2 Chronicles 26
1 After King Amaziah died, all the people of Judah appointed his son Uzziah, who then was 16 years old, as their king. [One of the things that happened] while he was the king [was that] his men captured Elath [town on the Gulf of Aqaba] and rebuilt it.
Entonces todo el pueblo de Judá tomó a Uzías, que tenía 16 años, y lo proclamaron rey en lugar de su padre Amasías.
Él reconstruyó Eilat y la restituyó a Judá, después que el rey reposó con sus antepasados.
3 Uzziah ruled in Jerusalem for 52 years. His mother was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.
Uzías tenía 16 años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó 52 años en Jerusalén. El nombre de su madre fue Jecolías de Jerusalén.
4 Uzziah did things that Yahweh considered to be good, like his father Amaziah had done.
Hizo lo recto ante Yavé, según todo lo que hizo su padre Amasías.
5 He tried to please God while [the priest] Zechariah was living, because Zechariah taught him to revere God. As long as Uzziah tried to please God, God enabled him to be successful.
Persistió en buscar a ʼElohim en el tiempo de Zacarías, entendido en visiones de ʼElohim. Y en el tiempo cuando buscó a Yavé, ʼElohim lo prosperó.
6 Uzziah and his army started to fight against the army of Philistia. They tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod [cities]. Then they rebuilt the towns near Ashdod and in other places in Philistia.
Salió a combatir contra los filisteos y derribó el muro de Gat, el de Jabnia y el de Asdod. Edificó ciudades en la región de Asdod, entre los filisteos.
7 God helped them to fight the army of Philistia and the Arabs who lived in [the town of] Gur-Baal and the descendants of Meun who had come to that area from Edom.
ʼElohim lo ayudó contra los filisteos, contra los árabes que vivían en Gur-baal, y contra los meunitas.
8 Even the Ammon [people-group] paid taxes to Uzziah each year. So Uzziah became famous as far as the border of Egypt, because he had become very powerful.
Los amonitas pagaron tributo a Uzías. Su fama se extendió hasta la entrada a Egipto, pues fue muy poderoso.
9 Uzziah’s [workers] built watchtowers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the place where the wall turns, and they placed weapons in them.
Uzías también edificó torres en Jerusalén junto a la puerta de la Esquina, en la entrada del Valle y junto al ángulo. Las fortificó.
10 They also built watchtowers in the desert and dug many wells. They did that [to provide water] for a lot of the king’s cattle that were in the foothills and in the plains. Uzziah liked farming, so he also stationed workers [to take care of] his fields and vineyards in the hills and in the fertile areas.
También edificó torres en la región despoblada. Excavó muchas cisternas, pues tenía mucho ganado, tanto en la Sefela como en las vegas. Tenía además agricultores y viñadores en las montañas y en los campos fértiles, pues amaba la agricultura.
11 Uzziah’s army was trained for fighting battles. They were in groups that were always ready to go into battle. Jeiel, the king’s secretary, and Maaseiah, one of the army officers, counted the men and placed them in groups. Hananiah, one of the king’s officials, was their commander.
Uzías tuvo un ejército de guerreros que salían a la guerra por divisiones, según la lista elaborada por el escriba Jeiel, y el magistrado Maasías, dirigidos por Hananías, uno de los jefes del rey.
12 There were 2,600 leaders of those groups of soldiers.
El número total de jefes de casas paternas, hombres valientes, era 2.600,
13 In the groups that those leaders commanded there were a total of 307,500 well-trained soldiers. It was a very powerful army which was ready to help the king fight against his enemies.
bajo cuya dirección estaba un ejército de 307.500 valientes guerreros, para ayudar al rey contra los enemigos.
14 Uzziah gave to each soldier a shield, a spear, a helmet, a vest made of iron plates, a bow [and arrows], and a slingshot.
Uzías preparó para todo el ejército, escudos, lanzas, cascos, corazas y arcos, y hondas para lanzar piedras.
15 In Jerusalem his skilled workers made machines to put on the watchtowers and on the corners [of the walls], to shoot arrows and to hurl large stones. He became very famous even in distant places, because God helped him very much and enabled him to become very powerful.
Hizo artefactos para lanzar flechas y grandes piedras, inventados por hombres ingeniosos. Los ubicó en las torres y esquinas de Jerusalén. Su fama se extendió lejos, porque fue milagrosamente ayudado para ser fuerte.
16 But because Uzziah was very powerful, he became very proud, and that led to his being punished. He disobeyed what Yahweh his God had commanded. He went into the temple to burn incense on the altar [where God had said that only the priests should burn] incense.
Sin embargo, cuando fue fuerte, su corazón se enalteció hasta corromperse. Fue infiel a Yavé su ʼElohim, pues entró en la Casa de Yavé para quemar incienso sobre el altar del incienso.
17 Azariah the [Supreme] Priest and 80 other brave priests followed him into the temple.
Tras el [rey Uzías] entró el sacerdote Azarías junto con 80 sacerdotes de Yavé, hombres valientes.
18 They rebuked him and said to him, “Uzziah, it is not right for you to burn incense to [honor] Yahweh. That duty is only for the priests, those who are descendants of Aaron [our first Supreme Priest]! You must leave [immediately], because you have disobeyed Yahweh our God, and he will not honor you [for what you have done]!”
Ellos se enfrentaron al rey Uzías y le dijeron: ¡Oh Uzías, no te corresponde a ti quemar incienso a Yavé, sino a los sacerdotes, hijos de Aarón, que están consagrados para quemar incienso! Sal del Santuario, porque fuiste infiel. No tendrás honra de parte de Yavé ʼElohim.
19 Uzziah had in his hand a pan for burning incense. He became very angry with the priests, but suddenly there was leprosy on his forehead.
Pero Uzías, quien tenía un incensario en su mano para quemar incienso, se llenó de ira. Cuando se airó contra los sacerdotes, le brotó lepra en su frente, delante de los sacerdotes en la Casa de Yavé junto al altar del incienso.
20 When Azariah the [Supreme] Priest and all the other priests [who were there] looked at him, they saw the leprosy on his forehead, so they quickly took him outside. And truly the king was eager to leave the temple, because he knew that it was Yahweh who had caused him to have that leprosy, [and he did not want it to become worse.]
Cuando el sumo sacerdote Azarías y todos los sacerdotes se volvieron hacia él, ciertamente tenía la frente leprosa. Entonces lo hicieron salir de prisa de allí, y él mismo se dio prisa para salir, porque Yavé lo hirió.
21 King Uzziah had leprosy until he died. And because he had leprosy, he lived in a house that was not near other houses, and he was not allowed to enter [the courtyard of] the temple. His son Jotham supervised the palace and ruled the people of Judah.
El rey Uzías fue leproso hasta el día de su muerte. Vivió leproso en una casa aislada, pues fue excluido de la Casa de Yavé. Su hijo Jotam quedó a cargo del palacio real y juzgaba al pueblo de la tierra.
22 A record of all the other things that Uzziah did while he was the king [of Judah] was written by the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz.
Los demás hechos de Uzías, los primeros y los últimos, los escribió el profeta Isaías, hijo de Amoz.
23 Because Uzziah was a leper, [when he died, ] they would not bury him in the tombs where the other kings were buried. Instead, he was buried in a nearby cemetery that the kings owned. Then his son Jotham became the king [of Judah].
Uzías descansó con sus antepasados, y lo sepultaron en un campo de sepultura de reyes, [no en los sepulcros reales], porque dijeron: Es leproso. En su lugar reinó su hijo Jotam.
