1فِي السَّنَةِ الثَّامِنَةَ عَشَرَةَ لِلْمَلِكِ يَرُبْعَامَ، مَلَكَ أَبِيَّا عَلَى يَهُوذَا.2مَلَكَ ثَلاَثَ سِنِينَ فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ. وَاسْمُ أُمِّهِ مِيخَايَا بِنْتُ أُورِيئِيلَ مِنْ جِبْعَةَ. وَكَانَتْ حَرْبٌ بَيْنَ أَبِيَّا وَيَرُبْعَامَ.3وَابْتَدَأَ أَبِيَّا فِي الْحَرْبِ بِجَيْشٍ مِنْ جَبَابِرَةِ الْقِتَالِ، أَرْبَعِ مِئَةِ أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ مُخْتَارٍ، وَيَرُبْعَامُ اصْطَفَّ لِمُحَارَبَتِهِ بِثَمَانِ مِئَةِ أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ مُخْتَارٍ، جَبَابِرَةِ بَأْسٍ.4وَقَامَ أَبِيَّا عَلَى جَبَلِ صَمَارَايِمَ الَّذِي فِي جَبَلِ أَفْرَايِمَ وَقَالَ، اسْمَعُونِي يَا يَرُبْعَامُ وَكُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ.5أَمَا لَكُمْ أَنْ تَعْرِفُوا أَنَّ الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَعْطَى الْمُلْكَ عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ لِدَاوُدَ إِلَى الأَبَدِ وَلِبَنِيهِ بِعَهْدِ مِلْحٍ.6فَقَامَ يَرُبْعَامُ بْنُ نَبَاطَ عَبْدُ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ وَعَصَى سَيِّدَهُ.7فَاجْتَمَعَ إِلَيْهِ رِجَالٌ بَطَّالُونَ بَنُو بَلِيَّعَالَ وَتَشَدَّدُوا عَلَى رَحُبْعَامَ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ، وَكَانَ رَحُبْعَامُ فَتىً رَقِيقَ الْقَلْبِ فَلَمْ يَثْبُتْ أَمَامَهُمْ.8وَالآنَ أَنْتُمْ تَقُولُونَ إِنَّكُمْ تَثْبُتُونَ أَمَامَ مَمْلَكَةِ الرَّبِّ بِيَدِ بَنِي دَاوُدَ، وَأَنْتُمْ جُمْهُورٌ كَثِيرٌ وَمَعَكُمْ عُجُولُ ذَهَبٍ قَدْ عَمِلَهَا يَرُبْعَامُ لَكُمْ آلِهَةً.9أَمَا طَرَدْتُمْ كَهَنَةَ الرَّبِّ بَنِي هَارُونَ وَاللاَّوِيِّينَ، وَعَمِلْتُمْ لأَنْفُسِكُمْ كَهَنَةً كَشُعُوبِ الأَرَاضِي، كُلُّ مَنْ أَتَى لِيَمْلأَ يَدَهُ بِثَوْرٍ ابْنِ بَقَرٍ وَسَبْعَةِ كِبَاشٍ صَارَ كَاهِناً لِلَّذِينَ لَيْسُوا آلِهَةً.10وَأَمَّا نَحْنُ فَالرَّبُّ هُوَ إِلَهُنَا، وَلَمْ نَتْرُكْهُ. وَالْكَهَنَةُ الْخَادِمُونَ الرَّبَّ هُمْ بَنُو هَارُونَ وَاللاَّوِيُّونَ فِي الْعَمَلِ11وَيُوقِدُونَ لِلرَّبِّ مُحْرَقَاتٍ كُلَّ صَبَاحٍ وَمَسَاءٍ وَبَخُورُ أَطْيَابٍ وَخُبْزُ الْوُجُوهِ عَلَى الْمَائِدَةِ الطَّاهِرَةِ، وَمَنَارَةُ الذَّهَبِ وَسُرُجُهَا لِلإِيقَادِ كُلَّ مَسَاءٍ، لأَنَّنَا نَحْنُ حَارِسُونَ حِرَاسَةَ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِنَا. وَأَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَقَدْ تَرَكْتُمُوهُ.12وَهُوَذَا مَعَنَا اللَّهُ رَئِيساً، وَكَهَنَتُهُ وَأَبْوَاقُ الْهُتَافِ لِلْهُتَافِ عَلَيْكُمْ. فَيَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ لاَ تُحَارِبُوا الرَّبَّ إِلَهَ آبَائِكُمْ لأَنَّكُمْ لاَ تُفْلِحُونَ.13وَلَكِنْ يَرُبْعَامُ جَعَلَ الْكَمِينَ يَدُورُ لِيَأْتِيَ مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ. فَكَانُوا أَمَامَ يَهُوذَا وَالْكَمِينُ خَلْفَهُمْ.14فَالْتَفَتَ يَهُوذَا وَإِذَا الْحَرْبُ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ قُدَّامٍ وَمِنْ خَلْفٍ. فَصَرَخُوا إِلَى الرَّبِّ، وَبَوَّقَ الْكَهَنَةُ بِالأَبْوَاقِ،15وَهَتَفَ رِجَالُ يَهُوذَا. وَلَمَّا هَتَفَ رِجَالُ يَهُوذَا ضَرَبَ اللَّهُ يَرُبْعَامَ وَكُلَّ إِسْرَائِيلَ أَمَامَ أَبِيَّا وَيَهُوذَا.16فَانْهَزَمَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ مِنْ أَمَامِ يَهُوذَا وَدَفَعَهُمُ اللَّهُ لِيَدِهِمْ.17وَضَرَبَهُمْ أَبِيَّا وَقَوْمُهُ ضَرْبَةً عَظِيمَةً، فَسَقَطَ قَتْلَى مِنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ خَمْسُ مِئَةِ أَلْفِ رَجُلٍ مُخْتَارٍ.18فَذَلَّ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ وَتَشَجَّعَ بَنُو يَهُوذَا لأَنَّهُمُ اتَّكَلُوا عَلَى الرَّبِّ إِلَهِ آبَائِهِمْ.19وَطَارَدَ أَبِيَّا يَرُبْعَامَ وَأَخَذَ مِنْهُ مُدُناً، بَيْتَ إِيلَ وَقُرَاهَا وَيَشَانَةَ وَقُرَاهَا وَعَفْرُونَ وَقُرَاهَا.20وَلَمْ يَقْوَ يَرُبْعَامُ بَعْدُ فِي أَيَّامِ أَبِيَّا، فَضَرَبَهُ الرَّبُّ وَمَاتَ.21وَتَشَدَّدَ أَبِيَّا وَاتَّخَذَ لِنَفْسِهِ أَرْبَعَ عَشَرَةَ امْرَأَةً، وَوَلَدَ اثْنَيْنِ وَعِشْرِينَ ابْناً وَسِتَّ عَشَرَةَ بِنْتاً.22وَبَقِيَّةُ أُمُورِ أَبِيَّا وَطُرُقُهُ وَأَقْوَالُهُ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي مِدْرَسِ النَّبِيِّ عِدُّو.
1Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.2He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.3And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.4And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel;5Ought ye not to know that the LORD God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, even to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?6Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord.7And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.8And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of the sons of David; and ye be a great multitude, and there are with you golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods.9Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations 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.10But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister unto the LORD, are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites wait upon their business:11And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread 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 the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.12And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the LORD God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.13But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment was behind them.14And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle was before and behind: and they cried unto the LORD, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.15Then 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.16And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.17And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.18Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers.19And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephrain with the towns thereof.20Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and the LORD struck him, and he died.21But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.22And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, are written in the story of the prophet Iddo.