2 Chronicles 12

1 After Rehoboam had established his sovereignty and royal power, he and all Israel with him forsook the Law of the LORD.

1 罗波安王位稳定、国势强盛后，就离弃耶和华的律法，以色列人也都随从他。

2 In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, because they had been unfaithful to the LORD, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem

2 罗波安王执政第五年，埃及王示撒上来攻打耶路撒冷，因为犹大君民对耶和华不忠。

3 with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and countless troops who came with him out of Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites.

3 示撒率领一千二百辆战车、六万骑兵及无数从埃及跟来的利比亚人、苏基人和古实人。

4 He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.

4 他攻陷了犹大的坚城，直逼耶路撒冷。

5 Then Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah who had gathered at Jerusalem because of Shishak, and he said to them, “This is what the LORD says: ‘You have forsaken Me; therefore, I have forsaken you into the hand of Shishak.’”

5 那时，犹大各首领因为与示撒的战事都聚集在耶路撒冷。示玛雅先知去见罗波安和众首领，对他们说：“耶和华说，‘你们背弃了我，所以我也要离弃你们，把你们交在示撒手中。’”

6 So the leaders of Israel and the king humbled themselves and said, “The LORD is righteous.”

6 王与以色列的众首领就谦卑下来，说：“耶和华是公义的。”

7 When the LORD saw that they had humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them, but will soon grant them deliverance. My wrath will not be poured out on Jerusalem through Shishak.

7 耶和华见他们谦卑下来，就对示玛雅说：“既然他们谦卑下来，我就不灭绝他们，给他们留一条生路。我也不会借示撒向耶路撒冷倾倒我的愤怒。

8 Nevertheless, they will become his servants, so that they may learn the difference between serving Me and serving the kings of other lands.”

8 然而，他们必做示撒的仆人，好让他们体验事奉我和服侍世上君王的不同。”

9 So King Shishak of Egypt attacked Jerusalem and seized the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the royal palace. He took everything, including the gold shields that Solomon had made.

9 埃及王示撒攻陷了耶路撒冷，把耶和华殿里和王宫里的财宝掳掠一空，包括所罗门制造的金盾牌。

10 Then King Rehoboam made bronze shields in their place and committed them to the care of the captains of the guard on duty at the entrance to the royal palace.

10 罗波安王就造了铜盾牌代替那些金盾牌，交给看守宫门的护卫长看管。

11 And whenever the king entered the house of the LORD, the guards would go with him, bearing the shields, and later they would return them to the guardroom.

11 每次王进耶和华的殿，护卫就带上盾牌，用完后放回护卫房。

12 Because Rehoboam humbled himself, the anger of the LORD turned away from him, and He did not destroy him completely. Indeed, conditions were good in Judah.

12 王谦卑下来后，耶和华便不再向他发怒，没有将他完全毁灭。况且，在犹大还有一些善事。

13 Thus King Rehoboam established himself in Jerusalem and reigned. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.

13 罗波安王在耶路撒冷巩固了自己的势力，继续做王。他四十一岁登基，在耶和华从以色列各支派中选来立祂名的耶路撒冷城执政十七年。罗波安的母亲是亚扪人拿玛。

14 And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.

14 罗波安行为邪恶，因为他不专心寻求耶和华。

15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, from first to last, are they not written in the records of Shemaiah the Prophet and of Iddo the Seer concerning the genealogies? There was war between Rehoboam and Jeroboam throughout their days.

15 他执政期间的事自始至终都记在示玛雅先知和易多先见的史记上。罗波安和耶罗波安之间常有争战。

16 And Rehoboam rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Abijah reigned in his place.

16 罗波安与祖先同眠后，葬在大卫城。他儿子亚比雅继位。