Kronika 2 11
1 Esi Rehoboam va ɖo Yerusalem la, eƒo aʋawɔla akpe alafa ɖeka blaenyi nu ƒu hewɔ aʋakɔ tɔxɛ aɖe be wòazi Israel ƒe to bubuawo dzi be woaxɔ ye abe woƒe fia ene.
And Roboam came to Jerusalem, and called together all the house of Juda and of Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men and warriors, to fight against Israel, and to bring back his kingdom to him.
2 Ke Yehowa gblɔ na Nyagblɔɖila Semaya be,
And the word of the Lord came to Semeias the man of God, saying:
3 “Yi, nàgblɔ na Yuda fia, Rehoboam, Solomo ƒe vi kple Yuda ƒe viwo kple Benyamin ƒe viwo be,
Speak to Roboam the son of Solomon the king of Juda, and to all Israel, in Juda and Benjamin:
4 ‘Yehowa be migawɔ aʋa kple mia nɔviwo o. Miyi miaƒe aƒewo me elabena gbɔnyee woƒe aglãdzedze sia tso.’” Woɖo to Yehowa eye womegawɔ aʋa kple Yeroboam o.
Thus saith the Lord: You shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: let every man return to his own house, for by my will this thing has been done. And when they heard the word of the Lord, they returned, and did not go against Jeroboam,
5 Rehoboam nɔ Yerusalem eye wòglã Yuda du aɖewo kple gliwo kple agbowo hena eya ŋutɔ ƒe dedinɔnɔ.
And Roboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built walled cities in Juda.
6 Du siawoe nye Betlehem, Etam, Tekoa
And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Thecue,
7 Bet Zur, Soko, Adulam,
And Bethsur, and Socho, and Odollam,
8 Gat, Maresa, Zif,
And Geth, and Maresa, and Ziph,
9 Adoraim, Lakis, Azeka,
And Aduram, and Lachis, and Azecha,
10 Zora, Aiyalon kple Hebron.
Saraa also, and Aialon, and Hebron, which are in Juda and Benjamin, well fenced cities.
11 Egbugbɔ mɔwo tu sesĩe wu tsã, tsɔ aʋafiawo kple woƒe asrafowo de wo me eye wòdzra nuɖuɖu, ami kple wain ɖo ɖe wo me.
And when he had enclosed them with walls, he put in them governors and storehouses of provisions, that is, of oil and of wine.
12 Edzra akpoxɔnuwo kple akplɔwo ɖo ɖe du ɖe sia ɖe me hena eƒe amewo ƒe dedinɔnɔ elabena Yuda ƒe viwo kple Benyamin ƒe viwo koe nɔ eyome.
Moreover in every city he made an armoury of shields and spears, and he fortified them with great diligence, and he reigned over Juda, and Benjamin,
13 Nunɔlawo kple Levitɔwo tso woƒe towo me le anyigba blibo la dzi lɔ̃ ɖe eƒe nya la dzi.
And the priests and Levites, that were in all Israel, came to him out of all their seats,
14 Levitɔwo ɖe asi le woƒe lãnyiƒewo kple nunɔamesiwo gɔ̃ hã ŋu eye wova Yuda kple Yerusalem elabena Yeroboam kple via ŋutsuwo gbe be womaganye nunɔlawo na Yehowa o.
Leaving their suburbs, and their possessions, and passing over to Juda, and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off, from executing the priestly office to the Lord.
15 Eɖo nunɔla bubuwo ɖe wo teƒe eye nunɔla siawo do ŋusẽ ameawo be woasubɔ legbawo ɖe Mawu teƒe eye woasa vɔ na gbɔ̃ kple nyivi siwo wokpa kple ati tsɔ da ɖe togbɛawo dzi.
And he made to himself priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
16 Ame aɖewo, siwo menye nunɔlawo o hã de asi ʋuʋu tso Israel ƒe toawo katã me yi Yerusalem, afi si woakpɔ mɔ asubɔ Yehowa, wo fofowo ƒe Mawu eye woasa vɔ nɛ le.
Moreover out of all the tribes of Israel, whosoever gave their heart to seek the Lord the God of Israel, came into Jerusalem to sacrifice their victims before the Lord the God of their fathers.
17 Nu sia na Yuda fiaɖuƒe la li ke, ale Fia Rehoboam mekpe fu aɖeke le ƒe gbãtɔ etɔ̃awo me o elabena le ƒe mawo me la, woto David kple Solomo ƒe afɔtoƒe.
And they strengthened the kingdom of Juda, and established Roboam the son of Solomon for three years: for they walked in the ways of David and of Solomon, only three years.
18 Rehoboam ɖe Mahalat, ame si nye David ƒe vi Yerimɔt kple David nɔviŋutsu Isai ƒe vi, Eliab ƒe vinyɔnu Abihail ƒe vi.
And Roboam took to wife Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David: and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Isai.
19 Wodzi viŋutsu etɔ̃; woawoe nye Yeus, Semaria kple Zaham.
And they bore him sons Jehus, and Somorias, and Zoom.
20 Emegbe la, Rehoboam gaɖe Maaka, Absalom ƒe vinyɔnu eye wòdzi Abiya, Atai, Ziza kple Selomit nɛ.
And after her he married Maacha the daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abia and Ethai, and Ziza, and Salomith.
21 Elɔ̃ Maaka, Absalom ƒe vinyɔnu, wu srɔ̃a bubuawo kple eƒe ahiãviwo. Srɔ̃ wuienyi kple ahiãvi blaade, viŋutsu blaeve-vɔ-enyi kple vinyɔnu blaade nɔ esi.
And Roboam loved Maacha the daughter of Absalom above all his wives, and concubines: for he had married eighteen wives, and threescore concubines: and he beget eight and twenty sons, and threescore daughters.
22 Rehoboam tɔ asi Maaka ƒe vi, Abiya dzi be wòanye gbãtɔ le fiaviŋutsuawo dome ale be wòaɖu fia ɖe ye yome.
But he put at the head of them Abia the son of Maacha to be the chief ruler over all his brethren: for he meant to make him king,
23 Edze aye, kaka Via ŋutsu bubuawo ɖo ɖe du siwo woglã la me le Yuda ƒe viwo kple Benyamin ƒe viwo ƒe anyigba dzi. Ena nunɔamesiwo wo fũu eye wòɖe srɔ̃ geɖewo na wo dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe.
Because he was wiser and mightier than all his sons, and in all the countries of Juda, and of Benjamin, and in all the walled cities: and he gave them provisions in abundance, and he sought many wives.
