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 toda la gente de Judá tomó a Uzías, que tenía dieciséis años, y lo hizo rey en lugar de su padre Amasías.
Fue él que reconstruyó Elat, que regresó para Judá después de la muerte del rey.
3 Uzziah ruled in Jerusalem for 52 years. His mother was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.
Uzías tenía dieciséis años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó en Jerusalén durante cincuenta y dos años; el nombre de su madre era Jecolias de Jerusalén.
4 Uzziah did things that Yahweh considered to be good, like his father Amaziah had done.
Hizo lo correcto ante los ojos del Señor, como lo había hecho 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.
Se dedicó a buscar a Dios en los días de Zacarías, que hizo sabios a los hombres en el temor de Dios; y mientras fue fiel al Señor, Dios 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 e hizo la guerra contra los filisteos, derribando los muros de Gat y Jabnia y Asdod, y construyendo ciudades en el campo alrededor 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.
Y Dios le dio ayuda contra los filisteos, y contra los árabes que viven en Gur-baal, y contra los de meunim.
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 hicieron ofrendas a Uzías; y noticias de él llegaron hasta el límite de Egipto; porque se hizo muy grande en poder.
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 hizo torres en Jerusalén, en la puerta de la esquina, en la puerta en el valle y en el giro de la esquina, los 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.
Y él levantó torres en el desierto e hizo pozos para almacenar agua, porque tenía mucho ganado, en las llanuras y en las mesetas; y tenía granjeros y viticultores en las montañas y en la tierra fértil, porque era un amante de 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.
Además, Uzías tenía un ejército de guerreros que salían a la guerra en bandas, como habían sido listados por Jeiel el escriba y Maasias, el gobernante, bajo la autoridad de Hananías, uno de los capitanes del rey.
12 There were 2,600 leaders of those groups of soldiers.
Los jefes de familia, los hombres de guerra fuertes, eran dos mil seiscientos.
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.
Y bajo sus órdenes había un ejército entrenado de trescientos siete mil quinientos, guerreros valientes ayudando al rey contra cualquiera que viniera contra él.
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.
Y Uzías tenía todas estas fuerzas armaduras y lanzas y cabezas protectoras y escudos, arcos y piedras para enviar desde bandas de cuero.
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.
Y en Jerusalén hizo máquinas, la invención de hombres expertos, para colocarlas en las torres y los ángulos de las paredes para enviar flechas y piedras grandes. Y su nombre fue honrado por todas partes; porque fue ayudado grandemente hasta que fue 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.
Pero cuando se hizo fuerte, su corazón se enorgulleció, causando su destrucción; e hizo lo malo contra el SEÑOR su Dios; porque entró al Templo del Señor con el propósito de quemar incienso en el altar del incienso.
17 Azariah the [Supreme] Priest and 80 other brave priests followed him into the temple.
Luego entró el sacerdote Azarías con él, con ochenta sacerdotes del Señor, que eran 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]!”
E hicieron protestas al rey Uzías, y le dijeron: Él ofrecer incienso, Rey Uzías, no es asunto tuyo, sino de los sacerdotes, los hijos de Aarón, que han sido consagrados para este trabajo: Sal del lugar santo, porque has hecho mal, y no será para tu honor delante de Dios.
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.
Entonces Uzías se enojó; y tenía en su mano un recipiente para quemar incienso; y mientras su ira era amarga contra los sacerdotes, la marca de la enfermedad del leproso apareció en su frente, ante los ojos de los sacerdotes en la casa del Señor por el altar de los inciensos.
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.]
Y Azarías, el principal sacerdote, y todos los sacerdotes, mirándolo, vieron la marca del leproso en su frente, lo enviaron rápidamente y él mismo salió de inmediato, porque el castigo del Señor había venido sobre él.
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.
Así que el rey Uzías fue un leproso hasta el día de su muerte, viviendo separado en su casa particular; porque fue cortado de la casa de Dios; y Jotam su hijo estaba gobernando su casa, juzgando a la gente 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.
Ahora, el resto de los hechos de Uzías, desde él principio a fin, fueron registrados por el profeta Isaías, el 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].
Y Uzías murió; y lo enterraron en el campo del cementerio real usado para los reyes, porque dijeron: Es un leproso, y Jotam su hijo se convirtió en rey en su lugar.
