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亚比雅做犹大王

13 耶罗波安王十八年,亚比雅登基做犹大王, 耶路撒冷做王三年。他母亲名叫米该亚[a],是基比亚乌列的女儿。亚比雅常与耶罗波安争战。 有一次亚比雅率领挑选的兵四十万摆阵,都是勇敢的战士,耶罗波安也挑选大能的勇士八十万,对亚比雅摆阵。 亚比雅站在以法莲山地中的洗玛脸山上,说:“耶罗波安以色列众人哪,要听我说! 耶和华以色列的神曾立盐[b]约,将以色列国永远赐给大卫和他的子孙,你们不知道吗? 无奈大卫儿子所罗门的臣仆,尼八儿子耶罗波安起来背叛他的主人。 有些无赖的匪徒聚集跟从他,逞强攻击所罗门的儿子罗波安,那时罗波安还幼弱,不能抵挡他们。 现在你们有意抗拒大卫子孙手下所治耶和华的国,你们的人也甚多,你们那里又有耶罗波安为你们所造当做神的金牛犊。 你们不是驱逐耶和华的祭司亚伦的后裔和利未人吗?不是照着外邦人的恶俗为自己立祭司吗?无论何人牵一只公牛犊、七只公绵羊将自己分别出来,就可做虚无之神的祭司。 10 至于我们,耶和华是我们的神,我们并没有离弃他。我们有侍奉耶和华的祭司,都是亚伦的后裔,并有利未人各尽其职, 11 每日早晚向耶和华献燔祭,烧美香,又在精金的桌子上摆陈设饼,又有金灯台和灯盏,每晚点起。因为我们遵守耶和华我们神的命,唯有你们离弃了他。 12 率领我们的是神,我们这里也有神的祭司拿号向你们吹出大声。以色列人哪,不要与耶和华你们列祖的神争战,因你们必不能亨通!”

犹大人与以色列人战

13 耶罗波安却在犹大人的后头设伏兵,这样以色列人在犹大人的前头,伏兵在犹大人的后头。 14 犹大人回头观看,见前后都有敌兵,就呼求耶和华,祭司也吹号。

以色列人败遁

15 于是犹大人呐喊。犹大人呐喊的时候,神就使耶罗波安以色列众人败在亚比雅犹大人面前。 16 以色列人在犹大人面前逃跑,神将他们交在犹大人手里。 17 亚比雅和他的军兵大大杀戮以色列人,以色列人仆倒死亡的精兵有五十万。 18 那时以色列人被制伏了,犹大人得胜,是因倚靠耶和华他们列祖的神。 19 亚比雅追赶耶罗波安,攻取了他的几座城,就是伯特利和属伯特利的镇市、耶沙拿和属耶沙拿的镇市、以法拉音[c]和属以法拉音的镇市。 20 亚比雅在世的时候,耶罗波安不能再强盛。耶和华攻击他,他就死了。 21 亚比雅却渐渐强盛,娶妻妾十四个,生了二十二个儿子、十六个女儿。 22 亚比雅其余的事和他的言行都写在先知易多的传上。

Footnotes

  1. 历代志下 13:2 “米该亚”又作“玛迦”。
  2. 历代志下 13:5 “盐”即是“不废坏”的意思。
  3. 历代志下 13:19 或作:以弗伦。

亚比雅与耶罗波安争战

13 耶罗波安王执政第十八年,亚比雅登基做犹大王, 在耶路撒冷执政三年。他母亲叫米该亚[a],是基比亚人乌列的女儿。亚比雅和耶罗波安之间常有争战。 有一次,亚比雅率领四十万精兵出战,耶罗波安率领八十万精兵列阵迎战。

亚比雅站在以法莲山区的西玛莲山上说:“耶罗波安和全体以色列人啊,你们听我说, 你们不知道以色列的上帝耶和华曾经立下永世之约[b],要把以色列国永远赐给大卫和他的子孙吗? 尼八的儿子耶罗波安本是大卫的儿子所罗门的仆人,他却背叛他的主人, 召集一群无赖恶棍,与所罗门的儿子罗波安作对。那时,罗波安年轻怯懦,无力抵抗。

“现在你们仗着人多势众,又有耶罗波安制造的金牛犊作为你们的神明,便企图反抗大卫子孙所治理的耶和华的国度。 你们赶走了做耶和华祭司的亚伦之后裔和利未人,效法外族人的恶俗为自己设立祭司。任何人牵来一头公牛犊和七只公绵羊,就可以自封为假神的祭司。

10 “至于我们,耶和华是我们的上帝,我们没有背弃祂,我们有亚伦的后裔做祭司事奉耶和华,也有利未人各尽其职。 11 他们每天早晚向耶和华献燔祭,烧芬芳的香,把供饼摆在洁净[c]的桌子上,每晚点上金灯台的灯。我们遵守我们上帝耶和华的吩咐,你们却背弃祂。 12 上帝与我们同在,祂率领我们。祂的祭司就要吹响向你们进攻的号角。以色列人啊,不要与你们祖先的上帝耶和华作对,因为你们绝不会得胜。”

13 耶罗波安却在犹大人后面设伏兵,企图前后夹攻他们。 14 犹大人转身,发现自己前后受敌,就呼求耶和华。祭司吹响号角, 15 犹大人便吶喊,上帝使耶罗波安和以色列人败在亚比雅和犹大人面前。 16 以色列人从犹大人面前逃跑,上帝把他们交在犹大人手中。 17 亚比雅和他的军队大败以色列人,歼灭了他们五十万精兵。 18 这样,以色列人被击败,犹大人因为倚靠他们祖先的上帝耶和华而大获全胜。

19 亚比雅追赶耶罗波安,攻取了伯特利、耶沙拿和以法拉音各城以及它们周围的村庄。 20 亚比雅在世之日,耶罗波安再也没有恢复势力。后来,耶和华攻击他,他就死了。 21 亚比雅却日渐强大,他有十四个妻妾、二十二个儿子、十六个女儿。 22 亚比雅其余的事及其言行都记在易多先知的史记上。

Footnotes

  1. 13:2 米该亚”在代下11:20是“押沙龙的女儿玛迦”。
  2. 13:5 永世之约”希伯来文是“盐约”。
  3. 13:11 洁净”指宗教礼仪上的洁净。

Abijah’s War with Jeroboam

13 Abijah began to rule over Judah in the eighteenth year of Jeroboam’s reign in Israel. He reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother was Maacah,[a] the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah.

Then war broke out between Abijah and Jeroboam. Judah, led by King Abijah, fielded 400,000 select warriors, while Jeroboam mustered 800,000 select troops from Israel.

When the army of Judah arrived in the hill country of Ephraim, Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim and shouted to Jeroboam and all Israel: “Listen to me! Don’t you realize that the Lord, the God of Israel, made a lasting covenant[b] with David, giving him and his descendants the throne of Israel forever? Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, a mere servant of David’s son Solomon, rebelled against his master. Then a whole gang of scoundrels joined him, defying Solomon’s son Rehoboam when he was young and inexperienced and could not stand up to them.

“Do you really think you can stand against the kingdom of the Lord that is led by the descendants of David? You may have a vast army, and you have those gold calves that Jeroboam made as your gods. But you have chased away the priests of the Lord (the descendants of Aaron) and the Levites, and you have appointed your own priests, just like the pagan nations. You let anyone become a priest these days! Whoever comes to be dedicated with a young bull and seven rams can become a priest of these so-called gods of yours!

10 “But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not abandoned him. Only the descendants of Aaron serve the Lord as priests, and the Levites alone may help them in their work. 11 They present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the Lord every morning and evening. They place the Bread of the Presence on the holy table, and they light the gold lampstand every evening. We are following the instructions of the Lord our God, but you have abandoned him. 12 So you see, God is with us. He is our leader. His priests blow their trumpets and lead us into battle against you. O people of Israel, do not fight against the Lord, the God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed!”

13 Meanwhile, Jeroboam had secretly sent part of his army around behind the men of Judah to ambush them. 14 When Judah realized that they were being attacked from the front and the rear, they cried out to the Lord for help. Then the priests blew the trumpets, 15 and the men of Judah began to shout. At the sound of their battle cry, God defeated Jeroboam and all Israel and routed them before Abijah and the army of Judah.

16 The Israelite army fled from Judah, and God handed them over to Judah in defeat. 17 Abijah and his army inflicted heavy losses on them; 500,000 of Israel’s select troops were killed that day. 18 So Judah defeated Israel on that occasion because they trusted in the Lord, the God of their ancestors. 19 Abijah and his army pursued Jeroboam’s troops and captured some of his towns, including Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their surrounding villages.

20 So Jeroboam of Israel never regained his power during Abijah’s lifetime, and finally the Lord struck him down and he died. 21 Meanwhile, Abijah of Judah grew more and more powerful. He married fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

22 The rest of the events of Abijah’s reign, including his words and deeds, are recorded in The Commentary of Iddo the Prophet.

Footnotes

  1. 13:2 As in most Greek manuscripts and Syriac version (see also 2 Chr 11:20-21; 1 Kgs 15:2); Hebrew reads Micaiah, a variant spelling of Maacah.
  2. 13:5 Hebrew a covenant of salt.

Reinado de Abías

13 (A)En el año dieciocho del rey Jeroboam, Abías comenzó a reinar sobre Judá. Reinó tres años en Jerusalén. El nombre de su madre era Micaías, hija de Uriel[a], de Guibeá. Y hubo guerra entre Abías y Jeroboam(B). Abías comenzó la batalla con un ejército de valientes guerreros, 400,000 hombres escogidos, mientras que Jeroboam se puso en orden de batalla contra él con 800,000 hombres escogidos, valientes y fuertes.

Entonces Abías se levantó en el monte Zemaraim(C) que está en la región montañosa de Efraín, y dijo: «Escúchenme, Jeroboam y todo Israel: ¿No saben ustedes que el Señor, Dios de Israel, dio a David el reino sobre Israel para siempre, a él y a sus hijos(D) con pacto de sal(E)? Pero Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat, siervo de Salomón(F), hijo de David, se alzó y se rebeló contra su señor. Con él se juntaron hombres indignos y malvados que prevalecieron sobre Roboam(G), hijo de Salomón, cuando Roboam era joven y tímido, y no pudo prevalecer contra ellos. Y ahora ustedes intentan resistir al reinado del Señor que está en manos de los hijos de David, porque son una gran multitud y tienen con ustedes los becerros de oro que Jeroboam les hizo por dioses(H). ¿No han echado fuera ustedes a los hijos de Aarón, y a los sacerdotes del Señor, y a los levitas, y se han hecho sacerdotes(I) como los pueblos de otras tierras? Cualquiera que venga a consagrarse(J) con un novillo y siete carneros, aun este puede llegar a ser sacerdote de los que no son dioses(K).

10 »Pero en cuanto a nosotros, el Señor es nuestro Dios, y no lo hemos abandonado; y los hijos de Aarón sirven al Señor como sacerdotes, y los levitas en sus funciones. 11 Y cada mañana y cada tarde ellos queman holocaustos e incienso aromático al Señor; y el pan(L) está colocado sobre la mesa limpia, y el candelabro de oro con sus lámparas para ser encendidas cada tarde(M). Porque nosotros guardamos la ordenanza del Señor nuestro Dios, pero ustedes lo han abandonado. 12 Así que Dios está con nosotros a la cabeza, y Sus sacerdotes con las trompetas de aviso para tocar la alarma contra ustedes(N). ¡Oh israelitas!, no luchen contra el Señor, Dios de sus padres, porque nada lograrán».

13 Mientras tanto Jeroboam había puesto una emboscada para atacar por detrás, así que aunque Israel estaba frente a Judá, la emboscada estaba detrás de estos(O). 14 Cuando Judá se volvió, vieron que eran atacados por delante y por detrás[b]. Clamaron, pues, al Señor(P), y los sacerdotes tocaron las trompetas. 15 Entonces los hombres de Judá lanzaron el grito de guerra; y mientras los hombres de Judá lanzaban el grito de guerra, Dios hirió a Jeroboam y a todo Israel delante de Abías y de Judá(Q).

16 Cuando los israelitas huyeron delante de Judá, Dios los entregó en sus manos(R). 17 Abías y su gente los derrotaron con una gran matanza, y cayeron muertos 500,000 hombres escogidos de Israel. 18 Así fueron humillados los israelitas en aquel tiempo, y los hijos de Judá prevalecieron porque se apoyaron en el Señor(S), Dios de sus padres. 19 Abías persiguió a Jeroboam, y le tomó varias ciudades: Betel[c] con sus aldeas, Jesana con sus aldeas y Efraín[d] con sus aldeas. 20 Jeroboam no volvió a recuperar poder en los días de Abías; y el Señor lo hirió y murió(T).

21 Abías se hizo poderoso. Tomó para sí catorce mujeres, y tuvo veintidós hijos y dieciséis hijas. 22 Los demás hechos de Abías, y sus caminos y sus palabras están escritos en la historia[e](U) del profeta Iddo(V).

Footnotes

  1. 13:2 En 1Rey. 15:2, Maaca, hija de Abisalom.
  2. 13:14 Lit. la batalla estaba delante y detrás de ellos.
  3. 13:19 I.e. Casa de Dios.
  4. 13:19 Así en el T.M.; en algunas versiones antiguas, Efrón.
  5. 13:22 Heb. midrás.

Abijah King of Judah(A)

13 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Jeroboam, Abijah became king of Judah, and he reigned in Jerusalem three years. His mother’s name was Maakah,[a](B) a daughter[b] of Uriel of Gibeah.

There was war between Abijah(C) and Jeroboam.(D) Abijah went into battle with an army of four hundred thousand able fighting men, and Jeroboam drew up a battle line against him with eight hundred thousand able troops.

Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim,(E) in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, “Jeroboam and all Israel,(F) listen to me! Don’t you know that the Lord, the God of Israel, has given the kingship of Israel to David and his descendants forever(G) by a covenant of salt?(H) Yet Jeroboam son of Nebat, an official of Solomon son of David, rebelled(I) against his master. Some worthless scoundrels(J) gathered around him and opposed Rehoboam son of Solomon when he was young and indecisive(K) and not strong enough to resist them.

“And now you plan to resist the kingdom of the Lord, which is in the hands of David’s descendants.(L) You are indeed a vast army and have with you(M) the golden calves(N) that Jeroboam made to be your gods. But didn’t you drive out the priests(O) of the Lord,(P) the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and make priests of your own as the peoples of other lands do? Whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull(Q) and seven rams(R) may become a priest of what are not gods.(S)

10 “As for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken him. The priests who serve the Lord are sons of Aaron, and the Levites assist them. 11 Every morning and evening(T) they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense(U) to the Lord. They set out the bread on the ceremonially clean table(V) and light the lamps(W) on the gold lampstand every evening. We are observing the requirements of the Lord our God. But you have forsaken him. 12 God is with us; he is our leader. His priests with their trumpets will sound the battle cry against you.(X) People of Israel, do not fight against the Lord,(Y) the God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed.”(Z)

13 Now Jeroboam had sent troops around to the rear, so that while he was in front of Judah the ambush(AA) was behind them. 14 Judah turned and saw that they were being attacked at both front and rear. Then they cried out(AB) to the Lord. The priests blew their trumpets 15 and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. At the sound of their battle cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel(AC) before Abijah and Judah. 16 The Israelites fled before Judah, and God delivered(AD) them into their hands. 17 Abijah and his troops inflicted heavy losses on them, so that there were five hundred thousand casualties among Israel’s able men. 18 The Israelites were subdued on that occasion, and the people of Judah were victorious because they relied(AE) on the Lord, the God of their ancestors.

19 Abijah pursued Jeroboam and took from him the towns of Bethel, Jeshanah and Ephron, with their surrounding villages. 20 Jeroboam did not regain power during the time of Abijah. And the Lord struck him down and he died.

21 But Abijah grew in strength. He married fourteen wives and had twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

22 The other events of Abijah’s reign, what he did and what he said, are written in the annotations of the prophet Iddo.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 13:2 Most Septuagint manuscripts and Syriac (see also 11:20 and 1 Kings 15:2); Hebrew Micaiah
  2. 2 Chronicles 13:2 Or granddaughter