2 Chronicles 11

1 When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, 180,000 chosen men who were soldiers, to fight against Israel, to restore the kingdom to Rehoboam.

١ وَحِينَ وَصَلَ رَحُبْعَامُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ حَشَدَ جَيْشاً مِنْ سِبْطَيْ يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ، بَلَغَ عَدَدُهُ مِئَةً وَثَمَانِينَ أَلْفاً مِنْ نُخْبَةِ الْمُقَاتِلِينَ، لِرَدِّ الإِسْرَائِيلِيِّينَ إِلَى طَاعَتِهِ.

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

٢ فَخَاطَبَ الرَّبُّ نَبِيَّهُ شَمْعِيَا:

3 “Say to Rehoboam son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin,

٣ «قُلْ لِرَحُبْعَامَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا وَكُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ الْمُقِيمِينَ فِي يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ:

4 'Yahweh says this, “You must not attack or make war against your brothers. Everyone must return to his own house, for I have caused this to happen.”'” So they obeyed the words of Yahweh and turned back from attacking Jeroboam.

٤ هَذَا مَا يَقُولُهُ الرَّبُّ: لَا تَذْهَبُوا لِمُحَارَبَةِ إِخْوَتِكُمْ. لِيَرْجِعْ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ إِلَى مَنْزِلِهِ، لأَنَّ مِنْ عِنْدِي قَدْ صَدَرَ الأَمْرُ بِانْقِسَامِ الْمَمْلَكَةِ». فَاسْتَجَابُوا لِكَلامِ الرَّبِّ وَرَجَعُوا عَنْ مُحَارَبَةِ يَرُبْعَامَ.

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

٥ وَأَقَامَ رَحُبْعَامُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ وَبَنَى حُصُوناً فِي مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا.

6 He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

٦ فِي بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ وَعِيطَامَ وَتَقُوعَ،

7 Beth Zur, Soko, Adullam,

٧ وَبَيْتِ صُورَ وَسُوكُوَ وَعَدُلّامَ،

8 Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,

٨ وَجَتَّ وَمَرِيشَةَ وَزِيْفَ،

9 Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,

٩ وَأَدُورَايِمَ وَلَخِيشَ وَعَزِيقَةَ،

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

١٠ وَصَرْعَةَ وَأَيَّلُونَ وَحَبْرُونَ الَّتِي فِي يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ، وَجَعَلَهَا مُدُناً مَنِيعَةً.

11 He fortified the fortresses and put commanders in them, with stores of food, oil, and wine.

١١ ذَاتَ حُصُونٍ قَوِيَّةٍ، وَعَيَّنَ عَلَيْهَا قُوَّاداً، وَخَزَنَ فِيهَا مُؤَناً وَزَيْتاً وَخَمْراً،

12 He put shields and spears in all the cities and made them very strong. So Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.

١٢ وَأَتْرَاساً وَرِمَاحاً، وَجَعَلَهَا ذَاتَ مَنَاعَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ، وَهَكَذَا حَكَمَ عَلَى سِبْطَيْ يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ.

13 The priests and the Levites who were in all Israel went over to him from within their borders.

١٣ وَمَثَلَ أَمَامَهُ جَمِيعُ الْكَهَنَةِ وَاللّاوِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ فِي كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ، قَادِمِينَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ مَوَاطِنِهِمْ.

14 For the Levites left their pasturelands and property in order to come to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had driven them away, so that they could no longer perform priestly duties for Yahweh.

١٤ بَعْدَ أَنْ هَجَرُوا مَرَاعِيَهُمْ وَأَمْلاكَهُمْ وَأَقْبَلُوا إِلَى يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ لأَنَّ يَرُبْعَامَ وَأَبْنَاءَهُ مَنَعُوهُمْ مِنَ الْقِيَامِ بِخِدْمَةِ عِبَادَةِ الرَّبِّ،

15 Jeroboam appointed for himself priests for the high places and the goat and calf idols he had made.

١٥ إِذْ عَيَّنَ يَرُبْعَامُ بِنَفْسِهِ كَهَنَةً يَخْدُمُونَ فِي الْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ، وَيَعْبُدُونَ أَصْنَامَ التُّيُوسِ وَالْعُجُولِ الَّتِي عَمِلَهَا.

16 People from all the tribes of Israel came after them, those who set their hearts to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel; they came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to Yahweh, the God of their fathers.

١٦ وَمَا لَبِثَ أَنْ تَوَافَدَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ كُلُّ الَّذِينَ ظَلَّتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ سَاعِيَةً وَرَاءَ طَلَبِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، لِيُقَدِّمُوا ذَبَائِحَ للرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِهِمْ.

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

١٧ وَكَانُوا مَصْدَرَ قُوَّةٍ لِلْمَمْلَكَةِ وَلِرَحُبْعَامَ طَوَالَ السَّنَوَاتِ الثَّلاثِ الَّتِي عَبَدُوا فِيهَا الرَّبَّ، سَالِكِينَ فِي طَرِيقِ دَاوُدَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ.

18 Rehoboam took a wife for himself: Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth, David's son, and of Abihail, the daughter of Eliab, Jesse's son.

١٨ وَتَزَوَّجَ رَحُبْعَامُ مَحْلَةَ ابْنَةَ يَرِيمُوثَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ وَأَبِيجَايِلَ بِنْتَ أَلِيآبَ بْنِ يَسَّى،

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

١٩ فَأَنْجَبَتْ لَهُ ثَلاثَةَ أَبْنَاءٍ هُمْ يَعُوشُ وَشَمَرْيَا وَزَاهَمُ.

20 After Mahalath, Rehoboam took Maacah, Absalom's daughter; she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.

٢٠ ثُمَّ تَزَوَّجَ مَعْكَةَ بِنْتَ أَبْشَالُومَ، فَأَنْجَبَتْ لَهُ أَبِيَّا وَعَتَّايَ وَزِيزَا وَشَلُومِيثَ.

21 Rehoboam loved Maacah, Absalom's daughter, more than all his other wives and his concubines (he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters).

٢١ وَأَحَبَّ رَحُبْعَامُ مَعْكَةَ ابْنَةَ أَبْشَالُومَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ سَائِرِ نِسَائِهِ وَمَحْظِيَّاتِهِ، وَكَانَ قَدْ تَزَوَّجَ ثَمَانِيَ عَشْرَةَ امْرَأَةً، وَكَانَتْ لَهُ سِتُّونَ مَحْظِيَّةً، أَنْجَبْنَ لَهُ ثَمَانِيَةً وَعِشْرِينَ ابْناً وَسِتِّينَ بِنْتاً.

22 Rehoboam appointed Abijah son of Maacah to be chief, a leader among his brothers; he had the thought of making him king.

٢٢ وَاصْطَفَى رَحُبْعَامُ أَبِيَّا ابْنَ مَعْكَةَ وَجَعَلَهُ عَلَى رَأْسِ إِخْوَتِهِ وَقَائِداً لَهُمْ لِيَخْلُفَهُ عَلَى الْمُلْكِ.

23 Rehoboam ruled wisely; he scattered all his sons throughout all the land of Judah and Benjamin to every fortified city. He also gave them food in abundance and looked for many wives for them.

٢٣ وَتَصَرَّفَ بِحِكْمَةٍ، إِذْ وَزَّعَ بَعْضَ أَبْنَائِهِ فِي جَمِيعِ أَرْجَاءِ يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ، وَفِي الْمُدُنِ الْحَصِينَةِ، وَزَوَّدَهُمْ بِالْمُؤَنِ الْوَفِيرَةِ وَأَخَذَ (لَهُمْ) نِسَاءً كَثِيرَاتٍ.