Kronika 2 12

1 Esime Rehoboam li ke ɖe eƒe fiazikpui dzi eye wòɖo ŋusẽ la, eya kple Israel blibo la gbe nu le Yehowa ƒe se la gbɔ.

And when Rehoboam had established the kingdome and made it strong, hee forsooke the Lawe of the Lord, and all Israel with him.

2 Esi wometo nyateƒe na Yehowa o ta la, Sisak, Egipte fia, ho aʋa ɖe Yerusalem ŋu le Fia Rehoboam ƒe fiaɖuɖu ƒe ƒe atɔ̃lia me

Therefore in the fift yeere of King Rehoboam, Shishak the King of Egypt came vp against Ierusalem (because they had transgressed against the Lord)

3 kple tasiaɖam akpe ɖeka alafa eve, sɔdola akpe blaade kple aʋawɔla siwo mele xexlẽ me o. Ame siwo kpe ɖe Fia Sisak ŋu la woe nye, Libiatɔwo, Sukimtɔwo kple Kustɔ siwo tso Egipte.

With twelue hundreth charets, and three score thousande horsemen, and the people were without nomber, that came with him from Egypt, euen the Lubims, Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.

4 Fia Sisak ɖu Yuda du siwo woglã la katã dzi eye wòɖo Yerusalem.

And he tooke the strong cities which were of Iudah, and came vnto Ierusalem.

5 Nyagblɔɖila Semaya wɔ takpekpe kple Rehoboam kple Yuda ƒe kplɔlawo tso dukɔ la ƒe akpa ɖe sia ɖe, ame siwo si va Yerusalem la eye wògblɔ na wo be, “Yehowa gblɔ be, ‘Miegblem ɖi eya ta nye hã megble mi ɖi ɖo eye metsɔ mi de asi na Sisak.’”

Then came Shemaiah the Prophet to Rehoboam, and to the princes of Iudah, that were gathered together in Hierusalem, because of Shishak, and sayde vnto them, Thus sayth the Lord, Ye haue forsaken me, therefore haue I also left you in the handes of Shishak.

6 Fia Rehoboam kple Yuda ƒe kplɔlawo do ɣli ʋu woƒe nu vɔ̃wo me be, “Yehowa tɔ dzɔ be wòwɔ mí alea!”

Then the princes of Israel, and the King humbled themselues, and sayde, The Lord is iust.

7 Esi Yehowa kpɔ ale si wobɔbɔ wo ɖokuie la, eɖo Semaya ɖa be wòagblɔ na wo be, “Esi miebɔbɔ mia ɖokui ta la, nyematsrɔ̃ mi keŋkeŋ o, mia dometɔ aɖewo asi. Nyemawɔ Fia Sisak ŋu dɔ le nye dɔmedzoetɔtrɔ kɔ ɖe Yerusalem dzi me o.

And when the Lord sawe that they humbled themselues, the worde of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, They haue humbled theselues, therefore I will not destroy them, but I will sende them deliuerance shortly, and my wrath shall not bee powred out vpon Ierusalem by the hand of Shishak.

8 Ke miadzɔ nu na Sisak ƒe sia ƒe. Ekema miadze sii be, enyo sãa be miasubɔm wu be miasubɔ Sisak!”

Neuerthelesse they shalbe his sernants: so shall they knowe my seruice, and the seruice of the kingdomes of the earth.

9 Ale Egipte fia, Sisak ɖu Yerusalem dzi eye wòlɔ nu sia nu le gbedoxɔ la kple fiasã la me dzoe. Etsɔ sikakpoxɔnu siwo Solomo wɔ la katã hã dzoe.

Then Shishak King of Egypt came vp against Ierusalem, and tooke the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the Kings house he tooke euen all, and hee caried away the shields of golde, which Salomon had made.

10 Ke Fia Rehoboam wɔ akɔblikpoxɔnuwo ɖe wo teƒe eye wòtsɔ wo de asi na eŋudzɔlawo ƒe amegã.

In stead whereof King Rehoboam made shieldes of brasse, and committed them to the handes of the chiefe of the garde, that wayted at the doore of the Kings house.

11 Ɣe sia ɣi si fia la yi gbedoxɔ la me la, eŋudzɔlawo tsɔa wo bɔa asaɖa le eŋgɔ eye emegbe la, wogbugbɔa wo dana ɖe dzɔlawo ƒe xɔ me.

And when the King entred into the house of the Lord, the garde came and bare them and brought them againe vnto the garde chamber.

12 Esi fia la bɔbɔ eɖokui la, Yehowa na eƒe dɔmedzoe nu tso eye metsrɔ̃ ameawo keŋkeŋ o. Le Sisak ƒe aʋawɔwɔ kpli wo emegbe gɔ̃ hã la, meda ahe o.

And because hee humbled himselfe, the wrath of the Lord turned from him, that hee woulde not destroy all together. And also in Iudah the things prospered.

13 Fia Rehoboam ɖu fia ƒe wuiadre le Yerusalem, du si Mawu tia wɔ eƒe nɔƒee le ŋkuléle ɖe Israel duwo katã ŋu megbe la me. Rehoboam ɖu fia esi wòxɔ ƒe blaene-vɔ-ɖekɛ. Dadaa ŋkɔe nye Naama eye wònye Amoni nyɔnu aɖe.

So King Rehoboam was strong in Ierusalem and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and fourtie yere olde, when he began to reigne, and reigned seuenteene yeres in Ierusalem, the citie which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his Name there. And his mothers name was Naamah an Ammonitesse.

14 Rehoboam nye fia vɔ̃ɖi aɖe elabena meɖo ta me kura be yeadze Yehowa ŋu o.

And he did euill: for hee prepared not his heart to seeke the Lord.

15 Woŋlɔ Rehoboam ƒe ŋutinya blibo la ɖe nu siwo nyagblɔdila, Semaya kple nukpɔla, Ido ŋlɔ ɖe Dzidzimegbalẽ la me. Aʋa dzɔna ɖe Rehoboam kple Yeroboam dome enuenu.

The actes also of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the booke of Shemaiah the Prophet, and Iddo the Seer, in rehearsing the genealogie? and there was warre alway betweene Rehoboam and Ieroboam.

16 Esi Rehoboam ku la, woɖii ɖe David ƒe du la me eye via Abiya ɖu fia ɖe eteƒe.

And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the citie of Dauid, and Abiiah his sonne reigned in his stead.