1 When the kingdom of Rehoboam was established and he was strong, he abandoned Yahweh’s law, and all Israel with him. 2 In the fifth year of king Rehoboam, Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem, because they had trespassed against Yahweh, 3 with twelve hundred chariots and sixty thousand horsemen. The people were without number who came with him out of Egypt: the Lubim, the Sukkiim, and the Ethiopians. 4 He took the fortified cities which belonged to Judah, and came to Jerusalem. 5 Now Shemaiah the prophet came to Rehoboam and to the princes of Judah, who were gathered together to Jerusalem because of Shishak, and said to them, "Yahweh says, ‘You have forsaken me, therefore I have also left you in the hand of Shishak.’"
6 Then the princes of Israel and the king humbled themselves; and they said, "Yahweh is righteous."
7 When Yahweh saw that they humbled themselves, Yahweh’s word came to Shemaiah, saying, "They have humbled themselves. I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance, and my wrath won’t be poured out on Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. 8 Nevertheless they will be his servants, that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries."
9 So Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem and took away the treasures of Yahweh’s house and the treasures of the king’s house. He took it all away. He also took away the shields of gold which Solomon had made. 10 King Rehoboam made shields of bronze in their place, and committed them to the hands of the captains of the guard, who kept the door of the king’s house. 11 As often as the king entered into Yahweh’s house, the guard came and bore them, then brought them back into the guard room. 12 When he humbled himself, Yahweh’s wrath turned from him, so as not to destroy him altogether. Moreover, there were good things found in Judah.
13 So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem and reigned; for Rehoboam was forty-one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which Yahweh had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel to put his name there. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonitess. 14 He did that which was evil, because he didn’t set his heart to seek Yahweh.
15 Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, aren’t they written in the histories of Shemaiah the prophet and of Iddo the seer, in the genealogies? There were wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually. 16 Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried in David’s city; and Abijah his son reigned in his place.
1 罗波安的王位稳定， 他也强盛起来， 就离弃了耶和华的律法， 全体以色列人也都跟随他。
2 罗波安王第五年， 埃及王示撒上来攻打耶路撒冷， 因为他们得罪了耶和华。
3 示撒率领战车一千二百辆， 马兵六万， 和他一同从埃及出来的路比人、苏基人和古实人， 多得无法数算。
4 他攻取了犹大境内的设防城， 然后来到耶路撒冷。
5 那时， 犹大的众领袖， 因为示撒的缘故， 就聚集在耶路撒冷； 示玛雅先知就来见罗波安和众领袖， 对他们说： "耶和华这样说： ‘你们既然离弃了我， 所以我也离弃你们， 把你们交在示撒的手里。’"
6 于是以色列的众领袖和君王， 都谦卑下来， 说： "耶和华是公义的。"
7 耶和华看见他们谦卑下来， 耶和华的话就临到示玛雅， 说： "他们既然谦卑下来， 我就不灭绝他们； 我必使他们暂时得救， 我必不借着示撒把我的烈怒倾倒在耶路撒冷。
8 虽然这样， 他们仍必作示撒的仆人， 好使他们知道， 服事我和服事世上的列国有什么分别。"
9 于是埃及王示撒上来攻打耶路撒冷， 夺取了耶和华殿和王宫里的宝物， 把它们全部带走， 又夺去了所罗门所做的金盾牌。
10 罗波安王做了一些铜盾牌代替那些金盾牌， 交给那些看守宫门的守卫长看管。
11 每逢王进耶和华殿的时候， 守卫就来拿这些盾牌， 事后又把盾牌送回守卫房那里。
12 王既然谦卑下来， 耶和华的烈怒就止息， 没有把他完全消灭。何况在犹大中还有善事。
13 罗波安王在耶路撒冷渐渐强盛， 继续作王。罗波安登基的时候是四十一岁； 他在耶和华从以色列众支派中选出来， 立下他名的耶路撒冷城中， 作王十七年。罗波安的母亲名叫拿玛， 是亚扪人。
14 罗波安行恶， 因为他没有定意寻求耶和华。
15 罗波安的事迹， 一生的始末， 不是都记在示玛雅先知， 和先见易多的记录上吗？罗波安和耶罗波安二人常有争战。
16 罗波安和他的列祖同睡， 埋葬在大卫城里。他的儿子亚比雅接续他作王。