2 Tawarikh 12
1 Rehabeam beserta seluruh Israel meninggalkan hukum TUHAN, ketika kerajaannya menjadi kokoh dan kekuasaannya menjadi teguh.
And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel with him.
2 Tetapi pada tahun kelima zaman raja Rehabeam, majulah Sisak, raja Mesir, menyerang Yerusalem--karena mereka berubah setia terhadap TUHAN--
And it came to pass, [that] in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had transgressed against the LORD,
3 dengan seribu dua ratus kereta dan enam puluh ribu orang berkuda, sedang rakyat yang mengikutinya dari Mesir, yakni orang Libia, orang Suki dan orang Etiopia, tidak terhitung banyaknya.
With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen: and the people [were] without number that came with him out of Egypt; the Lubims, the Sukkiims, and the Ethiopians.
4 Ia merebut kota-kota benteng yang di Yehuda, bahkan mendekati Yerusalem.
And he took the fenced cities which [pertained] to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.
5 Nabi Semaya datang kepada Rehabeam dan pemimpin-pemimpin Yehuda yang berkumpul di Yerusalem berhubung dengan ancaman Sisak, dan berkata kepada mereka: "Beginilah firman TUHAN: Kamu telah meninggalkan Aku, oleh sebab itu Akupun meninggalkan kamu juga dalam kuasa Sisak."
Then came Shemaiah the prophet to Rehoboam, and [to] the princes of Judah, that were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said unto them, Thus saith the LORD, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore have I also left you in the hand of Shishak.
6 Maka pemimpin-pemimpin Israel dan raja merendahkan diri dan berkata: "Tuhanlah yang benar!"
Whereupon the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, The LORD [is] righteous.
7 Ketika TUHAN melihat bahwa mereka merendahkan diri, datanglah firman TUHAN kepada Semaya, bunyinya: "Mereka telah merendahkan diri, oleh sebab itu Aku tidak akan memusnahkan mereka. Aku segera akan meluputkan mereka dan kehangatan murka-Ku tidak akan dicurahkan atas Yerusalem dengan perantaraan Sisak.
And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, They have humbled themselves; [therefore] I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
8 Tetapi mereka akan menjadi hamba-hambanya, supaya mereka tahu membedakan antara mengabdi kepada-Ku dan mengabdi kepada kerajaan-kerajaan duniawi."
Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.
9 Maka majulah Sisak, raja Mesir itu, menyerang Yerusalem. Ia merampas barang-barang perbendaharaan rumah TUHAN dan barang-barang perbendaharaan rumah raja; semuanya dirampasnya. Ia merampas juga perisai-perisai emas yang dibuat Salomo.
So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, and took away the treasures of the house of the LORD, and the treasures of the king’s house; he took all: he carried away also the shields of gold which Solomon had made.
10 Sebagai gantinya raja Rehabeam membuat perisai-perisai tembaga, yang dipercayakannya kepada pemimpin-pemimpin bentara yang menjaga pintu istana raja.
Instead of which king Rehoboam made shields of brass, and committed [them] to the hands of the chief of the guard, that kept the entrance of the king’s house.
11 Setiap kali raja masuk ke rumah TUHAN, bentara-bentara datang membawa masuk perisai-perisai itu, dan mereka pula yang mengembalikannya ke kamar jaga para bentara.
And when the king entered into the house of the LORD, the guard came and fetched them, and brought them again into the guard chamber.
12 Oleh sebab raja merendahkan diri, surutlah murka TUHAN dari padanya, sehingga ia tidak dimusnahkan-Nya sama sekali. Lagipula masih terdapat hal-hal yang baik di Yehuda.
And when he humbled himself, the wrath of the LORD turned from him, that he would not destroy [him] altogether: and also in Judah things went well.
13 Raja Rehabeam menunjukkan dirinya kuat dalam pemerintahannya di Yerusalem. Rehabeam berumur empat puluh satu tahun pada waktu ia menjadi raja, dan tujuh belas tahun lamanya ia memerintah di Yerusalem, kota yang dipilih TUHAN dari antara segala suku Israel untuk membuat nama-Nya tinggal di sana. Nama ibunya ialah Naama, seorang perempuan Amon.
So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam [was] one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother’s name [was] Naamah an Ammonitess.
14 Ia berbuat yang jahat, karena ia tidak tekun mencari TUHAN.
And he did evil, because he prepared not his heart to seek the LORD.
15 Bukankah riwayat Rehabeam dari awal sampai akhir semuanya tertulis dalam riwayat Semaya, nabi itu, dan Ido, pelihat itu, --yang juga memuat daftar silsilah. Antara Rehabeam dan Yerobeam terus-menerus ada perang.
Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, [are] they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And [there were] wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.
16 Kemudian Rehabeam mendapat perhentian bersama-sama dengan nenek moyangnya, dan ia dikuburkan di kota Daud. Maka Abia, anaknya, menjadi raja menggantikan dia.
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David: and Abijah his son reigned in his stead.
