¹Venit autem Roboam in Jerusalem,Then Rehoboam went to Jerusalem,et convocavit universam domum Juda et Benjamin,and he called together the entire house of Judah and of Benjamin,centum octoginta millia electorum atque bellantium,one hundred eighty thousand elect men of war,ut dimicaret contra Israël,so that he might contend against Israel,et converteret ad se regnum suum.and turn back his kingdom to himself.

¹Venit autem Roboam in Jerusalem,Then Rehoboam went to Jerusalem,et convocavit universam domum Juda et Benjamin,and he called together the entire house of Judah and of Benjamin,centum octoginta millia electorum atque bellantium,one hundred eighty thousand elect men of war,ut dimicaret contra Israël,so that he might contend against Israel,et converteret ad se regnum suum.and turn back his kingdom to himself.

²Factusque est sermo Domini ad Semeiam hominem Dei,And the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God,dicens:saying:

²Factusque est sermo Domini ad Semeiam hominem Dei,And the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah, the man of God,dicens:saying:

³Loquere ad Roboam filium Salomonis regem Juda,“Speak to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, the king of Judah,et ad universum Israël, qui est in Juda et Benjamin:and to all of Israel who are of Judah, or of Benjamin:

³Loquere ad Roboam filium Salomonis regem Juda,“Speak to Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, the king of Judah,et ad universum Israël, qui est in Juda et Benjamin:and to all of Israel who are of Judah, or of Benjamin:

⁴Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Non ascendetis,You shall not ascendneque pugnabitis contra fratres vestros:and fight against your brothers.revertatur unusquisque in domum suam,Let each one return to his own house.quia mea hoc gestum est voluntate.For it is by my will that this has happened.”Qui cum audissent sermonem Domini,And when they had heard the word of the Lord,reversi sunt,they turned back,nec perrexerunt contra Jeroboam.and they did not continue on against Jeroboam.

⁴Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Non ascendetis,You shall not ascendneque pugnabitis contra fratres vestros:and fight against your brothers.revertatur unusquisque in domum suam,Let each one return to his own house.quia mea hoc gestum est voluntate.For it is by my will that this has happened.”Qui cum audissent sermonem Domini,And when they had heard the word of the Lord,reversi sunt,they turned back,nec perrexerunt contra Jeroboam.and they did not continue on against Jeroboam.

⁵Habitavit autem Roboam in Jerusalem,Then Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem,et ædificavit civitates muratas in Juda.and he built fortified cities in Judah.

⁵Habitavit autem Roboam in Jerusalem,Then Rehoboam lived in Jerusalem,et ædificavit civitates muratas in Juda.and he built fortified cities in Judah.

⁶Exstruxitque Bethlehem,And he built up Bethlehem,et Etam,and Etam,et Thecue,and Tekoa,

⁶Exstruxitque Bethlehem,And he built up Bethlehem,et Etam,and Etam,et Thecue,and Tekoa,

⁷Bethsur quoque,and also Bethzur,et Socho,and Soco,et Odollam,and Adullam,

⁷Bethsur quoque,and also Bethzur,et Socho,and Soco,et Odollam,and Adullam,

⁸necnon et Geth,indeed also Gath,et Maresa,and Mareshah,et Ziph,and Ziph,

⁸necnon et Geth,indeed also Gath,et Maresa,and Mareshah,et Ziph,and Ziph,

⁹sed et Aduram,then too Adoram,et Lachis,and Lachish,et Azeca,and Azekah,

⁹sed et Aduram,then too Adoram,et Lachis,and Lachish,et Azeca,and Azekah,

¹⁰Saraa quoque,as well as Zorah,et Ajalon,and Aijalon,et Hebron,and Hebron,quæ erant in Juda et Benjamin,which were very fortified cities in Judahcivitates munitissimas.and in Benjamin.

¹⁰Saraa quoque,as well as Zorah,et Ajalon,and Aijalon,et Hebron,and Hebron,quæ erant in Juda et Benjamin,which were very fortified cities in Judahcivitates munitissimas.and in Benjamin.

¹¹Cumque clausisset eas muris,And when he had enclosed them with walls,posuit in eis principes,he placed in them rulers,ciborumque horrea,and storehouses of provisions,hoc est,that is,olei,of oilet vini.and wine.

¹¹Cumque clausisset eas muris,And when he had enclosed them with walls,posuit in eis principes,he placed in them rulers,ciborumque horrea,and storehouses of provisions,hoc est,that is,olei,of oilet vini.and wine.

¹²Sed et in singulis urbibus fecit armamentarium scutorum et hastarum,Moreover, in each city he made an armory of shields and spears,firmavitque eas summa diligentia,and he strengthened them with the utmost diligence.et imperavit super Judam et Benjamin.And he ruled over Judah and Benjamin.

¹²Sed et in singulis urbibus fecit armamentarium scutorum et hastarum,Moreover, in each city he made an armory of shields and spears,firmavitque eas summa diligentia,and he strengthened them with the utmost diligence.et imperavit super Judam et Benjamin.And he ruled over Judah and Benjamin.

¹³Sacerdotes autemThen the priests and Levites,et Levitæ qui erant in universo Israël,who were in all of Israel,venerunt ad eum de cunctis sedibus suis,came to him from all their settlements,

¹³Sacerdotes autemThen the priests and Levites,et Levitæ qui erant in universo Israël,who were in all of Israel,venerunt ad eum de cunctis sedibus suis,came to him from all their settlements,

¹⁴relinquentes suburbana et possessiones suas,leaving behind their suburbs and possessions,et transeuntes ad Judam et Jerusalem:and crossing over to Judah and to Jerusalem.eo quod abjecisset eos Jeroboam et posteri ejus,For Jeroboam and his followers had cast them out,ne sacerdotio Domini fungerentur.so that they could not exercise the priestly office to the Lord.

¹⁴relinquentes suburbana et possessiones suas,leaving behind their suburbs and possessions,et transeuntes ad Judam et Jerusalem:and crossing over to Judah and to Jerusalem.eo quod abjecisset eos Jeroboam et posteri ejus,For Jeroboam and his followers had cast them out,ne sacerdotio Domini fungerentur.so that they could not exercise the priestly office to the Lord.

¹⁵Qui constituit sibi sacerdotes excelsorum,And he appointed for himself priests of high places,et dæmoniorum,and of demons,vitulorumque quos fecerat.and of calves that he had made.

¹⁵Qui constituit sibi sacerdotes excelsorum,And he appointed for himself priests of high places,et dæmoniorum,and of demons,vitulorumque quos fecerat.and of calves that he had made.

¹⁶Sed et de cunctis tribubus Israël,Moreover, out of all the tribes of Israel,quicumque dederant cor suum ut quærerent Dominum Deum Israël,whosoever would give their heart so that they sought the Lord God of Israel,venerunt in Jerusalem ad immolandum victimas suas coram Domino Deo patrum suorum.they went to Jerusalem to immolate their victims before the Lord, the God of their fathers.

¹⁶Sed et de cunctis tribubus Israël,Moreover, out of all the tribes of Israel,quicumque dederant cor suum ut quærerent Dominum Deum Israël,whosoever would give their heart so that they sought the Lord God of Israel,venerunt in Jerusalem ad immolandum victimas suas coram Domino Deo patrum suorum.they went to Jerusalem to immolate their victims before the Lord, the God of their fathers.

¹⁷Et roboraverunt regnum Juda,And they strengthened the kingdom of Judah,et confirmaverunt Roboam filium Salomonis per tres annos:and they confirmed Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, for three years.ambulaverunt enim in viis David et Salomonis,For they walked in the ways of David and of Solomon,annis tantum tribus.but only for three years.

¹⁷Et roboraverunt regnum Juda,And they strengthened the kingdom of Judah,et confirmaverunt Roboam filium Salomonis per tres annos:and they confirmed Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, for three years.ambulaverunt enim in viis David et Salomonis,For they walked in the ways of David and of Solomon,annis tantum tribus.but only for three years.

¹⁸Duxit autem Roboam uxorem Mahalath filiam Jerimoth filii David:Then Rehoboam took as wife Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth, son of David,Abihail quoque filiam Eliab filii Isai,and also Abihail, the daughter of Eliab, son of Jesse.

¹⁸Duxit autem Roboam uxorem Mahalath filiam Jerimoth filii David:Then Rehoboam took as wife Mahalath, the daughter of Jerimoth, son of David,Abihail quoque filiam Eliab filii Isai,and also Abihail, the daughter of Eliab, son of Jesse.

¹⁹quæ peperit ei filios Jehus,They bore sons for him: Jeush,et Somoriam,and Shemariah,et Zoom.and Zaham.

¹⁹quæ peperit ei filios Jehus,They bore sons for him: Jeush,et Somoriam,and Shemariah,et Zoom.and Zaham.

²⁰Post hanc quoque accepit Maacha filiam Absalom,And also after her, he married Maacah, the daughter of Absalom,quæ peperit ei Abia,who bore for him Abijah,et Ethai,and Attai,et Ziza,and Ziza,et Salomith.and Shelomith.

²⁰Post hanc quoque accepit Maacha filiam Absalom,And also after her, he married Maacah, the daughter of Absalom,quæ peperit ei Abia,who bore for him Abijah,et Ethai,and Attai,et Ziza,and Ziza,et Salomith.and Shelomith.

²¹Amavit autem Roboam Maacha filiam Absalom super omnes uxores suas et concubinas:But Rehoboam loved Maacah,nam uxores decem et octo duxerat,the daughter of Absalom,concubinas autem sexaginta:above all his wives and concubines.et genuit viginti octo filios,For he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines.et sexaginta filias.And he conceived twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

²¹Amavit autem Roboam Maacha filiam Absalom super omnes uxores suas et concubinas:But Rehoboam loved Maacah,nam uxores decem et octo duxerat,the daughter of Absalom,concubinas autem sexaginta:above all his wives and concubines.et genuit viginti octo filios,For he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines.et sexaginta filias.And he conceived twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.

²²Constituit vero in capite Abiam filium Maacha ducem super omnes fratres suos: ipsum enim regem facere cogitabat,Truly, he appointed as the head, Abijah, the son of Maacah, to be the ruler over all his brothers. For he thought to make him king,

²²Constituit vero in capite Abiam filium Maacha ducem super omnes fratres suos: ipsum enim regem facere cogitabat,Truly, he appointed as the head, Abijah, the son of Maacah, to be the ruler over all his brothers. For he thought to make him king,

²³quia sapientior fuit, et potentior super omnes filios ejus,since he was wiser and more powerful than all his sons,et in cunctis finibus Juda et Benjamin,even in all the regions of Judah and Benjamin,et in universis civitatibus muratis: præbuitque eis escas plurimas,and in all the fortified cities. And he provided them with very much food,et multas petivit uxores.and he sought many wives.

²³quia sapientior fuit, et potentior super omnes filios ejus,since he was wiser and more powerful than all his sons,et in cunctis finibus Juda et Benjamin,even in all the regions of Judah and Benjamin,et in universis civitatibus muratis: præbuitque eis escas plurimas,and in all the fortified cities. And he provided them with very much food,et multas petivit uxores.and he sought many wives.