1 و َرَجِعَ رَحُبْعامُ إلَى مَدينَةِ القُدْسِ. وَحَشَدَ عائِلاتِ يَهُوذا وَعَشِيرَةِ بَنْيامِيْنَ، فَكانُوا جَيْشاً قِوامُهُ مِئَةٌ وَثَمانُونَ ألفَ رَجُلٍ حَشَدَهُمْ رَحُبْعامُ لِيُحارِبَ بَنِي إسْرائِيلَ وَيَسْتَرِدَّ مَملَكَتَهُ.

¶ And when Rehoboam came to Jerusalem, he gathered of the house of Judah and Benjamin one hundred and eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.

2 ل َكِنَّ اللهَ تَكَلَّمَ إلَى شَمَعْيا، رَجُلِ اللهِ، وَقالَ لَهُ:

But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, the man of God, saying,

3 « تَكَلَّمْ إلَى رَحُبْعامَ بْنِ سُلَيْمانَ، مَلِكِ يَهُوذا، وَإلَى كُلِّ شَعبِ يَهُوذا وَبَنْيامِيْنَ.

Speak unto Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,

4 و َقُلْ لَهُمْ: ‹يَقُولُ اللهُ لا تَذهَبُوا لِتُحارِبُوا إخْوَتَكُمْ. وَلْيَرْجِعْ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ إلَى بَيتِهِ. فَأنا فَعَلْتُ هَذا كُلَّهُ!›» فَأطاعَ جَمِيعُ الرِّجالِ فِي جَيشِ رَحُبْعامَ أمْرَ اللهِ ، وَعادُوا جَمِيعاً إلَى بُيُوتِهِمْ، فَلَمْ يُحارِبُوا يَرُبْعامَ. رَحُبْعامُ يُقَوِّي يَهُوذا

Thus hath the LORD said, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren; return each man to his house; for this thing is done of me. And they heard the word of the LORD and returned and did not go against Jeroboam.

5 و َأقامَ رَحُبْعامُ فِي القُدسِ، وَبَنَى مُدُناً حَصِينَةً في يَهُوذا ضِدَّ هَجَماتِ العَدُوِّ.

And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem and built cities for defence in Judah.

6 ف َأعَادَ بِناءَ مُدُنِ بَيْتَ لَحْمَ وَعِيطامَ وَتَقُوعَ

He built Bethlehem and Etam and Tekoa

7 و َبَيتَ صُورَ وَسُوكُوَ وَعَدُلّامَ

and Bethzur and Shoco and Adullam

8 و َجَتَّ وَمَريشَةَ وَزِيفَ

and Gath and Mareshah and Ziph

9 و َأدُورايمَ وَلَخيشَ وَعَزِيقَةَ

and Adoraim and Lachish and Azekah

10 و َصَرْعَةَ وَأيَّلُونَ وَحَبْرُون. حَصَّنَ رَحُبْعامُ هَذهِ المُدُنَ الَّتِيَ فِي يَهُوذا وَبَنْيامِيْنَ.

and Zorah and Aijalon and Hebron which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fenced cities.

11 و َبَعْدَ أنْ قَوَّى المُدُنَ الحَصِينَةَ، عَيَّنَ فِيها قادَةً، وَبَنَى مَخازِنَ طَعامٍ وَزَيتٍ وَنَبيذٍ.

And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them and provisions and wine and oil;

12 و َوَضَعَ فِي كُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ تُرُوساً وَرِماحاً وَحَصَّنَها. وَأبْقَى رَحُبْعامُ قَبِيلَتَي يَهُوذا وَبَنْيامِيْنَ وَمُدُنَهُما تَحْتَ سَيطَرَتِهِ.

and in all the cities he put shields and spears. He fortified them greatly, having Judah and Benjamin on his side.

13 و َدَعَمَ الكَهَنَةُ وَالَّلاوِيُّونَ مِنْ كُلِّ أنحاءِ إسْرائِيلَ رَحُبْعامَ وَانضَمُّوا إلَيهِ.

¶ And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel gathered unto him out of all their borders.

14 ف َتَرَكَ الَّلاويُّونَ مَراعِيَهُمْ وَحُقُولَهُمْ وَجاءُوا إلَى يَهُوذا وَالقُدسِ، لأنَّ يَرُبْعامُ وَأبناءَهُ فَصَلُوهُمْ مِنَ الخِدْمَةِ كَكَهَنَةٍ للهِ.

For the Levites left their suburbs and their possessions and came to Judah and Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them off from executing the priest’s office unto the LORD.

15 و َعَيَّنَ يَرُبْعامُ كَهَنَةً لَهُ فِي المُرْتَفَعاتِ، حَيثُ أقامَ تَماثِيلَ لِتُيُوسٍ وَعُجُولٍ.

And he ordained himself priests for the high places and for the demons and for the calves which he had made.

16 أ مّا جَمِيعُ الأوفِياءِ للهِ ، إلَهِ إسْرائِيلَ مِنْ جَمِيع قَبائِلِ إسْرائِيلَ، فَقَدْ لَحِقُوا الَّلاوِيِّينَ لِيُقَدِّمُوا ذَبائِحَ للهِ ، إلَهِ آبائِهِمْ.

And from after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers.

17 ف َقَوَّى هَؤُلاءِ مَملَكَةَ يَهُوذا. وَدَعَمُوا رَحُبْعامَ بْنَ سُلَيْمانَ ثَلاثَ سَنَواتٍ. إذْ سَلَكُوا أثناءَ تِلكَ السَّنَواتِ كَما سَلَكَ داوُدُ وَسُلَيْمانُ. عائِلَةُ رَحُبْعام

So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and made Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, strong for three years because they walked three years in the way of David and of Solomon.

18 و َتَزَوَّجَ رَحُبْعامُ مَحلَةَ بِنتَ يَريمُوثَ بْنَ داوُدَ. وَكانَتْ أُمُّها أَبِيجَايِلَ بِنتَ أليآبَ بْنِ يَسَّى.

And Rehoboam took Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth, the son of David, to wife, and Abihail, the daughter of Eliab, the son of Jesse;

19 ف َأنجَبَتْ مَحلَةُ لرَحُبْعامَ أبناءَهُ يَعُوشَ وَشَمَرْيا وَزاهَمَ.

who bore him sons: Jeush and Shamariah and Zaham.

20 ث ُمَّ تَزَوَّجَ رَحُبْعامُ أيضاً مِنْ مَعْكَةَ بِنتِ أبشالُومَ. فَأنجَبَتْ مَعكَةُ لَهُ أبيّا وَعَتايَ وَزِيزا وَشَلُوميثَ.

And after her he took Maachah, the daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abijah and Attai and Ziza and Shelomith.

21 و َتَعَلَّقَ رَحُبْعامُ بِمَعْكَةَ بِنتِ أبشالُومَ أكثَرَ مِمّا تَعَلَّقَ بِزَوجاتهِ الأُخرَياتِ وَجَوارِيهِ. وَكانَتْ لَهُ ثَمانِيَ عَشْرَةَ زَوجَةً وَسِتُّونَ جارِيَةً. وَأنجَبَ ثَمانِيَةً وَعِشرِينَ ابْناً وَسِتِّينَ ابْنَةً.

But Rehoboam loved Maachah, the daughter of Absalom, above all his wives and his concubines (for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines and begat twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.)

22 و َاختارَ رَحُبْعامُ أبِيّا ابنَ مَعْكَةَ لِيَكُونَ القائدَ بَينَ إخْوَتِهِ، لأنَّهُ كانَ يَنْوِي أْنْ يَجعَلَ أبِيّا مَلِكاً.

And Rehoboam made Abijah, the son of Maachah, as head and prince among his brethren, for he thought to make him king.

23 ت َصَرَّفَ رَحُبْعامُ بِحِكمَةٍ، وَوَزَّعَ أبناءَهُ عَلَى كُلِّ مَناطِقِ يَهُوذا وَبَنْيامِيْنَ فِي كُلّ مَدينَةٍ حَصينَةٍ. وَأعْطاهُمْ رَحُبْعامُ مُؤَناً كَثِيرَةً، وَوَجَدَ لَهُمْ زَوجاتٍ كَثِيراتٍ.

And he caused him to be instructed and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced city; and he gave them provisions in abundance. And he desired many wives.