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.
Cuando Roboam llegó a Jerusalén, reunió a la casa de Judá y de Benjamín, ciento ochenta mil hombres escogidos que eran guerreros, para luchar contra Israel, para devolver el reino a Roboam.
2 But Yahweh spoke to the prophet Shemaiah and said this to him:
Pero la palabra de Yahvé llegó a Semaías, hombre de Dios, diciendo:
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 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].
‘Dice Yahvé: “¡No subiréis ni lucharéis contra vuestros hermanos! Volved cada uno a su casa, porque esto es cosa mía””. Así que escucharon las palabras de Yahvé, y volvieron de ir 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 vivió en Jerusalén y construyó ciudades de defensa en Judá.
6 In [the area that belonged to] the tribes of Judah and Benjamin they built walls around Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
Edificó Belén, Etam, Tecoa,
7 Beth-Zur, Soco, Adullam,
Bet Zur, Soco, Adulam,
8 Gath, Mareshah,
Gat, Mareshah, Zif,
9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
Adoraim, Laquis, Azeca,
10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron.
Zora, Ajalón y Hebrón, que son ciudades fortificadas 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].
Fortificó las fortalezas y puso en ellas capitanes con provisiones de comida, aceite y 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.
Puso escudos y lanzas en todas las ciudades y las hizo muy fuertes. Judá y Benjamín le pertenecían.
13 The priests and other descendants of Levi throughout Israel supported Rehoboam.
Los sacerdotes y los levitas que había en todo Israel se presentaron con él desde todo su territorio.
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.
Porque los levitas dejaron sus tierras de pastoreo y sus posesiones y vinieron a Judá y a Jerusalén, pues Jeroboam y sus hijos los desecharon para que no ejercieran el oficio de sacerdote a 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.
Él mismo nombró sacerdotes para los lugares altos, para los ídolos machos cabríos y 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].
Después de ellos, de todas las tribus de Israel, los que se propusieron buscar a Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, vinieron a Jerusalén a sacrificar 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.
Así fortalecieron el reino de Judá e hicieron fuerte a Roboam, hijo de Salomón, durante tres años, pues caminaron tres años por el camino de David y 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 como esposa 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.
Ella le dio hijos: Jeús, Semarías y Zaham.
20 Later Rehoboam married Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, and they had four sons: Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
Después de ella, tomó a Maaca, nieta de Absalón, y ella le dio a luz a Abías, Atai, Ziza 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 Maaca, nieta de Absalón, por encima de todas sus esposas y concubinas, pues tomó dieciocho esposas y sesenta concubinas, y fue padre de veintiocho 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 designó a Abías, hijo de Maaca, como jefe, como príncipe entre sus hermanos, pues pensaba hacerlo 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.
Hizo un trato sabio, y dispersó a algunos de sus hijos por todas las tierras de Judá y Benjamín, en todas las ciudades fortificadas. Les dio comida en abundancia, y les buscó muchas esposas.
