2 Istwa 11
1 Lè Woboram rive lavil Jerizalèm, li sanble sankatrevenmil (180.000) sòlda nan pi bon sòlda ki te nan branch fanmi Jida ak nan branch fanmi Benjamen. Li te fè lide al goumen ak moun peyi Izrayèl yo pou l' mete yo anba lòd li ankò.
When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred and eighty thousand chosen men who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
2 Men, Bondye pale ak Chemaya, pwofèt li a, li di l' konsa:
But the LORD’s word came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
3 -Pale ak Woboram, pitit Salomon an, wa peyi Jida a, ansanm ak tout moun pep Izrayèl ki fè pati branch fanmi Jida ak branch fanmi Benjamen yo. Di yo konsa:
“Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
4 Men mesaj mwen menm Seyè a, mwen voye ba yo: Piga n' al goumen ak fanmi nou yo. Tounen lakay nou. Sa ki rive a se travay mwen. Se mwen menm ki vle l' konsa. Moun yo koute lòd Seyè a vre, yo pa moute al goumen ak Jewoboram.
‘The LORD says, “You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers! Every man return to his house; for this thing is of me.”’” So they listened to the LORD’s words, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
5 Woboram rete lavil Jerizalèm, li moute ranpa nan anpil lavil peyi Jida pou pwoteje yo.
Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah.
6 Se konsa, li ranfòse miray lavil Betleyèm, Eytam, Tekoa,
He built Bethlehem, Etam, Tekoa,
7 Betsou, Soko, Adoulam,
Beth Zur, Soco, Adullam,
8 Gat, Marecha, Zif,
Gath, Mareshah, Ziph,
9 Adorayim, Lakis, Aseka,
Adoraim, Lachish, Azekah,
10 Soreya, Ajalon, Ebwon. Tou sa se lavil ak ranpa ki te nan peyi Jida ak nan peyi Benjamen.
Zorah, Aijalon, and Hebron, which are fortified cities in Judah and in Benjamin.
11 Li ranfòse miray ranpa yo, li mete chèf reskonsab yo, li fè bati depo pou mete manje, lwil ak diven.
He fortified the strongholds and put captains in them with stores of food, oil and wine.
12 Lèfini, nan chak lavil, li fè bay gwo plak pwotèj ak frenn an kantite. Lavil sa yo te byen pwoteje. Se konsa Woboram te kenbe moun branch fanmi Jida ak branch fanmi Benjamen yo anba otorite l'.
He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceedingly strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
13 Prèt yo ak moun Levi yo soti toupatou nan peyi Izrayèl, yo vin jwenn Woboram.
The priests and the Levites who were in all Israel stood with him out of all their territory.
14 Moun Levi yo te kite bèt yo nan savann ak tout lòt byen yo, yo desann lavil Jerizalèm ak nan peyi Jida, paske Jewoboram, wa peyi Izrayèl la ak tout wa ki te vin apre l' yo, te enpoze moun Levi yo fè sèvis yo tankou prèt Seyè a.
For the Levites left their pasture lands and their possessions, and came to Judah and Jerusalem; for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest’s office to the LORD.
15 Jewoboram te chwazi prèt pa l' pou fè sèvis kote yo fè ofrann bèt pou lòt bondye li t'ap sèvi sou fòm estati bouk kabrit ak ti towo bèf li te fè fè pou li yo.
He himself appointed priests for the high places, for the male goat and calf idols which he had made.
16 Nan tout peyi Izrayèl la moun ki te vle sèvi Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, ak tout kè yo fè tankou moun Levi yo ak prèt yo. Yo desann lavil Jerizalèm pou yo te ka ofri bèt pou yo touye pou Seyè a, Bondye zansèt yo a.
After them, out of all the tribes of Israel, those who set their hearts to seek the LORD, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
17 Sa te bay gouvènman peyi Jida a anpil fòs. Pandan twazan yo kenbe la ak Woboram, pitit Salomon an, yo viv jan yo te konn viv sou rèy wa David ak wa Salomon.
So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong for three years, for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon.
18 Woboram te marye ak Malat, pitit fi Jerimòt ki te pitit David ak Abigayil, pitit fi Eliyab, pitit pitit fi Izayi.
Rehoboam took a wife for himself, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse.
19 Yo fè twa pitit gason: Jeouch, Chemarya ak Saram.
She bore him sons: Jeush, Shemariah, and Zaham.
20 Apre sa, Woboram marye ak Maka, pitit fi Absalon, ki ba li kat pitit gason: Abija, Atayi, Ziza ak Chelomit.
After her, he took Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, Attai, Ziza, and Shelomith.
21 Antou Woboram te gen dizwit madan marye ak swasant fanm kay. Li fè venntwit pitit gason ak swasant pitit fi. Nan tout madan marye li yo ak fanm kay li yo, se Maka, pitit fi Absalon an, li te pi renmen.
Rehoboam loved Maacah the granddaughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines; for he took eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
22 Konsa tou, li te pito Abija, pitit gason Maka te fè pou li a, pase tout lòt pitit li yo. Li mete l' chèf tout frè l' yo. Li te vle se li ki pou pran plas li lè li mouri.
Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince amongst his brothers, for he intended to make him king.
23 Li te fè lide bay chak pitit gason l' yo yon reskonsablite. Se konsa, li voye yo al rete toupatou nan peyi Jida ak nan peyi Benjamen, nan tout lavil li te ranfòse yo, li ba yo pwovizyon an kantite epi li marye yo ak anpil fanm.
He dealt wisely, and dispersed some of his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city. He gave them food in abundance; and he sought many wives for them.
