Ii Paralipomenon 11
1 venit autem Roboam in Hierusalem et convocavit universam domum Iuda et Beniamin in centum octoginta milibus electorum atque bellantium ut dimicaret contra Israhel et converteret ad se regnum suum
When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
2 factusque est sermo Domini ad Semeiam hominem Dei dicens
But the LORD’s word came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
3 loquere ad Roboam filium Salomonis regem Iuda et ad universum Israhel qui est in Iuda et Beniamin
“Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in 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 Hieroboam
‘The LORD says, “You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers! Every man return to his house; for this thing is of me.”’” So they listened to the LORD’s words, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
5 habitavit autem Roboam in Hierusalem et aedificavit civitates muratas in Iuda
Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
6 extruxitque Bethleem et Aetham et Thecue
He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
7 Bethsur quoque et Soccho et Odollam
Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,
8 necnon Geth et Maresa et Ziph
Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
9 sed et Aduram et Lachis et Azecha
Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
10 Saraa quoque et Ahilon et Hebron quae erant in Iuda et Beniamin civitates munitissimas
Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin.
11 cumque clausisset eas muris posuit in eis principes ciborumque horrea hoc est olei et vini
He fortified the strongholds and put captains in them with stores of food, oil and wine.
12 sed et in singulis urbibus fecit armamentaria scutorum et hastarum firmavitque eas multa diligentia et imperavit super Iudam et Beniamin
He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceedingly strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
13 sacerdotes autem et Levitae qui erant in universo Israhel venerunt ad eum de cunctis sedibus suis
The priests and the Levites who were in all Israel stood with him out of all their territory.
14 relinquentes suburbana et possessiones suas et transeuntes ad Iudam et Hierusalem eo quod abiecisset eos Hieroboam et posteri eius ne sacerdotio Domini fungerentur
For the Levites left their pasture lands and their possessions, and came to Judah and Jerusalem; for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest’s office to the LORD.
15 qui constituit sibi sacerdotes excelsorum et daemonum vitulorumque quos fecerat
He himself appointed priests for the high places, for the male goat and calf idols which he had made.
16 sed et de cunctis tribubus Israhel quicumque dederant cor suum ut quaererent Dominum Deum Israhel venerunt Hierusalem ad immolandas victimas Domino Deo patrum suorum
After them, out of all the tribes of Israel, those who set their hearts to seek the LORD, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to 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
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong for three years, for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon.
18 duxit autem Roboam uxorem Maalath filiam Hierimuth filii David Abiail quoque filiam Heliab filii Isai
Rehoboam took a wife for himself, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.
19 quae peperit ei filios Ieus et Somoriam et Zoom
She bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
20 post hanc quoque accepit Maacha filiam Absalom quae peperit ei Abia et Ethai et Ziza et Salumith
After her, he took Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
21 amavit autem Roboam Maacha filiam Absalom super omnes uxores suas et concubinas nam uxores decem et octo duxerat concubinasque sexaginta et genuit viginti octo filios et sexaginta filias
Rehoboam loved Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines; for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
22 constituit vero in capite Abiam filium Maacha ducem super fratres suos ipsum enim regem facere cogitabat
Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers, for he intended to make him king.
23 qui 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
He dealt wisely, and dispersed some of his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city. He gave them food in abundance; and he sought many wives for them.
