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13 Ac yn y ddeunawfed flwyddyn i’r brenin Jeroboam y dechreuodd Abeia deyrnasu ar Jwda. Tair blynedd y teyrnasodd efe yn Jerwsalem; ac enw ei fam ef oedd Michaia, merch Uriel o Gibea. Ac yr oedd rhyfel rhwng Abeia a Jeroboam. Ac Abeia a gydiodd y rhyfel â llu o ryfelwyr grymus, sef pedwar can mil o wŷr etholedig: a Jeroboam a luniaethodd y rhyfel yn ei erbyn ef ag wyth gan mil o wŷr etholedig, grymus, nerthol.

Ac Abeia a gyfododd ar fynydd Semaraim, yr hwn sydd ym mynydd Effraim, ac a ddywedodd, O Jeroboam, a holl Israel, gwrandewch fi; Oni ddylech chwi wybod roddi o Arglwydd Dduw Israel y frenhiniaeth i Dafydd ar Israel yn dragywydd, iddo ef ac i’w feibion, trwy gyfamod halen? Eto Jeroboam mab Nebat, gwas Solomon mab Dafydd, a gyfododd ac a wrthryfelodd yn erbyn ei arglwydd. Ac ofer ddynion, sef meibion y fall, a ymgasglasant ato ef, ac a ymgadarnhasant yn erbyn Rehoboam mab Solomon, pan oedd Rehoboam yn fachgen, ac yn wan ei galon, ac ni allai ymgadarnhau i’w herbyn hwynt. Ac yn awr yr ydych yn meddwl ymgadarnhau yn erbyn brenhiniaeth yr Arglwydd, yr hon sydd yn llaw meibion Dafydd; ac yr ydych yn dyrfa fawr, a chyda chwi y mae y lloi aur a wnaeth Jeroboam yn dduwiau i chwi. Oni yrasoch ymaith offeiriaid yr Arglwydd, meibion Aaron, a’r Lefiaid? ac oni wnaethoch i chwi offeiriaid fel pobl y gwledydd eraill? pwy bynnag sydd yn dyfod i’w gysegru â bustach ieuanc ac â saith o hyrddod, hwnnw sydd yn offeiriad i’r rhai nid ydynt dduwiau. 10 Ninnau, yr Arglwydd yw ein Duw ni, ac nis gwrthodasom ef; a’r offeiriaid y rhai sydd yn gwasanaethu yr Arglwydd yw meibion Aaron, a’r Lefiaid sydd yn eu gorchwyl. 11 Ac y maent hwy yn llosgi i’r Arglwydd boethoffrymau bob bore a phob hwyr, ac arogl-darth peraidd; ac yn cadw trefn y bara gosod ar y bwrdd pur, a’r canhwyllbren aur a’i lampau, i losgi bob prynhawn: canys yr ydym ni yn cadw goruchwyliaeth yr Arglwydd ein Duw; ond chwi a’i gwrthodasoch ef. 12 Ac wele, Duw sydd ben gyda ni, a’i offeiriaid ef ag utgyrn soniarus i utganu yn eich erbyn chwi. O feibion Israel, nac ymleddwch yn erbyn Arglwydd Dduw eich tadau; canys ni lwyddwch chwi.

13 Ond Jeroboam a barodd osod cynllwyn o amgylch, a dyfod o’u hôl hwynt: felly yr oeddynt hwy o flaen Jwda, a’r cynllwyn o’r tu ôl iddynt. 14 A Jwda a edrychodd yn ôl, ac wele ryfel iddynt ymlaen ac yn ôl; a hwy a waeddasant ar yr Arglwydd, a’r offeiriaid a leisiasant mewn utgyrn. 15 A gwŷr Jwda a floeddiasant: a phan waeddodd gwŷr Jwda, Duw a drawodd Jeroboam, a holl Israel, a flaen Abeia a Jwda. 16 A meibion Israel a ffoesant o flaen Jwda: a Duw a’u rhoddodd hwynt i’w llaw hwynt. 17 Ac Abeia a’i bobl a’u trawsant hwy â lladdfa fawr: a syrthiodd yn archolledig o Israel bum can mil o wŷr etholedig. 18 Felly y darostyngwyd meibion Israel y pryd hwnnw; a meibion Jwda a orfuant, oherwydd iddynt bwyso ar Arglwydd Dduw eu tadau. 19 Ac Abeia a erlidiodd ar ôl Jeroboam, ac a ddug oddi arno ef ddinasoedd, Bethel a’i phentrefi, a Jesana a’i phentrefi, ac Effraim a’i phentrefi. 20 Ac ni chafodd Jeroboam nerth mwyach yn nyddiau Abeia: ond yr Arglwydd a’i trawodd ef, fel y bu efe farw.

21 Ond Abeia a ymgryfhaodd, ac a gymerth iddo bedair ar ddeg o wragedd, ac a genhedlodd ddau fab ar hugain, ac un ar bymtheg o ferched. 22 A’r rhan arall o hanes Abeia, a’i ffyrdd ef, a’i eiriau, y maent yn ysgrifenedig yn llyfr y proffwyd Ido.

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