2 Chronicles 13

1 Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.

١ فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلثَّامِنَةَ عَشَرَةَ لِلْمَلِكِ يَرُبْعَامَ، مَلَكَ أَبِيَّا عَلَى يَهُوذَا.

2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also [was] Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

٢ مَلَكَ ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَٱسْمُ أُمِّهِ مِيخَايَا بِنْتُ أُورِيئِيلَ مِنْ جَبْعَةَ. وَكَانَتْ حَرْبٌ بَيْنَ أَبِيَّا وَيَرُبْعَامَ.

3 And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, [even] four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, [being] mighty men of valor.

٣ وَٱبْتَدَأَ أَبِيَّا فِي ٱلْحَرْبِ بِجَيْشٍ مِنْ جَبَابِرَةِ ٱلْقِتَالِ، أَرْبَعِ مِئَةِ أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ مُخْتَارٍ، وَيَرُبْعَامُ ٱصْطَفَّ لِمُحَارَبَتِهِ بِثَمَانِ مِئَةِ أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ مُخْتَارٍ، جَبَابِرَةِ بَأْسٍ.

4 And Abijah stood upon mount Zemaraim, which [is] in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;

٤ وَقَامَ أَبِيَّا عَلَى جَبَلِ صَمَارَايِمَ ٱلَّذِي فِي جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ وَقَالَ: «ٱسْمَعُونِي يَا يَرُبْعَامُ وَكُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ.

5 Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, [even] to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?

٥ أَمَا لَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْرِفُوا أَنَّ ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَعْطَى ٱلْمُلْكَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ لِدَاوُدَ إِلَى ٱلْأَبَدِ وَلِبَنِيهِ بِعَهْدِ مِلْحٍ؟

6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat the servant of Solomon the son of David, hath risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord.

٦ فَقَامَ يَرُبْعَامُ بْنُ نَبَاطَ عَبْدُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ وَعَصَى سَيِّدَهُ.

7 And there are gathered to him vain men, the children of Belial, and [they] have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted, and could not withstand them.

٧ فَٱجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ رِجَالٌ بَطَّالُونَ بَنُو بَلِيَّعَالَ وَتَشَدَّدُوا عَلَى رَحُبْعَامَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَكَانَ رَحُبْعَامُ فَتًى رَقِيقَ ٱلْقَلْبِ فَلَمْ يَثْبُتْ أَمَامَهُمْ.

8 And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and ye [are] a great multitude, and [there are] with you golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods.

٨ وَٱلْآنَ أَنْتُمْ تَقُولُونَ إِنَّكُمْ تَثْبُتُونَ أَمَامَ مَمْلَكَةِ ٱلرَّبِّ بِيَدِ بَنِي دَاوُدَ، وَأَنْتُمْ جُمْهُورٌ كَثِيرٌ وَمَعَكُمْ عُجُولُ ذَهَبٍ قَدْ عَمِلَهَا يَرُبْعَامُ لَكُمْ آلِهَةً.

9 Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made for you priests after the manner of the nations of [other] lands? so that whoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, [the same] may be a priest of [them that are] no gods.

٩ أَمَا طَرَدْتُمْ كَهَنَةَ ٱلرَّبِّ بَنِي هَارُونَ وَٱللَّاوِيِّينَ، وَعَمِلْتُمْ لِأَنْفُسِكُمْ كَهَنَةً كَشُعُوبِ ٱلْأَرَاضِي، كُلُّ مَنْ أَتَى لِيَمْلَأَ يَدَهُ بِثَوْرٍ ٱبْنِ بَقَرٍ وَسَبْعَةِ كِبَاشٍ، صَارَ كَاهِنًا لِلَّذِينَ لَيْسُوا آلِهَةً؟

10 But as for us, the LORD [is] our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, who minister to the LORD, [are] the sons of Aaron, and the Levites [wait] upon [their] business:

١٠ وَأَمَّا نَحْنُ فَٱلرَّبُّ هُوَ إِلَهُنَا، وَلَمْ نَتْرُكْهُ. وَٱلْكَهَنَةُ ٱلْخَادِمُونَ ٱلرَّبَّ هُمْ بَنُو هَارُونَ وَٱللَّاوِيُّونَ فِي ٱلْعَمَلِ،

11 And they burn to the LORD every morning and every evening burnt-sacrifices and sweet incense: the show-bread also [they set in order] upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with its lamps to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.

١١ وَيُوقِدُونَ لِلرَّبِّ مُحْرَقَاتٍ كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ وَمَسَاءٍ. وَبَخُورُ أَطْيَابٍ وَخُبْزُ ٱلْوُجُوهِ عَلَى ٱلْمَائِدَةِ ٱلطَّاهِرَةِ، وَمَنَارَةُ ٱلذَّهَبِ وَسُرُجُهَا لِلْإِيقَادِ كُلَّ مَسَاءٍ، لِأَنَّنَا نَحْنُ حَارِسُونَ حِرَاسَةَ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا. وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَقَدْ تَرَكْتُمُوهُ.

12 And behold, God himself [is] with us for [our] captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye will not prosper.

١٢ وَهُوَذَا مَعَنَا ٱللهُ رَئِيسًا، وَكَهَنَتُهُ وَأَبْوَاقُ ٱلْهُتَافِ لِلْهُتَافِ عَلَيْكُمْ. فَيَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لَا تُحَارِبُوا ٱلرَّبَّ إِلَهَ آبَائِكُمْ لِأَنَّكُمْ لَا تُفْلِحُونَ».

13 But Jeroboam caused an ambush to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambush [was] behind them.

١٣ وَلَكِنْ يَرُبْعَامُ جَعَلَ ٱلْكَمِينَ يَدُورُ لِيَأْتِيَ مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ. فَكَانُوا أَمَامَ يَهُوذَا وَٱلْكَمِينُ خَلْفَهُمْ.

14 And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle [was] before and behind: and they cried to the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

١٤ فَٱلْتَفَتَ يَهُوذَا وَإِذَا ٱلْحَرْبُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ قُدَّامٍ وَمِنْ خَلْفٍ. فَصَرَخُوا إِلَى ٱلرَّبِّ، وَبَوَّقَ ٱلْكَهَنَةُ بِٱلْأَبْوَاقِ،

15 Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

١٥ وَهَتَفَ رِجَالُ يَهُوذَا. وَلَمَّا هَتَفَ رِجَالُ يَهُوذَا ضَرَبَ ٱللهُ يَرُبْعَامَ وَكُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَمَامَ أَبِيَّا وَيَهُوذَا.

16 And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.

١٦ فَٱنْهَزَمَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ أَمَامِ يَهُوذَا وَدَفَعَهُمُ ٱللهُ لِيَدِهِمْ.

17 And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

١٧ وَضَرَبَهُمْ أَبِيَّا وَقَوْمُهُ ضَرْبَةً عَظِيمَةً، فَسَقَطَ قَتْلَى مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ خَمْسُ مِئَةِ أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ مُخْتَارٍ.

18 Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers.

١٨ فَذَلَّ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْوَقْتِ وَتَشَجَّعَ بَنُو يَهُوذَا لِأَنَّهُمُ ٱتَّكَلُوا عَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِهِمْ.

19 And Abijah pursued Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Beth-el with its towns, and Jeshanah with its towns, and Ephron with its towns.

١٩ وَطَارَدَ أَبِيَّا يَرُبْعَامَ وَأَخَذَ مِنْهُ مُدُنًا: بَيْتَ إِيلَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَيَشَانَةَ وَقُرَاهَا، وَعَفْرُونَ وَقُرَاهَا.

20 Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died.

٢٠ وَلَمْ يَقْوَ يَرُبْعَامُ بَعْدُ فِي أَيَّامِ أَبِيَّا، فَضَرَبَهُ ٱلرَّبُّ وَمَاتَ.

21 But Abijah became mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

٢١ وَتَشَدَّدَ أَبِيَّا وَٱتَّخَذَ لِنَفْسِهِ أَرْبَعَ عَشَرَةَ ٱمْرَأَةً، وَوَلَدَ ٱثْنَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ ٱبْنًا وَسِتَّ عَشَرَةَ بِنْتًا.

22 And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, [are] written in the story of the prophet Iddo.

٢٢ وَبَقِيَّةُ أُمُورِ أَبِيَّا وَطُرُقُهُ وَأَقْوَالُهُ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي مِدْرَسِ ٱلنَّبِيِّ عِدُّو.