II Chronicles 13

bishnat shemoneh esreh lammelekh yarovam vayyimlokh aviyyah al-yehudah

In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.

shalosh shanim malakh birushalai͏m veshem immo mikhayahu vat-uri'el min-givah umilkhamah hayetah ben aviyyah uven yarovam

He reigned three years in Jerusalem; his mother’s name was Micaiah daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. There was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

vayyesor aviyyah et-hammilkhamah bekhayil gibbore milkhamah arba-me'ot elef ish bakhur veyarovam arakh immo milkhamah bishmoneh me'ot elef ish bakhur gibbor khayil

Abijah joined battle with a force of warriors, 400,000 of the best troops. Jeroboam arrayed for battle against him 800,000 of the best troops, warriors.

vayyaqom aviyyah me'al lehar tsemarayim asher behar efrayim vayyomer shema'uni yarovam vekhol-yisra'el

Abijah stood on top of Mount Zemaraim in the hill country of Ephraim and said, “Listen to me, Jeroboam and all Israel.

halo lakhem lada'at ki Adonai elohe yisra'el natan mamlakhah ledavid al-yisra'el le'olam lo ulevanayw berit melakh

Surely you know that the ETERNAL God of Israel gave David kingship over Israel forever—to him and his sons—by a covenant of salt.

vayyaqom yarovam ben-nevat eved shelomoh ven-david vayyimrod al-adonayw

Jeroboam son of Nebat had been in the service of Solomon son of David, but he rose up and rebelled against his master.

vayyiqqavetsu alayw anashim reqim bene veliyya'al vayyitammetsu al-rekhavam ben-shelomoh urekhavam hayah na'ar verakh-levav velo hitkhazzaq lifnehem

Riffraff and scoundrels gathered around him and pressed hard upon Rehoboam son of Solomon. Rehoboam was inexperienced and fainthearted and could not stand up to them.

ve'attah attem omerim lehitkhazzeq lifne mamlekhet Adonai beyad bene david ve'attem hamon rav ve'immakhem egle zahav asher asah lakhem yarovam lelohim

Now you are bent on opposing GOD’s kingdom, which is in the charge of the sons of David, because you are a great multitude and possess the golden calves that Jeroboam made for you as gods.

halo hiddakhtem et-kohane Adonai et-bene aharon vehaleviyyim vatta'asu lakhem kohanim ke'amme ha'aratsot kol-habba lemalle yado befar ben-baqar ve'elim shivah vehayah khohen lelo elohim

Did you not banish GOD’s priests, the sons of Aaron and the Levites, and, like the peoples of the land, appoint your own priests? Anyone who offered himself for ordination with a young bull of the herd and seven rams became a priest of no-gods!

va'anakhnu Adonai elohenu velo azavnuhu vekhohanim mesharetim la-Adonai bene aharon vehaleviyyim bamlakhet

As for us, our God is the ETERNAL, whom we have not forsaken. The priests who minister to GOD are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites are at their tasks.

umaqtirim la-Adonai olot babboqer-babboqer uva'erev-ba'erev uqetoret-sammim uma'arekhet lekhem al-hashulkhan hattahor umenorat hazzahav veneroteha leva'er ba'erev ba'erev ki-shomerim anakhnu et-mishmeret Adonai elohenu ve'attem azavtem oto

They offer burnt offerings in smoke each morning and each evening, and the aromatic incense, the rows of bread on the pure table; they kindle the golden lampstand with its lamps burning each evening, for we keep the charge of the ETERNAL our God, while you have forsaken it.

vehinneh immanu varosh ha'elohim vekhohanayw vakhatsotserot hatteru'ah leharia alekhem bene yisra'el al-tillakhamu im-Adonai elohe-avotekhem ki-lo tatslikhu

See who is with us as our chief: God, whose priests have the trumpets for sounding blasts against you. O children of Israel, do not fight the ETERNAL God of your ancestors, because you will not succeed.”

veyarovam hesev et-hammarav lavo me'akharehem vayyihyu lifne yehudah vehammarav me'akharehem

Jeroboam, however, had directed the ambush to go around and come from the rear, thus the main body was in front of Judah, while the ambush was behind them.

vayyifnu yehudah vehinneh lahem hammilkhamah panim ve'akhor vayyitsaqu la-Adonai vehakkohanim (mkhtstsrym) [makhtserim] bakhatsotserot

When Judah turned around and saw that the fighting was before and behind them, they cried out to GOD, and the priests blew the trumpets.

vayyari'u ish yehudah vayehi beharia ish yehudah veha'elohim nagaf et-yarovam vekhol-yisra'el lifne aviyyah vihudah

Judah’s side raised a shout; and when Judah’s side raised a shout, God routed Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

vayyanusu vene-yisra'el mippene yehudah vayyittenem elohim beyadam

The Israelites fled before Judah, and God delivered them into their hands.

vayyakku vahem aviyyah ve'ammo makkah rabbah vayyippelu khalalim miyyisra'el khamesh-me'ot elef ish bakhur

Abijah and his army inflicted a severe defeat on them; 500,000 of Israel’s best troops fell slain.

vayyikkane'u vene-yisra'el ba'et hahi vayye'emtsu bene yehudah ki nishanu al-Adonai elohe avotehem

The Israelites were crushed at that time, while the people of Judah triumphed because they relied on the ETERNAL God of their ancestors.

vayyirdof aviyyah akhare yarovam vayyilkod mimmennu arim et-bet-el ve'et-benoteha ve'et-yeshanah ve'et-benoteha ve'et-(frvn) [efrayin] uvenoteha

Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured some of his cities—Bethel with its dependencies, Jeshanah with its dependencies, and Ephrain with its dependencies.

velo-atsar koakh-yarovam od bime aviyyahu vayyiggefehu Adonai vayyamot

Jeroboam could not muster strength again during the days of Abijah. GOD struck him down and he died.

vayyitkhazzeq aviyyahu vayyissa-lo nashim arba esreh vayyoled esrim ushenayim banim veshesh esreh banot

But Abijah grew powerful; he married fourteen wives and begat twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

veyeter divre aviyyah uderakhayw udevarayw ketuvim bemidrash hannavi iddo

The other events of Abijah’s reign, his conduct and his acts, are recorded in the story of the prophet Iddo.

vayyishkav aviyyah im-avotayw vayyiqberu oto be'ir david vayyimlokh asa veno takhtayw beyamayw shaqetah ha'arets eser shanim

Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David; his son Asa succeeded him as king. The land was untroubled for ten years.