2 Chronicles 15
1 The Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Obed.
El Espíritu de Dios vino 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.
Salió al encuentro de Asa y le dijo: “Escúchame, Asa y todo Judá y Benjamín. El Señor está con ustedes mientras estén con él. Si lo buscan, lo encontrarán; pero si lo abandonan, él los abandonará a ustedes.
3 For many years the Israeli people did not know the true God, and they did not have priests or God’s laws.
“Durante muchos años Israel estuvo sin el verdadero Dios, sin un sacerdote que les enseñara y sin la ley.
4 But when they experienced trouble, they turned to Yahweh our God, and requested him to help them. And he helped them.
Pero cuando tuvieron problemas, volvieron al Señor, el Dios de Israel; lo buscaron y lo encontraron.
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 aquellos tiempos, viajar era peligroso, pues todos los habitantes de las tierras estaban muy revueltos. En todas partes la gente tenía terribles problemas.
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.
La nación luchaba contra la nación, y el pueblo contra el pueblo, pues Dios los sumía en el pánico con toda clase de problemas.
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.”]
Pero tú tienes que ser fuerte, no débil, porque serás recompensado por el trabajo que hagas”.
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].
Cuando Asa escuchó estas palabras proféticas del profeta Azarías, hijo de Oded, se animó. Quitó los ídolos viles de todo el territorio de Judá y Benjamín y de las ciudades que había capturado en la región montañosa de Efraín. Luego reparó el altar del Señor que estaba frente al pórtico del Templo del Señor.
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.
Entonces Asa convocó a todo Judá y Benjamín, junto con los israelitas de las tribus de Efraín, Manasés y Simeón que vivían entre ellos, pues mucha gente había desertado de Israel y se había acercado a Asa al ver que el Señor, 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 tercer mes del decimoquinto año del reinado de Asa.
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].
Ese día sacrificaron al Señor setecientos bueyes y siete mil ovejas del botín que habían traído.
12 They solemnly made an agreement to very sincerely worship Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
Luego hicieron un acuerdo para seguir concienzuda y completamente al Señor, el Dios de sus antepasados.
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.
También acordaron que cualquiera que se negara a seguir al Señor, el Dios de Israel, sería condenado a muerte, ya fuera joven o viejo, hombre o mujer.
14 They shouted and blew trumpets and other horns while they solemnly promised to do that.
Declararon su juramento con un fuerte grito, acompañado de trompetas y toques de cuernos de carnero.
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.
Todo Judá se alegró del juramento que habían hecho a conciencia. Lo buscaron sinceramente, y lo encontraron. El Señor les dio la paz de todos sus enemigos.
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 Asa también destituyó a Maaca de su cargo de reina madre por hacer un poste de Asera ofensivo. Asa cortó su vil ídolo, lo aplastó 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.
Mientras los lugares altos no fueron eliminados de Israel, Asa fue completamente devoto del Señor durante toda su vida.
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].
Llevó al Templo de Dios los artículos de plata y oro que él y su padre habían dedicado.
19 There were no more wars [in Judah] until Asa had been ruling Judah almost 35 years.
No hubo más guerra hasta el año treinta y cinco del reinado de Asa.
