In yearבִּשְׁנַתeighteenשְׁמוֹנֶה עֶשְׂרֵהof KingלַמֶּלֶךְJeroboam,יָרָבְעָםAbijahאֲבִיָּהbegan to reignוַיִּמְלֹךְoverעַלJudah.יְהוּדָה
Threeשָׁלוֹשׁyearsשָׁנִיםhe reignedמָלַךְin Jerusalem.בִּירוּשָׁלִַםAnd his mother’sוְ אִמּוֹnameשֵׁםwas Micaiahמִיכָיָהוּdaughterבַתof UrielאוּרִיאֵלfromמִןGibeah.גִּבְעָהAnd there wasוּ הָיְתָהwarמִלְחָמָהbetweenבֵּיןAbijahאֲבִיָּהandוּבֵיןJeroboam.יָרָבְעָם
Abijahאֲבִיָּהjoinedוַיֶּאְסֹרbattleהַמִּלְחָמָהwith a forceבְּחַיִלof mighty menגִּבּוֹרֵיof war,מִלְחָמָהfourאַרְבַּעhundredמֵאוֹתthousandאֶלֶףchosenבָּחוּרmen;אִישׁand Jeroboamוְיָרָבְעָםdrew upעָרַךְbattleמִלְחָמָהagainst himעִמּוֹwithבִּeightשְׁמוֹנֶהhundredמֵאוֹתthousandאֶלֶףchosenבָּחוּרmen,אִישׁmighty menגִּבּוֹרof valor.חָיִל
Abijahאֲבִיָּהstood upוַיָּקָםonמֵעַל לְMountהַרZemaraim,צְמָרַיִםwhichאֲשֶׁרis inבְּthe hill countryהַרof Ephraim,אֶפְרָיִםand said,וַיֹּאמֶר“Hearשְׁמָעוּme,נִיJeroboamיָרָבְעָםand allוְכָלIsrael!יִשְׂרָאֵל
Is it notהֲלֹאfor youלָכֶםto knowלָדַעַתthatכִּיYHWHיְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלgaveנָתַןthe kingshipמַמְלָכָהoverעַלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלto Davidלְדָוִידforever,לְעוֹלָםto himלוֹand to his sons,וּלְבָנָיוby a covenantבְּרִיתof salt?מֶלַח
But Jeroboamוַ יָרָבְעָםsonבֶּןof Nebat,נְבָטthe servantעֶבֶדof Solomonשְׁלֹמֹהsonבֶןof David,דָּוִידrose upיָּקָםand rebelledוַיִּמְרֹדagainstעַלhis lord.אֲדֹנָיו
Emptyרֵקִיםmen,אֲנָשִׁיםworthless fellows,בְּנֵי בְלִיַּעַלgatheredוַיִּקָּבְצוּaround himעָלָיוand made themselves strongוַיִּתְאַמְּצוּagainstעַלRehoboamרְחַבְעָםsonבֶּןof Solomon,שְׁלֹמֹהwhen Rehoboamוּרְחַבְעָםwasהָיָהyoungנַעַרand tenderוְרַךְof heart,לֵבָבand he did notוְלֹאhold firmהִתְחַזַּקbefore them.לִפְנֵיהֶם
And nowוְעַתָּהyouאַתֶּםproposeאֹמְרִיםto hold firmלְהִתְחַזֵּקbeforeלִפְנֵיthe kingdomמַמְלֶכֶתof YHWHיְהוָהin the handבְּיַדof the sonsבְּנֵיof David;דָוִידand youוְאַתֶּםare a greatרָבmultitude,הָמוֹןand with youוְעִמָּכֶםare the calvesעֶגְלֵיof goldזָהָבthatאֲשֶׁרJeroboamיָרָבְעָםmadeעָשָׂהfor youלָכֶםas gods.לֵאלֹהִים
Have you notהֲלֹאdriven outהִדַּחְתֶּםthe priestsכֹּהֲנֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהthe sonsבְּנֵיof Aaron,אַהֲרֹןand the Levites,וְהַלְוִיִּםand madeוַתַּעֲשׂוּfor yourselvesלָכֶםpriestsכֹּהֲנִיםlike the peoplesכְּעַמֵּיof the lands?הָאֲרָצוֹתWhoeverכָּל הַcomesבָּאto be ordainedלְמַלֵּא יָדוֹwith a young bullבְּפַר בֶּן בָּקָרand sevenוְ שִׁבְעָהramsאֵילִםbecomesוְהָיָהa priestכֹהֵןof what is notלְלֹאElohim.אֱלֹהִים
But as for us,וַאֲנַחְנוּYHWHיְהוָהis our Elohim,אֱלֹהֵינוּand we have notוְלֹאabandoned him;עֲזַבְנֻהוּthe priestsוְכֹהֲנִיםministeringמְשָׁרְתִיםto YHWHלַיהוָהare the sonsבְּנֵיof Aaron,אַהֲרֹןand the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּםare at the work.בַּמְלָאכֶת
They offer up in smokeוּמַקְטִרִיםto YHWHלַיהוָהburnt offeringsעֹלוֹתevery morningבַּבֹּקֶר בַּבֹּקֶרand every evening,וּבָעֶרֶב בָּעֶרֶבand fragrantסַמִּיםincense;וּקְטֹרֶתthey set the rowוּמַעֲרֶכֶתof breadלֶחֶםonעַלthe pureהַטָּהוֹרtable,הַשֻּׁלְחָןand the lampstandוּמְנוֹרַתof goldהַזָּהָבwith its lampsוְנֵרֹתֶיהָto burnלְבָעֵרevery evening;בָּעֶרֶב בָּעֶרֶבforכִּיweאֲנַחְנוּkeepשֹׁמְרִיםthe chargeמִשְׁמֶרֶתof YHWHיְהוָהour Elohim,אֱלֹהֵינוּbut youוְאַתֶּםhave abandonedעֲזַבְתֶּםhim.אֹתוֹ
And look,וְהִנֵּהwith usעִמָּנוּat the headבָרֹאשׁis Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםand his priestsוְכֹהֲנָיוwith the trumpetsוַחֲצֹצְרוֹתof acclamation,הַתְּרוּעָהto sound an acclamationלְהָרִיעַagainst you.עֲלֵיכֶםSonsבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלdo notאַלfightתִּלָּחֲמוּagainstעִםYHWH,יְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיof your fathers,אֲבֹתֵיכֶםforכִּיyou will notלֹאsucceed.”תַצְלִיחוּ
But Jeroboamוְיָרָבְעָםhad sent aroundהֵסֵבthe ambushהַמַּאְרָבto comeלָבוֹאfrom behind them;מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶםso they wereוַיִּהְיוּin front ofלִפְנֵיJudah,יְהוּדָהand the ambushוְהַמַּאְרָבbehind them.מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶם
Judahיְהוּדָהturned,וַיִּפְנוּand look,וְהִנֵּהthey hadלָהֶםthe battleהַמִּלְחָמָהin frontפָּנִיםand behind;וְאָחוֹרand they cried outוַיִּצְעֲקוּto YHWH,לַיהוָהand the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִיםwere blowingמַחְצְרִיםthe trumpets.בַּחֲצֹצְרוֹת
The menאִישׁof Judahיְהוּדָהraised the acclamation;וַיָּרִיעוּand it happened,וַיְהִיwhenבְּthe menאִישׁof Judahיְהוּדָהraised the acclamation,הָרִיעַthat ElohimוְהָאֱלֹהִיםstruckנָגַףJeroboamיָרָבְעָםand allוְכָלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלbeforeלִפְנֵיAbijahאֲבִיָּהand Judah.וִיהוּדָה
The sonsוַ בְנֵיof IsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלfledיָּנוּסוּbeforeמִפְּנֵיJudah,יְהוּדָהand Elohimאֱלֹהִיםgave themוַיִּתְּנֵםinto their hand.בְּיָדָם
Abijahאֲבִיָּהand his peopleוְעַמּוֹstruckוַיַּכּוּthemבָהֶםwith a greatרַבָּהblow,מַכָּהand there fellוַיִּפְּלוּslainחֲלָלִיםofמִIsraelיִּשְׂרָאֵלfiveחֲמֵשׁhundredמֵאוֹתthousandאֶלֶףchosenבָּחוּרmen.אִישׁ
The sonsוַ בְנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwere subduedיִּכָּנְעוּat thatבָּ הַהִיאtime,עֵתand the sonsוַ בְּנֵיof Judahיְהוּדָהgrew firm,יֶּאֶמְצוּbecauseכִּיthey reliedנִשְׁעֲנוּonעַלYHWH,יְהוָהElohimאֱלֹהֵיof their fathers.אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם
AbijahאֲבִיָּהpursuedוַיִּרְדֹּףJeroboamאַחֲרֵי יָרָבְעָםand capturedוַיִּלְכֹּדcitiesעָרִיםfrom him:מִמֶּנּוּBethelבֵּית אֵלand its villages,וְ בְּנוֹתֶיהָand Jeshanahוְ יְשָׁנָהand its villages,וְ בְּנוֹתֶיהָand Ephrainוְ עֶפְרַיִןand its villages.וּבְנֹתֶיהָ
Jeroboamיָרָבְעָםdid notלֹאretainעָצַרstrengthכֹּחַagainעוֹדin the daysבִּימֵיof Abijah;אֲבִיָּהוּand YHWHוַ יְהוָהstruck him,יִּגְּפֵהוּand he died.וַיָּמֹת
But Abijahאֲבִיָּהוּgrew strong;וַיִּתְחַזֵּקhe tookוַיִּשָּׂאfor himselfלוֹfourteenאַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵהwives,נָשִׁיםand fatheredוַיּוֹלֶדtwenty-twoעֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁנַיִםsonsבָּנִיםand sixteenוְשֵׁשׁ עֶשְׂרֵהdaughters.בָּנוֹת
The restוְיֶתֶרof the deedsדִּבְרֵיof Abijah,אֲבִיָּהand his waysוּדְרָכָיוand his words,וּדְבָרָיוare writtenכְּתוּבִיםin the treatiseבְּמִדְרַשׁof the prophetהַנָּבִיאIddo.עִדּוֹ