٢ أخبار 11

١ 1 وَلَمَّا جَاءَ رَحُبْعَامُ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ، جَمَعَ مِنْ بَيْتِ يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ مِئَةً وَثَمَانِينَ أَلْفَ مُخْتَارٍ مُحَارِبٍ لِيُحَارِبَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، لِيَرُدَّ ٱلْمُلْكَ إِلَى رَحُبْعَامَ.

When Rehoboam arrived in Jerusalem, he gathered the men from the households of Judah and Benjamin— 180,000 chosen warriors—to go and fight against Israel to bring the kingdom back to Rehoboam.

٢ 2 وَكَانَ كَلَامُ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَى شَمْعِيَا رَجُلِ ٱللهِ قَائِلًا:

But a message from the Lord came to Shemaiah the man of God that said,

٣ 3 «كَلِّمْ رَحُبْعَامَ بْنَ سُلَيْمَانَ مَلِكَ يَهُوذَا وَكُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ قَائِلًا:

“Tell Rehoboam, son of Solomon, king of Judah, and of all the Israelites living in Judah and Benjamin:

٤ 4 هَكَذَا قَالَ ٱلرَّبُّ: لَا تَصْعَدُوا وَلَا تُحَارِبُوا إِخْوَتَكُمْ. ٱرْجِعُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ، لِأَنَّهُ مِنْ قِبَلِي صَارَ هَذَا ٱلْأَمْرُ». فَسَمِعُوا لِكَلَامِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَرَجَعُوا عَنِ ٱلذَّهَابِ ضِدَّ يَرُبْعَامَ.

‘This is what the Lord says. Don't fight against your relatives. Every one of you, go home! For what has happened is down to me.’” So they obeyed what the Lord told them and did not fight against Jeroboam.

٥ 5 وَأَقَامَ رَحُبْعَامُ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ وَبَنَى مُدُنًا لِلْحِصَارِ فِي يَهُوذَا.

Rehoboam stayed in Jerusalem, and he strengthened the defenses of the towns in Judah.

٦ 6 فَبَنَى بَيْتَ لَحْمٍ وَعِيطَامَ وَتَقُوعَ

He built up Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,

٧ 7 وَبَيْتَ صُورَ وَسُوكُوَ وَعَدُلَّامَ

Beth-zur, Soco, Adullam,

٨ 8 وَجَتَّ وَمَرِيشَةَ وَزِيفَ

Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,

٩ 9 وَأَدُورَايِمَ وَلَخِيشَ وَعَزِيقَةَ

Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,

١٠ 10 وَصَرْعَةَ وَأَيَّلُونَ وَحَبْرُونَ ٱلَّتِي فِي يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ، مُدُنًا حَصِينَةً.

Zorah, Aijalon and Hebron. These are the fortified towns in Judah and in Benjamin.

١١ 11 وَشَدَّدَ ٱلْحُصُونَ وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا قُوَّادًا وَخَزَائِنَ مَأْكَلٍ وَزَيْتٍ وَخَمْرٍ

He strengthened their fortresses and put commanders in charge of them, together with supplies of food, olive oil, and wine.

١٢ 12 وَأَتْرَاسًا فِي كُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ وَرِمَاحًا، وَشَدَّدَهَا كَثِيرًا جِدًّا، وَكَانَ لَهُ يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينُ.

He stored shields and spears in all the towns and made them very strong. So he held Judah and Benjamin under his rule.

١٣ 13 وَٱلْكَهَنَةُ وَٱللَّاوِيُّونَ ٱلَّذِينَ فِي كُلِّ إِسْرَائِيلَ مَثَلُوا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ مِنْ جَمِيعِ تُخُومِهِمْ،

However, the priests and Levites throughout Israel chose to side with Rehoboam.

١٤ 14 لِأَنَّ ٱللَّاوِيِّينَ تَرَكُوا مَسَارِحَهُمْ وَأَمْلَاكَهُمْ وَٱنْطَلَقُوا إِلَى يَهُوذَا وَأُورُشَلِيمَ، لِأَنَّ يَرُبْعَامَ وَبَنِيهِ رَفَضُوهُمْ مِنْ أَنْ يَكْهَنُوا لِلرَّبِّ

The Levites even left their pasturelands and properties behind, and came to Judah and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons refused to allow them to serve as priests of the Lord.

١٥ 15 وَأَقَامَ لِنَفْسِهِ كَهَنَةً لِلْمُرْتَفَعَاتِ وَلِلتُّيُوسِ وَلِلْعُجُولِ ٱلَّتِي عَمِلَ.

Jeroboam chose his own priests for the high places and for the goat and calf idols he had made.

١٦ 16 وَبَعْدَهُمْ جَاءَ إِلَى أُورُشَلِيمَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ أَسْبَاطِ إِسْرَائِيلَ ٱلَّذِينَ وَجَّهُوا قُلُوبَهُمْ إِلَى طَلَبِ ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ إِسْرَائِيلَ لِيَذْبَحُوا لِلرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِهِمْ.

Those from every tribe of Israel who were committed to worshiping their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord, the God of their forefathers.

١٧ 17 وَشَدَّدُوا مَمْلَكَةَ يَهُوذَا وَقَوَّوْا رَحُبْعَامَ بْنَ سُلَيْمَانَ ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ، لِأَنَّهُمْ سَارُوا فِي طَرِيقِ دَاوُدَ وَسُلَيْمَانَ ثَلَاثَ سِنِينَ.

So they supported the kingdom of Judah and for three years they were loyal to Rehoboam, son of Solomon, because they followed the way of David and Solomon.

١٨ 18 وَٱتَّخَذَ رَحُبْعَامُ لِنَفْسِهِ ٱمْرَأَةً: مَحْلَةَ بِنْتَ يَرِيمُوثَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ، وَأَبِيحَايِلَ بِنْتَ أَلِيآبَ بْنِ يَسَّى.

Rehoboam married Mahalath, who was the daughter of David's son Jerimoth and of Abihail, the daughter of Eliab, son of Jesse.

١٩ 19 فَوَلَدَتْ لَهُ بَنِينَ: يَعُوشَ وَشَمَرْيَا وَزَاهَمَ.

She was the mother his sons Jeush, and Shamariah, and Zaham.

٢٠ 20 ثُمَّ بَعْدَهَا أَخَذَ مَعْكَةَ بِنْتَ أَبْشَالُومَ، فَوَلَدَتْ لَهُ: أَبِيَّا وَعَتَّايَ وَزِيزَا وَشَلُومِيثَ.

After her he married Maacah Absalom's daughter, and she was the mother of his sons Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.

٢١ 21 وَأَحَبَّ رَحُبْعَامُ مَعْكَةَ بِنْتَ أَبْشَالُومَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ نِسَائِهِ وَسَرَارِيهِ، لِأَنَّهُ ٱتَّخَذَ ثَمَانِيَ عَشَرَةَ ٱمْرَأَةً وَسِتِّينَ سُرِّيَّةً، وَوَلَدَ ثَمَانِيَةً وَعِشْرِينَ ٱبْنًا وَسِتِّينَ ٱبْنَةً.

Rehoboam loved Maacah Absalom's daughter more than all his other wives and concubines. He had a total of eighteen wives and sixty concubines, twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

٢٢ 22 وَأَقَامَ رَحُبْعَامُ أَبِيَّا ٱبْنَ مَعْكَةَ رَأْسًا وَقَائِدًا بَيْنَ إِخْوَتِهِ لِكَيْ يُمَلِّكَهُ.

Rehoboam made Abijah son of Maacah crown prince among his brothers, planning to make him king.

٢٣ 23 وَكَانَ فَهِيمًا، وَفَرَّقَ مِنْ كُلِّ بَنِيهِ فِي جَمِيعِ أَرَاضِي يَهُوذَا وَبَنْيَامِينَ فِي كُلِّ ٱلْمُدُنِ ٱلْحَصِينَةِ وَأَعْطَاهُمْ زَادًا بِكَثْرَةٍ. وَطَلَبَ نِسَاءً كَثِيرَةً.

Rehoboam was also wise to place some of his sons throughout the land of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified towns. He gave them plenty of supplies and sought many wives for them. He worked to arrange many wives for them.