2 Chronicles 11
1 Forsothe Roboam cam in to Jerusalem, and clepide togidere al the hows of Juda and of Beniamyn, `til to nyne scoore thousynde of chosen men and werriouris, for to fiyte ayens Israel, and for to turne his rewme to hym.
Venit autem Roboam in Ierusalem, et convocavit universam domum Iuda et Beniamin, centum octoginta millia electorum atque bellantium, ut dimicaret contra Israel, et converteret ad se regnum suum.
2 And the word of the Lord was maad to Semeye, the man of God,
Factusque est sermo Domini ad Semeiam hominem Dei, dicens:
3 and seide, Speke thou to Roboam, the sone of Salomon, kyng of Juda, and to al Israel, which is in Juda and Beniamyn; The Lord seith these thingis,
Loquere ad Roboam filium Salomonis regem Iuda, et ad universum Israel, qui est in Iuda et Beniamin:
4 Ye schulen not stie, nethir ye schulen fiyte ayens youre britheren; ech man turne ayen in to his hows, for this thing is doon bi my wille. And whanne thei hadden herd the word of the Lord, thei turneden ayen, and yeden not ayens kyng Jeroboam.
Hæc dicit Dominus: Non ascendetis, neque pugnabitis contra fratres vestros: revertatur unusquisque in domum suam, quia mea hoc gestum est voluntate. Qui cum audissent sermonem Domini reversi sunt, nec perrexerunt contra Ieroboam.
5 Forsothe Roboam dwellide in Jerusalem, and he bildide wallid citees in Juda;
Habitavit autem Roboam in Ierusalem, et ædificavit civitates muratas in Iuda.
6 and bildide Bethleem, and Ethan, and Thecue, and Bethsur;
Extruxitque Bethlehem, et Etam, et Thecue,
7 and Sochot, and Odollam;
Bethsur quoque, et Socho, et Odollam,
8 also and Jeth, and Maresa, and Ziph;
necnon et Geth, et Maresa, et Ziph,
9 but also Huram, and Lachis, and Azecha;
sed et Aduram, et Lachis, et Azeca,
10 and Saraa, and Hailon, and Ebron, that weren in Juda and Beniamyn, ful strong citees.
Saraa quoque, et Aialon, et Hebron, quæ erant in Iuda et Beniamin, civitates munitissimas.
11 And whanne he hadde closid tho with wallis, he settide `in tho citees princes, and bernes of metis, that is, of oile, and of wyn.
Cumque clausisset eas muris, posuit in eis principes, ciborumque horrea, hoc est, olei, et vini.
12 But also in ech citee he made placis of armuris of scheeldis, and speris, and he made tho strong with most diligence; and he regnyde on Juda and Beniamyn.
Sed et in singulis urbibus fecit armamentarium scutorum et hastarum, firmavitque eas summa diligentia, et imperavit super Iudam, et Beniamin.
13 Sotheli the preestis and dekenes, that weren in al Israel, camen to hym fro alle her seetis,
Sacerdotes autem et Levitæ, qui erant in universo Israel, venerunt ad eum de cunctis sedibus suis,
14 and forsoken her subarbis and possessiouns, and thei passiden to Juda and to Jerusalem; for Jeroboam and hise aftir comeris hadden cast hem a wey, that thei schulden not be set in preesthod of the Lord;
relinquentes suburbana, et possessiones suas, et transeuntes ad Iudam, et Ierusalem: eo quod abiecisset eos Ieroboam, et posteri eius, ne sacerdotio Domini fungerentur.
15 which Jeroboam made to hym preestis of hiye places, and of feendis, and of caluys, which he hadde maad.
Qui constituit sibi sacerdotes excelsorum, et dæmoniorum, vitulorumque quos fecerat.
16 But also of alle the linagis of Israel, whiche euer yauen her herte to seke the Lord God of Israel, thei camen to Jerusalem for to offre her sacrifices bifor the Lord God of her fadris.
Sed et de cunctis tribubus Israel, quicumque dederant cor suum ut quærerent Dominum Deum Israel, venerunt in Ierusalem ad immolandum victimas suas coram Domino Deo patrum suorum.
17 And thei strengthiden the rewme of Juda, and strengthiden Roboam, the sone of Salomon, bi thre yeer; for thei yeden in the weies of Dauid, and of Salomon, oneli bi thre yeer.
Et roboraverunt regnum Iuda, et confirmaverunt Roboam filium Salomonis per tres annos: ambulaverunt enim in viis David et Salomonis, annis tantum tribus.
18 Forsothe Roboam weddide a wijf Malaoth, the douytir of Jerymuth, sone of Dauid, and Abiail, the douytir of Heliab, sone of Ysaye;
Duxit autem Roboam uxorem Mahalath, filiam Ierimoth, filii David: Abihail quoque filiam Eliab filii Isai,
19 and sche childide to hym sones, Yeus, and Somorie, and Zerei.
quæ peperit ei filios Iehus, et Somoriam, et Zoom.
20 Also after this wijf he took Maacha, the douyter of Abissalon, and sche childide to hym Abia, and Thai, and Ziza, and Salomyth.
Post hanc quoque accepit Maacha filiam Absalom, quæ peperit ei Abia, et Ethai, et Ziza, et Salomith.
21 Forsothe Roboam louyde Maacha, the douytir of Abissalon, aboue alle hise wyues and secundarie wyues. Forsothe he hadde weddid eiytene wyues, sotheli sixti secundarie wyues; and he gendride eiyte and twenti sones, and sixti douytris.
Amavit autem Roboam Maacha filiam Absalom super omnes uxores suas, et concubinas: nam uxores decem et octo duxerat, concubinas autem sexaginta: et genuit viginti octo filios, et sexaginta filias.
22 Sotheli he ordeynede Abia, the sone of Maacha, in the heed, duyk ouer alle hise britheren; for he thouyte to make Abia kyng,
Constituit vero in capite, Abiam filium Maacha ducem super omnes fratres suos: ipsum enim regem facere cogitabat,
23 for he was wisere and myytiere ouer alle hise sones, and in alle the coostis of Juda and of Beniamyn, and in alle wallid citees; and he yaf to hem ful many metis, and he had many wyues.
quia sapientior fuit, et potentior super omnes filios eius, et in cunctis finibus Iuda, et Beniamin, et in universis civitatibus muratis: præbuitque eis escas plurimas, et multas petivit uxores.
