The Second Book of Chronicles, Chapter 13דברי הימים ב 13

בִּשְׁנַ֛ת שְׁמוֹנֶ֥ה עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ יָרָבְעָ֑ם וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ אֲבִיָּ֖ה עַל יְהוּדָֽה

Now in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reign over Judah.

שָׁל֣וֹשׁ שָׁנִ֗ים מָלַךְ֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ מִיכָיָ֥הוּ בַת אוּרִיאֵ֖ל מִן גִּבְעָ֑ה וּמִלְחָמָ֥ה הָיְתָ֛ה בֵּ֥ין אֲבִיָּ֖ה וּבֵ֥ין יָרָבְעָֽם

He reigned three years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

וַיֶּאְסֹ֨ר אֲבִיָּ֜ה אֶת הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה בְּחַ֨יִל֙ גִּבּוֹרֵ֣י מִלְחָמָ֔ה אַרְבַּע מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֖לֶף אִ֣ישׁ בָּח֑וּר וְיָרָבְעָ֗ם עָרַ֤ךְ עִמּוֹ֙ מִלְחָמָ֔ה בִּשְׁמוֹנֶ֨ה מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֛לֶף אִ֥ישׁ בָּח֖וּר גִּבּ֥וֹר חָֽיִל

And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, mighty men of valour.

וַיָּ֣קָם אֲבִיָּ֗ה מֵעַל֙ לְהַ֣ר צְמָרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּהַ֣ר אֶפְרָ֑יִם וַיֹּ֕אמֶר שְׁמָע֖וּנִי יָרָבְעָ֥ם וְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵֽל

And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, you Jeroboam, and all Israel;

הֲלֹ֤א לָכֶם֙ לָדַ֔עַת כִּ֞י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל נָתַ֨ן מַמְלָכָ֧ה לְדָוִ֛יד עַל יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְעוֹלָ֑ם ל֥וֹ וּלְבָנָ֖יו בְּרִ֥ית מֶֽלַח

Ought you not to know that YHWH God of Israel gave the kingdom over Israel to David for ever, to him and to his sons by a covenant of salt?

וַיָּ֨קָם֙ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן נְבָ֔ט עֶ֖בֶד שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה בֶן דָּוִ֑יד וַיִּמְרֹ֖ד עַל אֲדֹנָֽיו

Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon the son of David, is risen up, and has rebelled against his lord.

וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ עָלָ֗יו אֲנָשִׁ֤ים רֵקִים֙ בְּנֵ֣י בְלִיַּ֔עַל וַיִּֽתְאַמְּצ֖וּ עַל רְחַבְעָ֣ם בֶּן שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה וּרְחַבְעָ֗ם הָ֤יָה נַ֨עַר֙ וְרַךְ לֵבָ֔ב וְלֹ֥א הִתְחַזַּ֖ק לִפְנֵיהֶֽם

And there are gathered to 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.

וְעַתָּ֣ה אַתֶּ֣ם אֹֽמְרִ֗ים לְהִתְחַזֵּק֙ לִפְנֵי֙ מַמְלֶ֣כֶת יְהוָ֔ה בְּיַ֖ד בְּנֵ֣י דָוִ֑יד וְאַתֶּם֙ הָמ֣וֹן רָ֔ב וְעִמָּכֶם֙ עֶגְלֵ֣י זָהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשָׂ֥ה לָכֶ֛ם יָרָבְעָ֖ם לֵאלֹהִֽים

And now you think to withstand the kingdom of YHWH in the hand of the sons of David; and you a great multitude, and with you golden calves, which Jeroboam made you for gods.

הֲלֹ֤א הִדַּחְתֶּם֙ אֶת כֹּהֲנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה אֶת בְּנֵ֥י אַהֲרֹ֖ן וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם וַתַּעֲשׂ֨וּ לָכֶ֤ם כֹּהֲנִים֙ כְּעַמֵּ֣י הָאֲרָצ֔וֹת כָּל הַבָּ֗א לְמַלֵּ֨א יָד֜וֹ בְּפַ֤ר בֶּן בָּקָר֙ וְאֵילִ֣ם שִׁבְעָ֔ה וְהָיָ֥ה כֹהֵ֖ן לְלֹ֥א אֱלֹהִֽים

Have you not cast out the priests of YHWH, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, may be a priest of no gods.

וַאֲנַ֛חְנוּ יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ וְלֹ֣א עֲזַבְנֻ֑הוּ וְכֹ֨הֲנִ֜ים מְשָׁרְתִ֤ים לַֽיהוָה֙ בְּנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹ֔ן וְהַלְוִיִּ֖ם בַּמְלָֽאכֶת

But as for us, YHWH our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister to YHWH, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites upon business:

וּמַקְטִרִ֣ים לַיהוָ֡ה עֹל֣וֹת בַּבֹּֽקֶר בַּבֹּ֣קֶר וּבָעֶֽרֶב בָּעֶ֣רֶב וּקְטֹֽרֶת סַמִּים֩ וּמַעֲרֶ֨כֶת לֶ֜חֶם עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָ֣ן הַטָּה֗וֹר וּמְנוֹרַ֨ת הַזָּהָ֤ב וְנֵרֹתֶ֨יהָ֙ לְבָעֵר֙ בָּעֶ֣רֶב בָּעֶ֔רֶב כִּֽי שֹׁמְרִ֣ים אֲנַ֔חְנוּ אֶת מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וְאַתֶּ֖ם עֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם אֹתֽוֹ

And they burn to YHWH every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of YHWH our God; but you have forsaken him.

וְהִנֵּה֩ עִמָּ֨נוּ בָרֹ֜אשׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֧ים וְכֹהֲנָ֛יו וַחֲצֹצְר֥וֹת הַתְּרוּעָ֖ה לְהָרִ֣יעַ עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אַל תִּלָּֽחֲמ֛וּ עִם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם כִּי לֹ֥א תַצְלִֽיחוּ

And, behold, God himself with us for captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight you not against YHWH God of your fathers; for you shall not prosper.

וְיָֽרָבְעָ֗ם הֵסֵב֙ אֶת הַמַּאְרָ֔ב לָב֖וֹא מֵֽאַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וְהַמַּאְרָ֖ב מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶֽם

But Jeroboam caused an ambushment to come about behind them: so they were before Judah, and the ambushment behind them.

וַיִּפְנ֣וּ יְהוּדָ֗ה וְהִנֵּ֨ה לָהֶ֤ם הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ פָּנִ֣ים וְאָח֔וֹר וַֽיִּצְעֲק֖וּ לַיהוָ֑ה וְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים מחצצרים מַחְצְרִ֖ים בַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת

And when Judah looked back, behold, the battle before and behind: and they cried to YHWH, and the priests sounded with the trumpets.

וַיָּרִ֖יעוּ אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיְהִ֗י בְּהָרִ֨יעַ֙ אִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֔ה וְהָאֱלֹהִ֗ים נָגַ֤ף אֶת יָֽרָבְעָם֙ וְכָל יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לִפְנֵ֥י אֲבִיָּ֖ה וִיהוּדָֽה

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.

וַיָּנ֥וּסוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִפְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּתְּנֵ֥ם אֱלֹהִ֖ים בְּיָדָֽם

And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.

וַיַּכּ֥וּ בָהֶ֛ם אֲבִיָּ֥ה וְעַמּ֖וֹ מַכָּ֣ה רַבָּ֑ה וַיִּפְּל֤וּ חֲלָלִים֙ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔ל חֲמֵשׁ מֵא֥וֹת אֶ֖לֶף אִ֥ישׁ בָּחֽוּר

And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

וַיִּכָּנְע֥וּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֑יא וַיֶּֽאֶמְצוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה כִּ֣י נִשְׁעֲנ֔וּ עַל יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם

Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon YHWH God of their fathers.

וַיִּרְדֹּ֣ף אֲבִיָּה֮ אַחֲרֵ֣י יָרָבְעָם֒ וַיִּלְכֹּ֤ד מִמֶּ֨נּוּ֙ עָרִ֔ים אֶת בֵּֽית אֵל֙ וְאֶת בְּנוֹתֶ֔יהָ וְאֶת יְשָׁנָ֖ה וְאֶת בְּנוֹתֶ֑יהָ וְאֶת עפרון עֶפְרַ֖יִן וּבְנֹתֶֽיהָ

And 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.

וְלֹֽא עָצַ֧ר כֹּֽחַ יָרָבְעָ֛ם ע֖וֹד בִּימֵ֣י אֲבִיָּ֑הוּ וַיִּגְּפֵ֥הוּ יְהוָ֖ה וַיָּמֹֽת

Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in the days of Abijah: and YHWH struck him, and he died.

וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֣ק אֲבִיָּ֔הוּ וַיִּ֨שָּׂא ל֔וֹ נָשִׁ֖ים אַרְבַּ֣ע עֶשְׂרֵ֑ה וַיּ֗וֹלֶד עֶשְׂרִ֤ים וּשְׁנַ֨יִם֙ בָּנִ֔ים וְשֵׁ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה בָּנֽוֹת

But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.

וְיֶ֨תֶר֙ דִּבְרֵ֣י אֲבִיָּ֔ה וּדְרָכָ֖יו וּדְבָרָ֑יו כְּתוּבִ֕ים בְּמִדְרַ֖שׁ הַנָּבִ֥יא עִדּֽוֹ

And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways, and his sayings, written in the story of the prophet Iddo.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ב אֲבִיָּ֜ה עִם אֲבֹתָ֗יו וַיִּקְבְּר֤וּ אֹתוֹ֙ בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֔יד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אָסָ֥א בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּ֑יו בְּיָמָ֛יו שָׁקְטָ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץ עֶ֥שֶׂר שָׁנִֽים

So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.