2 Chronicles 21
1 Then Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and he was buried with them in the City of David. And his son, Jehoram, reigned in his place.
Josafat descansó con sus antepasados y fue sepultado en la Ciudad de David. Reinó en su lugar su hijo Joram.
2 And he had brothers, sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were sons of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah.
Tuvo como hermanos a Azarías, Jeiel, Zacarías, Azarías, Micael y Sefatías. Todos estos fueron hijos de Josafat, rey de Israel,
3 And their father gave to them many gifts of silver, and gold, and valuables, with very fortified cities in Judah. But the kingdom he handed on to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.
a quienes su padre dio grandes regalos de plata, oro y cosas preciosas, así como ciudades fortificadas en Judá. Pero el reino se lo dio a Joram, porque él era su primogénito.
4 Therefore, Jehoram rose up over the kingdom of his father. And when he had established himself, he killed with the sword all his brothers, and certain ones from the leaders of Israel.
Joram fue elevado al reino de su padre. Cuando fue fuerte, mató a espada a todos sus hermanos, y también a algunos de los jefes de Israel.
5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he had begun to reign. And he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.
Joram tenía 32 años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó ocho años en Jerusalén.
6 And he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For his wife was a daughter of Ahab, and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.
Anduvo en el camino de los reyes de Israel, como la casa de Acab, pues una hija de Acab fue su esposa. Hizo lo malo ante Yavé.
7 But the Lord was not willing to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had formed with him, and because he had promised that he would provide a lamp to him, and to his sons, for all time.
Pero Yavé no quiso destruir la casa de David a causa del Pacto que hizo con él según su promesa, según la cual le daría una lámpara a él y a sus hijos para siempre.
8 In those days, Edom rebelled, so as not to be subject to Judah, and they appointed for themselves a king.
En su tiempo Edom se rebeló contra el dominio de Judá, y proclamaron un rey de ellos.
9 And when Jehoram had gone across with his leaders, and all the horsemen who were with him, he arose in the night, and struck the Edomites (who had surrounded him), and all the commanders of his horsemen.
Entonces Joram fue con sus oficiales y todos sus carruajes. Al levantarse de noche, derrotó a los edomitas, quienes lo habían sitiado a él y a todos los comandantes de sus carruajes.
10 Even so, Edom rebelled, so as not to be under the authority of Judah, even to this day. Also at that time, Libnah withdrew, so as not to be under his hand. For he had forsaken the Lord, the God of his fathers.
Sin embargo, Edom siguió en rebeldía contra el dominio de Judá hasta hoy. En aquel tiempo Libna también se rebeló contra su dominio, porque él abandonó a Yavé ʼElohim de sus antepasados.
11 Moreover, he also constructed high places in the cities of Judah. And he caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to fornicate, and Judah to prevaricate.
Además construyó lugares altos en la región montañosa de Judá, y fomentó la prostitución entre los habitantes de Jerusalén y Judá.
12 Then letters were conveyed to him from the prophet Elijah, in which it was written: “Thus says the Lord, the God of David, your father: Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat, your father, nor in the ways of Asa, the king of Judah,
Entonces le llegó una carta del profeta Elías que decía: Yavé ʼElohim de David, tu antepasado, dice: Por cuanto no andas en los caminos de tu padre Josafat, ni en los caminos de Asa, rey de Judá,
13 but instead you have advanced along the paths of the kings of Israel, and you have caused Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to fornicate, imitating the fornication of the house of Ahab, and moreover, you have killed your brothers, the house of your father, who are better than you:
sino en el camino de los reyes de Israel, causaste que Judá y los habitantes de Jerusalén forniquen según la fornicación de la casa de Acab. Por cuanto asesinaste a tus hermanos, a la familia de tu padre, que eran mejores que tú,
14 behold, the Lord will strike you with a great plague, with all your people, and your sons and wives, and all your substance.
ciertamente Yavé va a golpear con una gran calamidad a tu pueblo, tus hijos, tus mujeres, todas tus posesiones
15 And you shall be sickened by a very grievous disease of your bowels, until your inner organs depart, little by little, each day.”
y a ti con muchas enfermedades, con dolencia de tus intestinos, hasta que salgan tus intestinos por causa de la enfermedad día tras día.
16 Therefore, the Lord stirred up, against Jehoram, the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, who are along the borders of the Ethiopians.
Entonces Yavé incitó la ira de los filisteos y los árabes que estaban con los etíopes contra Joram.
17 And they ascended into the land of Judah. And they laid waste to it. And they despoiled all the substance that was found in the house of the king, including even his sons and wives. Neither did there remain for him any son, except Jehoahaz, who was the youngest born.
Estos subieron contra Judá y la invadieron. Se llevaron todo que hallaron en la casa del rey, los bienes, sus hijos y sus mujeres. No le quedó algún hijo, excepto Joacaz, el menor de sus hijos.
18 And in addition to all these things, the Lord struck him with an incurable disease of the bowels.
Después de todo esto, Yavé lo hirió con una enfermedad incurable en los intestinos.
19 And as day followed after day, and the space of time turned, the course of two years was completed. And after having been wasted by a long consumption, so much so that even his inner organs were discharged, the disease ended along with his life. And so he died of a very grievous illness. And the people did not make a funeral for him, according to the custom of burning, as they had done for his ancestors.
Aconteció que en el transcurso del tiempo, después de dos años, se le salieron los intestinos a causa de la enfermedad y murió con gran dolor. Su pueblo no encendió una hoguera para él, como la hoguera que encendieron para sus antepasados.
20 He was thirty-two years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem. And he did not walk uprightly. And they buried him in the City of David, yet truly, not in the sepulcher of the kings.
Tenía 32 años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó en Jerusalén ocho años. Desapareció sin que nadie lo lamentara, y lo sepultaron en la Ciudad de David, pero no en los sepulcros de los reyes.
