2 Dnevnika 13
1 Godine osamnaeste carovanja Jerovoamova zacari se Avija nad Judom.
When Jeroboam had been ruling [Israel] for almost 18 years, Abijah became the king of Judah.
2 Tri godine carova u Jerusalimu. Materi mu bješe ime Mihaja, kæi Urilova iz Gavaje. A bijaše rat izmeðu Avije i Jerovoama.
He ruled in Jerusalem for three years. His mother was Micaiah (OR, Maacah), the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah [town]. There was a war between [the armies of] Abijah and Jeroboam.
3 I Avija izide na boj s hrabrom vojskom, èetiri stotine tisuæa izabranijeh vojnika; a Jerovoam uvrsta prema njemu vojsku, osam stotina tisuæa izabranijeh hrabrijeh vojnika.
Abijah went into the battle, taking 400,000 of his capable soldiers, and Jeroboam prepared to fight them, taking 800,000 of his capable troops.
4 I sta Avija navrh brda Semarajima u gori Jefremovoj, i reèe: èujte me, Jerovoame i sav Izrailju!
Abijah stood on the top of Zemaraim Mountain, which is in the hilly area that belonged to the tribe of Ephraim, and he shouted, “Jeroboam and all you other people of Israel, listen to me!
5 Ne trebaše li vam znati da je Gospod Bog Izrailjev predao Davidu carstvo nad Izrailjem dovijeka, njemu i sinovima njegovijem zavjetom osoljenijem?
You should know that Yahweh, the God to whom all we Israelis belong, has appointed David and his descendants to be the kings of Israel forever. He has confirmed that by making a permanent agreement.
6 Ali usta Jerovoam sin Navatov, sluga Solomuna sina Davidova, i odvrže se od gospodara svojega.
But Jeroboam, who was [only] an official of David’s son King Solomon, rebelled against his king.
7 I skupiše se k njemu ljudi praznovi i nevaljalci, i odapriješe se Rovoamu sinu Solomunovu, koji bijaše dijete i strašljiva srca, te im se ne odaprije.
And when Solomon’s son Rehoboam became king and was still young and inexperienced, a group of worthless scoundrels gathered around you, Jeroboam, and rebelled against Rehoboam.
8 Pa vi sad velite da se oprete carstvu Gospodnjemu, koje je u ruku sinova Davidovijeh, jer vas je mnogo i imate kod sebe zlatne teoce, koje vam je naèinio Jerovoam da su vam bogovi.
“And now you are planning to fight against the kingdom that Yahweh established to be governed by David’s descendants. It is true that you have a huge army, and you and your soldiers have brought with you the golden [statues of] calves that Jeroboam’s workers made to be gods for all of you.
9 Nijeste li otjerali sveštenike Gospodnje sinove Aronove i Levite? i naèinili sebi sveštenike kao narodi po drugim zemljama? ko god doðe da mu se posvete ruke s teletom i sa sedam ovnova, postaje sveštenik onima koji nijesu bogovi.
But you expelled the priests that Yahweh [appointed], men who are descendants of Aaron [the first Supreme Priest], and you expelled the descendants of Levi, and you appointed the priests that you wanted, like the people of other countries do. You allow anyone to become a priest of idols that are not gods if he comes to dedicate himself to be a priest by sacrificing a young bull and seven rams.
10 Ali s nama je Gospod Bog, niti smo ga ostavili, a sveštenici koji služe Gospodu jesu sinovi Aronovi, i Leviti rade svoj posao;
“As for us, Yahweh is our God, and we have not abandoned him. Our priests who serve Yahweh are descendants of Aaron, and the descendants of Levi assist them.
11 I pale Gospodu žrtve paljenice svako jutro i svako veèe, i kade mirisima, i hljebovi postavljeni stoje na èistom stolu, i pale se svako veèe žišci na zlatnom svijetnjaku; jer držimo što je Gospod Bog naš naredio, a vi ga ostaviste.
Every morning and every evening they present to Yahweh offerings to be completely burned [on the altar], and they burn fragrant incense. [Each week] they place the sacred bread on the sacred table, and each morning they light the lamps that are on the gold lampstand. We are obeying what Yahweh our God requires us to do. But you have abandoned him.
12 Zato evo s nama je naprijed Bog i sveštenici njegovi i trube glasne da trube protivu vas. Sinovi Izrailjevi, ne vojujte na Gospoda Boga otaca svojih, jer neæete biti sreæni.
Yahweh is with us; he is our leader. The priests whom he has appointed will blow their trumpets to signal [that we are ready] to fight a battle against you. You Israeli men, do not fight against Yahweh, the God to whom your ancestors belonged, because you will not be successful and win the battle against him.”
13 Ali Jerovoam zavede zasjedu da im zaðu za leða, i tako Judejcima bijahu sprijed jedni a s leða zasjeda.
[While he was speaking, ] Jeroboam sent some of his troops around the army of Judah. So while the soldiers who were with Jeroboam were in front of the army of Judah, the other soldiers of Israel were behind the army of Judah.
14 I kad se obazreše Judejci, a to boj i sprijed i sastrag, te povikaše ka Gospodu a sveštenici zatrubiše u trube.
When the soldiers of Judah turned and saw that they were going to be attacked from the front and from the rear, they cried out to Yahweh. The priests blew their trumpets,
15 I narod Judin opet povika, i kad vikaše narod Judin, razbi Bog Jerovoama i svega Izrailja pred Avijom i Judom.
and the men of Judah shouted a loud battle-cry. Then Yahweh [enabled Abijah and the army of Judah to] defeat Jeroboam and [the army of] Israel.
16 I pobjegoše sinovi Izrailjevi od Jude, i dade ih Bog njima u ruke.
The soldiers of Israel fled from the soldiers of Judah, and God enabled the army of Judah to defeat them.
17 I pobi ih ljuto Avija i narod njegov, i pade od Izrailja pobijenijeh pet stotina tisuæa odabranijeh ljudi.
Abijah and his troops struck the capable soldiers of Israel and killed 500,000 of them.
18 Tako biše pokoreni sinovi Izrailjevi u to vrijeme, a sinovi Judini osiliše, jer se pouzdaše u Gospoda Boga otaca svojih.
So the soldiers of Israel were defeated, and the soldiers of Judah won the battle because they trusted in Yahweh, the God to whom their ancestors belonged.
19 I Avija potjera Jerovoama, i uze mu gradove Vetilj i sela njegova, i Jesanu i sela njezina, i Efron i sela njegova.
Abijah’s army pursued the army of Jeroboam, and they captured from the people of Israel the cities of Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, and the surrounding villages.
20 I Jerovoam se više ne oporavi za života Avijina; i udari ga Gospod, te umrije.
During the remaining time that Abijah ruled, Jeroboam did not become powerful again. Then Yahweh caused him to become very ill, and he died.
21 A Avija utvrdi se, i uze èetrnaest žena, i rodi dvadeset i dva sina i šesnaest kæeri.
But Abijah became more powerful. He married 14 wives and had 22 sons and 16 daughters.
22 A ostala djela Avijina i putovi njegovi i besjede njegove zapisane su u knjizi proroka Ida.
An account of the other things that Abijah did while he was the king, including what he said and what he did, is in the scroll written by the prophet Iddo.
