2 Chronik 11
1 Rechabeam kam nun nach Jerusalem. Da sammelte er das Haus Juda und Benjamin, 180.000 erlesene Krieger, zum Kampfe gegen Israel, um das Königtum dem Rechabeam zurückzugewinnen.
When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he gathered 180,000 of the best soldiers from the tribes of Judah and Benjamin. He wanted them to fight against [the northern tribes of] Israel [and defeat them], in order that he could rule [all the tribes of] the kingdom again.
2 Da erging Gottes Wort an den Gottesmann Semaja:
But Yahweh spoke to the prophet Shemaiah and said this to him:
3 "Sprich zu dem Sohne Salomos, dem Judakönig Rechabeam, und zu dem ganzen Israel in Juda und in Benjamin:
“Go and tell this to [Solomon’s son] Rehoboam, the king of Judah, and to all the Israeli people of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin:
4 'So spricht der Herr: Zieht nicht hinauf und kämpfet nicht mit euren Brüdern! Ein jeder kehre heim! Durch mich ist es so gefügt.'" Sie hörten auf das Wort des Herrn und ließen den Zug gegen Jeroboam.
‘Yahweh says that you must not go to fight against [the people of Israel; they are] your distant relatives. All of you must go home. What has happened is what Yahweh wanted to happen.’” [So Shemaiah went and told that to them, ] and they all heeded what Yahweh had commanded them to do, and they did not attack Jeroboam [and his soldiers].
5 So blieb Rechabeam in Jerusalem und baute Städte in Juda zu Festungen um.
Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and his workers built walls around several of the cities and towns in Judah to protect them [against enemy attacks].
6 So baute er Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
In [the area that belonged to] the tribes of Judah and Benjamin they built walls around Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
7 Betsur, Soko, Adullam,
Beth-Zur, Soco, Adullam,
8 Gat, Maresa, Ziph,
Gath, Mareshah,
9 Adoraim, Lakis, Azeka,
Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
10 Sora, Ajjalon und Hebron, die in Juda und Benjamin lagen, zu festen Städten um.
Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron.
11 Er verstärkte die Festungen, legte Befehlshaber hinein sowie Vorräte an Speise, Öl und Wein,
He also appointed an army commander in each of those cities and towns, and gave them supplies of food, olive oil, and wine [to keep in storage].
12 und in jede Stadt Schilde und Speere. So machte er sie überaus stark. Und so blieben ihm Juda und Benjamin.
He put shields and spears in all the cities and made them well-protected. So he continued to rule the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.
13 Die Priester aber und die Leviten in ganz Israel stellten sich bei ihm ein aus all ihren Bezirken.
The priests and other descendants of Levi throughout Israel supported Rehoboam.
14 Denn die Leviten verließen ihre Weidetriften und ihren Besitz und gingen nach Juda und Jerusalem; denn Jeroboam mit seinen Söhnen hatte sie aus dem Priesterdienst des Herrn verstoßen
The descendants of Levi [who lived outside the territory of Judah and Benjamin] abandoned their property and their pastureland, and they came to Jerusalem and [to other places in] Judah, because Jeroboam and his sons would not allow them to do the work of priests of Yahweh.
15 und sich eigene Priester bestellt für die Höhen, für die Bocksgestalten und für die Kälber, die er gemacht hatte.
Instead, Jeroboam appointed the priests that he wanted to work [at the altars he commanded to be built] on the hilltops, [to offer sacrifices to] the idols that he commanded to be made [that resembled] goats and calves.
16 Ihnen waren aus allen Stämmen Israels solche gefolgt, die ihren Sinn darauf richteten, den Herrn, Israels Gott, aufzusuchen. Sie waren nach Jerusalem gekommen, dem Herrn, dem Gott ihrer Väter, zu opfern.
And people from every tribe in Israel who wanted to worship Yahweh, the God to whom the Israelis belonged, went with the descendants of Levi to Jerusalem to live there and to offer sacrifices to Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
17 So stärkten sie das Königreich Juda und unterstützten Salomos Sohn Rechabeam drei Jahre lang.
They caused the kingdom of Judah to be strong, and for three years they were happy that Solomon’s son Rehoboam was the king. During that time they conducted their lives [righteously] as David and Solomon had done previously.
18 Rechabeam nahm sich nun zum Weibe Machalat, die Tochter des Davidsohnes Jerimot und der Abichail, die Enkelin des Isaisohnes Eliab.
Rehoboam married Mahalath. She was the daughter of David’s son Jerimoth, and her mother was Abihail, the daughter of Eliab and granddaughter of Jesse.
19 Sie gebar ihm Söhne: Jëus, Semarja und Zaham.
Rehoboam and Mahalath had three sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
20 Nach ihr heiratete er Absaloms Enkelin Maaka, und sie gebar ihm Abia, Attai, Ziza und Selomit.
Later Rehoboam married Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, and they had four sons: Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
21 Rechabeam aber liebte Absaloms Tochter Maaka mehr als alle seine anderen Frauen und Nebenweiber. Er hatte achtzehn Frauen und sechzig Nebenweiber genommen. Er zeugte achtundzwanzig Söhne und sechzig Töchter.
Rehoboam loved Maacah more than he loved any other of his wives and slave wives. Altogether he had 18 wives and 60 slave wives, and 28 sons and 60 daughters.
22 Und Rehabeam bestellte Maakas Sohn Abia zum Haupte und Fürsten unter seinen Brüdern, um ihn zum König zu machen.
Rehoboam appointed his son Abijah to be the leader of his [older and younger] brothers, because he wanted to appoint Abijah to be the next king.
23 Und er handelte klug und verteilte all seine Söhne in alle Gegenden Judas und Benjamins und in alle festen Städte. Er gab ihnen reichliche Zehrung und gewährte eine Menge Weiber.
He very wisely sent some of his other sons to other cities in the areas of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the other cities that had walls around them. He gave them plenty of supplies and many wives.
