2 Istwa 11
1 Alò, lè Roboam te vini Jérusalem. Li te rasanble lakay Juda avèk Benjamin, san-katre-ven-mil mesye byen chwazi ki te gèrye, pou goumen kont Israël pou reprann wayòm nan pou Roboam.
When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he gathered the men from the households of Judah and Benjamin— 180,000 chosen warriors—to go and fight against Israel to bring the kingdom back to Rehoboam.
2 Men pawòl SENYÈ a te vini a Schemaeja, nonm Bondye a, Li te di:
But a message from the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God that said,
3 “Pale a Roboam, fis a Salomon an, wa a Juda a ak tout Israël nan Juda avèk Benjamin pou di:
“Tell Rehoboam, son of Solomon, king of Judah, and of all the Israelites living in Judah and Benjamin:
4 ‘Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Nou pa pou monte ni goumen kont fanmi pa nou yo! Retounen chak mesye yo lakay yo, paske bagay sa a sòti nan Mwen menm.”’” Konsa, yo te koute pawòl SENYÈ a, e yo te retounen pou yo pa sòti kont Jéroboam.
‘This is what the Lord says. Don't fight against your relatives. Every one of you, go home! For what has happened is down to me.’” So they obeyed what the Lord told them and did not fight against Jeroboam.
5 Roboam te viv Jérusalem, e li te bati vil pou fè defans nan Juda.
Rehoboam stayed in Jerusalem, and he strengthened the defenses of the towns in Judah.
6 Konsa li te bati Bethléem, Étham, Tekoa,
He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
7 Beth-Tsur, Soko, Adullam,
Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,
8 Gath, Maréscha, Ziph,
Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
9 Adoraïm, Lakis, Azéka
Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
10 Tsorea, Ajalon avèk Hébron, ki se vil fòtifye nan Juda ak nan Benjamin.
Zorah, Aijalon and Hebron. These are the fortified towns in Judah and in Benjamin.
11 Anplis, li te ranfòse fò yo, e li te mete kòmandan ladan yo avèk depo manje, lwil ak diven.
He strengthened their fortresses and put commanders in charge of them, together with supplies of food, olive oil, and wine.
12 Li te mete boukliye defans avèk lans nan chak vil yo, e li te byen fòtifye yo. Konsa, Juda avèk Benjamin te pou li.
He stored shields and spears in all the towns and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin under his rule.
13 Anplis, prèt avèk Levit ki te nan tout Israël yo te kanpe avèk li soti nan landwa pa yo.
However, the priests and Levites throughout Israel chose to side with Rehoboam.
14 Paske Levit yo te kite tè patiraj pa yo pou te rive Juda avèk Jérusalem, paske Jéroboam te bloke sèvis yo kòm prèt SENYÈ a.
The Levites even left their pasturelands and properties behind, and came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons refused to allow them to serve as priests of the Lord.
15 Li te etabli prèt pa li yo pou kont li pou sèvi nan wo plas yo, pou imaj bouk yo avèk jenn bèf ke li te fè yo.
Jeroboam chose his own priests for the high places and for the goat and calf idols he had made.
16 Sila yo nan tout tribi Israël ki te dispoze kè yo pou swiv SENYÈ a, Bondye Israël la, te swiv yo rive Jérusalem pou fè sakrifis a SENYÈ a, Bondye a zansèt pa yo a.
Those from every tribe of Israel who were committed to worshiping their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord, the God of their forefathers.
17 Yo te fòtifye wayòm Juda a, e yo te bay soutyen a Roboam, fis Salomon nan pandan twazan, paske yo te mache nan chemen David avèk Salomon an pandan twazan.
So they supported the kingdom of Judah and for three years they were loyal to Rehoboam, son of Solomon, because they followed the way of David and Solomon.
18 Alò, Roboam te pran kòm madanm li, Mahalath, fi a Jerimoth la, fis a David la avèk Abichaïl, fi a Éliab la, fis a Jesse a.
Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David's son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Eliab, son of Jesse.
19 Li te fè fis yo: Jeusch, Schemaria, avèk Zaham.
She was the mother his sons Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.
20 Apre, li te pran Maaca, fi a Absalom an. Li te fè pou li Abija, Attaï, Ziza, avèk Schelomith.
After her he married Maacah Absalom's daughter, and she was the mother of his sons Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
21 Roboam te renmen Maaca, fi a Absalom an plis pase tout lòt madanm avèk ti mennaj li yo. Paske li te pran dizuit madanm avèk swasant mennaj, e li te fè venn-tuit fis ak swasant fi.
Rehoboam loved Maacah Absalom's daughter more than all his other wives and concubines. He had a total of eighteen wives and sixty concubines, twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
22 Roboam te chwazi Abija, fis a Maaca a kòm chèf e dirijan pami frè li yo, paske li te gen entansyon fè l wa.
Rehoboam made Abijah son of Maacah crown prince among his brothers, planning to make him king.
23 Li te aji avèk sajès, e li te plase fis li yo nan tout teritwa a Juda avèk Benjamin nan tout vil fòtifye yo, e li te ba yo anpil manje. Epi li te chache anpil madanm pou yo.
Rehoboam was also wise to place some of his sons throughout the land of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified towns. He gave them plenty of supplies and sought many wives for them. He worked to arrange many wives for them.
