2 Cronache ( اخبار) 11

SMITH VAN DYKE	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 ولما جاء رحبعام الى اورشليم جمع من بيت يهوذا وبنيامين مئة وثمانين الف مختار محارب ليحارب اسرائيل ليرد الملك الى رحبعام.	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.
2 وكان كلام الرب الى شمعيا رجل الله قائلا	2 And the word of the Lord came to Semeias the man of God, saying:
3 كلم رحبعام بن سليمان ملك يهوذا وكل اسرائيل في يهوذا وبنيامين قائلا	3 Speak to Roboam the son of Solomon the king of Juda, and to all Israel, in Juda and Benjamin:
4 هكذا قال الرب لا تصعدوا ولا تحاربوا اخوتكم. ارجعوا كل واحد الى بيته لانه من قبلي صار هذا الامر. فسمعوا لكلام الرب ورجعوا عن الذهاب ضد يربعام	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,
5 واقام رحبعام في اورشليم وبنى مدنا للحصار في يهوذا.	5 And Roboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built walled cities in Juda.
6 فبنى بيت لحم وعيطام وتقوع	6 And he built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Thecue,
7 وبيت صور وسوكو وعدلام	7 And Bethsur, and Socho, and Odollam,
8 وجتّ ومريشة وزيف	8 And Geth, and Maresa, and Ziph,
9 وادورايم ولخيش وعزيقة	9 And Aduram, and Lachis, and Azecha,
10 وصرعة وايلون وحبرون التي في يهوذا وبنيامين مدنا حصينة	10 Saraa also, and Aialon, and Hebron, which are in Juda and Benjamin, well fenced cities.
11 وشدد الحصون وجعل فيها قوادا وخزائن مأكل وزيت وخمر	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.
12 واتراسا في كل مدينة ورماحا وشددها كثيرا جدا وكان له يهوذا وبنيامين	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,
13 والكهنة واللاويون الذين في كل اسرائيل مثلوا بين يديه من جميع تخومهم.	13 And the priests and Levites, that were in all Israel, came to him out of all their seats,
14 لان اللاويين تركوا مسارحهم واملاكهم وانطلقوا الى يهوذا واورشليم لان يربعام وبنيه رفضوهم من ان يكهنوا للرب.	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.
15 واقام لنفسه كهنة للمرتفعات وللتيوس وللعجول التي عمل.	15 And he made to himself priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.
16 وبعدهم جاء الى اورشليم من جميع اسباط اسرائيل الذين وجهوا قلوبهم الى طلب الرب اله اسرائيل ليذبحوا للرب اله آبائهم.	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.
17 وشددوا مملكة يهوذا وقووا رحبعام بن سليمان ثلاث سنين لانهم ساروا في طريق داود وسليمان ثلاث سنين	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.
18 واتخذ رحبعام لنفسه امرأة محلة بنت يريموث بن داود وابيجايل بنت الياب بن يسّى	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.
19 فولدت له بنين يعوش وشمريا وزاهم	19 And they bore him sons Jehus, and Somorias, and Zoom.
20 ثم بعدها اخذ معكة بنت ابشالوم فولدت له ابيا وعتّاي وزيزا وشلوميث.	20 And after her he married Maacha the daughter of Absalom, who bore him Abia and Ethai, and Ziza, and Salomith.
21 واحب رحبعام معكة بنت ابشالوم اكثر من جميع نسائه وسراريه لانه اتخذ ثمانية عشر امرأة وستين سرية وولد ثمانية وعشرين ابنا وستين ابنة.	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.
22 واقام رحبعام ابيا ابن معكة راسا وقائدا بين اخوته لكي يملّكه.	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,
23 وكان فهيما وفرّق من كل بنيه في جميع اراضي يهوذا وبنيامين في كل المدن الحصينة واعطاهم زادا بكثرة. وطلب نساء كثيرة	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.