2 Chronicles 11
1 And Roboam came to Jerusalem, and called together all the house of Juda and of Benjamin, a hundred and fourscore thousand chosen men and warriors, to fight against Israel, and to bring back his kingdom to him.
Quando Roboão chegou a Jerusalém, ele reuniu a casa de Judá e Benjamim, cento e oitenta mil homens escolhidos que eram guerreiros, para lutar contra Israel, para trazer o reino de novo a Roboão.
2 And the word of the Lord came to Semeias the man of God, saying:
Mas a palavra de Javé veio a Semaías, o homem de Deus, dizendo:
3 Speak to Roboam the son of Solomon the king of Juda, and to all Israel, in Juda and Benjamin:
“Fala a Roboão, filho de Salomão, rei de Judá, e a todo Israel em Judá e Benjamim, dizendo:
4 Thus saith the Lord: You shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren: let every man return to his own house, for by my will this thing has been done. And when they heard the word of the Lord, they returned, and did not go against Jeroboam,
'Javé diz: “Não subirás, nem lutarás contra teus irmãos! Cada homem volte para sua casa; pois isto é de mim””. Então eles ouviram as palavras de Javé, e voltaram de ir contra Jeroboão.
5 And Roboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built walled cities in Juda.
Rehoboam viveu em Jerusalém, e construiu cidades para defesa em Judá.
6 And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Thecue,
Construiu Belém, Etam, Tekoa,
7 And Bethsur, and Socho, and Odollam,
Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,
8 And Geth, and Maresa, and Ziph,
Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
9 And Aduram, and Lachis, and Azecha,
Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
10 Saraa also, and Aialon, and Hebron, which are in Juda and Benjamin, well fenced cities.
Zorah, Aijalon e Hebron, que são cidades fortificadas em Judá e em Benjamin.
11 And when he had enclosed them with walls, he put in them governors and storehouses of provisions, that is, of oil and of wine.
Ele fortificou as fortalezas e colocou nelas os capitães com armazéns de alimentos, óleo e vinho.
12 Moreover in every city he made an armoury of shields and spears, and he fortified them with great diligence, and he reigned over Juda, and Benjamin,
Ele colocou escudos e lanças em todas as cidades, e as tornou extremamente fortes. Judah e Benjamin pertenciam a ele.
13 And the priests and Levites, that were in all Israel, came to him out of all their seats,
Os sacerdotes e os levitas que estavam em todo Israel estavam com ele fora de todo o seu território.
14 Leaving their suburbs, and their possessions, and passing over to Juda, and Jerusalem, because Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off, from executing the priestly office to the Lord.
Pois os levitas deixaram suas terras de pasto e seus bens, e vieram para Judá e Jerusalém; pois Jeroboão e seus filhos os expulsaram, para que não executassem o ofício de sacerdote para Javé.
15 And he made to himself priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
Ele mesmo nomeou sacerdotes para os lugares altos, para os ídolos do bode e do bezerro que ele tinha feito.
16 Moreover out of all the tribes of Israel, whosoever gave their heart to seek the Lord the God of Israel, came into Jerusalem to sacrifice their victims before the Lord the God of their fathers.
Depois deles, de todas as tribos de Israel, aqueles que puseram seus corações em busca de Javé, o Deus de Israel, vieram a Jerusalém para sacrificar a Javé, o Deus de seus pais.
17 And they strengthened the kingdom of Juda, and established Roboam the son of Solomon for three years: for they walked in the ways of David and of Solomon, only three years.
Assim fortaleceram o reino de Judá e fizeram Reoboão, filho de Salomão, forte por três anos, pois caminharam três anos no caminho de Davi e Salomão.
18 And Roboam took to wife Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David: and Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Isai.
Rehoboam tomou para si uma esposa, Mahalath a filha de Jerimoth o filho de David e de Abihail a filha de Eliab o filho de Jesse.
19 And they bore him sons Jehus, and Somorias, and Zoom.
She lhe deu filhos: Jeush, Shemariah, e Zaham.
20 And after her he married Maacha the daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abia and Ethai, and Ziza, and Salomith.
Depois dela, ele levou Maacah a neta de Absalom; e ela o deu à luz Abijah, Attai, Ziza, e Shelomith.
21 And Roboam loved Maacha the daughter of Absalom above all his wives, and concubines: for he had married eighteen wives, and threescore concubines: and he beget eight and twenty sons, and threescore daughters.
Rehoboam amou Maacah, a neta de Absalom, acima de todas as esposas e concubinas; pois ele levou dezoito esposas e sessenta concubinas, e tornou-se pai de vinte e oito filhos e sessenta filhas.
22 But he put at the head of them Abia the son of Maacha to be the chief ruler over all his brethren: for he meant to make him king,
Rehoboam nomeou Abijah o filho de Maacah para ser chefe, o príncipe entre seus irmãos, pois ele pretendia fazê-lo rei.
23 Because he was wiser and mightier than all his sons, and in all the countries of Juda, and of Benjamin, and in all the walled cities: and he gave them provisions in abundance, and he sought many wives.
Ele tratou sabiamente, e dispersou alguns de seus filhos por todas as terras de Judá e Benjamim, para todas as cidades fortificadas. Ele lhes deu comida em abundância; e procurou muitas esposas para eles.
