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 reigned 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 reigned for three years in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother was Micaiah, the daughter of Uriel, from 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 when Abijah had undertaken the conflict, and he had with him four hundred thousand elect men, very fit for war, Jeroboam set up a battle line opposite him of eight hundred thousand men, who were also elect and very strong in warfare.

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

Then Abijah stood upon mount Zemaraim, which was in Ephraim, and he said: “Listen to me, Jeroboam and all of 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?

Are you ignorant that the Lord, the God of Israel, gave David the kingship over Israel for all time, to him and to his sons, by a covenant of 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 Nabat, the servant of Solomon, son of David, rose up and rebelled 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 there were gathered to him very vain men, and sons of Belial. And they prevailed against Rehoboam, the son of Solomon. For Rehoboam was inexperienced, and he had a fearful heart, and so he was unable to resist them.

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.

Now therefore, you say that you are able to resist the kingdom of the Lord, which he possesses through the sons of David, and you have a great multitude of people, and gold calves, which Jeroboam made for you as 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 you have cast out the priests of the Lord, the sons of Aaron, as well as the Levites. And like all the peoples of the lands, you have made priests for yourselves. Anyone who is willing to come and perform the ritual by his hand, with a bull from the herd and with seven rams, is made a priest of those who are not 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 the Lord is our God, and we have not forsaken him. And the priests who minister to the Lord are from the sons of Aaron. And the Levites are in their proper order.

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.

Also, they offer holocausts to the Lord, each and every day, morning and evening, and incense composed according to the precept of the law, and the bread of the presence on a very pure table. And there is with us the gold lampstand with its lamps, so that they may burn continually in the evening. For certainly, we keep the precepts of the Lord our God, whom you have forsaken.

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”.

Therefore, God is the commander of our army, with his priests, who sound the trumpets that ring out against you. O sons of Israel, do not choose to fight against the Lord, the God of your fathers. For it is not expedient 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.

While he was speaking these things, Jeroboam set in motion an ambush behind them. And while they stood facing the enemy, without Judah realizing it, his army circled around.

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 looking back, Judah saw the war threatening in front and behind, and they cried out to the Lord. And the priests began to sound the trumpets.

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 all the men of Judah shouted out. And behold, when they cried out, God terrified Jeroboam, and all of Israel who were standing in opposition to Abijah and Judah.

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

And the sons of Israel fled from Judah, and the Lord delivered them into their hand.

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

Therefore, Abijah and his people struck them with a great slaughter. And five hundred thousand strong men of Israel fell wounded.

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.

And the sons of Israel were humiliated at that time. And the sons of Judah were very greatly strengthened, because they had trusted 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.

Then Abijah pursued the fleeing Jeroboam. And he seized cities from him: Bethel and her daughters, and Jeshanah with her daughters, and also Ephron and her daughters.

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

And Jeroboam no longer had the strength to resist, in the days of Abijah. And the Lord struck him, and he died.

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

And so Abijah, having been strengthened in his authority, took fourteen wives. And he procreated 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.

Now the rest of the words of Abijah, and his ways and works, have been written very diligently in the book of Iddo, the prophet.