2 Chronicles 21
1 Jehoshaphat slept with his ancestors and was buried with them in the city of David; Jehoram, his son, became king in his place.
Josafat se durmió con sus padres, y fue sepultado con sus padres en la ciudad de David. En su lugar reinó su hijo Joram,
2 Jehoram had brothers, sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, Jehiel, Zechariah, Azariahu, Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were sons of Jehoshaphat, king of Israel.
cuyos hermanos, hijos de Josafat, eran Azarías, Jehiel, Zacarías, Azarías, Micael y Safatías. Todos estos eran hijos de Josafat, rey de Israel.
3 Their father had given them large gifts of silver, gold, and other precious things, and also fortified cities in Judah, but he gave the kingdom to Jehoram.
Su padre les había dado grandes donaciones de plata y de oro y de objetos preciosos, con ciudades fuertes en Judá; entregando, empero, el reino a Joram, porque era el primogénito.
4 Now when Jehoram had risen up over his father's kingdom and had firmly established himself as king, he killed all his brothers with the sword, and also various other leaders of Israel.
Subió, pues, Joram al trono de su padre; mas cuando se hubo consolidado, pasó a cuchillo a todos sus hermanos y a algunos de los príncipes de Israel.
5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.
Treinta y dos años tenía Joram cuando empezó a reinar, y reinó ocho años en Jerusalén.
6 He walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab was doing, for he had Ahab's daughter as his wife, and he did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh.
Anduvo por el camino de los reyes de Israel, según hacía la casa de Acab; pues tenía por mujer a una hija de Acab, e hizo lo que era malo a los ojos de Yahvé.
7 However, Yahweh did not wish to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had made with David; he had promised that he would always give life to him and his descendants.
Mas Yahvé no quiso destruir la casa de David, a causa de la alianza que había hecho con David, y por haberle prometido que le daría siempre una lámpara, a él y a sus hijos.
8 In Jehoram's days, Edom revolted from the control of Judah, and they set a king over themselves.
En sus días se rebeló Edom contra el cetro de Judá, y se dio un rey.
9 Then Jehoram crossed over with his commanders and all his chariots. It was night when he rose up and fought against the Edomites who had surrounded him and his chariot commanders.
Entonces se puso en marcha Joram con sus jefes, y con él todos sus carros. Y levantándose de noche derrotó a los idumeos que le tenían cercado a él y a los capitanes de sus carros.
10 So Edom has been in rebellion from the control of Judah to this present day. Libnah also revolted at the same time from his control, because Jehoram had forsaken Yahweh, the God of his ancestors.
Con todo, Edom logró independizarse de Judá hasta hoy día. Entonces, a ese mismo tiempo Lobná se rebeló contra su dominio, porque había abandonado a Yahvé, el Dios de sus padres.
11 In addition, Jehoram had also built high places in the mountains of Judah and he made the inhabitants of Jerusalem to live like prostitutes, and he led Judah astray.
Construyó asimismo lugares altos en las montañas de Judá, hizo idolatrar a los habitantes de Jerusalén e indujo al pecado a Judá.
12 A letter from the prophet Elijah came to Jehoram. It said, “This is what Yahweh, the God of David, your ancestor, says: Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat, your father, nor in the ways of Asa, king of Judah,
Entonces le llegó una carta del profeta Elías, que decía: “Así dice Yahvé, el Dios de tu padre David. Por cuanto no has seguido los caminos de tu padre Josafat, ni los caminos de Asá, rey de Judá,
13 but have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and have made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to act like a prostitute, as the house of Ahab did—and because you have also killed your brothers in your father's family, men who were better than yourself—
sino que has andado por el camino de los reyes de Israel, y has hecho idolatrar a Judá, y a los habitantes de Jerusalén, como lo hace la casa de Acab, y porque has dado muerte a tus hermanos, la casa de tu padre, que eran mejores que tú;
14 see, Yahweh will strike with a great plague your people, your children, your wives, and all your possessions.
he aquí que Yahvé castigará con terrible azote a tu pueblo, tus hijos, tus mujeres y toda tu hacienda;
15 You yourself will have much sickness because of a disease in your intestines, until your intestines fall out because of the sickness, day after day.”
y a ti te (castigará) con graves enfermedades y con una dolencia de entrañas, hasta que tus entrañas salgan fuera a causa de la enfermedad, día tras día.”
16 Yahweh stirred up against Jehoram the spirit of the Philistines and of the Arabians who were near the Cushites.
Incitó Yahvé contra Joram el espíritu de los filisteos y de los árabes, vecinos de los etíopes,
17 They attacked Judah, invaded it, and carried away all the wealth that was found in the king's house. They also carried away his sons and his wives. No son was left to him except Jehoahaz, his youngest son.
los cuales subiendo contra Judá, y penetrando allí se llevaron todas las riquezas que hallaron en la casa del rey, y también a sus hijos y a sus mujeres, de manera que no le quedó otro hijo que Joacaz, su hijo menor.
18 After all this, Yahweh struck him in his intestines with an incurable disease.
Después de todo esto Yahvé lo hirió con una enfermedad incurable de vientre.
19 It came about in due time, at the end of two years, that his intestines fell out because of his sickness, and that he died of severe disease. His people made no fire in his honor as they had done for his ancestors.
Y después de cierto tiempo, al fin del año segundo, se le salieron las entrañas a causa de su enfermedad, y murió entre terribles dolores. El pueblo no hizo quema para él, como lo había hecho para sus padres.
20 He had begun to reign when he was thirty-two years old; he reigned in Jerusalem for eight years, and when he departed no one mourned him. They buried him in the city of David, but not in the royal tombs.
Tenía treinta y dos años cuando empezó a reinar, y reinó en Jerusalén ocho años. Se fue sin que nadie le extrañase; y le sepultaron en la ciudad de David, pero no en los sepulcros de los reyes.
