2 Crônicas 11
1 Vindo pois Roboão a Jerusalém, ajuntou da casa de Judá e Benjamin cento e oitenta mil escolhidos, dextros na guerra para pelejarem contra Israel, e para restituirem o reino a Roboão.
Then Rehoboam went to Jerusalem, and he called together the entire house of Judah and of Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand elect men of war, so that he might contend against Israel, and turn back his kingdom to himself.
2 Porém a palavra do Senhor veio a Semaias, homem de Deus, dizendo:
And the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying:
3 Fala a Roboão, filho de Salomão, rei de Judá, e a todo o Israel, em Judá e Benjamin, dizendo:
“Speak to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, the king of Judah, and to all of Israel who are of Judah, or of Benjamin:
4 Assim diz o Senhor: Não subireis, nem pelejareis contra os vossos irmãos, tornai cada um à sua casa; porque de mim proveiu isto. E ouviram as palavras do Senhor, e tornaram d'irem contra Jeroboão.
Thus says the Lord: You shall not ascend and fight against your brothers. Let each one return to his own house. For it is by my will that this has happened.” And when they had heard the word of the Lord, they turned back, and they did not continue on against Jeroboam.
5 E Roboão habitou em Jerusalém: e edificou cidades para fortalezas, em Judá.
Then Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built fortified cities in Judah.
6 Edificou pois a Belém, e a Etam, e a Tekoa,
And he built up Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
7 E a Beth-zur, e a Soco, e a Adullam,
and also Bethzur, and Soco, and Adullam,
8 E a Gath, e a Maresa, e a Ziph,
indeed also Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
9 E a Adoraim, e a Lachis, e a Azeka,
then too Adoram, and Lachish, and Azekah,
10 E a Zora, e a Aijalon, e a Hebron, que estavam em Judá e em Benjamin; cidades fortes.
as well as Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which were very fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin.
11 E fortificou estas fortalezas e pôs nelas maiorais, e armazéns de viveres, e de azeite, e de vinho.
And when he had enclosed them with walls, he placed in them rulers, and storehouses of provisions, that is, of oil and wine.
12 E pôs em cada cidade pavezes e lanças; fortificou-as em grande maneira: e Judá e Benjamin foram seus.
Moreover, in each city he made an armory of shields and spears, and he strengthened them with the utmost diligence. And he ruled over Judah and Benjamin.
13 Também os sacerdotes, e os levitas, que havia em todo o Israel, se ajuntaram a ele de todos os seus termos.
Then the priests and Levites, who were in all of Israel, came to him from all their settlements,
14 Porque os levitas deixaram os seus arrabaldes, e a sua possessão, e vieram a Judá e a Jerusalém (porque Jeroboão e seus filhos os lançaram fora para que não ministrassem ao Senhor.
leaving behind their suburbs and possessions, and crossing over to Judah and to Jerusalem. For Jeroboam and his followers had cast them out, so that they could not exercise the priestly office to the Lord.
15 E ele constituiu para si sacerdotes, para os altos, e para os demônios, e para os bezerros, que fizera.)
And he appointed for himself priests of high places, and of demons, and of calves that he had made.
16 Depois desses também de todas as tribos de Israel, os que deram o seu coração a buscarem ao Senhor Deus de Israel, vieram a Jerusalém, para offerecerem sacrifícios ao Senhor Deus de seus pais.
Moreover, out of all the tribes of Israel, whosoever would give their heart so that they sought the Lord God of Israel, they went to Jerusalem to immolate their victims before the Lord, the God of their fathers.
17 Assim fortaleceram o reino de Judá e corroboraram a Roboão, filho de Salomão, por três anos: porque três anos andaram no caminho de David e Salomão.
And they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and they confirmed Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, for three years. For they walked in the ways of David and of Solomon, but only for three years.
18 E Roboão tomou para si, por mulher, a Mahalat, filha de Jerimoth, filho de David; e a Abihail, filha de Eliab, filho de Jessé.
Then Rehoboam took as wife Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth, son of David, and also Abihail, the daughter of Eliab, son of Jesse.
19 A qual lhe pariu filhos, a Jeus, e a Samarias, e a Zaham.
They bore sons for him: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.
20 E depois dela tomou a Maaca, filha de Absalão; esta lhe pariu a Abias, e a Atthai, e a Ziza, e a Selomith.
And also after her, he married Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, who bore for him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
21 E amava Roboão mais a Maaca, filha de Absalão, do que a todas as suas outras mulheres e concubinas; porque ele tinha tomado dezoito mulheres, e sessenta concubinas; e gerou vinte e oito filhos, e sessenta filhas.
But Rehoboam loved Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, above all his wives and concubines. For he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines. And he conceived twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
22 E Roboão pôs por cabeça a Abias, filho de Maaca, para ser maioral entre os seus irmãos; porque o queria fazer rei.
Truly, he appointed as the head, Abijah, the son of Maacah, to be the ruler over all his brothers. For he thought to make him king,
23 E usou de prudência, e de todos os seus filhos alguns espalhou por todas as terras de Judá e Benjamin, por todas as cidades fortes; e deu-lhes viveres em abundância: e lhes desejou uma multidão de mulheres.
since he was wiser and more powerful than all his sons, even in all the regions of Judah and Benjamin, and in all the fortified cities. And he provided them with very much food, and he sought many wives.
