2 Chronicles 15
1 The Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Obed.
Y vino 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.
Y él se encontró cara a cara con Asa y le dijo: Escúchame, Asa y todo Judá y Benjamín: el Señor está contigo mientras tú estás con él; si el deseo de tu corazón es por él, él estará cerca de ti, pero si lo abandonas, él te entregará.
3 For many years the Israeli people did not know the true God, and they did not have priests or God’s laws.
Ahora, por mucho tiempo, Israel ha estado sin el verdadero Dios, y sin un sacerdote que enseñe 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 en sus problemas se convirtieron al Señor, el Dios de Israel, buscándolo, permitió que su búsqueda fuera recompensada.
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 no había paz para el que salía ni para el que entraba, pero había grandes problemas en todas las personas de los diversos 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.
Y fueron divididos por divisiones, nación contra nación y ciudad contra ciudad, porque Dios les envió todo tipo de adversidades.
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 sé fuerte y no dejes que tus manos sean débiles, pues tu trabajo será recompensado.
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].
Y al oír estas palabras de Azarías, el hijo de Oded el profeta, Asa se animó y quitó todas las cosas repugnantes de toda la tierra de Judá y Benjamín, y de los pueblos que había tomado en la región montañosa de Efraín; e hizo de nuevo el altar del Señor delante del pórtico de la casa 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.
Y reunió a todos Judá y Benjamín, y a extranjeros procedentes de Efraín, Manasés y Simeón, que vivían con ellos; porque muchos de ellos vinieron a él desde Israel cuando vieron 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.
Entonces se reunieron en Jerusalén en el tercer mes, en el decimoquinto año del gobierno 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].
Y aquel día hicieron ofrendas al Señor de las cosas que habían tomado en la guerra, setecientos bueyes y siete mil ovejas.
12 They solemnly made an agreement to very sincerely worship Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
Acordaron ser fieles al Señor, el Dios de sus padres, con todo su corazón y 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 cualquier persona, pequeña o grande, hombre o mujer, que no fuera fiel al Señor, el Dios de Israel, sería condenada a muerte.
14 They shouted and blew trumpets and other horns while they solemnly promised to do that.
E hicieron un juramento al Señor, a gran voz, sonando instrumentos de viento y cuernos.
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 todo Judá se alegró con el juramento, porque lo habían tomado con todo su corazón, volviéndose al Señor con todo su deseo; y él estuvo con ellos y les dio reposo por todos lados.
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.
Y Asa no permitiría que Maaca, su madre, fuera reina, porque ella había hecho una imagen repugnante para Asera; y Asa hizo que su imagen fuera cortada, rota y quemada por el arroyo 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 Israel; pero aun así el corazón de Asa fue fiel al Señor 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].
Tomó en la casa de Dios todas las cosas que su padre había santificado y las que él mismo había santificado, plata, oro y vasos.
19 There were no more wars [in Judah] until Asa had been ruling Judah almost 35 years.
Y no hubo más guerra hasta el año treinta y cinco del gobierno de Asa.
