历代志下 13
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
亞比雅作猶大王(A)
13 耶羅波安王第十八年，亞比雅登基作猶大王。 2 他在耶路撒冷作王三年；他母親名叫米該亞（“米該亞”是“瑪迦”的另一種寫法；參王上15:2），是基比亞人烏列的女兒。亞比雅和耶羅波安常有爭戰。
南北之戰
3 有一次，亞比雅帶著精兵四十萬，都是英勇的戰士，準備開戰；耶羅波安也帶著八十萬精兵，都是英勇的戰士，列陣對抗亞比雅。
4 亞比雅起來站在以法蓮山地中的洗瑪臉山上，說：“耶羅波安和以色列眾民哪，你們要聽我的話。 5 耶和華以色列的 神曾經立了鹽約，要把以色列國永遠賜給大衛和他的子孫，你們不知道嗎？ 6 可是大衛的兒子所羅門的僕人，尼八的兒子耶羅波安，卻起來背叛了他的主。 7 有些無賴匪徒結集跟從他，欺負所羅門的兒子羅波安；那時羅波安還年幼，心裡驚怯，所以不能抵擋他們。 8 現在你們有意要反抗大衛子孫手下的耶和華的國；你們人數眾多，你們那裡也有金牛犢，就是耶羅波安為你們所做，當作神的。 9 你們不是驅逐了耶和華的祭司，亞倫的子孫和利未人嗎？你們不是像世上萬民為自己立祭司嗎？無論甚麼人牽來一頭公牛犢和七隻公綿羊，自己授聖職，就可以作那本不是神的祭司。 10 至於我們，耶和華是我們的 神，我們並沒有離棄他；我們有事奉耶和華的祭司，都是亞倫的子孫，並且有利未人負責工作。 11 他們每日早晚向耶和華獻燔祭，焚燒芬芳的香；在清潔的桌子上擺上陳設餅；每天晚上燃點金燈臺的燈盞；我們謹守耶和華我們的 神的吩咐，你們卻離棄了他。
12 “看哪， 神和我們同在，率領我們；他的祭司拿著號筒向你們大聲吹響。以色列人哪，你們不可和耶和華你們列祖的 神作戰，因為你們必不能得勝。”
猶大人戰勝以色列人
13 耶羅波安卻派伏兵繞到猶大人的背後。這樣，猶大人前面有以色列人，他們背後也有伏兵。 14 猶大人轉身，看見自己前後受敵，就呼求耶和華，祭司也都吹號。 15 於是猶大人大聲吶喊；猶大人大聲吶喊的時候， 神就在亞比雅和猶大人面前，使耶羅波安和以色列眾人大敗而逃。 16 以色列人在猶大人面前逃跑； 神把他們交在猶大人手裡。 17 亞比雅和他的人民大大地擊殺以色列人；以色列人中倒斃的精兵共有五十萬。 18 那時，以色列人被擊敗了，猶大人獲得勝利，因為他們倚靠耶和華他們列祖的 神。 19 亞比雅追趕耶羅波安，奪取了他的幾座城，就是伯特利和屬於伯特利的鄉鎮，耶沙拿和屬於耶沙拿的鄉鎮，以法拉音和屬於以法拉音的鄉鎮。 20 亞比雅在世的日子，耶羅波安不再強盛。耶和華擊打他，他就死了。
21 亞比雅卻不斷強盛起來，娶了十四個妻妾，生了二十二個兒子，十六個女兒。 22 亞比雅其餘的事蹟和他的言行，都記在易多先知的傳記上。
2 Chronicles 13
American Standard Version
13 In the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah. 2 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Micaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. 3 And Abijah joined battle with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: and Jeroboam set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, who were mighty men of valor. 4 And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in the hill-country of Ephraim, and said, Hear me, O Jeroboam and all Israel: 5 Ought ye not to know that Jehovah, the God of Israel, gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt? 6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, rose up, and rebelled against his lord. 7 And there were gathered unto him worthless men, base fellows, that strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted, and could not withstand them. 8 And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of Jehovah in the hand of the sons of David; and ye are a great multitude, and there are with you the golden calves which Jeroboam made you for gods. 9 Have ye not driven out the priests of Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and made you priests after the manner of the peoples of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods. 10 But as for us, Jehovah is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and we have priests ministering unto Jehovah, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites in their work: 11 and they burn unto Jehovah every morning and every evening burnt-offerings and sweet incense: the showbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of Jehovah our God; but ye have forsaken him. 12 And, behold, God is with us at our head, and his priests with the trumpets of alarm to sound an alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against Jehovah, the God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.
13 But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them. 14 And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind them; and they cried unto Jehovah, and the priests sounded with the trumpets. 15 Then the men of Judah gave a shout: and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah. 16 And the children of Israel fled before Judah; and God delivered them into their hand. 17 And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men. 18 Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon Jehovah, the God of their fathers. 19 And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Beth-el with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and [a]Ephron with the towns thereof. 20 Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and Jehovah smote him, and he died. 21 But Abijah waxed mighty, and took unto himself fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters. 22 And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the commentary of the prophet Iddo.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 13:19 Another reading is, Ephrain.
2 Chronicles 13
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Judah’s King Abijah
13 In the eighteenth year(A) of Israel’s King Jeroboam, Abijah[a] became king over Judah, 2 and he reigned for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Micaiah[b](B) daughter of Uriel; she was from Gibeah.
There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam. 3 Abijah set his army of warriors in order with four hundred thousand fit young men. Jeroboam arranged his mighty army of eight hundred thousand fit young men in battle formation against him. 4 Then Abijah stood on Mount Zemaraim,(C) which is in the hill country of Ephraim, and said, ‘Jeroboam and all Israel, hear me. 5 Don’t you know that the Lord God of Israel gave the kingship over Israel to David and his descendants for ever(D) by a covenant of salt?(E) 6 But Jeroboam son of Nebat, a servant of Solomon son of David, rose up and rebelled against his lord.(F) 7 Then worthless and wicked men gathered around him to resist Rehoboam son of Solomon when Rehoboam was young, inexperienced, and unable to assert himself against them.
8 ‘And now you are saying you can assert yourselves against the Lord’s kingdom, which is in the hand of one of David’s sons. You are a vast number and have with you the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.[c](G) 9 Didn’t you banish the priests of the Lord, the descendants of Aaron and the Levites, and make your own priests like the peoples of other lands do?(H) Whoever comes to ordain himself(I) with a young bull and seven rams may become a priest(J) of what are not gods.(K)
10 ‘But as for us, the Lord is our God. We have not abandoned him; the priests ministering to the Lord are descendants of Aaron, and the Levites serve at their tasks. 11 They offer a burnt offering and fragrant incense to the Lord every morning and every evening,(L) and they set the rows of the Bread of the Presence on the ceremonially clean table.(M) They light the lamps of the gold lampstand every evening. We are carrying out the requirements of the Lord our God, while you have abandoned him.(N) 12 Look, God and his priests are with us at our head. The trumpets are ready to sound the charge against you. Israelites, don’t fight against the Lord God of your ancestors, for you will not succeed.’(O)
13 Now Jeroboam had sent an ambush(P) around to advance from behind them. So they were in front of Judah, and the ambush was behind them. 14 Judah turned and discovered that the battle was in front of them and behind them, so they cried out to the Lord.(Q) Then the priests blew the trumpets, 15 and the men of Judah raised the battle cry. When the men of Judah raised the battle cry, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.(R) 16 So the Israelites fled before Judah, and God handed them over to them.(S) 17 Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and five hundred thousand fit young men of Israel were killed. 18 The Israelites were subdued at that time. The Judahites succeeded because they depended on the Lord, the God of their ancestors.
19 Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured some cities from him: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron,[d] along with their surrounding villages. 20 Jeroboam no longer retained his power[e] during Abijah’s reign; ultimately, the Lord struck him(T) and he died.(U)
21 However, Abijah grew strong, acquired fourteen wives, and fathered twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters. 22 The rest of the events of Abijah’s reign, along with his ways and his sayings, are written in the Writing(V) of the Prophet Iddo.(W)
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