1 Reyes 15

1 En el año dieciocho del rey Jeroboam hijo de Nabat, Abiyam comenzó a reinar sobre Judá.

After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 18 years, Abijah became the king of Judah.

2 Reinó tres años en Jerusalén. Su madre se llamaba Maaca, hija de Abisalón.

He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah, the granddaughter of [David’s son] Absalom.

3 Anduvo en todos los pecados de su padre, que había hecho antes de él, y su corazón no era perfecto con Yahvé su Dios, como el corazón de David su padre.

Abijah committed the same kind of sins that his father had committed. He was not fully dedicated/committed to Yahweh his God, as his grandfather David had been.

4 Sin embargo, por causa de David, Yahvé su Dios le dio una lámpara en Jerusalén, para que pusiera a su hijo después de él y para que estableciera a Jerusalén;

But, because of [what Yahweh his God had promised to] David, Yahweh gave Abijah a son [MET] to rule in Jerusalem after him, and in order to protect Jerusalem [from their enemies].

5 porque David hizo lo que era justo a los ojos de Yahvé, y no se apartó de nada de lo que le mandó en todos los días de su vida, excepto solamente en el asunto de Urías el hitita.

Yahweh did that because David had always done what pleased Yahweh and because David had always obeyed Yahweh. The only time when he disobeyed Yahweh was when he caused Uriah [to be killed].

6 Hubo guerra entre Roboam y Jeroboam todos los días de su vida.

There were wars between [the armies of] Rehoboam and Jeroboam all during the time that Abijah ruled.

7 Los demás hechos de Abijam, y todo lo que hizo, ¿no están escritos en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Judá? Hubo guerra entre Abijam y Jeroboam.

Everything else that Abijah did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.

8 Abijam durmió con sus padres, y lo enterraron en la ciudad de David; y su hijo Asa reinó en su lugar.

Abijah died [EUP] and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, and his son Asa became king.

9 En el vigésimo año de Jeroboam, rey de Israel, Asa comenzó a reinar sobre Judá.

After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 20 years, Asa started to rule Judah.

10 Reinó cuarenta y un años en Jerusalén. Su madre se llamaba Maaca, hija de Abisalón.

He ruled in Jerusalem for 41 years. His grandmother was Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom.

11 Asá hizo lo que era justo a los ojos de Yahvé, como lo hizo su padre David.

Asa did what was pleasing to Yahweh, as his ancestor David had done.

12 Expulsó a los sodomitas del país y eliminó todos los ídolos que habían hecho sus padres.

He got rid of the male prostitutes that were at the places where the people worshiped idols, and he also got rid of all the idols that his ancestors had made.

13 También destituyó a su madre Maacá como reina, porque había hecho una imagen abominable como Asera. Asa cortó su imagen y la quemó en el arroyo Cedrón.

He also removed his grandmother Maacah so that she no longer had influence in the government [because of] being the mother of a previous king. He did that because she had made a disgusting [wooden] statue of the goddess Asherah. Asa [told his workers to] cut down the statue and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

14 Pero los lugares altos no fueron quitados. Sin embargo, el corazón de Asa fue perfecto con Yahvé todos sus días.

He was not able to destroy all the places where the people worshiped [idols] on the high hills, but he continued to be dedicated/committed to Yahweh his entIre life.

15 Llevó a la casa de Yahvé las cosas que su padre había dedicado, y las que él mismo había dedicado: plata, oro y utensilios.

He [told his workers to] place in the temple all the items that his father had dedicated to God, and all the gold and silver things that he had dedicated to God.

16 Hubo guerra entre Asa y Baasa, rey de Israel, durante todos sus días.

There were wars between [the armies of] Asa and Baasha, the king of Israel, all during the time that they ruled.

17 Baasa, rey de Israel, subió contra Judá y edificó Ramá, para no permitir que nadie saliera ni entrara a Asa, rey de Judá.

Baasha’s army invaded Judah. They captured Ramah [town north of Jerusalem]. Then they started to build a wall around it in order to prevent people from entering or leaving the area in Judah that was ruled by King Asa.

18 Entonces Asa tomó toda la plata y el oro que quedaba en los tesoros de la casa de Yahvé y en los tesoros de la casa del rey, y lo entregó en manos de sus servidores. Entonces el rey Asá los envió a Ben Hadad, hijo de Tabrimón, hijo de Hezión, rey de Siria, que vivía en Damasco, diciendo:

So Asa [told] his workers [to] take all the silver and gold that was still in the storerooms in the temple and in the palace. He told them to take it to Damascus and give it to King Ben-Hadad who ruled Syria. Ben-Hadad was the son of Tabrimmon and grandson of Hezion. He told the workers to say this to Ben-Hadad:

19 “Que haya un tratado entre tú y yo, como el que hubo entre mi padre y tu padre. He aquí que te he enviado un presente de plata y oro. Ve, rompe tu tratado con Baasa, rey de Israel, para que se aparte de mí”.

“I want there to be a peace treaty between you and me, like there was between your father and my father. For that reason, I am giving you this silver and gold. So now please cancel the treaty that you made with Baasha, the king of Israel, in order that he will take his soldiers away from attacking mine, [because he will be afraid of your army].”

20 Ben Hadad escuchó al rey Asá y envió a los capitanes de sus ejércitos contra las ciudades de Israel, y atacó a Ijón, a Dan, a Abel Bet Maaca y a toda Cinerot, con toda la tierra de Neftalí.

[So the workers went and gave the message to] Ben-Hadad, [and he] did what Asa suggested. He sent his army commanders [and their soldiers] to attack some of the towns in Israel. They captured Ijon, Dan, Abel-Beth-Maacah, the area near Galilee Lake, and all the land of [the tribe of] Naphtali.

21 Cuando Baasa se enteró de esto, dejó de construir Rama y vivió en Tirsa.

When Baasha heard about that, he [told his soldiers to] stop working at Ramah. He [and his soldiers returned to] Tirzah [and] stayed there.

22 Entonces el rey Asá hizo una proclama a todo Judá. Nadie quedó exento. Se llevaron las piedras de Rama y su madera, con las que Baasa había construido; y el rey Asa las utilizó para construir Geba de Benjamín y Mizpa.

Then King Asa sent a message to all the [people in the] towns in Judah, stating that they all were required to go to Ramah and carry away the stones and timber that Baasha’s soldiers had been using to build a wall around the city. With those stones and timber they fortified Mizpah [city north of Jerusalem], and Geba, [a town] in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin.

23 El resto de todos los hechos de Asa, y todo su poderío, y todo lo que hizo, y las ciudades que edificó, ¿no están escritos en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Judá? Pero en el tiempo de su vejez enfermó de los pies.

Everything else that Asa did, the armies that his soldiers defeated, and the names of the cities that he caused to be fortified, are [RHQ] written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’. But when Asa became old, he got a disease in his feet.

24 Asa durmió con sus padres y fue sepultado con ellos en la ciudad de su padre David; y su hijo Josafat reinó en su lugar.

He died [EUP] and was buried where his ancestors were buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then his son Jehoshaphat became king.

25 Nadab hijo de Jeroboam comenzó a reinar sobre Israel en el segundo año de Asa, rey de Judá; y reinó sobre Israel dos años.

After Asa had been the king of Judah for almost two years, King Jeroboam’s son Nadab started to rule Israel. He ruled for two years.

26 Hizo lo que era malo a los ojos de Yahvé, y anduvo en el camino de su padre, y en su pecado con que hizo pecar a Israel.

He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil. His behavior was sinful like his father’s behavior had been, and what he did led the people of Israel to sin.

27 Baasa, hijo de Ajías, de la casa de Isacar, conspiró contra él; y Baasa lo hirió en Gibbetón, que era de los filisteos, pues Nadab y todo Israel estaban sitiando Gibbetón.

[A man named] Baasha, from the tribe of Issachar, planned to harm him. He killed Nadab when Nadab and his army had surrounded Gibbethon [city] in the Philistia area.

28 En el tercer año de Asa, rey de Judá, Baasa lo mató y reinó en su lugar.

That [DOU] was when Asa had been [the king ruling] Judah for almost three years. Then Baasha became the king of Israel.

29 Tan pronto como fue rey, golpeó a toda la casa de Jeroboam. No dejó a Jeroboam ni un solo aliento, hasta que lo destruyó, según la palabra de Yahvé, que habló por medio de su siervo Ahías, el silonita;

As soon as Baasha became king, [he commanded his soldiers to] kill all of Jeroboam’s family. Doing what Yahweh had told the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh would happen, they killed all of Jeroboam’s family. None of them (was left/remained alive).

30 por los pecados de Jeroboam que cometió y con los que hizo pecar a Israel, a causa de su provocación con la que hizo enojar a Yahvé, el Dios de Israel.

That happened because Yahweh had become very angry with Jeroboam because of all the sins that Jeroboam had committed, and because of the sins that he had persuaded the people of Israel to commit.

31 El resto de los hechos de Nadab y todo lo que hizo, ¿no está escrito en el libro de las crónicas de los reyes de Israel?

Everything else that Nadab did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.

32 Hubo guerra entre Asa y Baasa, rey de Israel, durante todos sus días.

There were wars between [the armies of] King Asa and King Baasha all the time that they ruled.

33 En el tercer año de Asá, rey de Judá, Baasa hijo de Ahías comenzó a reinar sobre todo Israel en Tirsa durante veinticuatro años.

After Asa had been the king of Judah for almost three years, Baasha, the son of Ahijah, started to rule Israel at Tirzah [city]. He ruled for 24 years.

34 Hizo lo que era malo a los ojos de Yahvé, y anduvo en el camino de Jeroboam, y en su pecado con que hizo pecar a Israel.

He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil, and his behavior was sinful like his father’s had been, and he led the people of Israel to sin.