2 Crônicas 11

1 E quando veio Roboão a Jerusalém, juntou da casa de Judá e de Benjamim cento e oitenta mil homens escolhidos de guerra, para lutar contra Israel e voltar 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 Mas foi palavra do SENHOR a Semaías 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 todos os israelitas em Judá e Benjamim, dizendo-lhes:

“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 disse o SENHOR: Não subais nem luteis contra vossos irmãos; volte-se casa um a sua casa, porque eu fiz este negócio. E eles ouviram a palavra do SENHOR, e voltaram-se, e não foram 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 habitou Roboão em Jerusalém, e edificou cidades para fortificar a Judá.

Then Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and he built fortified cities in Judah.

6 E edificou a Belém, e a Etã, e a Tecoa,

And he built up Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,

7 E a Bete-Zur, e a Socó, e a Adulão,

and also Bethzur, and Soco, and Adullam,

8 E a Gate, e a Maressa, e a Zife,

indeed also Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,

9 E a Adoraim, e a Laquis, e a Azeca,

then too Adoram, and Lachish, and Azekah,

10 E a Zorá, e a Aijalom, e a Hebrom, que eram em Judá e em Benjamim, cidades fortes.

as well as Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which were very fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin.

11 Fortificou também as fortalezas, e pôs nelas capitães, e alimentos, e vinho, e azeite;

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 em todas as cidades, escudos e lanças. Fortificou-as pois em grande maneira, e Judá e Benjamim lhe estavam sujeitos.

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 E os sacerdotes e levitas que estavam em todo Israel, se juntaram a ele de todos seus termos.

Then the priests and Levites, who were in all of Israel, came to him from all their settlements,

14 Porque os levitas deixavam seus campos e suas possessões, e se vinham a Judá e a Jerusalém: pois Jeroboão e seus filhos os lançavam do ministério do 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 se fez sacerdotes para os altos, e para os demônios, e para os bezerros que ele havia feito.

And he appointed for himself priests of high places, and of demons, and of calves that he had made.

16 Além daqueles acudiram também de todas as tribos de Israel os que haviam posto seu coração em buscar ao SENHOR Deus de Israel; e vieram-se a Jerusalém para sacrificar ao SENHOR, o 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 fortificaram o reino de Judá, e confirmaram a Roboão filho de Salomão, por três anos; porque três anos andaram no caminho de Davi e de 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 tomou-se Roboão por mulher a Maalate, filha de Jeremote filho de Davi, e a Abiail, filha de Eliabe 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 gerou filhos: a Jeus, e a Samaria, e a Zaaão.

They bore sons for him: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.

20 Depois dela tomou a Maaca filha de Absalão, a qual lhe pariu a Abias, a Atai, Ziza, e Selomite.

And also after her, he married Maacah, the daughter of Absalom, who bore for him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.

21 Mas Roboão amou a Maaca filha de Absalão sobre todas suas mulheres e concubinas; porque tomou 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 pôs Roboão a Abias filho de Maaca por cabeça e príncipe de seus irmãos, porque queria fazer-lhe 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 fez-lhe instruir, e dispersou todos os seus filhos por todas as terras de Judá e de Benjamim, e por todas as cidades fortes, e deu-lhes alimentos em abundância, e buscou para eles muitas 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.