2 Chronik 11
1 Und da Rehabeam gen Jerusalem kam, versammelte er das Haus Juda und Benjamin, hundertundachtzigtausend junger Mannschaft, die streitbar waren, wider Israel zu streiten, daß sie das Königreich wieder an Rehabeam brächten.
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 Aber des HERRN Wort kam zu Semaja, dem Mann Gottes, und sprach:
But Yahweh spoke to the prophet Shemaiah and said this to him:
3 Sage Rehabeam, dem Sohn Salomos, dem Könige Judas, und dem ganzen Israel, das unter Juda und Benjamin ist, und sprich:
“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: Ihr sollt nicht hinaufziehen, noch wider eure Brüder streiten; ein jeglicher gehe wieder heim, denn das ist von mir geschehen. Sie gehorchten den Worten des HERRN und ließen ab von dem Zug wider Jerobeam.
‘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 Rehabeam aber wohnete zu Jerusalem und baute die Städte fest in Juda,
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 nämlich: Bethlehem, Etam, Thekoa,
In [the area that belonged to] the tribes of Judah and Benjamin they built walls around Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
7 Beth-Zur, Socho, Adullam,
Beth-Zur, Soco, Adullam,
8 Gath, Maresa, Siph,
Gath, Mareshah,
9 Adoraim, Lachis, Aseka,
Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
10 Zarea, Ajalon und Hebron, welche waren die festesten Städte in Juda und Benjamin.
Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron.
11 Und machte sie feste und setzte Fürsten drein und Vorrat von 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 allen Städten schaffte er Schilde und Spieße und machte sie sehr feste. Und Juda und Benjamin waren unter ihm.
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 Auch machten sich zu ihm die Priester und Leviten aus dem ganzen Israel und allen ihren Grenzen.
The priests and other descendants of Levi throughout Israel supported Rehoboam.
14 Und sie verließen ihre Vorstädte und Habe und kamen zu Juda gen Jerusalem. Denn Jerobeam und seine Söhne verstießen sie, daß sie dem HERRN nicht Priesteramts pflegen mußten.
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 Er stiftete ihm aber Priester zu den Höhen und zu den Feldteufeln und Kälbern, die er machen ließ.
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 Und nach ihnen kamen aus allen Stämmen Israels, die ihr Herz gaben, daß sie nach dem HERRN, dem Gott Israels, fragten, gen Jerusalem, daß sie opferten dem HERRN, dem Gott ihrer Väter.
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 Und stärkten also das Königreich Juda und bestätigten Rehabeam, den Sohn Salomos, drei Jahre lang. Denn sie wandelten in dem Wege Davids und Salomos drei Jahre.
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 Und Rehabeam nahm Mahelath, die Tochter Jerimoths, des Sohns Davids, zum Weibe und Abihail, die Tochter Eliabs, des Sohns Isais.
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 Die gebar ihm diese Söhne: Jeus, Semarja und Saham.
Rehoboam and Mahalath had three sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
20 Nach der nahm er Maecha, die Tochter Absaloms; die gebar ihm Abia, Athai, Sisa und Selomith.
Later Rehoboam married Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, and they had four sons: Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
21 Aber Rehabeam hatte Maecha, die Tochter Absaloms, lieber denn alle seine Weiber und Kebsweiber; denn er hatte achtzehn Weiber und sechzig Kebsweiber; und zeugete 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 setzte Abia, den Sohn Maechas, zum Haupt und Fürsten unter seinen Brüdern; denn er gedachte ihn zum Könige 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 nahm zu und brach aus vor allen seinen Söhnen in Landen Juda und Benjamin in allen festen Städten; und er gab ihnen Fütterung die Menge und nahm viel 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.
