y en cada una de ellas escudos y lanzas; y las hizo sumamente fuertes. Con él estaban Judá y Benjamín.
13 The priests and other descendants of Levi throughout Israel supported Rehoboam.
Los sacerdotes y los levitas de todo Israel se vinieron a él desde todos sus territorios;
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.
pues los levitas abandonaron sus ejidos y sus posesiones y se fueron a Judá y a Jerusalén, porque Jeroboam y sus hijos les habían prohibido el ejercicio de las funciones sacerdotales en honor de Yahvé;
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.
y además había establecido sacerdotes para los lugares altos, los sátiros y los becerros que había hecho.
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].
Los siguieron aquellos que de entre todas las tribus de Israel tenían puesto su corazón en buscar a Yahvé, el Dios de Israel. Vinieron, pues, a Jerusalén, para ofrecer sacrificios a Yahvé, el Dios de sus padres,
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.
y así fortalecieron el reino de Judá y consolidaron (el reino) de Roboam, hijo de Salomón, por tres años: pues tres años siguieron el camino de David y de Salomón.
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.
Roboam tomó por mujer a Mahalat, hija de Jerimot, hijo de David y de Abihail, hija de Eliab, hijo de Isaí.
19 Rehoboam and Mahalath had three sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
Esta le dio los hijos Jeús, Semarías y Záham.
20 Later Rehoboam married Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, and they had four sons: Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
Después tomó a Maacá, hija de Absalón, la cual le dio a luz a Abías, Atai, Sisa y Selomit.
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.
Roboam amaba a Maacá, hija de Absalón, más que a todas sus mujeres y concubinas; pues tuvo diez y ocho mujeres y sesenta concubinas; y engendró veinte y ocho hijos y sesenta hijas.
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.
Roboam puso a Abías, hijo de Maacá, por cabeza y príncipe de sus hermanos, porque quería hacerle rey.
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.
Para este fin repartió hábilmente a todos sus (demás) hijos por toda la tierra de Judá y de Benjamín, en todas las ciudades fortificadas, dándoles alimentos en abundancia y procurándoles muchas mujeres.
