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.

And when Rehobo'am was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin a hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring back the kingdom again to Rehobo'am.

2 Factusque est sermo Domini ad Semeiam hominem Dei, dicens:

But the word of the Lord came unto Shema'yahu the man of God, saying,

3 Loquere ad Roboam filium Salomonis regem Iuda, et ad universum Israel, qui est in Iuda et Beniamin:

Say unto Rehobo'am the son of Solomon, the king of Judah and Benjamin, saying,

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.

Thus hath said the Lord, Ye shall not go up, nor fight with your brethren: return every man to his house; for from me hath this thing been brought about. And they hearkened to the words of the Lord, and returned from going against Jerobo'am.

5 Habitavit autem Roboam in Ierusalem, et aedificavit civitates muratas in Iuda.

And Rehobo'am dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities as fortresses in Judah.

6 Extruxitque Bethlehem, et Etam, et Thecue,

He built, namely, Beth-lechem, and 'Etam, and Thekoa'.

7 Bethsur quoque, et Socho, et Odollam,

And Beth-zur, and Socho, and 'Adullam,

8 necnon et Geth, et Maresa, et Ziph,

And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,

9 sed et Aduram, et Lachis, et Azeca,

And Adorayim and Lachish, and 'Azekah,

10 Saraa quoque, et Aialon, et Hebron, quae erant in Iuda et Beniamin, civitates munitissimas.

And Zor'ah, and Ayalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.

11 Cumque clausisset eas muris, posuit in eis principes, ciborumque horrea, hoc est, olei, et vini.

And he strengthened the strong-holds, and put commanders in them, and stores of food, and oil and wine;

12 Sed et in singulis urbibus fecit armamentarium scutorum et hastarum, firmavitque eas summa diligentia, et imperavit super Iudam, et Beniamin.

And in each and every city [he placed] shields and spears, and made them exceedingly strong: and thus remained with him Judah and Benjamin.

13 Sacerdotes autem et Levitae, qui erant in universo Israel, venerunt ad eum de cunctis sedibus suis,

And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel presented themselves to him out of all their territory.

14 relinquentes suburbana, et possessiones suas, et transeuntes ad Iudam, et Ierusalem: eo quod abiecisset eos Ieroboam, et posteri eius, ne sacerdotio Domini fungerentur.

For the Levites left their open districts and their possession, and went to Judah and Jerusalem; because Jerobo'am and his sons cast them off from executing the priest's office unto the Lord,

15 Qui constituit sibi sacerdotes excelsorum, et daemoniorum, vitulorumque quos fecerat.

And [because] he ordained for himself priests for the high-places, and for the evil spirits, and for the calves which 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.

And after them [came] out of all the tribes of Israel such as directed their heart to seek the Lord the God of Israel: these came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the Lord, the God of their fathers.

17 Et roboraverunt regnum Iuda, et confirmaverunt Roboam filium Salomonis per tres annos: ambulaverunt enim in viis David et Salomonis, annis tantum tribus.

And they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and brought power to Rehobo'am, the son of Solomon, during three years; for they walked in the way of David and Solomon during three years.

18 Duxit autem Roboam uxorem Mahalath, filiam Ierimoth, filii David: Abihail quoque filiam Eliab filii Isai,

And Rehobo'am took himself as wife Machalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, [and] Abichayil the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;

19 quae peperit ei filios Iehus, et Somoriam, et Zoom.

And she bore to him sons: Je'ush, and Shamaryah, and Zaham.

20 Post hanc quoque accepit Maacha filiam Absalom, quae peperit ei Abia, et Ethai, et Ziza, et Salomith.

And after her did he take Ma'achah the daughter of Abshalom; and she bore to him Abiyah, and 'Attai, and 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.

And Rehobo'am loved Ma'achah the daughter of Abshalom more than all his wives and his concubines; for he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines; and he begat twenty and eight sons, and sixty daughters.

22 Constituit vero in capite, Abiam filium Maacha ducem super omnes fratres suos: ipsum enim regem facere cogitabat,

And Rehobo'am appointed Abiyah the son of Ma'achah to be the chief, to be ruler among his brethren; because [he desired] 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.

And he dealt understandingly, and dispersed all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, unto all the fortified cities; and he gave them food in abundance and he required [for them] a multitude of wives.