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 when Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin a hundred and eighty thousand chosen [men] who were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
2 Ke Yehowa gblɔ na Nyagblɔɖila Semaya be,
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah 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 Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
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, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house: for this thing is done by me. And they obeyed the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
5 Rehoboam nɔ Yerusalem eye wòglã Yuda du aɖewo kple gliwo kple agbowo hena eya ŋutɔ ƒe dedinɔnɔ.
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
6 Du siawoe nye Betlehem, Etam, Tekoa
He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
7 Bet Zur, Soko, Adulam,
And Beth-zur, and Shocho, and Adullam,
8 Gat, Maresa, Zif,
And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
9 Adoraim, Lakis, Azeka,
And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
10 Zora, Aiyalon kple Hebron.
And Zorah, and Ajalon, and Hebron, which [are] in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified 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 he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of provisions, and of oil and 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.
And in every several city [he put] shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.
13 Nunɔlawo kple Levitɔwo tso woƒe towo me le anyigba blibo la dzi lɔ̃ ɖe eƒe nya la dzi.
And the priests and the Levites that [were] in all Israel resorted to him from all their borders.
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.
For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest's 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 ordained him 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.
And after them out of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to the LORD 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.
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon.
18 Rehoboam ɖe Mahalat, ame si nye David ƒe vi Yerimɔt kple David nɔviŋutsu Isai ƒe vi, Eliab ƒe vinyɔnu Abihail ƒe vi.
And Rehoboam took to himself Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David for a wife, [and] Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
19 Wodzi viŋutsu etɔ̃; woawoe nye Yeus, Semaria kple Zaham.
Who bore him children, Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.
20 Emegbe la, Rehoboam gaɖe Maaka, Absalom ƒe vinyɔnu eye wòdzi Abiya, Atai, Ziza kple Selomit nɛ.
And after her he took Maachah the daughter of Absalom; who bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
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 Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and sixty concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and sixty daughters.)
22 Rehoboam tɔ asi Maaka ƒe vi, Abiya dzi be wòanye gbãtɔ le fiaviŋutsuawo dome ale be wòaɖu fia ɖe ye yome.
And Rehoboam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, [to be] ruler among his brethren: for [he thought] 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.
And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city: and he gave them provisions in abundance. And he desired many wives.
