1[Ny nanjakan-dRehoboama] Ary nony tonga tany Jerosalema Rehoboama, dia novoriny ny taranak'i Joda sy Benjamina, dia miaramila valo alina amby iray hetsy voafantina, hiady amin'ny Isiraely hampody ny fanjakana ho an-dRehoboama.
1When Rehoboam had come to Jerusalem, he assembled the house of Judah and Benjamin, one hundred eighty thousand chosen men, who were warriors, to fight against Israel, to bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam.
2Kanjo kosa ny tenin'i Jehovah tonga tamin'i Semaia, lehilahin'Andriamanitra, ka nanao hoe:
2But the word of Yahweh came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,
3Mitenena amin-dRehoboama, zanak'i Solomona, mpanjakan'ny Joda, sy amin'ny Isiraely rehetra amin'ny Joda sy ny Benjamina hoe:
3“Speak to Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Judah, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying,
4Izao no lazain'i Jehovah: Aza mandeha hiady amin'ny rahalahinareo, fa samia mody any an-tranony avy ianareo, fa avy amiko izao zavatra izao. Ary nihaino ny tenin'i Jehovah ny olona, ka dia samy lasa nody, fa tsy nandeha hamely an'i Jeroboama.
4‘Thus says Yahweh, “You shall not go up, nor fight against your brothers! Return every man to his house; for this thing is of me.”’” So they listened to the words of Yahweh, and returned from going against Jeroboam.
5Ary Rehoboama nitoetra tany Jerosalema ka nanamboatra tanàna mimanda tany Joda.
5Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem, and built cities for defense in Judah.
6Ny namboariny dia izao: Betlehema sy Etama sy Tekoa
6He built Bethlehem, and Etam, and Tekoa,
7sy Beti-zora sy Soko sy Adolama
7Beth Zur, and Soco, and Adullam,
8sy Gata sy Maresa sy Zifa
8and Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,
9sy Adoraima sy Lakisy sy Azeka
9and Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,
10sy Zora sy Aialona ary Hebrona, izay tanàna mimanda ao amin'ny Joda sy ny Benjamina.
10and Zorah, and Aijalon, and Hebron, which are in Judah and in Benjamin, fortified cities.
11Ary nanamafy ny tanàna mimanda izy sady nametraka mpanapaka tao aminy ary nanisy hanina sy diloilo ary divay betsaka.
11He fortified the strongholds, and put captains in them, and stores of food, and oil and wine.
12Ary tamin'ny isam-bohitra dia nasiany ampinga lehibe sy lefona avokoa, sady nohamafiny dia nohamafiny ny vohitra; ary ny Joda sy ny Benjamina no nomba azy.
12He put shields and spears in every city, and made them exceeding strong. Judah and Benjamin belonged to him.
13Ary ny mpisorona sy ny Levita izay teo amin'ny Isiraely rehetra dia nanatona azy avy tany amin'ny fari-taniny avy.
13The priests and the Levites who were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their border.
14Fa ny Levita nandao ny tanànany sy ny tany manodidina azy ka nankany Joda sy Jerosalema (fa Jeroboama sy ny zanany efa nanaisotra azy tsy ho mpisorona ho an'i Jehovah,
14For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah and Jerusalem: for Jeroboam and his sons cast them off, that they should not execute the priest’s office to Yahweh;
15fa nanendry mpisorona ho amin'ny fitoerana avo sy ho an'ny Seïrima ary ho an'ny ombilahy kely izay nataony). [Heb. osilahy; anaran'andriamani-tsi-izy]
15and he appointed him priests for the high places, and for the male goats, and for the calves which he had made.
16Ary na iza na iza tamin'ny firenen'Isiraely rehetra no nanolotra ny fony hitady an'i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny Isiraely, dia nanaraka ireo nankany Jerosalema hamono zavatra hatao fanatitra ho an'i Jehovah, Andriamanitry ny razany.
16After them, out of all the tribes of Israel, such as set their hearts to seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to Yahweh, the God of their fathers.
17Ka dia nampahery ny fanjakan'ny Joda izy sady nampahavitrika an-dRehoboama, zanak'i Solomona, telo taona; fa nandeha tamin'ny lalan'i Davida sy Solomona telo taona izy.
17So they strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and made Rehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three years; for they walked three years in the way of David and Solomon.
18Ary Rehoboama naka an'i Mahalota, zanakavavin'i Jerimota, zanak'i Davida, sy Abihaila, zanakavavin'i Eliaba, zanak'i Jese, ho vadiny,
18Rehoboam took him a wife, Mahalath the daughter of Jerimoth the son of David, and of Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse;
19izay nahazoany zaza, dia Jeosy sy Semaria ary Zahama.
19and she bore him sons: Jeush, and Shemariah, and Zaham.
20Ary nanarakaraka azy, dia nalainy koa Imaka, zanakavavin'i Absaloma, izay niteraka an'i Abia sy Atahy sy Ziza ary Selomita taminy.
20After her he took Maacah the daughter of Absalom; and she bore him Abijah, and Attai, and Ziza, and Shelomith.
21Ary Rehoboama tia an'Imaka, zanakavavin'i Absaloma, mihoatra noho ny vadiny sy ny vaditsindranony rehetra (fa naka vady valo ambin'ny folo sy vaditsindrano enim-polo izy ka niteraka lahy valo amby roa-polo sy vavy enim-polo).
21Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter 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.)
22Ary Abia, zanakalahin'Imaka, no nataon-dRehoboama lohany ho mpanapaka ny rahalahiny; fa izy no efa nokasainy hampanjakaina.Ary hendry izy ka nampiely ny zanany eran'ny tanin'ny Joda sy ny Benjamina rehetra, dia tany amin'ny tanàna mimanda rehetra, ka nomeny hanina betsaka sady nitadiavany vady maro.
22Rehoboam appointed Abijah the son of Maacah to be chief, the prince among his brothers; for he intended to make him king.
23Ary hendry izy ka nampiely ny zanany eran'ny tanin'ny Joda sy ny Benjamina rehetra, dia tany amin'ny tanàna mimanda rehetra, ka nomeny hanina betsaka sady nitadiavany vady maro.
23He dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his sons throughout all the lands of Judah and Benjamin, to every fortified city: and he gave them food in abundance. He sought for them many wives.