القراءة بلغتين

ولَمَّا ٱستَقَرَّ مُلكُ رَحَبْعامَ وتَقَوَّى، تَرَكَ رَحَبْعامُ شَريعَةَ الرَّبّ، هو وكُلُّ إِسْرائيلَ معَه

ولَمَّا كانَتِ السَّنَةُ الخامِسَةُ لِلمَلِكِ رَحَبْعام، صَعِدَ شيشاقُ، مَلِكُ مِصْرَ، على أُورَشَليم، لِأَنَّهم خانوا الرَّبّ

في أَلفٍ ومِئَتَي مَركَبَةٍ وسِتِّينَ أَلفَ فارِس، وكانَ عَدَدُ الشَّعبِ الَّذي جاءَ معَه مِن مِصرَ، مِنَ اللُّوبِيِّينَ والسُّكِّيِّينَ والكوشِيِّين، لا يُحْصى

وٱستَولى على المُدُنِ المُحَصَّنَةِ الَّتي في يَهوذا ووَصَلَ إِلى أُورَشَليم

فأَقبَلَ شَمَعْيا النَّبِيُّ إِلى رَحَبْعامَ ورُؤَساءِ يَهوذا الَّذينَ ٱجتَمَعوا في أُورَشَليم، مِن وَجهِ شيشاق، وقالَ لهم: «هٰكذا قالَ الرَّبّ: أَنتُم تَرَكتُموني، وأَنا أَيضًا تَرَكتُكم في يَدِ شيشاق»

فٱتَّضَعَ رُؤَساءُ إِسْرائيلَ والمَلِكُ وقالوا: «بارٌّ الرَّبّ»

فلَمَّا رَأَى الرَّبُّ أَنَّهم قدِ ٱتَّضَعوا، كانَت كَلِمَةُ الرَّبِّ إِلى شَمَعْيا قائِلًا: «إِنَّهم قدِ ٱتَّضَعوا فلا أُهلِكُهم، بل أُوتيهمِ النَّجاةَ عن قريب، ولا يَنصَبُّ حَنَقي على أُورَشَليمَ عن يَدِ شيشاق

لٰكِنَّهم يَكونونَ عَبيدًا لَه لِيُمَيِّزوا بَينَ عُبودِيَّتي وعُبودِيَّةِ مَمالِكِ البِلاد»

فصَعِدَ شيشاقُ، مَلِكُ مِصرَ، على أُورَشَليم، وأَخَذَ ما في خَزائِنِ بَيتِ الرَّبِّ وخَزائِن بَيتِ المَلِك، وأَخذَ كُلَّ شَيء، وأَخذَ تُروسَ الذَّهَبِ الَّتي صَنَعها سُلَيمان

فصَنَعَ المَلِكُ رَحَبْعامُ مكانَها تُروسًا مِن نُحاس، وجَعَلَها في أَيدي رُؤَساءِ السُّعاةِ الحارِسينَ بابَ بَيتِ المَلِك

وكانَ، إِذا دَخَلَ المَلِكُ بَيتَ الرَّبّ، يَأتي السُّعاةُ ويَحمِلونَها ثُمَّ يَرُدُّونَها إِلى غُرفَةِ السُّعاة

فلَمَّا ٱتَّضَعَ المَلِكُ، اِرتَدَّ عنه غَضَبُ الرَّبّ، فلَم يُهلِكْه هَلاكًا تامًّا، لِأَنَّه لم يَزَل في يَهوذا أُمورٌ صالِحَة

وتَقَوَّى المَلِكُ رَحَبْعامُ في أُورَشَليم، ومَلَكَ وكانَ ٱبنَ إِحْدى وأَربَعينَ سَنَةً حينَ مَلَك، ومَلَكَ سَبعَ عَشرَةَ سَنَةً في أُورَشَليم، المَدينَةِ الَّتي ٱخْتارَها الرَّبُّ مِن بَينِ جَميعِ أَسْباطِ إِسْرائيل، لِيَجعَلَ ٱسمَه هُناك. وٱسمُ أُمِّه نِعمَةُ العَمُّونِيَّة

وصَنَعَ الشَّرّ، لِأَنَّه لم يُوَجِّهْ قَلبَه لِٱلتِماسِ الرَّبّ

وأَخْبارُ رَحَبْعامَ الأُولى والأَخيرَةُ أَفَلَيسَت مَكْتوبَةً في أَخْبارِ شَمَعْيا النَّبِيِّ وعِدُّوَ الرَّائي بِالٱنتِساب. وكانَت بَينَ رَحَبْعامَ ويارَبْعامَ حُروبٌ كُلَّ الأَيَّام

وٱضطَجَعَ رَحَبْعامُ مع آبائِه وقُبِرَ في مَدينَةِ داوُد. ومَلَكَ أَبِيَّا ٱبنُه مَكانَه

When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned the LORD’s law, and all Israel with him.

In the fifth year of King Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had trespassed against the LORD,

with twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen. The people were without number who came with him out of Egypt: the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians.

He took the fortified cities which belonged to Judah, and came to Jerusalem.

Now Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and to the princes of Judah, who were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, “The LORD says, ‘You have forsaken me, therefore I have also left you in the hand of Shishak.’”

Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, “The LORD is righteous.”

When the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the LORD’s word came to Shemaiah, saying, “They have humbled themselves. I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance, and my wrath won’t be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak.

Nevertheless they will be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.”

So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem and took away the treasures of the LORD’s house and the treasures of the king’s house. He took it all away. He also took away the shields of gold which Solomon had made.

King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house.

As often as the king entered into the LORD’s house, the guard came and bore them, then brought them back into the guard room.

When he humbled himself, the LORD’s wrath turned from him, so as not to destroy him altogether. Moreover, there were good things found in Judah.

So King Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem and reigned; for Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess.

He did that which was evil, because he didn’t set his heart to seek the LORD.

Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, aren’t they written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, in the genealogies? There were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.

Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in David’s city; and Abijah his son reigned in his place.