2 Krønikebok 12
1 Men da Rehabeams kongedømme var blitt trygget, og han var blitt mektig, forlot han Herrens lov, og hele Israel med ham.
And when the kingdom of Rehoboam had been strengthened and fortified, he abandoned the law of the Lord, and all of Israel with him.
2 Da hendte det i kong Rehabeams femte år at Egyptens konge Sisak drog op mot Jerusalem - for de hadde båret sig troløst at mot Herren;
Then, in the fifth year of the reign of Rehoboam, Shishak, the king of Egypt, ascended against Jerusalem (for they had sinned against the Lord)
3 han kom med tolv hundre stridsvogner og seksti tusen hestfolk, og det var ikke tall på de folk som fulgte ham fra Egypten - libyere, sukkittere og etiopere.
with one thousand two hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen. And the common people could not be numbered who had arrived with him from Egypt, namely, the Libyans, and the Troglodytes, and the Ethiopians.
4 Han inntok de faste byer i Juda og kom like til Jerusalem.
And he seized the most fortified cities in Judah, and he went even to Jerusalem.
5 Da kom profeten Semaja til Rehabeam og Judas høvdinger, som hadde samlet sig i Jerusalem av frykt for Sisak, og han sa til dem: Så sier Herren: I har forlatt mig; derfor har også jeg forlatt eder og gitt eder i Sisaks hånd.
Then Shemaiah, the prophet, entered to Rehoboam, and to the leaders of Judah who had gathered together in Jerusalem while fleeing from Shishak, and he said to them: “Thus says the Lord: You have abandoned me, and so I have abandoned you into the hand of Shishak.”
6 Men Israels høvdinger og kongen ydmyket sig og sa: Herren er rettferdig.
And the leaders of Israel, and the king, being in consternation, said, “The Lord is just.”
7 Og da Herren så at de hadde ydmyket sig, kom Herrens ord til Semaja, og det lød således: De har ydmyket sig; jeg vil ikke ødelegge dem, men la dem så vidt bli frelst, og min harme skal ikke bli utøst over Jerusalem ved Sisak;
And when the Lord had seen that they were humbled, the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying: “Because they have been humbled, I will not disperse them. And I will give to them a little help, and my fury will not rain down upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.
8 dog skal de bli hans tjenere og få kjenne hvad forskjell det er på å tjene mig og å tjene hedningelandenes konger.
Yet truly, they shall serve him, so that they may know the difference between my servitude, and the servitude of a kingdom of the lands.”
9 Så drog da Egyptens konge Sisak op mot Jerusalem og tok skattene i Herrens hus og skattene i kongens hus; alt sammen tok han. Han tok også de gullskjold som Salomo hadde latt gjøre.
And so Shishak, the king of Egypt, withdrew from Jerusalem, taking up the treasures of the house of the Lord and of the house of the king. And he took away everything with him, even the gold shields that Solomon had made.
10 Istedenfor dem lot kong Rehabeam gjøre kobberskjold og betrodde dem til høvedsmennene for drabantene som voktet inngangen til kongens hus;
In place of these, the king made bronze ones, and he delivered them to the leaders of the shield bearers, who were guarding the vestibule of the palace.
11 og så ofte kongen gikk inn i Herrens hus, kom drabantene og bar dem og tok dem så med tilbake til vaktstuen.
And when the king would enter into the house of the Lord, the shield bearers would arrive and take them, and they would carry them back to their armory.
12 Fordi Rehabeam ydmyket sig, vendte Herrens vrede sig fra ham; han vilde ikke ødelegge ham aldeles, og det fantes dog ennu noget godt i Juda.
Yet truly, because they were humbled, the wrath of the Lord turned away from them, and so they were not utterly destroyed. And indeed, good works were also found in Judah.
13 Siden satt kong Rehabeam atter fast i sitt kongedømme i Jerusalem og regjerte der; for han var en og firti år gammel da han blev konge, og han regjerte sytten år i Jerusalem, den stad som Herren hadde utvalgt blandt alle Israels stammer for å la sitt navn bo der. Hans mor hette Na'ama og var fra Ammon.
Therefore, king Rehoboam was strengthened in Jerusalem, and he reigned. He was forty-one years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city that the Lord chose out of all the tribes of Israel, so that he might confirm his name there. Now the name of his mother was Naamah, an Ammonite.
14 Han gjorde hvad ondt var; for han vendte ikke sitt hjerte til å søke Herren.
But he did evil, and he did not prepare his heart so as to seek the Lord.
15 Alt hvad som er å fortelle om Rehabeam, både i hans første og i hans senere dager, det er opskrevet i profeten Semajas og seeren Iddos krønike, der hvor ættetavlene er optegnet. Mellem Rehabeam og Jeroboam var det krig hele tiden.
Truly, the works of Rehoboam, the first and the last, have been written in the books of Shemaiah, the prophet, and of Iddo, the seer, and diligently set forth. And Rehoboam and Jeroboam fought against one another during all their days.
16 Og Rehabeam la sig til hvile hos sine fedre og blev begravet i Davids stad, og hans sønn Abia blev konge i hans sted.
And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the City of David. And his son, Abijah, reigned in his place.
