2 Chronicles 17
1 Asa’s son Jehoshaphat became the king [of Judah], and he enabled his army to become very strong, with the result that they could resist attacks from [the army of] Israel.
El hijo de Asa, Josafat, asumió el cargo de rey. Reforzó las defensas de su país contra Israel.
2 He put soldiers in all the cities in Judah around which they had built walls, and he put soldiers in other places in Judah and in the towns in the area belonging to the tribe of Ephraim that [soldiers of] his father Asa had captured.
Asignó tropas a cada ciudad fortificada de Judá y colocó guarniciones en todo Judá y en las ciudades de Efraín que su padre Asa había capturado.
3 Yahweh helped Jehoshaphat because when he started [to rule Judah], he did the things that pleased Yahweh like his ancestor [King] David had done. He did not worship the idols of Baal.
El Señor apoyó a Josafat porque siguió los caminos de su padre David. No creía en los baales,
4 Instead, he sought advice from the God whom his father [had worshiped], and he obeyed God’s commands, and did not do the [evil things that the kings of] Israel continually did.
sino que adoraba al Dios de su padre y obedecía sus mandamientos, a diferencia de lo que hacía el reino de Israel.
5 Yahweh enabled him to completely control his kingdom. All [the people of] Judah brought gifts to him, with the result that he became very rich and was greatly honored.
Así, el Señor aseguró el dominio del reino de Josafat, y todo el pueblo de Judá le pagó sus cuotas. Como resultado, llegó a ser muy rico y honrado.
6 He was completely devoted to doing what pleased Yahweh. His workers got rid of the shrines on the hilltops and the poles for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah throughout Judah.
Se comprometió sinceramente con lo que el Señor quería. También eliminó los lugares altos y los postes de Asera de Judá.
7 When he had been ruling [Judah] for almost three years, he sent some of his officials—Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah—to teach the people in various towns in Judah.
En el tercer año de su reinado, Josafat envió a sus funcionarios Ben-hail, Abdías, Zacarías, Netanel y Micaías a enseñar en las ciudades de Judá.
8 With them he sent several descendants of Levi—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah—and two priests, Elishama and Jehoram.
Envió con ellos a los levitas llamados Semaías, Netanías, Zebadías, Asael, Semiramot, Jonatán, Adonías, Tobías y Tobadonías, y con ellos a los sacerdotes Elisama y Joram.
9 They took with them a scroll on which were written the laws of Yahweh and taught them to the people in all the towns throughout Judah,
Llevando consigo el Libro de la Ley del Señor, enseñaban mientras recorrían Judá. Visitaron todas las ciudades de Judá, enseñando al pueblo.
10 The people in all the kingdoms surrounding Judah became very afraid of [what Yahweh might do to punish them if they fought against Judah], so they did not start wars with Jehoshaphat’s army.
Todos los reinos circundantes estaban atemorizados por el Señor, de modo que no atacaron a Josafat.
11 Some people from Philistia brought gifts to Jehoshaphat, and they also brought to him the silver that he demanded that they pay to him. Some Arabs brought to him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats.
Algunos de los filisteos incluso le trajeron regalos y plata, mientras que los árabes le trajeron 7.700 carneros y 7.700 cabras.
12 Jehoshaphat continued to become more powerful/influential. His workers built forts and places to store supplies in various towns in Judah.
Josafat se hizo cada vez más poderoso, y construyó fortalezas y ciudades-almacén en Judá.
13 Then they put large amounts of supplies in those storehouses. Jehoshaphat also placed in Jerusalem soldiers who were experienced.
Mantenía una gran cantidad de provisiones en las ciudades de Judá. También tenía tropas, guerreros experimentados, en Jerusalén.
14 The leaders and numbers from each tribe were as follows: From the tribe of Judah, Adnah was the leader of the soldiers, and he commanded 300,000 soldiers.
Este es un recuento de ellos, según sus líneas familiares: de Judá, los comandantes de miles: Adná, el comandante, y 300.000 guerreros poderosos con él;
15 His assistant was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 soldiers.
luego Johanán, el comandante, y 280.000 con él;
16 Next was Zicri’s son Amasiah, who volunteered to serve Yahweh in this way; he commanded 200,000 soldiers.
luego Amasías, hijo de Zicrí, que se ofreció como voluntario para servir al Señor, y 200.000 guerreros poderosos con él;
17 From the tribe of Benjamin, Eliada, who was a brave soldier, was the leader of the soldiers; he commanded 200,000 men who had bows [and arrows] and shields.
de Benjamín, Eliada, poderoso guerrero, y 200.000 con él, armados con arcos y escudos;
18 Next was Jehozabad, who commanded 180,000 men who had weapons for fighting battles.
luego Jozabad, y 180.000 con él, listos para la batalla;
19 Those were the soldiers who served the king [in Jerusalem], in addition to the men whom the king had placed in the other cities in Judah that had walls around them.
estos fueron los hombres que sirvieron al rey, además de los que asignó a las ciudades fortificadas en todo Judá.
