2 Chronicles 7
1 Now when Solomon's prayers were ended, fire came down from heaven, burning up all the offerings; and the house was full of the glory of the Lord.
Cuando Salomón acabó de orar, bajó del cielo fuego que consumió el holocausto y los sacrificios; y la gloria de Yahvé llenó la Casa.
2 And the priests were not able to go into the house of the Lord, for the Lord's house was full of the glory of the Lord.
Y no podían los sacerdotes entrar en la Casa de Yahvé, porque la gloria de Yahvé llenaba la Casa de Yahvé.
3 And all the children of Israel were looking on when the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord was on the house; and they went down on their knees, with their faces to the earth, worshipping and praising the Lord, and saying, He is good; for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
Entonces todos los hijos de Israel, al ver descender el fuego y la gloria de Yahvé sobre la Casa, se postraron rostro en tierra sobre el pavimento, y adoraron, celebrando a Yahvé (diciendo): “porque es bueno, porque es eterna su misericordia.”
4 Then the king and all the people made offerings before the Lord.
Luego el rey y todo el pueblo ofrecieron sacrificios delante de Yahvé.
5 King Solomon made an offering of twenty-two thousand oxen, and a hundred and twenty thousand sheep. So the king and all the people kept the feast of the opening of the house of God.
El rey Salomón ofreció en sacrificio veinte y dos mil bueyes y ciento veinte mil ovejas. Así el rey y todo el pueblo celebraron la dedicación de la Casa de Dios.
6 And the priests were in their places, and the Levites with their instruments of music for the Lord's song, which David the king had made for the praise of the Lord whose mercy is unchanging for ever, when David gave praise by their hand; and the priests were sounding horns before them; and all Israel were on their feet.
Los sacerdotes atendían su ministerio, como también los levitas con los instrumentos de música de Yahvé, que el rey David había hecho para alabar a Yahvé (con las palabras): “porque es eterna su misericordia”. El mismo David solía alabar (a Dios) por medio de ellos. Los sacerdotes que tocaban las trompetas estaban delante de los (levitas), y todo Israel se mantenía en pie.
7 Then Solomon made holy the middle of the open square in front of the house of the Lord, offering the burned offerings there, and the fat of the peace-offerings; for there was not room on the brass altar which Solomon had made for all the burned offerings and the meal offerings and the fat.
Salomón santificó también el atrio central, que está delante de la Casa de Yahvé; pues ofreció allí los holocaustos y las grosuras de los sacrificios pacíficos, ya que el altar de bronce que había hecho no podía contener los holocaustos, oblaciones y sebos.
8 So Solomon kept the feast at that time for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great meeting, for the people had come together from the way into Hamath and from as far as the river of Egypt.
Salomón celebró durante siete días la fiesta, y con él todo Israel, una multitud numerosísima, venida desde la entrada de Hamat hasta el torrente de Egipto.
9 And on the eighth day they had a holy meeting; the offerings for making the altar holy went on for seven days, and the feast for seven days.
Al día octavo tuvo lugar la asamblea solemne, porque habían hecho la dedicación del altar por siete días, de manera que la fiesta (duró) siete días.
10 And on the twenty-third day of the seventh month, he sent the people away to their tents, full of joy and glad in their hearts, because of all the good which the Lord had done to David and to Solomon and to Israel his people.
El día veinte y tres del mes séptimo (Salomón) envió al pueblo a sus casas, y estaban alegres y contentos en su corazón por todos los beneficios que Yahvé había hecho a David, a Salomón y a Israel, su pueblo.
11 So Solomon came to the end of building the house of the Lord and the king's house; and everything which it was in his mind to make in the house of the Lord and for himself had been well done.
Acabó Salomón la Casa de Yahvé y la casa del rey, y realizó todo cuanto se había propuesto hacer en la Casa de Yahvé y en su propia casa.
12 Now the Lord came to Solomon in a vision by night, and said to him, I have given ear to your prayer, and have taken this place for myself as a house where offerings are to be made.
Apareciose entonces Yahvé a Salomón de noche, y le dijo: “He oído tu oración, y me he escogido este lugar como Casa de sacrificio.
13 If, at my word, heaven is shut up, so that there is no rain, or if I send locusts on the land for its destruction, or if I send disease on my people;
Si Yo cerrare el cielo y no lloviere, si Yo enviare la langosta para que devore la tierra, o mandare la peste entre mi pueblo;
14 If my people, on whom my name is named, make themselves low and come to me in prayer, searching for me and turning from their evil ways; then I will give ear from heaven, overlooking their sin, and will give life again to their land.
y si mi pueblo sobre el cual es invocado mi nombre se humillare, orando y buscando mi rostro, y si se convirtieren de sus malos caminos, Yo los oiré desde el cielo, perdonaré su pecado y sanaré su tierra.
15 Now my eyes will be open and my ears awake to the prayers made in this place.
Estarán mis ojos abiertos, y mis oídos atentos a la oración que se haga en este lugar;
16 For I have taken this house for myself and made it holy, so that my name may be there for ever; and my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.
pues ahora he escogido y santificado esta Casa, para que en ella permanezca para siempre mi Nombre. Allí estarán mis ojos y mi corazón todos los días.
17 And as for you, if you will go on your way before me as David your father did, doing whatever I have given you orders to do and keeping my laws and my decisions:
Y en cuanto a ti, si andas en mi presencia como anduvo David, tu padre, haciendo todo lo que te he mandado, y guardando mis leyes y mis preceptos,
18 Then I will make strong the seat of your kingdom, as I gave my word to David your father, saying, You will never be without a man to be ruler in Israel.
haré estable el trono de tu reino, como he pactado con David, tu padre, diciendo: «Jamás te faltará hombre (de tu descendencia) que reine en Israel.»
19 But if you are turned away from me, and do not keep my orders and my laws which I have put before you, but go and make yourselves servants to other gods, giving them worship:
Pero si os apartáis, abandonando mis leyes y mis mandamientos que os he puesto delante, y vais a servir a otros dioses, postrándoos delante de ellos,
20 Then I will have this people uprooted out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have made holy for my name, I will put away from before my eyes, and make it an example and a word of shame among all peoples.
os arrancaré de mi país que os he dado, y esta Casa que he santificado para mi Nombre la echaré de mi presencia, y la haré objeto de proverbio y escarnio entre todos los pueblos.
21 And this house will become a mass of broken walls, and everyone who goes by will be overcome with wonder, and will say, Why has the Lord done so to this land and to this house?
Y esta Casa tan alta vendrá a ser el espanto de todos los que pasaren cerca de ella, de modo que dirán: «¿Por qué ha tratado Yahvé así a este país y esta Casa?»
22 And their answer will be, Because they were turned away from the Lord, the God of their fathers, who took them out of the land of Egypt, and took for themselves other gods and gave them worship and became their servants: that is why he has sent all this evil on them.
Y se les responderá: «Porque abandonaron a Yahvé, el Dios de sus padres, que los había sacado de la tierra de Egipto, y se adhirieron a otros dioses, postrándose ante ellos y sirviéndolos, por eso Él hizo venir sobre ellos todo este mal».”
