2 Chronicles 32
1 After King Hezekiah had obeyed Yahweh’s instructions and had done all those things, King Sennacherib of Assyria came [with his army] and invaded Judah. He commanded his soldiers to surround the cities that had walls around them, thinking that they would [break through those walls and] conquer those cities.
Ahora, después de estas cosas y esta obra de corazón sincero, Senaquerib, rey de Asiria, entró en Judá y puso a su ejército en posición frente a las ciudades amuralladas de Judá, tratando de penetrar en ellas por la fuerza.
2 When Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come [with his army] and that they intended to attack Jerusalem,
Y cuando Ezequías vio que Senaquerib había venido con el propósito de luchar contra Jerusalén,
3 he consulted with his officials and army leaders. They said among themselves, “Why should we allow the king of Assyria [and his army] to come and find plenty of water to drink?” So they decided to stop the water from flowing outside the city. So a large group of men gathered together and blocked all the springs and the stream that flowed through that area.
Consultó con sus gobernantes y hombres de guerra la cuestión de detener los manantiales de agua fuera de la ciudad; y le dieron su apoyo.
Así que reunieron a un gran número de personas, y detuvieron todos los manantiales de agua y el arroyo que fluía a través de la tierra, diciendo: ¿Por qué los reyes de Asiria vienen y tienen mucha agua?
5 Then they worked hard to repair all the sections of the city wall that had been broken, and they built watchtowers on the walls. They built another wall outside/around the wall that was already outside the city, and they strengthened the defenses on the sloping terraces [on the east side of the area called ‘The City of David’]. They also made a large number of weapons and shields.
Luego se animó, edificó la muralla donde estaba derribada, elevó sus torres y construyó otra muralla en el exterior; e hizo fuerte él terraplén en la ciudad de David, y reunió una gran cantidad de todo tipo de instrumentos de guerra, escudos y flechas.
6 Hezekiah appointed army commanders, and he gathered them in front of him in the square at one of the city gates, and he encouraged them by saying this to them:
Y puso a los jefes de guerra sobre el pueblo, y envió a todos a que se reunieran con él en la explanada en la entrada de la ciudad, y para darles ánimo, les dijo:
7 “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or discouraged on account of the king of Assyria and the huge army that is with him, because [Yahweh] is with us, and his [power] is greater than their [power].
Sé fuerte y confía; no temas, y no te preocupes por el rey de Asiria y todo el gran ejército que está con él, porque hay más entre nosotros.
8 They have to rely on the power of humans, but we have Yahweh our God to help us and to fight battles for us.” So the people became more confident because of what Hezekiah, the king of Judah, said.
Con él es un brazo de carne; pero tenemos al Señor nuestro Dios, que nos ayuda y lucha por nosotros. Y el pueblo puso su fe en lo que dijo Ezequías, rey de Judá.
9 Later, when Sennacherib and all his soldiers were surrounding Lachish [city], he sent some officers to Jerusalem to give this message to King Hezekiah and to all the people of Judah who were there:
Después de esto, Senaquerib, rey de Asiria, envió a sus siervos a Jerusalén en ese momento estaba destinado con todo su ejército frente a Laquis, para decirle a Ezequías y a todos los hombres de Judá en Jerusalén.
10 “[I am] Sennacherib, the [great] king of Assyria, [and] this is what I say: 'While you are staying in Jerusalem, my soldiers are surrounding the city. So why [RHQ] are you so confident?
Senaquerib, rey de Asiria, dice: ¿En qué estás esperando, esperando aquí en la ciudad amurallada de Jerusalén?
11 Hezekiah says to you, “Yahweh our God will save us from [being defeated by the army of] the king of Assyria,” but he is misleading you. He wants you to die from having no food or water.
¿No es Ezequías quien te obliga a hacerlo, causando tu muerte por necesidad de comida y agua, diciendo: El Señor nuestro Dios nos dará la salvación de las manos del rey de Asiria?
12 Isn’t Hezekiah the one who told his men to get rid of your god Yahweh’s shrines and altars on the hilltops, saying to [you people of] Jerusalem and other places in Judah, “You must worship at only one altar and burn sacrifices on only that altar”?
¿No le ha quitado este mismo Ezequías sus lugares altos y sus altares, diciendo a Judá y a Jerusalén: adoren solo un altar, quemando ofrendas en él?
13 'Do you people not know what I and my ancestors have done to all the people-groups in other countries? [We destroyed them all, and] none of the gods of those nations were ever able to prevent my [troops] from conquering them! So how can your god prevent my soldiers from conquering you?
¿No saben lo que hemos hecho mis antepasados y yo a todos los pueblos de todas las tierras? ¿Podrían los dioses de las naciones de esas tierras evitar que su tierra cayera en mis manos?
¿Quién estaba allí entre todos los dioses de esas naciones, que mis padres destruyeron, quién pudo mantener a su pueblo a salvo de mis manos? ¿Y es posible que tu Dios te mantenga a salvo de mis manos?
15 So do not allow Hezekiah to deceive you like this. Do not believe what he says, because no god of any nation or kingdom has ever been able to rescue his people from being conquered by my army and the armies of my ancestors. So certainly your god will not be able to rescue you from my power'.”
Así que no te dejes engañar por Ezequías ni dejes que te ayude a hacer esto, y no pongas fe en lo que dice; porque ningún dios de ninguna nación o reino ha podido mantener a su pueblo a salvo de mis manos o las manos de mis antepasados; ¡cuánto menos tu Dios te mantendrá a salvo de mis manos!
16 Sennacherib’s officers said more things to belittle Yahweh the God of the Israelis and Hezekiah, who served God [well].
Y sus siervos dijeron aún más contra el Señor Dios y contra su siervo Ezequías.
17 King Sennacherib wrote more letters insulting Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [belonged to/worshiped]. He said things like this: “The gods [worshiped by] the people-groups in other countries did not rescue their people from my power. Similarly, the god of Hezekiah will not rescue his people from my power.”
Además, envió cartas para avergonzar al Señor Dios de Israel, y decir mal contra él, diciendo: Como los dioses de las naciones de otras tierras no han podido guardar la gente a salvo de mis manos, el Dios de Ezequías tampoco mantendrá a su gente a salvo de mis manos.
18 Then King Sennachereb’s officers shouted in the Hebrew language to the people who were on the wall, in order to cause them to be terrified, thinking that as a result the army of Assyria could capture the city [without a battle].
Estas cosas decían, gritando a gran voz en el idioma de los judíos, a los habitantes de Jerusalén que estaban en la pared, con el propósito de molestarlos y ponerles miedo, y así poder conquistar la ciudad.
19 They belittled the God [worshiped by the people] of Jerusalem as they belittled the gods of the other people-groups of the world—saying that they were only [idols] made by humans.
Hablando del Dios de Jerusalén como si fuera como los dioses de los pueblos de la tierra, el trabajo de las manos de los hombres.
20 Then King Hezekiah and the prophet Isaiah cried out to God, praying about this.
Ezequías, el rey, e Isaías, el profeta, hijo de Amoz, oraron por esto, clamando al cielo.
21 And [that night] Yahweh sent an angel who killed all the soldiers of Assyria and their leaders and their officers in the place where the king of Assyria and his army had set up their tents. So the king of Assyria left and returned to his own country, very disgraced. And one day when he went into the temple of his god, some of his sons struck him with their swords and killed him.
Y él Señor envió a un ángel que mató a todos los hombres de guerra, a los jefes ya los capitanes del ejército del rey de Asiria. Así que volvió a su país avergonzado. Y cuando entró en la casa de su dios, sus hijos, la descendencia de su cuerpo, lo mataron allí con la espada.
22 That is how Yahweh rescued Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem from the power of Sennacherib, the king of Assyria, and from their other enemies. Yahweh took care of them (OR, gave them peace) everywhere in the country.
Entonces el Señor le dio a Ezequías y al pueblo de Jerusalén la salvación del poder de Senaquerib, el rey de Asiria, y de todos los demás, dándoles reposo por todos lados.
23 Many people brought offerings for Yahweh to Jerusalem, and also brought valuable gifts for King Hezekiah. And from that time, Hezekiah was highly respected/honored by the people of all the other nations.
Llegaron grandes cantidades a Jerusalén con ofrendas para el Señor, y cosas de gran precio para Ezequías, rey de Judá, desde entonces, fue honrado entre todas las naciones.
24 About that time, Hezekiah became very ill. He was about to die. But he prayed to Yahweh, and Yahweh answered his prayer. He performed a miracle [and healed Hezekiah].
En aquellos días, Ezequías estaba enfermo y cerca de la muerte; e hizo oración al Señor, y el Señor en respuesta le dio una señal.
25 But Hezekiah [SYN] was very proud, and he did not thank Yahweh for being kind to him. Therefore Yahweh was angry with him and [and punished him] and [the people of] Jerusalem and other places in Judah.
Pero Ezequías a pesar del beneficio que había recibido, no fue agradecido, porque su corazón se enorgulleció; Y la ira del Señor vino sobre él, y sobre Judá y en Jerusalén.
26 Then Hezekiah said that he was sorry for being proud, and the people of Jerusalem also said that they were sorry [for their sins]. So Yahweh did not punish them during the remaining years that Hezekiah [was their king].
Pero entonces, Ezequías, en pena por lo que había hecho, se humilló; y él y toda Jerusalén se humillaron ante él Señor, para que la ira del Señor no cayera sobre ellos en la vida de Ezequías.
27 Hezekiah became very rich and was greatly honored. His [workers] made storerooms for his silver and gold, and for his very valuable stones, and for spices and shields and other valuable things.
Ezequías tenía gran riqueza y honra; y se hizo almacenes para su oro y plata y joyas y especias, y para escudos y todo tipo de hermosas vasijas.
28 [His workers] also built buildings to store the grain and wine and [olive] oil [that people produced and brought to him]. They also made stalls for various kinds of cattle and pens for his flocks [of sheep and goats].
Y almacenes para el producto de grano y vino y aceite; Y establos para el ganado y rediles para los rebaños.
29 They built towns and acquired for the king many flocks [of sheep and goats] and herds [of cattle], because God had enabled him to become very rich.
E hizo pueblos para sí, y juntó muchos bienes en rebaños y manadas: porque Dios le había dado grandes riquezas.
30 Hezekiah was the one who told his workers to block the place where the water flows out of the Gihon Spring, and to build a tunnel through which the water flowed to the west side of the area called ‘The City of David’. He was able to do everything that he wanted to do.
Fue Ezequías quien hizo que el agua más alta del agua de Gihón se detuviera y el agua cayera en el lado oeste de la ciudad de David. En todo lo que emprendió, Ezequías lo hizo bien.
31 But when messengers who were sent by the rulers of Babylon came and asked about the miracle that God had performed for him, God allowed Hezekiah to say what he himself wanted to say, in order to test [whether or not Hezekiah would admit that God had performed a miracle].
Sin embargo, en el asunto de los representantes enviados por los gobernantes de Babilonia para recibir noticias de la maravilla que había tenido lugar en la tierra, Dios dejó de guiarlo, probándolo para ver qué había en su corazón.
32 A record of the other things that happened while Hezekiah was ruling, and the things that he did to please God, is on the scroll in which is written the vision that [Yahweh gave to] the prophet Isaiah. It is also written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah and Israel’.
Los demás hechos de Ezequías, y el bien que hizo, están registrados en la visión del profeta Isaías, hijo de Amoz, en el libro de los reyes de Judá e Israel.
33 When Hezekiah died, he was buried in the tombs where the most respected kings [of Judah] were buried. Everyone in Jerusalem and other places in Judah honored him. Then his son Manasseh became the king.
Entonces Ezequías murió y lo enterraron en la parte más alta de los lugares de descanso de los hijos de David: y todo Judá y la gente de Jerusalén le dieron honor a su muerte. Y su hijo Manasés se hizo rey en su lugar.
