At thatבָּ הַהִיאtimeעֵתAbijahאֲבִיָּהsonבֶןof Jeroboamיָרָבְעָםfell sick.חָלָה
Jeroboamיָרָבְעָםsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto his wife,לְאִשְׁתּוֹ“Get up,קוּמִיplease,נָאand disguise yourself,וְהִשְׁתַּנִּיתso thatוְthey will notלֹאknowיֵדְעוּthatכִּיyouאַתְּare the wifeאֵשֶׁתof Jeroboam,יָרָבְעָםand goוְהָלַכְתְּto Shiloh.שִׁלֹהLook,הִנֵּהthereשָׁםis Ahijahאֲחִיָּהthe prophet;הַנָּבִיאheהוּאspokeדִבֶּרabout meעָלַיthat I would be kingלְמֶלֶךְoverעַלthisהַזֶּהpeople.הָעָם
Takeוְלָקַחַתְּin your handבְּיָדֵךְtenעֲשָׂרָהloaves of bread,לֶחֶםandוְcakes,נִקֻּדִיםand a jarוּבַקְבֻּקof honey,דְּבַשׁand go inוּבָאתto him;אֵלָיוheהוּאwill tellיַגִּידyouלָךְwhatמַהwill happenיִּהְיֶהto the boy.”לַנָּעַר
Jeroboam’sיָרָבְעָםwifeאֵשֶׁתdidוַתַּעַשׂso:כֵּןshe got upוַתָּקָםand wentוַתֵּלֶךְto Shilohשִׁלֹהand cameוַתָּבֹאto the houseבֵּיתof Ahijah.אֲחִיָּהNow Ahijahוַאֲחִיָּהוּcould notלֹא יָכֹלsee,לִרְאוֹתforכִּיhis eyesעֵינָיוhad become fixedקָמוּbecause of his old age.מִשֵּׂיבוֹ
But YHWHוַיהוָהhad saidאָמַרtoאֶלAhijah,אֲחִיָּהוּ“Look,הִנֵּהthe wifeאֵשֶׁתof Jeroboamיָרָבְעָםis comingבָּאָהto seekלִדְרֹשׁa wordדָּבָרfrom youמֵעִמְּךָaboutאֶלher son,בְּנָהּforכִּיheהוּאis sick.חֹלֶהThusכָּזֹהand thusוְכָזֶהyou shall speakתְּדַבֵּרto her.אֵלֶיהָAnd it will be,וִיהִיwhen she comes in,כְבֹאָהּthat sheוְהִיאwill be pretending to be another woman.”מִתְנַכֵּרָה
And it happened,וַיְהִיwhen Ahijahכִ אֲחִיָּהוּheardשְׁמֹעַthe soundקוֹלof her feetרַגְלֶיהָas she cameבָּאָהin at the doorway,בַפֶּתַחthat he said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Come in,בֹּאִיwifeאֵשֶׁתof Jeroboam.יָרָבְעָםWhyלָמָּה זֶּהare youאַתְּpretending to be another woman?מִתְנַכֵּרָהAnd Iוְאָנֹכִיam sentשָׁלוּחַto youאֵלַיִךְwith a hard word.קָשָׁה
Go,לְכִיsayאִמְרִיto Jeroboam,לְיָרָבְעָם‘ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵלBecauseיַעַן אֲשֶׁרI raised you upהֲרִימֹתִיךָfrom amongמִתּוֹךְthe peopleהָעָםand made youוָאֶתֶּנְךָleaderנָגִידoverעַלmy peopleעַמִּיIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵל
and toreוָאֶקְרַעthe kingdomהַמַּמְלָכָהaway fromמִthe houseבֵּיתof Davidדָּוִדand gave itוָאֶתְּנֶהָto you,לָךְyetוְyou have notלֹאbeenהָיִיתָlike my servantכְּעַבְדִּיDavid,דָוִדwhoאֲשֶׁרkeptשָׁמַרmy commandmentsמִצְוֺתַיand whoוַאֲשֶׁרfollowedהָלַךְmeאַחֲרַיwith allבְּכָלhis heart,לְבָבוֹto doלַעֲשׂוֹתonlyרַקwhat is rightהַיָּשָׁרin my eyes,בְּעֵינָי
but you have done evilוַתָּרַע לַעֲשׂוֹתmore than allמִכֹּלwhoאֲשֶׁרwereהָיוּbefore you,לְפָנֶיךָand you have goneוַתֵּלֶךְand madeוַתַּעֲשֶׂהfor yourselfלְּךָotherאֲחֵרִיםgodsאֱלֹהִיםand cast imagesוּמַסֵּכוֹתto provoke me to anger,לְהַכְעִיסֵנִיand meוְאֹתִיyou have thrownהִשְׁלַכְתָּbehindאַחֲרֵיyour back;גַוֶּךָ
therefore,לָכֵןlook,הִנְנִיI am bringingמֵבִיאevilרָעָהonאֶלthe houseבֵּיתof Jeroboam,יָרָבְעָםand I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּיfrom Jeroboamלְיָרָבְעָםeveryone who urinatesמַשְׁתִּיןagainst the wall,בְּקִירrestrainedעָצוּרand leftוְעָזוּבin Israel;בְּיִשְׂרָאֵלand I will sweep awayוּבִעַרְתִּיafterאַחֲרֵיthe houseבֵיתof Jeroboam,יָרָבְעָםasכַּאֲשֶׁרone sweeps awayיְבַעֵרdung,הַגָּלָלuntilעַדit is gone.תֻּמּוֹ
Whoeverהַof Jeroboam’s houseלְיָרָבְעָםdiesמֵּתin the city,בָּעִירthe dogsהַכְּלָבִיםwill eat;יֹאכְלוּand whoeverוְהַdiesמֵּתin the field,בַּשָּׂדֶהthe birdsעוֹףof the skyהַשָּׁמָיִםwill eat;יֹאכְלוּforכִּיYHWHיְהוָהhas spoken.’דִּבֵּר
And you,וְאַתְּget up,קוּמִיgoלְכִיto your house;לְבֵיתֵךְwhenבְּyour feetרַגְלַיִךְenterבֹאָהthe city,הָעִירָהthe childהַיָּלֶדwill die.וּמֵת
AllכָלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלwill lamentוְסָפְדוּfor himלוֹand buryוְקָבְרוּhim,אֹתוֹforכִּיthis oneזֶהaloneלְבַדּוֹof Jeroboam’s houseלְיָרָבְעָםwill comeיָבֹאtoאֶלa tomb,קָבֶרbecauseיַעַןin himבוֹsomethingדָּבָרgoodטוֹבtowardאֶלYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלhas been foundנִמְצָאin the houseבְּבֵיתof Jeroboam.יָרָבְעָם
And YHWHוְ יְהוָהwill raise upהֵקִיםfor himselfלוֹa kingמֶלֶךְoverעַלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלwhoאֲשֶׁרwill cut offיַכְרִיתthe houseבֵּיתof Jeroboam.יָרָבְעָםThisזֶהis the day;הַיּוֹםand what?וּמֶהEvenגַּםnow.עָתָּה
YHWHיְהוָהwill strikeוְהִכָּהIsrael,יִשְׂרָאֵלasכַּאֲשֶׁרthe reedהַקָּנֶהswaysיָנוּדin the water;בַּמַּיִםand he will uprootוְנָתַשׁIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלfrom offמֵעַלthisהַזֹּאתgoodהַטּוֹבָהlandהָאֲדָמָהthatאֲשֶׁרhe gaveנָתַןto their fathers,לַאֲבוֹתֵיהֶםand will scatter themוְזֵרָםbeyondמֵעֵבֶרthe River Euphrates,לַנָּהָרbecauseיַעַן אֲשֶׁרthey have madeעָשׂוּtheir Asherahs,אֲשֵׁרֵיהֶםprovoking YHWH to anger.מַכְעִיסִים יְהוָה
And he will give upוְיִתֵּןIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלbecauseבִּגְלַלof the sinsחַטֹּאותof Jeroboam,יָרָבְעָםwhichאֲשֶׁרhe sinnedחָטָאand with whichוַאֲשֶׁרhe made Israel sin.”הֶחֱטִיא יִשְׂרָאֵל
Jeroboam’sיָרָבְעָםwifeאֵשֶׁתgot upוַתָּקָםand wentוַתֵּלֶךְand cameוַתָּבֹאto Tirzah.תִרְצָתָהAs sheהִיאwas comingבָּאָהover the thresholdבְסַףof the house,הַבַּיִתthe boyוְהַנַּעַרdied.מֵת
They buriedוַיִּקְבְּרוּhim,אֹתוֹand allכָּלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלlamentedוַיִּסְפְּדוּfor him,לוֹaccording to the wordכִּדְבַרof YHWHיְהוָהthatאֲשֶׁרhe spokeדִּבֶּרthroughבְּיַדhis servantעַבְדּוֹAhijahאֲחִיָּהוּthe prophet.הַנָּבִיא
The restוְיֶתֶרof the deedsדִּבְרֵיof Jeroboam,יָרָבְעָםhowאֲשֶׁרhe foughtנִלְחַםand howוַאֲשֶׁרhe reigned,מָלָךְare writtenהִנָּם כְּתוּבִיםinעַלthe bookסֵפֶרof the chroniclesדִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִיםof the kingsלְמַלְכֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
The daysוְהַיָּמִיםthatאֲשֶׁרJeroboamיָרָבְעָםreignedמָלַךְwere twentyעֶשְׂרִיםand twoוּשְׁתַּיִםyears;שָׁנָהand he lay downוַיִּשְׁכַּבwithעִםhis fathers,אֲבֹתָיוand Nadabוַ נָדָבhis sonבְּנוֹreignedיִּמְלֹךְin his place.תַּחְתָּיו
Now Rehoboamוּרְחַבְעָםsonבֶּןof Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהreignedמָלַךְin Judah.בִּיהוּדָהRehoboamרְחַבְעָםwas fortyבֶּן אַרְבָּעִיםand oneוְאַחַתyears oldשָׁנָהwhen he began to reign,בְּמָלְכוֹand he reignedוּ מָלַךְseventeenשֲׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵהyearsשָׁנָהin Jerusalem,בִּירוּשָׁלִַםthe cityהָעִירthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהchoseבָּחַרout of allמִכֹּלthe tribesשִׁבְטֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלto putלָשׂוּםhis nameשְׁמוֹthere.שָׁםAnd his mother’sוְ אִמּוֹnameשֵׁםwas Naamahנַעֲמָהthe Ammonite.הָעַמֹּנִית
Judahיְהוּדָהdidוַיַּעַשׂwhat was evilהָרַעin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהand they provoked him to jealousyוַיְקַנְאוּ אֹתוֹmore thanמִallכֹּלthatאֲשֶׁרtheir fathersאֲבֹתָםhad done,עָשׂוּwith their sinsבְּחַטֹּאתָםthatאֲשֶׁרthey sinned.חָטָאוּ
They alsoוַ גַם הֵמָּהbuiltיִּבְנוּfor themselvesלָהֶםhigh placesבָּמוֹתand standing stonesוּמַצֵּבוֹתand Asherahsוַאֲשֵׁרִיםonעַלeveryכָּלhighגְבֹהָהhillגִּבְעָהand underוְתַחַתeveryכָּלleafyרַעֲנָןtree.עֵץ
And there wereוְ הָיָהalsoגַםsacred prostitutesקָדֵשׁin the land;בָאָרֶץthey didעָשׂוּaccording to allכְּכֹלthe abominationsהַתּוֹעֲבֹתof the nationsהַגּוֹיִםthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad dispossessedהוֹרִישׁfrom beforeמִפְּנֵיthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
And it happenedוַיְהִיin the fifthבַּ הַחֲמִישִׁיתyearשָּׁנָהof KingלַמֶּלֶךְRehoboamרְחַבְעָםthat Shishakשִׁישַׁקkingמֶלֶךְof Egyptמִצְרַיִםcame upעָלָהagainstעַלJerusalem.יְרוּשָׁלִָם
He tookוַיִּקַּחthe treasuresאֹצְרוֹתof the houseבֵּיתof YHWHיְהוָהandוְthe treasuresאוֹצְרוֹתof the houseבֵּיתof the king;הַמֶּלֶךְandוְeverythingהַכֹּלhe took.לָקָחHe also tookוַיִּקַּחallכָּלthe shieldsמָגִנֵּיof goldהַזָּהָבthatאֲשֶׁרSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהhad made.עָשָׂה
Kingוַ הַמֶּלֶךְRehoboamרְחַבְעָםmadeיַּעַשׂin their placeתַּחְתָּםbronzeנְחֹשֶׁתshields,מָגִנֵּיand entrusted themוְהִפְקִידto the handעַל יַדof the commandersשָׂרֵיof the runnersהָרָצִיםwho guardedהַשֹּׁמְרִיםthe doorwayפֶּתַחof the king’sהַמֶּלֶךְhouse.בֵּית
And it happened,וַיְהִיas often asמִדֵּיthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְwentבֹאinto the houseבֵּיתof YHWH,יְהוָהthat the runnersהָרָצִיםcarried them,יִשָּׂאוּםand brought them backוֶהֱשִׁיבוּםtoאֶלthe guardroomתָּאof the runners.הָרָצִים
The restוְיֶתֶרof the deedsדִּבְרֵיof Rehoboam,רְחַבְעָםand allוְכָלthatאֲשֶׁרhe did,עָשָׂהare they notהֲלֹא הֵמָּהwrittenכְתוּבִיםinעַלthe bookסֵפֶרof the chroniclesדִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִיםof the kingsלְמַלְכֵיof Judah?יְהוּדָה
And there wasוּ הָיְתָהwarמִלְחָמָהbetweenבֵיןRehoboamרְחַבְעָםandוּבֵיןJeroboamיָרָבְעָםallכָּלthe days.הַיָּמִים
Rehoboamרְחַבְעָםlay downוַיִּשְׁכַּבwithעִםhis fathersאֲבֹתָיוand was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵרwithעִםhis fathersאֲבֹתָיוin the cityבְּעִירof David.דָּוִדAnd his mother’sוְ אִמּוֹnameשֵׁםwas Naamahנַעֲמָהthe Ammonite.הָעַמֹּנִיתAnd Abijamוַ אֲבִיָּםhis sonבְּנוֹreignedיִּמְלֹךְin his place.תַּחְתָּיו