2 Chronicles 15
1 The Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Obed.
Vino entonces el Espíritu de Dios sobre Azarías, hijo de Oded,
2 Azariah went to talk with Asa, and said to him, “Asa and all [you men of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin, listen to me. Yahweh is with you whenever you are trusting in him. If you request him [to help you], he will help you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
el cual salió al encuentro de Asá y le dijo: “¡Oídme vosotros, oh Asá y todo Judá y Benjamín! Yahvé estará con vosotros cuando vosotros estéis con Él; y si le buscareis, se dejará hallar de vosotros; mas si le abandonareis, os abandonará.
3 For many years the Israeli people did not know the true God, and they did not have priests or God’s laws.
Durante mucho tiempo Israel ha estado sin verdadero Dios, sin sacerdote que enseñase, y sin ley.
4 But when they experienced trouble, they turned to Yahweh our God, and requested him to help them. And he helped them.
Mas cuando en su angustia se volvió a Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, y le buscaron, Él se dejó hallar de ellos.
5 At that time, people were not safe when they traveled, because all the people who lived in the nearby countries were experiencing many difficulties.
En aquel tiempo no había seguridad para los que salían y entraban, sino grandes terrores sobre todos los habitantes de los países.
6 The people of various nations were thoroughly defeated by [armies of] other nations, and people in some cities were crushed by [armies from] other cities, because God was allowing them to experience many difficulties.
Se estrellaba pueblo contra pueblo, y ciudad contra ciudad, porque Dios los conturbaba con toda suerte de aflicciones.
7 But you people, you must be strong and do not become discouraged, because [God] will reward you for what you do [to please him.”]
¡Vosotros, pues, esforzaos, y no se debiliten vuestros brazos! Vuestra obra será recompensada.”
8 When Asa heard what the prophet Azariah said, he was encouraged. He [commanded his workers to] remove all the detestable idols from everywhere in the land of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and from the towns that [his soldiers] had captured in the hills of the tribe of Ephraim. Asa’s workers repaired the altar [where people offered sacrifices] to Yahweh that was in front of the entrance to the temple [in Jerusalem].
Al oír Asá estas palabras y la profecía del profeta Oded, cobró fuerza e hizo desaparecer las abominaciones de todo el país de Judá y Benjamín y de las ciudades que había tomado en la montaña de Efraím, y restauró el altar de Yahvé, que estaba ante el pórtico de Yahvé.
9 Then he gathered all [the people of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin and many people from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were living among them. [He was able to do that] because many people from [those tribes in] Israel had come to me to Judah when they realized that Yahweh, the God that Asa [worshiped], was helping him.
Congregó a todo Judá y Benjamín, y con ellos los forasteros venidos de Efraím, Manasés y Simeón; pues se habían pasado a él muchos de los israelitas, viendo que Yahvé su Dios estaba con él.
10 After Asa had been ruling for almost 15 years, in May of that year, those people gathered in Jerusalem.
Se reunieron en Jerusalén en el mes tercero del año quince del reinado de Asá.
11 At that time they sacrificed to Yahweh 700 bulls and 7,000 sheep and goats, from the animals that they had captured [when they defeated the army of Ethiopia/Sudan].
En aquel año ofrecieron a Yahvé sacrificios de los despojos que habían traído: setecientos bueyes y siete mil ovejas.
12 They solemnly made an agreement to very sincerely worship Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
Y se obligaron por pacto a buscar a Yahvé, el Dios de sus padres, con todo su corazón y con toda su alma;
13 They promised to execute all those who would not worship Yahweh, including those who were important and those who were not important, both men and women.
y que todo aquel que no buscase a Yahvé el Dios de Israel, muriese, desde el pequeño hasta el grande, fuese varón o mujer.
14 They shouted and blew trumpets and other horns while they solemnly promised to do that.
Juraron, pues, a Yahvé en alta voz, con gritos de júbilo, y al son de trompetas y clarines.
15 All the people who were living in Judah were happy with the agreement because they had solemnly and very sincerely promised to keep it. They eagerly requested help from Yahweh, and he helped them. So he enabled them to have peace throughout their country.
Y se regocijó todo Judá con motivo del juramento, porque de todo corazón habían prestado el juramento, y con toda su voluntad le habían buscado. Por eso Él se dejó hallar de ellos; y Yahvé les dio reposo de todas partes.
16 King Asa’s grandmother Maacah had made a disgusting pole for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah. So Asa [commanded his workers to] cut down that pole and chop it into pieces and burn it in the Kidron Valley. He then did not allow Maacah to continue [to influence the people because of her] being the mother of the previous king.
El rey Asá destituyó también a Maacá, su madre, para que no fuese reina madre, por cuanto ella había hecho un ídolo en honor de Aschera. Asá rompió el ídolo, lo hizo pedazos y lo quemó en el valle del Cedrón.
17 Although Asa’s [workers] did not get rid of the shrines on the hilltops in Israel, he was very determined to [do what] pleased Yahweh all his life.
Pero los lugares altos no fueron quitados de en medio de Israel, si bien el corazón de Asá fue perfecto en todos sus días.
18 He [ordered his workers to] bring into God’s temple all the silver and gold and other valuable items that he and his father had dedicated [to God].
Depositó en la Casa de Dios los objetos que había dedicado su padre y él mismo: plata, oro y utensilios.
19 There were no more wars [in Judah] until Asa had been ruling Judah almost 35 years.
No hubo guerra hasta el año treinta y cinco del reinado de Asá.
