2 Crónicas 15
1 El Espíritu de Dios vino sobre Azarías, hijo de Oded.
The Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Obed.
2 Salió al encuentro de Asá y le dijo: “¡Escúchame, Asá, y todo Judá y Benjamín! Yahvé está con vosotros mientras estéis con él; y si lo buscáis, será encontrado por vosotros; pero si lo abandonáis, él os abandonará.
Azariah went to talk with Asa, and said to him, “Asa and all [you men of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin, listen to me. Yahweh is with you whenever you are trusting in him. If you request him [to help you], he will help you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
3 Durante mucho tiempo Israel estuvo sin el Dios verdadero, sin sacerdote que enseñara y sin ley.
For many years the Israeli people did not know the true God, and they did not have priests or God’s laws.
4 Pero cuando en su angustia se volvieron a Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, y lo buscaron, fue encontrado por ellos.
But when they experienced trouble, they turned to Yahweh our God, and requested him to help them. And he helped them.
5 En aquellos tiempos no había paz para el que salía ni para el que entraba, sino que había grandes problemas para todos los habitantes de las tierras.
At that time, people were not safe when they traveled, because all the people who lived in the nearby countries were experiencing many difficulties.
6 Fueron despedazados, nación contra nación, y ciudad contra ciudad; porque Dios los turbó con toda adversidad.
The people of various nations were thoroughly defeated by [armies of] other nations, and people in some cities were crushed by [armies from] other cities, because God was allowing them to experience many difficulties.
7 ¡Pero tú sé fuerte! No dejes que tus manos se aflojen, porque tu trabajo será recompensado”.
But you people, you must be strong and do not become discouraged, because [God] will reward you for what you do [to please him.”]
8 Cuando Asa oyó estas palabras y la profecía del profeta Oded, se animó y quitó las abominaciones de toda la tierra de Judá y de Benjamín, y de las ciudades que había tomado de la región montañosa de Efraín; y renovó el altar de Yahvé que estaba delante del pórtico de Yahvé.
When Asa heard what the prophet Azariah said, he was encouraged. He [commanded his workers to] remove all the detestable idols from everywhere in the land of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and from the towns that [his soldiers] had captured in the hills of the tribe of Ephraim. Asa’s workers repaired the altar [where people offered sacrifices] to Yahweh that was in front of the entrance to the temple [in Jerusalem].
9 Reunió a todo Judá y Benjamín, y a los que vivían con ellos, de Efraín, Manasés y Simeón; porque vinieron a él desde Israel en abundancia, al ver que Yahvé, su Dios, estaba con él.
Then he gathered all [the people of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin and many people from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were living among them. [He was able to do that] because many people from [those tribes in] Israel had come to me to Judah when they realized that Yahweh, the God that Asa [worshiped], was helping him.
10 Y se reunieron en Jerusalén en el mes tercero, en el año quince del reinado de Asá.
After Asa had been ruling for almost 15 years, in May of that year, those people gathered in Jerusalem.
11 Aquel día sacrificaron a Yahvé, del botín que habían traído, setecientas cabezas de ganado y siete mil ovejas.
At that time they sacrificed to Yahweh 700 bulls and 7,000 sheep and goats, from the animals that they had captured [when they defeated the army of Ethiopia/Sudan].
12 Hicieron el pacto de buscar a Yahvé, el Dios de sus padres, con todo su corazón y con toda su alma;
They solemnly made an agreement to very sincerely worship Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
13 y de que todo aquel que no buscara a Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, debía morir, ya fuera pequeño o grande, ya fuera hombre o mujer.
They promised to execute all those who would not worship Yahweh, including those who were important and those who were not important, both men and women.
14 Juraron a Yahvé a gran voz, con gritos, con trompetas y con cornetas.
They shouted and blew trumpets and other horns while they solemnly promised to do that.
15 Todo Judá se alegró del juramento, porque lo habían jurado de todo corazón y lo buscaban con todo su deseo, y lo encontraron. Entonces Yahvé les dio descanso a todos.
All the people who were living in Judah were happy with the agreement because they had solemnly and very sincerely promised to keep it. They eagerly requested help from Yahweh, and he helped them. So he enabled them to have peace throughout their country.
16 También a Maaca, la madre del rey Asa, la destituyó de su condición de reina madre, porque había hecho una imagen abominable como Asera; así que Asa cortó su imagen, la redujo a polvo y la quemó en el arroyo Cedrón.
King Asa’s grandmother Maacah had made a disgusting pole for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah. So Asa [commanded his workers to] cut down that pole and chop it into pieces and burn it in the Kidron Valley. He then did not allow Maacah to continue [to influence the people because of her] being the mother of the previous king.
17 Pero los lugares altos no fueron quitados de Israel; sin embargo, el corazón de Asa fue perfecto durante todos sus días.
Although Asa’s [workers] did not get rid of the shrines on the hilltops in Israel, he was very determined to [do what] pleased Yahweh all his life.
18 Llevó a la casa de Dios las cosas que su padre había dedicado y que él mismo había dedicado, plata, oro y utensilios.
He [ordered his workers to] bring into God’s temple all the silver and gold and other valuable items that he and his father had dedicated [to God].
19 No hubo más guerra hasta el año treinta y cinco del reinado de Asa.
There were no more wars [in Judah] until Asa had been ruling Judah almost 35 years.
