2 Chronicles 29
1 Hezekiah was 25 years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of [a man whose name was] Zechariah.
Ezequías se convirtió en rey cuando tenía veinticinco años; y él fue rey en Jerusalén por veintinueve años; y el nombre de su madre fue Abi, hija de Zacarías.
2 Hezekiah did things that Yahweh considered to be right, like his ancestor King David had done.
Hizo lo correcto ante los ojos del Señor, como lo había hecho su padre David.
3 During March of the first year that Hezekiah was ruling Judah, he unlocked the doors of the temple, and his workers repaired them.
En el primer año de su gobierno, en el primer mes, abrió las puertas de la casa del Señor, las reparó.
4 Then he gathered the priests and other descendants of Levi in the area on the east side of the temple,
Y mandó llamar a los sacerdotes y a los levitas, y los reunió en atrio del oriente.
5 and he said to them, “You descendants of Levi, listen to me! Consecrate yourselves. And then consecrate the temple of Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors [worshiped/belonged to]. Remove from the temple all the things that are not pleasing to God.
Y les dijo: escúchenme, levitas; ahora purifiquense, y purifiquen el templo del Señor, el Dios de sus antepasados, y saquen todo lo inmundo del lugar santo.
6 Our ancestors disobeyed God; they did many things that he considered to be evil, things that were not pleasing to him. They abandoned this place where Yahweh lives, and they have turned away from him.
Porque nuestros padres hicieron lo malo, pecaron ante los ojos del Señor nuestro Dios, y lo abandonaron, apartando sus rostros del templo del Señor dándole la espalda.
7 They locked the doors of the temple and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn any incense, and they did not offer any sacrifices that were to be completely burned [on the altar].
Se han cerrado las puertas de su casa y se han apagado los candelabros; no se han quemado inciensos ni se han hecho ofrendas al Dios de Israel en su lugar santo.
8 Therefore, Yahweh has become very angry with us people of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, and he has caused other people to become frightened and horrified [when they hear what Yahweh did to punish us]. And they ridicule us. You know this very well.
Y así ha venido la ira del Señor sobre Judá y Jerusalén, y él los ha entregado para ser causa de terror, burla y vergüenza, como lo han visto sus propios ojos.
9 That is why our fathers have been killed in battles, and our sons and daughters and our wives have been captured and taken [to other countries].
Por eso, nuestros padres han sido ejecutados con la espada, y nuestros hijos e hijas y esposas han sido llevados prisioneros debido a esto.
10 But now I intend to make an agreement with Yahweh, our God, in order that he will no longer be angry with us.
Ahora es mi propósito hacer un acuerdo con el Señor, el Dios de Israel, para que el calor de su ira pueda ser alejado de nosotros.
11 [You who are like] my sons, do not waste any time. [Do immediately what Yahweh wants you to do.] Yahweh has chosen you to stand in his presence and offer sacrifices and burn incense.”
Hijos míos, no Sean negligentes ahora, porque el Señor les ha ordenado que vengan ante él y seas sus siervos, quemándole ofrendas.
12 Then these descendants of Levi started to work [in the temple]: From the descendants of Kohath there were Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah. From the descendants of Merari there were Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel. From the descendants of Gershon there were Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah.
Entonces los levitas tomaron sus lugares; Mahat, el hijo de Amasai, y Joel, el hijo de Azarías; entre los de Coat; y de los hijos de Merari, Cis, hijo de Abdi, y Azarías, hijo de Jehaleel; de los Gerson, Joa, hijo de Zima, y Edén, hijo de Joa;
13 From the descendants of Elizaphan there were Shimri and Jeiel. From the descendants of Asaph there were Zechariah and Mattaniah.
Y de los hijos de Elizafán, Simri y Jehiel; y de los hijos de Asaf, Zacarías y Matanías;
14 From the descendants of Heman there were Jehiel and Shimei. From the descendants of Jeduthun there were Shemaiah and Uzziel.
Y de los hijos de Hemán, Jehiel y Simei; y de los hijos de Jedutún, Semaías y Uziel.
15 When those men had gathered their fellow descendants of Levi and had consecrated themselves, they entered the temple in order to consecrate it. That was what the king had commanded them to do, and they were also obeying what Yahweh had commanded.
Reunieron a sus parientes y se purificaron; y entraron, como el rey había dicho por la palabra del Señor, para purificar el templo del Señor.
16 The priests entered the temple to consecrate it. They brought out into the courtyard of the temple everything that they had found in the temple that was not pleasing to Yahweh. Then the descendants of Levi took those things down to the Kidron Valley [and burned them there].
Y los sacerdotes entraron en la parte interior del templo del Señor para purificarla, y todo lo impuro que se veía en el Templo del Señor, lo llevaron al atrio exterior de la casa del Señor y los levitas lo tomaron juntos y se lo llevaron al arroyo Cedrón.
17 The priests and other descendants of Levi started this work on the first day of March and finished purifying the courtyard [of the temple] on the eighth day of that month, and they finished purifying the temple one week later.
El primer día del primer mes comenzó la labor de santificar la casa, y al octavo día llegaron al pórtico del Señor; en ocho días más santificaron el templo del Señor, y el día dieciséis del primer mes terminaron.
18 Then they went to King Hezekiah and reported, “We have purified all parts of the temple, and the altar where sacrifices are completely burned, and all the items used at the altar, the table on which the priests place the sacred bread, and the things [used at that table].
Fueron al rey Ezequías y dijeron: Hemos limpiado el templo del Señor, así como el altar de las ofrendas quemadas con todas sus vasijas, y la mesa para el pan santo, con todas sus utensilios.
19 While Ahaz was our king, he disobeyed what Yahweh had commanded, and he removed from the temple many things [that should be there], but now we have brought them back and placed them in front of the sacred altar.”
Y todas las vasijas que el rey Acaz había desechado en su pecado mientras él era rey, las pusimos en orden y las santificamos, y ahora están en sus lugares delante del altar del Señor.
20 Early the next morning, King Hezekiah gathered together the city officials, and they went to the [courtyard of the] temple.
Entonces se levantó temprano el rey Ezequías, reunió a los grandes hombres del pueblo y subió a la casa del Señor.
21 They took with them seven bulls, seven rams, seven male lambs, and seven male goats to be an offering in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins of all the people in the kingdom of Judah, and in order to purify the temple. The king commanded that the priests, who were descendants of Aaron, should offer those animals to be sacrificed to Yahweh on the altar.
Y tomaron con ellos siete bueyes, siete ovejas, siete corderos y siete chivos, como ofrenda por el pecado del reino, el santuario y por Judá. Y dio órdenes a los hijos de Aarón, los sacerdotes, de que se ofrecieran en el altar del Señor.
22 So first the priests slaughtered those bulls, and took their blood and sprinkled it on the altar. Then they slaughtered the rams and sprinkled their blood on the altar. Then they slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled their blood on the altar.
Entonces mataron a los bueyes y su sangre fue entregada a los sacerdotes para que fueran rociada contra el altar; luego mataron a las ovejas macho, rociando su sangre contra el altar, y mataron a los corderos, rociando su sangre contra el altar.
23 The goats that were slaughtered to be an offering in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins of the people were brought to the king and the others who were there. Then the king and those who were present laid their hands on those goats.
Entonces tomaron los machos cabríos para la ofrenda por el pecado, colocándolos ante el rey y la reunión de la gente, y pusieron sus manos sobre ellos:
24 Then the priests slaughtered those goats and splashed their blood on the altar in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins that all the Israeli people had committed. The priests did that because the king had commanded that offerings that would be completely burned [on the altar] and other sacrifices should be made for all the people of Israel.
Y los sacerdotes los mataron, e hicieron una ofrenda por el pecado con su sangre en el altar, para quitar el pecado de todo Israel, porque el rey dio órdenes de que la ofrenda quemada y la ofrenda por el pecado fueran por todo Israel.
25 The king then told the descendants of Levi to stand in the temple with their cymbals and harps and lyres, obeying what David and his prophets Gad and Nathan had commanded. Those were things that Yahweh had told his prophets that the descendants of Levi should do.
Luego puso a los levitas en sus lugares en la casa del Señor, con instrumentos musicales de bronce y cuerdas como lo ordenaron David y Gad, el vidente del rey, y el profeta Natán, porque era orden del Señor. Dada por sus profetas.
26 So the descendants of Levi [went and] stood in the temple, ready to play the musical instruments that King David had given to them. And the priests were ready to blow their trumpets.
Entonces los levitas tomaron sus lugares con los instrumentos de David, y los sacerdotes con sus cuernos.
27 Then Hezekiah told some of the priests to burn the animals that would be sacrificed on the altar. When they started to burn the animals, the people started to sing to [praise] Yahweh, while the other descendants of Levi were playing their instruments.
Y Ezequías dio la palabra para la ofrenda quemada que se ofrecerá en el altar. Y cuando comenzó la ofrenda quemada, entonces comenzó la canción del Señor, con el sonido de los cuernos y con todos los instrumentos de David, el rey de Israel.
28 All the people who were there bowed to worship Yahweh, while the singers sang and the trumpeters blew their trumpets. They continued to do this until they had finished slaughtering all the animals that would be completely burned.
Y todo el pueblo adoraba, al sonido de las canciones, y los cantores cantaban y al sonar los cuernos; y esto continuó hasta que se terminó la ofrenda quemada.
29 When they finished making those offerings, the king and all those who were there knelt down and worshiped Yahweh.
Y al final de la ofrenda, el rey y todos los que estaban presentes se postraron con él dieron culto.
30 Then King Hezekiah and his officials commanded the descendants of Levi to praise Yahweh, singing the songs [composed/written] by David and Asaph the prophet. So they sang songs joyfully and bowed their heads to worship.
Entonces el rey Ezequías y los capitanes dieron órdenes a los levitas para que alabaran a Dios en las palabras de David y de Asaf, el vidente. E hicieron cantos de alabanza con alegría, y con las cabezas inclinadas adoraron.
31 Then Hezekiah said, “You have now dedicated yourselves to Yahweh. So come close to the temple and bring animals to be sacrificed and other offerings to thank [Yahweh for what he has done for you].” And those who wanted to bring animals to be completely burned [on the altar] brought them.
Entonces Ezequías respondió y dijo: Ahora que se han consagrado al Señor, acérquense y traigan ofrendas y alabanzas en la casa del Señor. Así que todas las personas trajeron ofrendas y alabanzas; y aquellos cuyos corazones se conmovieron, llevaron ofrendas quemadas.
32 Altogether they brought 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 male lambs to be completely burned on the altar.
El número de ofrendas quemadas que el pueblo recibió fue de setenta bueyes, cien carneros y doscientos corderos: todos estos fueron para ofrendas quemadas al Señor.
33 The other animals that they brought were 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep and goats that were set apart to be sacrifices.
Y las ofrendas que se ofrecieron fueron seiscientos bueyes y tres mil ovejas.
34 But there were not enough priests to remove the skins from the animals that would be completely burned [on the altar]. So their fellow descendants of Levi helped them until that work was finished, and until other priests had purified/consecrated themselves to do that work. It was necessary for them to do that because many of the priests had not yet performed the rituals to consecrate themselves for that work, like the descendants of Levi had done.
No había suficientes sacerdotes para la tarea de cortar todas las ofrendas quemadas; así que sus hermanos, los levitas, les ayudaron hasta que se hizo el trabajo, hasta que los sacerdotes se purificaron, porque los levitas tenían el corazón más dispuesto para purificarse que los sacerdotes.
35 In addition to the all the offerings that were completely burned [on the altar], the priests also burned the fat of the other animals that were sacrificed to maintain good fellowship with Yahweh, and the usual wine offerings. So the worship at the temple began again.
Y había una gran cantidad de ofrendas quemadas, con la grasa de las ofrendas de paz y las ofrendas de bebidas por cada ofrenda quemada. Así se restableció el servicio en él templo del Señor.
36 And Hezekiah and all the other people of Judah celebrated, because God had enabled them to do all those things very quickly.
Ezequías y toda la gente estaban llenos de alegría, porque Dios había preparado a la gente: porque la cosa se hizo de repente.
