2 Kings 14
1 After Jehoash had been ruling Israel for almost two years, Joash’s son Amaziah became the king of Judah.
El año segundo de Jeoás, hijo de Joacaz, rey de Israel, comenzó a reinar Amasías, hijo de Joás, rey de Judá.
2 He was 25 years old when he started to rule, and he ruled in Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother was Jehoaddin; she was from Jerusalem.
Tenía 25 años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó 29 años en Jerusalén. El nombre de su madre fue Joadán, de Jerusalén.
3 Amaziah did many things that pleased Yahweh, but he did not do as many things that pleased Yahweh as King David had done. He did some of the good things that his father Joash had done.
Hizo lo recto ante Yavé, aunque no como David, su antepasado. Hizo conforme a todo lo que hizo Joás su padre.
4 But, [like his father, ] he did not tear down the places for worshipping Yahweh at pagan shrines. The people continued to burn incense [to honor Yahweh] on those hills [instead of in Jerusalem, the place that Yahweh had appointed].
Sin embargo, los lugares altos no fueron quitados, porque el pueblo aún sacrificaba y quemaba incienso en los lugares altos.
5 As soon as he was completely in control of his kingdom, he caused to be executed the officials who had murdered his father.
Sucedió que cuando el reino se afirmó en sus manos, mató a los esclavos que asesinaron a su padre el rey.
6 But he did not execute their children. He obeyed what was written in the laws that God gave to Moses: “Parents must not be executed for [the crimes/sins committed by] their children, and children must not be executed for [crimes/sins committed by] their parents. People must be executed only for the sins that they themselves [have committed].”
Pero no mató a los hijos de los asesinos, según lo escrito en el Rollo de la Ley de Moisés, donde Yavé mandó: No morirán los padres por los hijos, ni los hijos morirán por los padres, sino que cada cual morirá por su pecado.
7 Amaziah’s soldiers killed 10,000 soldiers of the Edom people-group in the Salt Valley [south of the Dead Sea], and they captured Sela [city] and gave it a new name, Joktheel. That is still its name.
Él mató a 10.000 de Edom en el valle de la Sal. Durante la guerra conquistó Sela y la llamó Jocteel, hasta hoy.
8 Then Amaziah sent messengers to King Jehoash of Israel, saying “Come here and let’s talk together.”
Amasías envió mensajeros a Jeoás, hijo de Joacaz, hijo de Jehú, rey de Israel, y le dijo: ¡Ven, veámonos las caras!
9 But King Jehoash replied to King Amaziah: “Once a thornbush growing [in the mountains] in Lebanon sent a message to a cedar tree, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son in order that he may marry her.’ But a wild animal in Lebanon passed by the thornbush and trampled it.
Jeoás, rey de Israel, envió a decir a Amasías, rey de Judá: El cardo del Líbano envió a decir al cedro del Líbano: Da tu hija como esposa a mi hijo. Pasó una fiera salvaje del Líbano y pisoteó el cardo.
10 [The meaning of what I am saying is that] your army has defeated the army of Edom, so now you have become very proud. But you should be content with defeating the people of Edom, and allow your soldiers to stay at home. If you cause trouble [by fighting against] us, you will surely [RHQ] cause a disaster to happen to you and to your people.”
Ciertamente derrotaste a Edom, y tu corazón se enalteció. ¡Ufánate de eso y quédate en tu casa! ¿Por qué provocas una calamidad en la que puedes caer tú y Judá contigo?
11 But Amaziah refused to heed Jehoash’s message. So he marched with his army to fight against the Israeli army at Beth-Shemesh [city] in Judah.
Pero Amasías no escuchó, por lo cual Jeoás, rey de Israel, salió y se vieron las caras, él y Amasías, rey de Judá, en Bet-semes, que es de Judá.
12 The Israeli army defeated the army of Judah, and all the soldiers of Judah fled and ran back home.
Judá fue derrotado por Israel, y huyeron cada uno a su tienda.
13 Jehoash’s army also captured King Amaziah there, and they also marched to Jerusalem and tore down the wall that was around the city, from the Ephraim Gate to the Corner Gate. That was a section that was about (200 yards/180 meters) long.
Jeoás, rey de Israel, capturó a Amasías, rey de Judá, hijo de Joás, hijo de Ocozías, en Bet-semes. Entró en Jerusalén y rompió el muro de Jerusalén desde la puerta de Efraín hasta la puerta de la esquina, 180 metros en total.
14 Jehoash’s soldiers seized all the gold and silver that they found, and all the utensils that were in the temple, and all the valuable things that were in the palace, and took them to Samaria. They also took to Samaria some prisoners whom they had captured.
Después tomó todo el oro, la plata y todos los utensilios que estaban en la Casa de Yavé y en los tesoros de la casa real. Tomó rehenes y volvió a Samaria.
15 [If you want to know about] all the other things that Jehoash did when he was king, including when he [and his army] fought against [the army of] King Amaziah of Judah, they are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
El resto de los hechos que realizó Jeoás, su valor y cómo luchó contra Amasías, rey de Judá, ¿no están escritos en el rollo de las Crónicas de los reyes de Israel?
16 Jehoash died [EUP], and he was buried in Samaria, where the other kings of Israel had been buried. Then his son Jeroboam became the king.
Jeoás descansó con sus antepasados, y fue sepultado en Samaria con los reyes de Israel. Reinó en su lugar su hijo Jeroboam.
17 Amaziah, the king of Judah, lived for 15 more years after Jehoash, the king of Israel, died.
Amasías, hijo de Joás, rey de Judá, vivió 15 años después de la muerte de Jeoás, hijo de Joacaz, rey de Israel.
18 [If you want to know more about] everything else that Amaziah did, it is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
Los demás hechos de Amasías, ¿no están escritos en el rollo de las Crónicas de los reyes de Judá?
19 Some people in Jerusalem plotted against Amaziah, so he fled to Lachish [city]. But they followed him there and killed him.
Conspiraron contra él en Jerusalén. Él huyó a Laquis, pero lo persiguieron hasta Laquis, y allí lo mataron.
20 They took his corpse back to Jerusalem and buried it where his ancestors had been buried, in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’.
Lo llevaron a Jerusalén sobre caballos, y fue sepultado con sus antepasados en la Ciudad de David.
21 Then all the people of Judah appointed Amaziah’s son Uzziah, when he was 16 years old, to be their king
Entonces todo el pueblo de Judá tomó a Azarías, quien tenía 16 años, y lo llevaron a reinar en lugar de su padre Amasías.
22 After his father died, Uzziah’s workers captured Elath [city], and it came under the control of Judah again.
Él reedificó Elat y la restituyó a Judá, después que el rey descansó con sus antepasados.
23 When Amaziah had been ruling Judah for almost 15 years, Jeroboam became the king of Israel. He ruled in Samaria [city] for 41 years.
El año 15 de Amasías, hijo de Joás, rey de Judá, comenzó a reinar Jeroboam, hijo de Jeoás, rey de Israel, en Samaria, y reinó 41 años.
24 He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He did not stop committing the same kind of sins that Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, committed, sins which led the Israeli people to sin also.
Hizo lo malo ante Yavé, y no se apartó de todos los pecados de Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat, con los cuales estimuló a pecar a Israel.
25 His soldiers conquered again some of the territory that had previously belonged to Israel, from Hamath [city] in the north to the Dead Sea in the south. That is what Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis worshiped, promised the prophet Jonah, the son of Amittai, from Gath-Hepher [town], would happen.
Él restableció la frontera de Israel desde la entrada de Hamat hasta el mar del Arabá, según la Palabra de Yavé, ʼElohim de Israel, que dio por medio de su esclavo Jonás, hijo de Amitay, el profeta de Gat-hefer.
26 That happened because Yahweh saw that [the Israelis’ enemies were causing] the Israelis [to] suffer very much. And there was absolutely no one [IDM] who would help them.
Pues Yavé vio la amarga aflicción de Israel, la cual padecían tanto esclavos como libres, sin que alguien ayudara a Israel.
27 But Yahweh said that he would not destroy Israel completely, so he enabled King Jeroboam to rescue them.
Yavé determinó no borrar el nombre de Israel de debajo del cielo. Por eso los libró por mano de Jeroboam, hijo de Joás.
28 [If you want to know more about] everything else that Jeroboam did, [about] his fighting courageously in battles, and [about] his [enabling the Israelis to] capture again Damascus and Hamath [cities], they are written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
Todo lo que hizo Jeroboam, su valor con que luchó y cómo recuperó a Damasco y a Hamat (que fueron de Judá) para Israel, ¿no están escritos en el rollo de las Crónicas de los reyes de Israel?
29 Jeroboam died [EUP], [and was buried] where the other kings of Israel [were buried], and his son Zechariah became the king.
Jeroboam descansó con sus antepasados, con los reyes de Israel, y su hijo Zacarías reinó en su lugar.
