2 Tawarikh 11
1 Ketika Rehabeam datang ke Yerusalem, ia mengumpulkan kaum Yehuda dan Benyamin, seratus delapan puluh ribu teruna yang sanggup berperang untuk memerangi orang Israel dengan maksud mengembalikan kerajaan itu kepadanya.
And Roboam came to Jerusalem, and called together all the house of Juda and of Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men and warriors, to fight against Israel, and to bring back his kingdom to him.
2 Tetapi datanglah firman TUHAN kepada Semaya, abdi Allah, demikian:
And the word of the Lord came to Semeias the man of God, saying:
3 "Katakanlah kepada Rehabeam, anak Salomo, raja Yehuda, dan kepada segenap orang Israel di Yehuda dan di Benyamin, demikian:
Speak to Roboam the son of Solomon the king of Juda, and to all Israel, in Juda and Benjamin:
4 Beginilah firman TUHAN: Janganlah kamu maju dan janganlah kamu berperang melawan saudara-saudaramu. Pulanglah masing-masing ke rumahnya, sebab Akulah yang menyebabkan hal ini terjadi." Maka mereka mendengarkan firman TUHAN dan pulang dengan tidak pergi menyerang Yerobeam.
Thus saith the Lord: You shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: let every man return to his own house, for by my will this thing has been done. And when they heard the word of the Lord, they returned, and did not go against Jeroboam,
5 Rehabeam diam di Yerusalem dan memperkuat kota-kota kubu di Yehuda.
And Roboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built walled cities in Juda.
6 Ia memperkuat Betlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Thecue,
7 Bet-Zur, Sokho, Adulam,
And Bethsur, and Socho, and Odollam,
8 Gat, Mares, Zif,
And Geth, and Maresa, and Ziph,
9 Adoraim, Lakhis, Azeka,
And Aduram, and Lachis, and Azecha,
10 Zora, Ayalon dan Hebron, yang terletak di Yehuda dan di Benyamin, sebagai kota-kota berkubu.
Saraa also, and Aialon, and Hebron, which are in Juda and Benjamin, well fenced cities.
11 Ia memperkokoh kota-kota kubu itu dan menempatkan di situ kepala-kepala pasukan dengan persediaan makanan, minyak dan anggur;
And when he had enclosed them with walls, he put in them governors and storehouses of provisions, that is, of oil and of wine.
12 perisai dan tombakpun disediakan di tiap-tiap kota. Ia membuat kota-kota itu amat kokoh. Demikianlah Yehuda dan Benyamin menjadi daerah kekuasaannya.
Moreover in every city he made an armoury of shields and spears, and he fortified them with great diligence, and he reigned over Juda, and Benjamin,
13 Para imam dan orang Lewi di seluruh Israel datang menggabungkan diri dengan dia dari daerah-daerah kediaman mereka.
And the priests and Levites, that were in all Israel, came to him out of all their seats,
14 Sebab orang Lewi meninggalkan tanah penggembalaan dan milik mereka, lalu pergi ke Yehuda dan Yerusalem, oleh karena Yerobeam dan anak-anaknya melarang mereka memegang jabatan imam TUHAN,
Leaving their suburbs, and their possessions, and passing over to Juda, and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off, from executing the priestly office to the Lord.
15 dan mengangkat bagi dirinya imam-imam untuk bukit-bukit pengorbanan untuk jin-jin dan untuk anak-anak lembu jantan yang dibuatnya.
And he made to himself priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
16 Dari segenap suku Israel orang datang ke Yerusalem mengikuti orang-orang Lewi itu, yakni orang yang telah membulatkan hatinya untuk mencari TUHAN Allah Israel; dan mereka datang untuk mempersembahkan korban kepada TUHAN, Allah nenek moyang mereka.
Moreover out of all the tribes of Israel, whosoever gave their heart to seek the Lord the God of Israel, came into Jerusalem to sacrifice their victims before the Lord the God of their fathers.
17 Demikianlah mereka memperkokoh kerajaan Yehuda dan memperkuat pemerintahan Rehabeam bin Salomo selama tiga tahun, karena selama tiga tahun mereka hidup mengikuti jejak Daud dan Salomo.
And they strengthened the kingdom of Juda, and established Roboam the son of Solomon for three years: for they walked in the ways of David and of Solomon, only three years.
18 Rehabeam mengambil Mahalat, anak Yerimot bin Daud dan Abihail binti Elhiab bin Isai, menjadi isterinya,
And Roboam took to wife Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David: and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Isai.
19 yang melahirkan baginya anak-anak lelaki ini: Yeush, Semarya dan Zaham.
And they bore him sons Jehus, and Somorias, and Zoom.
20 Sesudah Mahalat ia mengambil Maakha, anak Absalom, menjadi isterinya, yang melahirkan baginya Abia, Atai, Ziza dan Selomit.
And after her he married Maacha the daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abia and Ethai, and Ziza, and Salomith.
21 Rehabeam mencintai Maakha, anak Absalom itu, lebih dari pada semua isteri dan gundiknya--ia mengambil delapan belas isteri dan enam puluh gundik dan memperanakkan dua puluh delapan anak laki-laki dan enam puluh anak perempuan.
And Roboam loved Maacha the daughter of Absalom above all his wives, and concubines: for he had married eighteen wives, and threescore concubines: and he beget eight and twenty sons, and threescore daughters.
22 Rehabeam mengangkat Abia, anak Maakha, sebagai pemuka, yakni sebagai pemimpin di antara saudara-saudaranya, karena ia bermaksud menjadikan dia raja.
But he put at the head of them Abia the son of Maacha to be the chief ruler over all his brethren: for he meant to make him king,
23 Oleh sebab itu ia mengambil kebijaksanaan untuk menyebarkan semua anaknya yang lain ke seluruh daerah Yehuda dan Benyamin, ke segala kota kubu. Ia memberikan mereka makanan dengan limpahnya dan menyediakan bagi mereka banyak isteri.
Because he was wiser and mightier than all his sons, and in all the countries of Juda, and of Benjamin, and in all the walled cities: and he gave them provisions in abundance, and he sought many wives.
