1 W hen King Rehoboam’s nation had been made strong, he and all Israel turned away from the Law of the Lord.

Depois que Roboão se fortaleceu e se firmou como rei, ele e todo o Israel abandonaram a lei do Senhor.

2 A fter Rehoboam had been king for five years, King Shishak of Egypt came to fight against Jerusalem. This happened because they had not been faithful to the Lord.

Por terem sido infiéis ao Senhor, Sisaque, rei do Egito, atacou Jerusalém no quinto ano do reinado de Roboão.

3 S hishak came with 1, 200 war-wagons and 60, 000 horsemen. And the people who came with him from Egypt were too many to number. There were Libyans, Sukkites, and Ethiopians.

Com mil e duzentos carros de guerra, sessenta mil cavaleiros e um exército incontável de líbios, suquitas e etíopes, que vieram do Egito com ele,

4 H e took the strong cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.

conquistou as cidades fortificadas de Judá e chegou até Jerusalém.

5 T hen Shemaiah the man of God came to Rehoboam and the princes of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak. He said to them, “The Lord says, ‘You have left Me. So I have left you to Shishak.’”

Então o profeta Semaías apresentou-se a Roboão e aos líderes de Judá que se haviam reunido em Jerusalém, fugindo de Sisaque, e lhes disse: “Assim diz o Senhor: ‘Vocês me abandonaram; por isso eu agora os abandono, entregando-os a Sisaque’”.

6 S o the princes of Israel and the king put away their pride and said, “The Lord is right and good.”

Os líderes de Israel e o rei se humilharam e disseram: “O Senhor é justo”.

7 T he Lord saw that they had put away their pride. And the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have put away their pride. I will not destroy them. But I will give them some help. My anger will not be poured out on Jerusalem by the power of Shishak.

Quando o Senhor viu que eles se humilharam, veio a Semaías esta palavra do Senhor: “Visto que eles se humilharam, não os destruirei, mas em breve lhes darei livramento. Minha ira não será derramada sobre Jerusalém por meio de Sisaque.

8 B ut they will be made to work for him. In this way they may learn the difference between My work and the work of the kings of the countries.”

Eles, contudo, ficarão sujeitos a ele, para que aprendam a diferença entre servir a mim e servir aos reis de outras terras”.

9 S o King Shishak of Egypt came and fought against Jerusalem. He took the riches of the Lord’s house and the riches of the king’s house. He took everything. He even took the battle-coverings of gold which Solomon had made.

Quando Sisaque, rei do Egito, atacou Jerusalém, levou todos os tesouros do templo do Senhor e do palácio real, inclusive os escudos de ouro que Salomão havia feito.

10 K ing Rehoboam made battle-coverings of brass in their place. And he put them in the care of the captains of the soldiers who watched the door of the king’s house.

Por isso o rei Roboão mandou fazer escudos de bronze para substituí-los, e os entregou aos chefes da guarda da entrada do palácio real.

11 E very time the king went into the house of the Lord, the soldiers came and carried the coverings. Then they returned them to the soldiers’ room.

Sempre que o rei ia ao templo do Senhor, os guardas empunhavam os escudos e, em seguida, os devolviam à sala da guarda.

12 W hen Rehoboam put away his pride, the Lord’s anger turned away from him. He was not destroyed. And things were good in Judah. The End of Rehoboam’s Rule

Como Roboão se humilhou, a ira do Senhor afastou-se dele, e ele não foi totalmente destruído. Na verdade, em Judá ainda havia algo de bom.

13 S o King Rehoboam became strong in Jerusalem and ruled. He was forty-one years old when he began to rule. And he ruled in Jerusalem for seventeen years. This was the city the Lord had chosen from all the families of Israel to put His name there. The name of Rehoboam’s mother was Naamah the Ammonitess.

O rei Roboão firmou-se no poder em Jerusalém e continuou a reinar. Tinha quarenta e um anos de idade quando começou a reinar, e reinou dezessete anos em Jerusalém, cidade que o Senhor havia escolhido dentre todas as tribos de Israel para nela pôr o seu nome. Sua mãe, uma amonita, chamava-se Naamá.

14 A nd he did what was sinful, because he did not follow the Lord with all his heart.

Ele agiu mal porque não dispôs o seu coração para buscar o Senhor.

15 T he acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are written in the writings of Shemaiah the man of God and of Iddo the man who told what would happen in the future. Wars were always being fought between Rehoboam and Jeroboam.

Os demais acontecimentos do reinado de Roboão, do início ao fim, estão escritos nos relatos do profeta Semaías e do vidente Ido, que tratam de genealogias. Houve guerra constante entre Roboão e Jeroboão.

16 R ehoboam died and was buried in the city of David. His son Abijah became king in his place.

Roboão descansou com os seus antepassados e foi sepultado na Cidade de Davi; seu filho Abias foi o seu sucessor.