2 Chronicles 34
1 Josiah was eight years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 31 years.
Josías tenía ocho años cuando empezó a reinar, y reinó treinta y un años en Jerusalén.
2 He did things that were pleasing to Yahweh and conducted his life like his ancestor King David had done. He fully obeyed [IDM] all the laws of God.
Hizo lo que era recto a los ojos de Yahvé, andando por los caminos de su padre David sin apartarse ni a la derecha ni a la izquierda.
3 When he had been ruling for almost eight years, while he was still a young man, he began to worship God like his ancestor [King] David had done. Four years later, he began to get rid of all the pagan shrines on hilltops in Jerusalem and in [other places in] Judah, and the poles to [honor the goddess] Asherah, and the carved idols and statues of gods.
A los ocho años de su reinado, siendo todavía joven, comenzó a buscar al Dios de su padre David, y en el año doce empezó a limpiar a Judá y Jerusalén de los lugares altos, de las ascheras, de las estatuas y de las imágenes de fundición.
4 While he directed them, his workers tore down the altars where people worshiped Baal. They smashed the altars that were near those altars, where people burned incense. They smashed the poles [honor the goddess] Asherah and the idols and statues. They smashed them to bits and scattered the bits over the graves of those who had offered sacrifices to them.
Derribaron en su presencia los altares de los Baales, cortaron los pilares del sol, puestos en ellos, y quebró las ascheras, las imágenes y las piedras de culto reduciéndolas a polvo, que esparció sobre las sepulturas de los que les habían ofrecido sacrificios.
5 They burned the bones of the priests [who had offered sacrifices]; they burned them on their own altars. In that way Josiah caused Jerusalem and other places in Judah to be acceptable places to worship Yahweh again.
Quemó los huesos de los sacerdotes sobre sus altares, y limpió a Judá y a Jerusalén.
6 In the towns in [the tribes of] Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far [north] as [the tribe of] Naphtali and in the ruins around all those towns,
En las ciudades de Manasés, de Efraím y de Simeón, y hasta en Neftalí —en medio de las ruinas que las rodeaban—
7 Josiah’s [workers] tore down the pagan altars and the poles to [honor the goddess] Asherah, and crushed the idols to powder. They also smashed to pieces all the altars for burning incense throughout Israel. Then Josiah returned to Jerusalem.
derribó los altares, demolió las ascheras y las estatuas y las redujo a polvo, y cortó todos los pilares del sol en toda la tierra de Israel. Después regresó a Jerusalén.
8 When Josiah had been ruling for almost 18 years, he [did something else to] cause the land and the temple to be acceptable places to worship Yahweh. He sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah and Maaseiah the governor of the city and Joah the son of Joahaz, who wrote on a scroll what happened in the city, to repair the temple of Yahweh.
El año diez y ocho de su reinado, después de haber limpiado el país y la Casa (de Dios), mandó a Safán, hijo de Asalías, a Maasías, comandante de la ciudad, y a Joah, hijo de Joacaz, cronista, que se encargasen de la reparación de la Casa de Yahvé, su Dios.
9 They went to Hilkiah the Supreme Priest and gave him the money that had been brought to the temple. That was the money that the descendants of Levi who guarded the doors of the temple had collected from the people of [the tribes of] Manasseh and Ephraim and [other places in northern] Israel, and also from all the people in Jerusalem and other places in the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.
Fueron ellos al Sumo Sacerdote Helcías, y entregaron el dinero traído a la Casa de Dios y el que los levitas porteros habían recaudado de Manasés y de Efraím y de todo el resto de Israel, como también de todo Judá y Benjamín, y de los habitantes de Jerusalén,
10 Then Hilkiah gave some of the money to the men who had been appointed to supervise the work of repairing the temple. The supervisors paid the men who did the repair work.
a los encargados de las obras de la Casa de Yahvé; y estos lo dieron a los obreros que trabajaban en la Casa de Yahvé para reparar y restaurar la Casa.
11 They also gave some of the money to the carpenters and builders to buy the cut stones and the timber for the joists and the beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to decay.
Lo dieron a los carpinteros y obreros de construcción para comprar piedras talladas y maderas para las trabazones y para el maderamen de los edificios destruidos por los reyes de Judá.
12 The workers did their work faithfully. Their supervisors were Jahath and Obadiah, who were descendants of [Levi’s son] Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, who were descendants of [Levi’s son] Kohath. All the other descendants of Levi, those who played musical instruments well,
Estos hombres hacían la obra con probidad. Estaban sobre ellos Jáhat y Obadías, levitas de los hijos de Merarí, y Zacarías y Mesullam, de los hijos de los caatitas, que los dirigían, así como otros levitas; todos ellos maestros en tañer instrumentos músicos.
13 supervised all the workers as they did their various jobs. Some of the descendants of Levi were secretaries and some kept records and some guarded the gates [of the temple].
Dirigían ellos también a los peones de carga y a todos los que hacían la obra, en cualquier clase de trabajo. Entre los levitas, había, además, escribas, comisarios y porteros.
14 While they were giving to the supervisors the money that had been taken to the temple, Hilkiah the [Supreme] Priest found a scroll on which were written the laws that Yahweh had told Moses to give to the people.
Cuando se sacaba el dinero depositado en la Casa de Yahvé, halló el sacerdote Helcías el Libro de la Ley de Yahvé, dada por Moisés;
15 So Hilkiah said to Shaphan, “I have found in the temple a scroll on which are written the laws [that God gave to Moses]!” Then Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan.
y dirigiéndose al secretario Safán, dijo Helcías: “He hallado el Libro de la Ley en la Casa de Yahvé”; y se lo entregó a Safán.
16 Shaphan [took the scroll] to the king and said to him, “Your officials are doing everything that you told them to do.
Safán llevó el libro al rey, y rindiéndole cuenta, dijo: “Tus siervos están haciendo todo lo que les ha sido encargado.
17 They have taken the money that was in the temple, and they have given it to the men who will supervise the workers who will repair the temple.”
Pues han vaciado el dinero encontrado en la Casa de Yahvé, y lo han entregado a los sobrestantes y a los que hacen la obra.”
18 Then Shaphan said to the king, “[I have brought to you] a scroll [that] Hilkiah gave to me.” And Shaphan started to read it to the king.
El secretario Safán dio al rey también la siguiente noticia: “El sacerdote Helcías me ha entregado un libro.” Y Safán lo leyó ante el rey.
19 When the king heard the laws [that were written in the scroll], he tore his clothes [because he was very dismayed/worried].
Cuando el rey oyó las palabras de la Ley, rasgó sus vestiduras,
20 Then he gave these instructions to Hilkiah, to Shaphan’s son Ahikam, to Micah’s son Abdon, to Shaphan, and to Asaiah the king’s special advisor:
y dio a Helcías, a Ahicam, hijo de Safán, a Abdón, hijo de Mica, a Safán secretario, y a Asayá, siervo del rey, esta orden:
21 “Go and ask Yahweh for me, and for all his people who are still alive in Judah and Israel, about what is written in this scroll that has been found. Because [it is clear that] Yahweh is very angry with us because our ancestors disobeyed what Yahweh said; they did not obey the laws that are written on this scroll.”
“¡Id!, consultad a Yahvé por mí, y por el resto de Israel y de Judá, acerca de las palabras del libro que ha sido hallado; porque grande es la cólera de Yahvé que se ha derramado sobre nosotros; pues nuestros padres han transgredido la palabra de Yahvé, no haciendo conforme a todo lo escrito en este libro.”
22 So Hilkiah and the others went to talk with a woman whose name was Huldah, who was a prophetess who lived in the newer part of Jerusalem. Her husband Shallum who was the son of Tikvah, took care of the robes that were worn [in the temple].
Entonces Helcías y los (enviados) del rey, fueron a la profetisa Hulda, mujer del guardarropa Sellum, hijo de Tocat, hijo de Hasrá. Esta habitaba en Jerusalén, en el barrio segundo; y después que ellos la consultaron al respecto,
23 [When they told her what the king had said, ] she said to them, “This is what Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says: ‘Go back and tell the king who sent you
ella les respondió: “Así dice Yahvé, el Dios de Israel: Decid al que os ha enviado a mí:
24 that this is what Yahweh says: “Listen to this carefully. I am going to cause a disaster to strike Jerusalem and all the people who live here. I will cause them to experience the curses that were written in the scroll that was read to the king of Judah.
Así dice Yahvé: «He aquí que haré venir males sobre este lugar y sus habitantes: todas las maldiciones escritas en el libro que se ha leído delante del rey de Judá.
25 I will do that because they have rejected me, and they burn incense to [honor] other gods. They have caused me to become very angry because of all the idols that they have made (OR, because of all the wicked things that they have done), [and my anger is like] a fire that will not be extinguished.
En castigo de haberme ellos dejado y quemado incienso a otros dioses, irritándome con todas las obras de sus manos, mi ira se ha derramado sobre este lugar, y no se apagará.»
26 The king of Judah sent you to ask what I, Yahweh, want. Go and tell him that this is what I, Yahweh, the God whom you Israelis worship, say about what you read:
Dad al rey de Judá que os ha enviado a consultar a Yahvé, esta respuesta: Así dice Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, acerca de las palabras que has oído:
27 “Because you heeded [what was written in the scroll], and you humbled yourself when you heard what I said to warn [about what would happen to] this city and the people who live here, and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you.
«Por cuanto se ha enternecido tu corazón y te has humillado delante de Dios, al oír sus palabras contra este lugar y sus habitantes, y porque te has humillado ante Mí, rasgando tus vestidos y llorando en mi presencia, por eso también Yo te he oído, dice Yahvé.
28 So I will allow you to die and be buried peacefully. I will cause a great disaster to strike this place and the people who live here, but you will not [be alive to] see it.”’” So they reported her reply to the king.
He aquí que te reuniré con tus padres, y serás recogido en paz en tu sepulcro; y tus ojos no verán ninguno de los males que haré venir sobre este lugar y sus moradores.»” Ellos llevaron al rey esta respuesta.
29 Then the king summoned all the elders of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judea.
Entonces el rey hizo reunir a todos los ancianos de Judá y de Jerusalén;
30 They went up together to the temple with the leaders of Judah and many other people of Jerusalem and the priests and other descendants of Levi, from the least important to the most important ones. And while they listened, the king read to them everything that was in the scroll containing God’s laws that had been found in the temple.
y después de subir a la Casa de Yahvé, con todos los hombres de Judá y los habitantes de Jerusalén, los sacerdotes y los levitas, y todo el pueblo desde el mayor hasta el menor, leyó a oídos de ellos todas las palabras del Libro de la Alianza que había sido encontrado en la Casa de Yahvé.
31 Then the king stood next to the pillar [at the entrance to the temple, where kings stood when they announced something important], and while Yahweh was listening, he repeated his promise to very sincerely and completely obey Yahweh and all his commands and regulations and decrees that were written on the scroll.
Y puesto en pie en su estrado hizo el rey alianza en la presencia de Yahvé (prometiendo) que seguirían a Yahvé y guardarían sus mandamientos, sus testimonios y sus preceptos con todo su corazón y con toda su alma, cumpliendo las palabras de la Alianza escritas en el libro.
32 Then the king said that everyone who lived in Jerusalem and from [the tribe of] Benjamin should promise that they also would obey those laws. And they did that, agreeing that they would keep the agreement that God, whom their ancestors had worshiped, had made with them.
Después hizo entrar en el pacto a cuantos se hallaban en Jerusalén y en Benjamín. Y los habitantes de Jerusalén obraron conforme a la Alianza de Dios, el Dios de sus padres.
33 Josiah [instructed his workers to] remove all the detestable idols from everywhere in the land of the Israeli people, and he commanded that all the people from Israel who were there should worship [only] Yahweh their God. And as long as Josiah was alive, the people did what was pleasing to Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
Josías extirpó todas las abominaciones de todo el territorio que pertenecía a los hijos de Israel, y obligó a todos los que moraban en Jerusalén a servir a Yahvé su Dios. Y mientras él vivió no se apartaron de Yahvé, el Dios de sus padres.
