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.
Envió también Ezequías por todo Israel y Judá, y escribió cartas a Efraím y Manasés, que viniesen a Jerusalem a la casa de Jehová, para celebrar la pascua a Jehová Dios 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.
Y el rey tomó consejo con sus príncipes, y con toda la congregación en Jerusalem, para hacer la pascua en 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 entonces no la podían hacer, por cuanto no había hartos sacerdotes santificados, ni el pueblo estaba congregado en Jerusalem.
4 And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and all the people.
Esto agradó al rey, y a toda la multitud.
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.
Y determinaron de hacer pasar pregón por todo Israel desde Beer-seba hasta Dan, para que viniesen a hacer la pascua a Jehová Dios de Israel en Jerusalem: porque en mucho tiempo no la habían hecho 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.
Y fueron correos con cartas de la mano del rey y de sus príncipes por todo Israel y Judá, como el rey lo había mandado, y decían: Hijos de Israel, volvéos a Jehová el Dios de Abraham, de Isaac, y de Israel, y él se volverá a los restos que os han quedado 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 seáis como vuestros padres, y como vuestros hermanos, que se rebelaron contra Jehová el Dios de sus padres, y él los entregó en asolamiento, como vosotros veis.
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.
Por tanto ahora no endurezcáis vuestra cerviz, como vuestros padres: dad la mano a Jehová; y veníd a su santuario, el cual él ha santificado para siempre: y servíd a Jehová vuestro Dios, y la ira de su furor se apartará de vosotros:
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 os volviereis a Jehová, vuestros hermanos y vuestros hijos hallarán misericordia delante de los que los tienen cautivos, y volverán a esta tierra: porque Jehová vuestro Dios es clemente, y misericordioso, y no volverá de vosotros su rostro, si vosotros os volviereis a él.
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.
Y así pasaban los correos de ciudad en ciudad por la tierra de Efraím y Manasés hasta Zabulón: mas ellos se reían y burlaban de ellos.
11 However, some of Asher and Manasseh and Zebulun put away their pride and came to Jerusalem.
Con todo eso algunos varones de Aser, de Manasés, y de Zabulón se humillaron, y vinieron a Jerusalem.
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.
En Judá también fue la mano de Dios para darles un corazón para hacer el mandado del rey y de los príncipes, conforme a la palabra de Jehová.
13 So a very great number of people came together at Jerusalem to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month.
Y juntáronse en Jerusalem un grande pueblo, para hacer la solemnidad de los panes sin levadura en el mes segundo, una grande congregación.
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.
Y levantándose quitaron los altares, que estaban en Jerusalem: y todos los altares de perfumes quitaron, y echáronlos en el arroyo de 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.
Y sacrificaron la pascua a los catorce del mes segundo, y los sacerdotes y los Levitas se avergonzaron, y se santificaron, y trajeron los holocaustos a la casa de Jehová.
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.
Y pusiéronse en su orden conforme a su costumbre; conforme a la ley de Moisés varón de Dios, los sacerdotes esparcían la sangre de la mano 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 aun había muchos en la congregación que no estaban santificados, y los Levitas sacrificaban la pascua por todos los que no se habían limpiado para santificarse a Jehová.
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
Porque grande multitud del pueblo, de Efraím, y Manasés, e Isacar, y Zabulón, no se habían purificado, y comieron la pascua no conforme a lo que era escrito: mas Ezequías oró por ellos, diciendo: Jehová, que es bueno, sea propicio
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.
A todo aquel que ha apercebido su corazón para buscar a Dios, a Jehová el Dios de sus padres, aunque no esté purificado según la purificación del santuario.
20 And the Lord gave ear to Hezekiah, and made the people well.
Y oyó Jehová a Ezequías, y sanó el 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.
Así hicieron los hijos de Israel, que fueron presentes en Jerusalem, la solemnidad de los panes sin levadura siete días con gran gozo: y alababan a Jehová todos los días los Levitas y los sacerdotes, con instrumentos de fortaleza a Jehová.
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.
Y Ezequías habló al corazón de todos los Levitas que tenían buena inteligencia para Jehová: y comieron la solemnidad por siete días sacrificando sacrificios pacíficos, y haciendo gracias a Jehová el Dios de sus padres.
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.
Y toda la multitud determinó que celebrasen otros siete días, y celebraron otros siete días con alegría.
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 había dado a la multitud mil novillos, y siete mil ovejas: y también los príncipes dieron al pueblo mil novillos y diez mil ovejas: y muchos sacerdotes se santificaron.
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.
Y toda la congregación de Judá se alegró, y los sacerdotes, y Levitas, y asimismo toda la multitud que había venido de Israel: y también los extranjeros, que habían venido de la tierra de Israel, y los que habitaban en 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.
E hiciéronse grandes alegrías en Jerusalem: porque desde los días de Salomón, hijo de David, rey de Israel, no hubo tal cosa en Jerusalem.
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.
Y levantándose los sacerdotes y Levitas bendijeron al pueblo: y la voz de ellos fue oída, y su oración llegó a la habitación de su santuario, al cielo.
