2 Crónicas 6

1 Entonces Salomón dijo: “El Señor ha dicho que vive en las profundas tinieblas.

Then Solomon said, “Yahweh has said that he would live in thick darkness,

2 Sin embargo, te he construido un magnífico Templo, un lugar para que vivas para siempre”.

but I have built you a lofty residence, a place for you to live in forever.”

3 Entonces el rey se volvió y bendijo a toda la asamblea de Israel, mientras todos estaban de pie.

Then the king turned around and blessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel was standing.

4 Dijo: “Alabado sea el Señor, Dios de Israel, que ha cumplido la promesa que le hizo a mi padre David cuando le dijo:

He said, “May Yahweh, the God of Israel, be praised, who spoke to David my father, and has fulfilled it with his own hands, saying,

5 ‘Desde el día en que saqué a mi pueblo del país de Egipto, no he elegido una ciudad de ninguna tribu de Israel donde se pudiera construir un Templo para honrarme, y no he elegido a nadie para que sea gobernante de mi pueblo Israel.

'Since the day that I brought my people out of the land of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house, in order for my name to be there. Neither did I choose any man to be prince over my people Israel.

6 Pero ahora he elegido a Jerusalén para que se me honre allí, y he elegido a David para que gobierne a mi pueblo Israel’.

However, I have chosen Jerusalem, so that my name might be there, and I have chosen David to be over my people Israel.'

7 “Mi padre David quería construir este Templo para honrar al Señor, el Dios de Israel.

Now it was in the heart of David my father, to build a house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

8 Pero el Señor le dijo a mi padre David: ‘Realmente querías construirme un Templo para honrarme, y era bueno que quisieras hacerlo.

But Yahweh said to David my father, 'In that it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well for it to be in your heart.

9 Pero no vas a construir el Templo. Tu hijo, uno de tus hijos, construirá el Templo para honrarme’.

Nevertheless, you must not build the house; instead, your son, one who will come from your loins, will build the house for my name.'

10 “Ahora el Señor ha cumplido la promesa que hizo. Porque yo he ocupado el lugar de mi padre y me he sentado en el trono de Israel, como dijo el Señor, y he construido el Templo para honrar al Señor, Dios de Israel.

Yahweh has carried out the word that he had said, for I have arisen in the place of David my father, and I sit on the throne of Israel, as Yahweh promised. I have built the house for the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel.

11 He colocado allí el Arca, que tiene en su interior el acuerdo que el Señor hizo con Los hijos de Israel”.

I have placed the ark there, in which is Yahweh's covenant, which he made with the people of Israel.”

12 Entonces Salomón se puso delante del altar del Señor, ante toda la asamblea de Israel, y extendió las manos en oración.

Solomon stood before the altar of Yahweh in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands.

13 Salomón había hecho una plataforma de bronce de cinco codos de largo, cinco de ancho y tres de alto. La había colocado en medio del patio, y estaba de pie sobre ella. Entonces se arrodilló ante toda la asamblea de Israel y extendió sus manos hacia el cielo.

For he had made a bronze platform, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high. He had placed it in the middle of the courtyard. He stood on it and knelt down before all the assembly of Israel, and then he spread out his hands toward the heavens.

14 Y dijo: “Señor, Dios de Israel, no hay ningún dios como tú en el cielo ni en la tierra, que mantiene tu acuerdo de amor confiable con tus siervos que te siguen con total devoción.

He said, “Yahweh, God of Israel, there is no God like you in the heavens or on the earth, who keeps covenant and steadfast love with your servants who walk before you with all their heart;

15 Tú has cumplido la promesa que hiciste a tu siervo, mi padre David. Con tu propia boca hiciste esa promesa, y con tus propias manos la has cumplido hoy.

you who have kept with your servant David my father, what you promised him. Yes, you spoke with your mouth and have fulfilled it with your hand, as it is today.

16 “Así que ahora, Señor Dios de Israel, te ruego que cumplas la promesa que hiciste a tu siervo David, mi padre, cuando le dijiste: ‘Si tus descendientes se empeñan en seguir mi camino y en cumplir mi ley como tú lo has hecho, nunca faltará uno de ellos para sentarse en el trono de Israel’.

Now then, Yahweh, God of Israel, carry out what you have promised to your servant David my father, when you said, 'You will not fail to have a man in my sight to sit on the throne of Israel, if only your descendants are careful to walk in my law, as you have walked before me.'

17 Ahora, Señor Dios de Israel, cumple esta promesa que hiciste a tu siervo David.

Now then, Yahweh, God of Israel, let your word be confirmed, which you have spoken to your servant David.

18 “Pero, ¿realmente vivirá Dios aquí en la tierra entre la gente? Los cielos, incluso los más altos, no pueden contenerte, ¡y mucho menos este Templo que he construido!

But will God actually live with mankind on the earth? Look, the entire universe and heaven itself cannot contain you—how much less can this temple that I have built!

19 Por favor, escucha la oración de tu siervo y su petición, Señor Dios mío. Por favor, escucha las súplicas y las oraciones que tu siervo presenta ante ti.

Yet please respect this prayer of your servant and his request, Yahweh my God; listen to the cry and prayer that your servant prays before you.

20 Que vigiles este Templo día y noche, cuidando el lugar donde dijiste que serías honrado. Que escuches la oración que tu siervo eleva hacia este lugar,

May your eyes be open toward this temple day and night, the place where you promised to put your name. May you listen to the prayer your servant prays toward this place.

21 y que escuches la petición de tu siervo y de tu pueblo Israel cuando oran hacia este lugar. Por favor, escucha desde el cielo donde vives. Que escuches y perdones.

So listen to the requests of your servant and of your people Israel when we pray toward this place. Yes, listen from the place where you live, from the heavens; and when you listen, forgive.

22 “Cuando alguien peca contra otro y se le exige un juramento declarando la verdad ante tu altar en este Templo,

If a man sins against his neighbor and is required to swear an oath, and if he comes and swears an oath before your altar in this house,

23 escucha desde el cielo, actúa y juzga a tus siervos. Repara a los culpables; reivindica y recompensa a los que hacen el bien.

listen from the heavens and act. Judge your servants, condemning the guilty and bringing what he has done upon his own head. Declare the innocent not guilty and give to him according to his righteousness.

24 “Cuando tu pueblo Israel sea derrotado por un enemigo porque ha pecado contra ti, y si vuelve arrepentido a ti, orando por el perdón en este Templo,

When your people Israel are defeated by an enemy because they have sinned against you, if they turn back to you, confess your name, pray, and request forgiveness before you in this temple—

25 entonces escucha desde el cielo y perdona el pecado de tu pueblo Israel, y haz que vuelva a la tierra que le diste a él y a sus antepasados.

then please listen from the heavens and forgive the sin of your people Israel; bring them back to the land that you gave to them and to their ancestors.

26 “Si los cielos se cierran y no llueve porque tu pueblo ha pecado contra ti, si oran mirando hacia este lugar y si vuelven arrepentidos a ti, apartándose de su pecado porque los has castigado,

When the skies are shut up and there is no rain because the people have sinned against you—if they pray toward this place, confess your name, and turn from their sin when you have afflicted them—

27 entonces escucha desde el cielo y perdona el pecado de tus siervos, tu pueblo Israel. Enséñales el buen camino para que puedan andar por él, y envía la lluvia sobre la tierra que le has dado a tu pueblo como posesión.

then listen in heaven and forgive the sin of your servants and of your people Israel, when you direct them to the good way in which they should walk. Send rain on your land, which you have given to your people as an inheritance.

28 “Si hay hambre en la tierra, o enfermedad, o tizón o moho en las cosechas, o si hay langostas u orugas, o si viene un enemigo a sitiar las ciudades de la tierra – sea cualquier tipo de plaga o de enfermedad –

Suppose there is famine in the land, or suppose that there is disease, blight or mildew, locusts or caterpillars; or suppose that its enemies attack the city gates in their land, or that there is any plague or sickness—

29 entonces cualquier tipo de oración o cualquier tipo de apelación que haga cualquiera o todo tu pueblo Israel, de hecho cualquiera que, consciente de sus problemas y dolores, ore mirando hacia este Templo,

and suppose then that prayers and requests are made by a person or by all your people Israel—each knowing the plague and sorrow in his own heart as he spreads out his hands toward this temple.

30 entonces tú escucha desde el cielo, el lugar donde vives, y perdona. Dales según su modo de vivir, porque tú sabes cómo son realmente las personas por dentro, y sólo tú conoces el verdadero carácter de las personas.

Then listen from heaven, the place where you live; forgive, and reward every person for all his ways; you know his heart, because you and you only know the hearts of human beings.

31 Entonces te respetarán y seguirán tus caminos todo el tiempo que vivan en la tierra que diste a nuestros antepasados.

Do this so that they may fear you, so that they may walk in your ways all the days that they live on the land that you gave to our ancestors.

32 “En cuanto a los extranjeros que no pertenecen a tu pueblo Israel, sino que vienen de una tierra lejana, habiendo oído hablar de tu carácter y poder, cuando vengan y oren mirando hacia este Templo,

As for the foreigner who does not belong to your people Israel, but who—because of your great name, your mighty hand, and your outstretched arm—comes and prays toward this house,

33 entonces escucha desde el cielo, el lugar donde vives, y dales lo que piden. De esta manera, todos los habitantes de la tierra llegarán a conocerte y respetarte, al igual que tu propio pueblo Israel. También sabrán que este Templo que he construido te honra.

then please listen from heaven, the place where you live, and do all that the foreigner asks of you, so that all the people of the earth may know your name and fear you, as do your own people Israel, and that they might know that this house I have built is called by your name.

34 “Cuando tu pueblo vaya a luchar contra sus enemigos, dondequiera que lo envíes, y cuando te ore mirando hacia la ciudad que has elegido y la casa que he construido para honrarte,

Suppose that your people go out to battle against their enemies, by whatever way you may send them, and suppose that they pray to you toward this city that you have chosen, and toward the house that I have built for your name.

35 entonces escucha desde el cielo lo que están orando y pidiendo, y apoya su causa.

Then listen from the heavens to their prayer, their request, and help their cause.

36 “Si pecan contra ti – y no hay nadie que no peque – puedes enojarte con ellos y entregarlos a un enemigo que los lleve como prisioneros a una tierra extranjera, cercana o lejana.

Suppose they sin against you—since there is no one who does not sin—and suppose that you are angry with them and hand them over to the enemy, so that the enemy carries them away and takes them as captives to their land, whether distant or near.

37 Pero si recapacitan en su tierra de cautiverio y se arrepienten y te piden misericordia, diciendo: ‘Hemos pecado, hemos hecho mal, hemos actuado con maldad’,

Then suppose they realize they are in the land where they have been exiled, and suppose that they repent and seek favor from you in the land of their captivity. Suppose that they say, 'We have acted perversely and sinned. We have behaved wickedly.'

38 y vuelven a ti con total sinceridad en sus pensamientos y actitudes allí en su tierra de cautiverio; y oran mirando hacia la tierra que le diste a sus antepasados y la ciudad que elegiste y el Templo que he construido para honrarte,

Suppose that they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, where they took them as captives, and suppose that they pray toward their land, which you gave to their ancestors, and toward the city that you chose, and toward the house that I have built for your name.

39 entonces escucha desde el cielo, el lugar donde vives, responde y apoya su causa. Perdona a tu pueblo que ha pecado contra ti.

Then listen from the heavens, the place where you live, to their prayer and to their requests, and help their cause. Forgive your people, who have sinned against you.

40 “Ahora, Dios mío, abre tus ojos y que tus oídos presten atención a las oraciones ofrecidas en este lugar.

Now, my God, I beg you, let your eyes be open, and let your ears be attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.

41 “‘Ven, Señor, y entra en tu casa, junto con tu Arca de poder. Que tus sacerdotes lleven la salvación como un vestido; que tu pueblo fiel grite de alegría por tu bondad.

Now then arise, Yahweh God, to your resting place, you and the ark of your strength. Let your priests, Yahweh God, be clothed with salvation, and let your saints rejoice in your goodness.

42 “Señor Dios, no rechaces al rey que has elegido. Acuérdate de tu amor fiel a tu siervo David’”.

Yahweh God, do not turn the face of your anointed away from you. Keep in mind your acts of covenant loyalty for David, your servant.”