2 Crónicas 13

1 Abías llegó a ser rey de Judá en el año dieciocho del reinado de Jeroboam.

In the eighteenth year of King Jeroboam, Abijah became king over Judah.

2 Reinó en Jerusalén durante tres años. Su madre se llamaba Micaías, hija de Uriel, y era de Gabaa. Abías y Jeroboam estaban en guerra.

He was king in Jerusalem for three years; his mother's name was Maacah, the daughter of Uriel of Gibeah. And there was war between Abijah and Jeroboam.

3 Abías salió a luchar con un ejército de 400.000 valientes guerreros, mientras que Jeroboam se le opuso con su ejército de 800.000 guerreros elegidos de gran fuerza.

And Abijah went out to the fight with an army of men of war, four hundred thousand of his best men; and Jeroboam put his forces in line against him, eight hundred thousand of his best men of war.

4 Abías se paró en el monte Zemaraim, en la región montañosa de Efraín, y dijo: “¡Escúchenme, Jeroboam y todo Israel!

And Abijah took up his position on Mount Zemaraim, in the hill-country of Ephraim, and said, Give ear to me, O Jeroboam and all Israel:

5 ¿No entienden que el Señor, el Dios de Israel, dio el reino de Israel a David y a sus descendientes para siempre mediante un acuerdo vinculante?

Is it not clear to you that the Lord, the God of Israel, gave the rule over Israel to David and to his sons for ever, by an agreement made with salt?

6 Sin embargo, Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat, sólo un siervo de Salomón, hijo de David, tuvo la audacia de rebelarse contra su amo.

But Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, the servant of Solomon, the son of David, took up arms against his lord.

7 Entonces algunos malvados buenos para nada se reunieron a su alrededor y desafiaron a Roboam, hijo de Salomón, cuando éste era joven e inexperto y no podía enfrentarse a ellos.

And certain foolish and good-for-nothing men were joined with him, and made themselves strong against Rehoboam, the son of Solomon, when he was young and untested and not able to keep them back.

8 “Ahora, ¿creen realmente que pueden oponerse al reino del Señor, en manos de los descendientes de David? Podrán ser una gran horda, y podrán tener los becerros de oro que Jeroboam les hizo como dioses.

And now it is your purpose to put yourselves against the authority which the Lord has put into the hands of the sons of David, and you are a very great number, and you have with you the gold oxen which Jeroboam made to be your gods.

9 ¿Pero acaso no expulsaron a los sacerdotes del Señor, a los descendientes de Aarón y a los levitas, y se hicieron sacerdotes como los de otras naciones? Ahora cualquiera que quiera puede venir y dedicarse, sacrificando un novillo y siete carneros, y puede hacerse sacerdote de cosas que realmente no son dioses.

And after driving out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron and the Levites, have you not made priests for yourselves as the people of other lands do? so that anyone who comes to make himself priest by offering an ox or seven sheep, may be a priest of those who are no gods.

10 “¡Pero para nosotros, el Señor es nuestro Dios! No lo hemos abandonado. Tenemos sacerdotes que sirven al Señor y que son descendientes de Aarón, y tenemos levitas que los ayudan en su ministerio.

But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we have not been turned away from him; we have priests who do the work of the Lord, even the sons of Aaron and the Levites in their places;

11 Mañana y tarde presentan holocaustos y queman incienso aromático al Señor. Colocan las hileras de panes de la proposición en la mesa purificada, y encienden las lámparas del candelabro de oro cada noche. Hacemos lo que el Señor, nuestro Dios, nos ha dicho que hagamos, mientras tú lo has abandonado.

By whom burned offerings and perfumes are sent up in smoke before the Lord every morning and every evening; and they put out the holy bread on its table and the gold support for the lights with its lights burning every evening; for we keep the orders given to us by the Lord our God, but you have gone away from him.

12 ¡Dios nos guía! Sus sacerdotes tocan las trompetas para ir a la batalla contra ustedes. Pueblo de Israel, no peleen contra el Señor, el Dios de sus padres, porque no ganarán”.

And now God is with us at our head, and his priests with their loud horns sounding against you. O children of Israel, do not make war on the Lord, the God of your fathers, for it will not go well for you.

13 Pero Jeroboam había enviado tropas para atacar por la retaguardia, de modo que mientras él y la fuerza principal estaban al frente de Judá, la emboscada estaba detrás de ellos.

But Jeroboam had put some of his men to make a surprise attack on them from the back, so some were facing Judah and others were stationed secretly at their back.

14 Judá se dio la vuelta y se dio cuenta de que tenían que luchar por delante y por detrás. Clamaron al Señor pidiendo ayuda. Entonces los sacerdotes tocaron las trompetas,

And Judah, turning their faces, saw that they were being attacked in front and at the back; and they gave a cry for help to the Lord, while the priests were sounding their horns.

15 y los hombres de Judá dieron un fuerte grito. Cuando gritaron, Dios hirió a Jeroboam y a todo Israel frente a Abías y a Judá.

And the men of Judah gave a loud cry; and at their cry, God put fear into Jeroboam and all Israel before Abijah and Judah.

16 Los israelitas huyeron de Judá, y Dios los entregó a Judá, derrotados.

And the children of Israel went in flight before Judah, and God gave them up into their hands.

17 Abías y sus hombres los golpearon duramente, y 500.000 de los mejores guerreros de Israel murieron.

And Abijah and his people put them to death with great destruction: five hundred thousand of the best of Israel were put to the sword.

18 Así que los israelitas fueron sometidos en ese momento, y el pueblo de Judá salió victorioso porque se apoyó en el Señor, el Dios de sus antepasados.

So at that time the children of Israel were overcome, and the children of Judah got the better of them, because they put their faith in the Lord, the God of their fathers.

19 Abías persiguió a Jeroboam y le capturó algunas ciudades: Betel, Janá y Efrón, junto con sus aldeas.

And Abijah went after Jeroboam and took some of his towns, Beth-el with its small towns and Jeshanah with its small towns and Ephron with its small towns.

20 Jereboam nunca recuperó su poder durante el reinado de Abías. Finalmente, el Señor lo abatió y murió.

And Jeroboam did not get back his power again in the life-time of Abijah; and the Lord sent death on him.

21 Pero Abías se hizo cada vez más fuerte. Se casó con catorce esposas y tuvo veintidós hijos y dieciséis hijas.

But Abijah became great, and had fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.

22 El resto de lo que hizo Abías -lo que dijo y lo que logró- está registrado en la historia escrita por el profeta Ido.

And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and his ways and his sayings, are recorded in the account of the prophet Iddo.