Ii Paralipomenon 11
1 Venit autem Roboam in Ierusalem, et convocavit universam domum Iuda et Beniamin, centum octoginta millia electorum atque bellantium, ut dimicaret contra Israel, et converteret ad se regnum suum.
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 Factusque est sermo Domini ad Semeiam hominem Dei, dicens:
But a message from the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God that said,
3 Loquere ad Roboam filium Salomonis regem Iuda, et ad universum Israel, qui est in Iuda et Beniamin:
“Tell Rehoboam, son of Solomon, king of Judah, and of all the Israelites living in Judah and Benjamin:
4 Haec dicit Dominus: Non ascendetis, neque pugnabitis contra fratres vestros: revertatur unusquisque in domum suam, quia mea hoc gestum est voluntate. Qui cum audissent sermonem Domini reversi sunt, nec perrexerunt contra Ieroboam.
‘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 Habitavit autem Roboam in Ierusalem, et aedificavit civitates muratas in Iuda.
Rehoboam stayed in Jerusalem, and he strengthened the defenses of the towns in Judah.
6 Extruxitque Bethlehem, et Etam, et Thecue,
He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
7 Bethsur quoque, et Socho, et Odollam,
Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,
8 necnon et Geth, et Maresa, et Ziph,
Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
9 sed et Aduram, et Lachis, et Azeca,
Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
10 Saraa quoque, et Aialon, et Hebron, quae erant in Iuda et Beniamin, civitates munitissimas.
Zorah, Aijalon and Hebron. These are the fortified towns in Judah and in Benjamin.
11 Cumque clausisset eas muris, posuit in eis principes, ciborumque horrea, hoc est, olei, et vini.
He strengthened their fortresses and put commanders in charge of them, together with supplies of food, olive oil, and wine.
12 Sed et in singulis urbibus fecit armamentarium scutorum et hastarum, firmavitque eas summa diligentia, et imperavit super Iudam, et Beniamin.
He stored shields and spears in all the towns and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin under his rule.
13 Sacerdotes autem et Levitae, qui erant in universo Israel, venerunt ad eum de cunctis sedibus suis,
However, the priests and Levites throughout Israel chose to side with Rehoboam.
14 relinquentes suburbana, et possessiones suas, et transeuntes ad Iudam, et Ierusalem: eo quod abiecisset eos Ieroboam, et posteri eius, ne sacerdotio Domini fungerentur.
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 Qui constituit sibi sacerdotes excelsorum, et daemoniorum, vitulorumque quos fecerat.
Jeroboam chose his own priests for the high places and for the goat and calf idols he had made.
16 Sed et de cunctis tribubus Israel, quicumque dederant cor suum ut quaererent Dominum Deum Israel, venerunt in Ierusalem ad immolandum victimas suas coram Domino Deo patrum suorum.
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 Et roboraverunt regnum Iuda, et confirmaverunt Roboam filium Salomonis per tres annos: ambulaverunt enim in viis David et Salomonis, annis tantum tribus.
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 Duxit autem Roboam uxorem Mahalath, filiam Ierimoth, filii David: Abihail quoque filiam Eliab filii Isai,
Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David's son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Eliab, son of Jesse.
19 quae peperit ei filios Iehus, et Somoriam, et Zoom.
She was the mother his sons Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.
20 Post hanc quoque accepit Maacha filiam Absalom, quae peperit ei Abia, et Ethai, et Ziza, et Salomith.
After her he married Maacah Absalom's daughter, and she was the mother of his sons Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
21 Amavit autem Roboam Maacha filiam Absalom super omnes uxores suas, et concubinas: nam uxores decem et octo duxerat, concubinas autem sexaginta: et genuit viginti octo filios, et sexaginta filias.
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 Constituit vero in capite, Abiam filium Maacha ducem super omnes fratres suos: ipsum enim regem facere cogitabat,
Rehoboam made Abijah son of Maacah crown prince among his brothers, planning to make him king.
23 quia sapientior fuit, et potentior super omnes filios eius, et in cunctis finibus Iuda, et Beniamin, et in universis civitatibus muratis: praebuitque eis escas plurimas, et multas petivit uxores.
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.
