2 Chronicles 11

1 When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred and eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again 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 LORD’s word came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,

٢ فَخَاطَبَ الرَّبُّ نَبِيَّهُ شَمْعِيَا:

3 “Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

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

4 ‘The LORD says, “You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers! Every man return to his house; for this thing is of me.”’” So they listened to the LORD’s words, and returned from going against 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 for defence in Judah.

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, Soco, 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, which are fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin.

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

11 He fortified the strongholds and put captains 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 every city, and made them exceedingly strong. 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 stood with him out of all their territory.

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

14 For the Levites left their pasture lands and their possessions, and came to Judah and Jerusalem; for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest’s office to the LORD.

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

15 He himself appointed priests for the high places, for the male goat and calf idols which he had made.

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

16 After them, out of all the tribes of Israel, those who set their hearts to seek the LORD, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, 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 the son of Solomon strong for three years, for they walked 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 the son of David and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.

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 her, he took Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.

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

21 Rehoboam loved Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines; for 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 the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince amongst his brothers, for he intended to make him king.

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

23 He dealt wisely, and dispersed some of his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city. He gave them food in abundance; and he sought 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.