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 congregó a 180.000 guerreros escogidos de las casas de Judá y de Benjamín para luchar contra Israel y restituir su reino.
2 But Yahweh spoke to the prophet Shemaiah and said this to him:
Pero la Palabra de Yavé llegó a Semaías, varón de ʼElohim:
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 todos los israelitas que estén en Judá y Benjamín:
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].
Yavé dijo: No suban ni luchen contra sus hermanos. Regrese cada uno a su casa, porque Yo hice esto. Y ellos escucharon la Palabra de Yavé. Regresaron y no salieron 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 edificó ciudades para la 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-sur, Soco, Adulam,
8 Gath, Mareshah,
Gat, Maresa, Zif,
9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
Adoraim, Laquis, Azeca,
10 Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron.
Zora, Ajalón y Hebrón, ciudades fortificadas que están en Judá y 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].
También reforzó las fortalezas. Colocó en ellas comandantes, almacenes de alimentos, 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.
En cada ciudad puso escudos y lanzas. Las reforzó muchísimo. Así retuvo a Judá y Benjamín.
13 The priests and other descendants of Levi throughout Israel supported Rehoboam.
Los sacerdotes y levitas que estaban en todo Israel se presentaron a [Roboam],
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 abandonaron sus campos y posesiones, y fueron a Judá y a Jerusalén. (Pues Jeroboam y sus hijos los destituyeron del ministerio como sacerdotes de Yavé,
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.
por cuanto él nombró sus propios sacerdotes para los lugares altos, los que actuaban como demonios y los becerros que hizo.)
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].
Aquellos de todas las tribus de Israel que dedicaron su corazón a buscar a Yavé ʼElohim de Israel, siguieron a [los sacerdotes y levitas] hasta Jerusalén para ofrecer sacrificios a Yavé, el ʼElohim de sus antepasados.
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.
Fortalecieron el reino de Judá y apoyaron a Roboam, hijo de Salomón, durante tres años, pues anduvieron en el camino de David y Salomón por tres años.
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 Mahalata, hija de Jerimot, hijo de David y de Abihaíl, hija de Eliab, hijo de Isaí.
19 Rehoboam and Mahalath had three sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
Ella le dio a luz estos 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, hija de Absalón, la cual 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 amó a Maaca, hija de Absalón, más que a todas sus esposas y concubinas. Tomó 18 esposas y 60 concubinas, y engendró 28 hijos y 60 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 y príncipe entre sus hermanos, a fin de proclamarlo 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.
Al actuar con astucia, distribuyó a todos sus hijos por todas las tierras de Judá y Benjamín y por todas las ciudades fortificadas. Les dio alimento en abundancia y muchas mujeres.
