歷代志下 11
1 [上主禁止進攻以色列]勒哈貝罕一回到耶路撒冷，即刻召集猶大和本雅明家族中十八萬善戰的精兵，去攻打以色列，想把王國奪回，再歸屬勒哈貝罕。
And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, an hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
2 但是，上主有話傳於天主的人舍瑪雅說：「
But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
3 你去告訴撒羅滿的兒子猶大王勒哈貝罕，及所有猶大和本雅明的以色列人說：
Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
4 上主這樣說：你們不可前去攻打你們的弟兄! 你們各人回本家罷! 因為這事是出於我。」他們便聽從上主的話，都回去了，沒有去攻打雅洛貝罕。[勒哈貝罕加強防禦工事]
Thus saith the LORD, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: return every man to his house; for this thing is of me. So they hearkened unto the words of the LORD, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
5 勒哈貝罕住在耶路撒冷，在猶大修築了各成的防禦工事，
And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
6 即修築了白冷、厄坦、特科亞、
He built even Beth-lehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
7 貝特族爾、索苛、阿杜藍、
And Beth-zur, and Soco, and Adullam,
8 加特、瑪勒沙、齊弗、
and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
9 阿多蘭、拉基士、阿則卡、
and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
10 祚辣、阿雅隆和赫貝龍：這些都是猶大和本雅明境內設防的城。
and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fenced cities.
11 他加強鞏固這些城，派軍駐守，儲備食糧，酒、油；
And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and oil and wine.
12 各城內又備有干戈，使之極其堅固，為統治猶大和本雅明。[聖職人員來歸]
And in every several city [he put] shields and spears, and made them exceeding strong. And Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
13 凡以色列所有的司祭和肋未人都由各地歸勒哈貝罕。
And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their border.
14 肋未人離開自己的牧場和產業，來到猶大和耶路撒冷，是因為雅洛貝罕和他的兒子們拒絕他們充當司祭，服事上主，
For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest’s office unto the LORD:
15 而另為高丘、公山羊像和自己所製的牛犢委派了司祭。
and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the he-goats, and for the calves which he had made.
16 為此，以色列各支派中，凡專心尋求上主以色列天主的，都隨那些肋未人到了耶路撒冷，向上主他們祖先的天主奉獻犧牲。
And after them, out of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their hearts to seek the LORD, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice unto the LORD, the God of their fathers.
17 如此，這般人加強了猶大的國勢，使撒羅滿的兒子勒哈貝罕有了勢力，凡三年之久，因為他們在三年之中，遵循了達味和撒羅滿的道路。[勒哈貝罕的家室]
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years: for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon.
18 勒哈貝罕取了達味之子耶黎摩特的女兒，亦即葉瑟之子厄里雅布的女兒阿彼海耳的女兒瑪哈拉特為妻。
And Rehoboam took him a wife; Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, [and of] Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
19 瑪哈拉特給他生的兒子，即耶烏士、舍瑪黎雅和匝罕。
and she bare him sons; Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.
20 以後，他又娶了阿貝沙隆的外孫女瑪阿加，她生了阿彼雅，阿泰、齊匝和舍羅米特。
And after her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bare him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
21 勒哈貝罕共娶了十八個妻子，六十個妾侍，生了二十八個兒子，六十個女兒；但他愛阿貝沙龍的外孫女瑪阿加，超過其他的妻妾。
And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines, and begat twenty and eight sons and threescore daughters.)
22 勒哈貝罕遂將瑪阿加的兒子阿彼雅立為儲君，為眾兄弟之長，有意立他為王。
And Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, [even] the prince among his brethren: for [he was minded] to make him king.
23 勒哈貝罕作事聰明，將他所有的兒子分派在猶大和本雅明全境所有設防的城內，供給他們豐富食糧，並給他們娶了許多妻妾。
And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he sought [for them] many wives.
