2 Chronicles 30
1 Then Hezekiah sent word to all Israel and Judah, and sent letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, requesting them to come to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, to keep the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel.
Ezequías envió [aviso] por todo Israel y Judá, y también escribió cartas a Efraín y a Manasés para que fueran a Jerusalén, a la Casa de Yavé a celebrar la Pascua de Yavé ʼElohim de Israel.
2 For the king, after discussion with his chiefs and all the body of the people in Jerusalem, had made a decision to keep the Passover in the second month.
El rey tomó consejo con sus jefes y toda la congregación en Jerusalén para celebrar la Pascua el mes segundo,
3 It was not possible to keep it at that time, because not enough priests had made themselves holy, and the people had not come together in Jerusalem.
porque no la pudieron celebrar a su debido tiempo, pues no había suficientes sacerdotes santificados, ni el pueblo pudo reunirse en Jerusalén.
4 And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and all the people.
Esto les pareció bien al rey y a la congregación.
5 So it was ordered that word was to be sent out through all Israel, from Beer-sheba to Dan, that they were to come to keep the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel, at Jerusalem: because they had not kept it in great numbers in agreement with the law.
Resolvieron hacer una proclama por todo Israel, desde Beerseba hasta Dan, para que fueran a celebrar en Jerusalén la Pascua de Yavé el ʼElohim de Israel, porque en mucho tiempo no la habían celebrado como estaba escrito.
6 So runners went with letters from the king and his chiefs through all Israel and Judah, by the order of the king, saying, O children of Israel, come back again to the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that he may come again to that small band of you which has been kept safe out of the hands of the kings of Assyria.
Los mensajeros recorrieron todo Israel y Judá. Llevaban las cartas del rey y sus magistrados. Proclamaron como mandó el rey: Hijos de Israel, regresen a Yavé, al ʼElohim de Abraham, Isaac e Israel. Y Él se volverá al remanente que quedó de la mano de los reyes de Asiria.
7 Do not be like your fathers and your brothers, who were sinners against the Lord, the God of their fathers, so that he made them a cause of fear, as you see.
No sean como sus antepasados y como sus hermanos que fueron infieles a Yavé ʼElohim de sus antepasados, Quien los entregó a desolación, como ustedes ven.
8 Now do not be hard-hearted, as your fathers were; but give yourselves to the Lord, and come into his holy place, which he has made his for ever, and be the servants of the Lord your God, so that the heat of his wrath may be turned away from you.
Ahora pues, no sean indómitos como sus antepasados. Sométanse a Yavé y vengan a su Santuario que Él santificó para siempre. Sirvan a Yavé su ʼElohim, y el ardor de su ira se apartará de ustedes.
9 For if you come back to the Lord, those who took away your brothers and your children will have pity on them, and let them come back to this land: for the Lord your God is full of grace and mercy, and his face will not be turned away from you if you come back to him.
Porque si regresan a Yavé, sus hermanos e hijos hallarán misericordia ante sus captores y regresarán a esta tierra. Yavé su ʼElohim es clemente y misericordioso. Si regresan a Él, no apartará de ustedes su Presencia.
10 So the runners went from town to town through all the country of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun: but they were laughed at and made sport of.
Los mensajeros pasaron de ciudad en ciudad por la tierra de Efraín y Manasés, hasta la región de Zabulón, pero se reían y se burlaban de ellos.
11 However, some of Asher and Manasseh and Zebulun put away their pride and came to Jerusalem.
Sin embargo, algunos hombres de Aser, Manasés y Zabulón se humillaron y fueron a Jerusalén.
12 And in Judah the power of God gave them one heart to do the orders of the king and the captains, which were taken as the word of the Lord.
La mano de ʼElohim también estuvo en Judá para darles un corazón dispuesto a cumplir el mensaje del rey y los magistrados, según la Palabra de Yavé.
13 So a very great number of people came together at Jerusalem to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month.
Una congregación muy grande se reunió en Jerusalén para celebrar la fiesta solemne de los Panes sin Levadura el mes segundo.
14 And they got to work and took away all the altars in Jerusalem, and they put all the vessels for burning perfumes into the stream Kidron.
Se levantaron y quitaron los altares que había en Jerusalén. Quitaron también todos los altares donde se quemaba incienso y los echaron al torrente Cedrón.
15 Then on the fourteenth day of the second month they put the Passover lambs to death: and the priests and the Levites were shamed, and made themselves holy and took burned offerings into the house of the Lord.
Sacrificaron la pascua el 14 del mes segundo. Los sacerdotes y los levitas que aún estaban impuros, se avergonzaron y se santificaron. Llevaron holocaustos a la Casa de Yavé.
16 And they took their places in their right order, as it was ordered in the law of Moses, the man of God: the priests draining out on the altar the blood given them by the Levites.
Ocuparon su lugar en los turnos de costumbre, según la Ley de Moisés, esclavo de ʼElohim. Los sacerdotes rociaban la sangre que recibían de manos de los levitas,
17 For there were still a number of the people there who had not made themselves holy: so the Levites had to put Passover lambs to death for those who were not clean, to make them holy to the Lord.
porque había muchos no santificados en la congregación. Por eso los levitas degollaban el cordero pascual por los que estaban impuros, a fin de santificarlos para Yavé.
18 For a great number of the people from Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not made themselves clean, but they took the Passover meal, though not in the right way. For Hezekiah had made prayer for them, saying, May the good Lord have mercy on everyone
Sin embargo había en la congregación muchos de Efraín, Manasés, Isacar y Zabulón que no se purificaron. No obstante comieron la pascua sin guardar lo prescrito.
19 Who, with all his heart, is turned to God the Lord, the God of his fathers, even if he has not been made clean after the rules of the holy place.
Pero Ezequías oró por ellos: Yavé, Quien es bueno, haga sacrificio que apacigua por todo aquel que dispuso su corazón para buscar a Yavé el ʼElohim de sus antepasados, aunque no lo haga según la norma de purificación del Santuario.
20 And the Lord gave ear to Hezekiah, and made the people well.
Yavé escuchó a Ezequías y sanó al pueblo.
21 So the children of Israel who were present in Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread for seven days with great joy: and the Levites and the priests gave praise to the Lord day by day, making melody to the Lord with loud instruments.
Los hijos de Israel que estaban presentes en Jerusalén celebraron la solemnidad de los Panes sin Levadura con gran alegría durante siete días. Los levitas y los sacerdotes alababan a Yavé día tras día y cantaban a Yavé con instrumentos resonantes.
22 And Hezekiah said kind words to the Levites who were expert in the ordering of the worship of the Lord: so they kept the feast for seven days, offering peace-offerings and praising the Lord, the God of their fathers.
Ezequías habló al corazón de todos los levitas que mostraron tener buen entendimiento en el servicio de Yavé. Comieron de lo sacrificado en la fiesta solemne durante siete días, ofrecieron sacrificios de paz y dieron gracias a Yavé el ʼElohim de sus antepasados.
23 And by the desire of all the people, the feast went on for another seven days, and they kept the seven days with joy.
Toda la congregación decidió que se celebrara otros siete días. La celebraron otros siete días con gran júbilo
24 For Hezekiah, king of Judah, gave to the people for offerings, a thousand oxen and seven thousand sheep; and the rulers gave a thousand oxen and ten thousand sheep; and a great number of priests made themselves holy.
porque Ezequías, rey de Judá, ofreció a la congregación 1.000 becerros y 7.000 ovejas. Los jefes ofrecieron a la congregación 1.000 becerros y 10.000 ovejas. Gran número de sacerdotes ya se habían santificado.
25 And all the people of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and those who had come from Israel, and men from other lands who had come from Israel or who were living in Judah, were glad with great joy.
Toda la congregación de Judá se regocijó, y también los sacerdotes, los levitas, y toda la gente que llegó de Israel, tanto los peregrinos procedentes de la tierra de Israel como los residentes de Judá.
26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for nothing like this had been seen in Jerusalem from the time of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel.
Hubo gran alegría en Jerusalén, pues desde los días de Salomón, hijo de David, rey de Israel, no hubo algo semejante en Jerusalén.
27 Then the priests and the Levites gave the people a blessing: and the voice of their prayer went up to the holy place of God in heaven.
Después los sacerdotes y los levitas se levantaron y bendijeron al pueblo. Fue escuchada su voz. Su oración llegó hasta la morada de su Santuario en el cielo.
