2 Crónicas 23
1 En el séptimo año, Joiada se fortaleció y tomó en alianza con él a los jefes de centenas: Azarías hijo de Jeroham, Ismael hijo de Johanán, Azarías hijo de Obed, Maasías hijo de Adaías y Elisafat hijo de Zicri.
After Joash had been hidden in the temple for six years, Jehoiada the priest decided that it was necessary to do something. So he made an agreement with the army commanders of groups of 100 soldiers: Azariah the son of Jeroham, Ishmael the son of Jehohanan, Azariah the son of Obed, Maaseiah the son of Adaiah, and Elishaphat the son of Zicri.
2 Ellos recorrieron Judá y reunieron a los levitas de todas las ciudades de Judá y a los jefes de familia de Israel, y llegaron a Jerusalén.
They went throughout Judah and gathered the descendants of Levi and the leaders of Israeli families from all the towns. When they came to Jerusalem,
3 Toda la asamblea hizo un pacto con el rey en la casa de Dios. Joiada les dijo: “He aquí que el hijo del rey debe reinar, como Yahvé ha dicho respecto a los hijos de David.
the whole group went to the temple and made an agreement with the young king there. Jehoiada said to them, “This is the son of the previous king of Judah. So he is the one who must rule, like Yahweh promised that the descendants of King David must do.
4 Esto es lo que debéis hacer: una tercera parte de vosotros, los que entran en sábado, de los sacerdotes y de los levitas, serán guardianes de los umbrales.
“So this is what you must do: One-third of you priests and other descendants of Levi who are starting their work on the Sabbath day must guard the doors [of the temple].
5 Una tercera parte estará en la casa del rey, y otra tercera parte en la puerta de la fundación. Todo el pueblo estará en los atrios de la casa de Yahvé.
One-third of you must guard the king’s palace, and one-third of you must guard the Foundation Gate. All the other people will be in the courtyards outside the temple.
6 Pero que nadie entre en la casa de Yahvé, sino los sacerdotes y los que ejercen el ministerio de los levitas. Ellos entrarán, porque son santos, pero todo el pueblo seguirá las instrucciones de Yahvé.
Only the priests and the descendants of Levi who work there will enter the temple. They will be allowed to enter the temple because they are set apart [for that work]. All the others must remain in the courtyards, obeying what Yahweh has commanded.
7 Los levitas rodearán al rey, cada uno con sus armas en la mano. El que entre en la casa, que lo maten. Acompañen al rey cuando entre y cuando salga”.
You descendants of Levi must stand around the young king, each of you with your weapon in your hand. Anyone else who tries to enter the temple you must kill. And stay close to the young king, wherever he goes.”
8 Los levitas y todo Judá hicieron, pues, todo lo que mandó el sacerdote Joiada. Cada uno tomó a sus hombres, los que debían entrar en sábado, con los que debían salir en sábado, pues el sacerdote Joiada no despidió el turno.
So the descendants of Levi and all [the men of] Judah did what Jehoiada had told them. He did not allow anyone to go home after having finished his work on that Sabbath day. Each commander took charge of his men, the ones who were finishing their work on that day and those who were starting their work on that day.
9 El sacerdote Joiada entregó a los capitanes de centenas las lanzas, las rodelas y los escudos que habían sido del rey David y que estaban en la casa de Dios.
Then Jehoiada gave each of the commanders the spears and the large and small shields that had been put there in the temple by King David.
10 Puso a todo el pueblo, cada uno con su arma en la mano, desde el lado derecho de la casa hasta el lado izquierdo, cerca del altar y de la casa, alrededor del rey.
He commanded all the guards to stand in their positions, each with his sword in his hand, all around the king—around the altar and the temple, from the north side to the south side.
11 Entonces sacaron al hijo del rey, le pusieron la corona, le dieron la alianza y lo hicieron rey. Joiada y sus hijos lo ungieron, y dijeron: “¡Viva el rey!”.
Then Jehoiada and his sons brought Joash out. They put a crown on his head and gave him [a scroll] on which were written the rules [that the kings needed to obey], and proclaimed that he was now the king. They anointed him with olive oil and shouted, “We hope that the king will live for many years!”
12 Cuando Atalía oyó el ruido del pueblo que corría y alababa al rey, entró con la gente en la casa de Yahvé.
When Athaliah heard the noise being made by the people running [toward the king] and cheering, she ran to the temple.
13 Entonces ella miró, y he aquí que el rey estaba de pie junto a su columna a la entrada, con los capitanes y los trompetistas junto al rey. Todo el pueblo del país se alegró y tocó las trompetas. Los cantores también tocaban instrumentos musicales y dirigían los cantos de alabanza. Entonces Atalía se rasgó las vestiduras y dijo: “¡Traición! ¡Traición!”
She saw the young king there, standing alongside the pillar at the entrance of the temple, [which is the place at the temple] where the kings usually stood. The army commanders and trumpet players were standing beside the king, and all the people of Judah were rejoicing and blowing trumpets, and singers with their musical instruments were leading the people while they praised God. Then Athaliah tore her robes and started screaming, “You are committing treason!”
14 El sacerdote Joiada sacó a los capitanes de centenas que estaban al frente del ejército y les dijo: “Sacadla entre las filas, y el que la siga, que lo maten a espada.” Porque el sacerdote dijo: “No la maten en la casa de Yahvé”.
Jehoiada the Supreme Priest said to the army commanders, “Kill her, but do not kill her at the temple of Yahweh!” Then he said to them, “Bring Athaliah out in front of the troops and kill anyone who tries to follow her!”
15 Así que le abrieron paso. Ella se dirigió a la entrada de la puerta de los caballos a la casa del rey; y allí la mataron.
[She tried to flee, but] they seized her as she reached the gate where horses enter the palace area, and they killed her there.
16 Joiada hizo un pacto entre él, todo el pueblo y el rey, para que fueran pueblo de Yahvé.
Then Jehoiada made an agreement that he and the king and all the other people would be Yahweh’s people.
17 Todo el pueblo fue a la casa de Baal, la derribó, rompió sus altares y sus imágenes en pedazos, y mató a Matán, el sacerdote de Baal, ante los altares.
Then all the people who were there went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars [of Baal]. They also killed Mattan, the priest of Baal, in front of those altars.
18 Joiada designó a los funcionarios de la casa de Yahvé bajo la mano de los sacerdotes levitas, que David había distribuido en la casa de Yahvé, para que ofrecieran los holocaustos de Yahvé, como está escrito en la ley de Moisés, con alegría y con cantos, tal como lo había ordenado David.
Then Jehoiada appointed the priests, who were also descended from Levi, to work at the temple. They were part of the group to whom King David had given various jobs at the temple, to sacrifice the animals that were to be completely burned on the altar, doing what was written in the laws that Moses had given to them. He also told them to rejoice and sing, which was also what David had commanded.
19 Puso a los porteros en las puertas de la casa de Yahvé, para que no entrara nadie impuro en nada.
He also put guards at the gates of the temple in order that anyone who was unacceptable to God would not be allowed to enter.
20 Tomó a los jefes de centenas, a los nobles, a los gobernantes del pueblo y a toda la gente del país, e hizo bajar al rey de la casa de Yahvé. Entraron por la puerta superior a la casa del rey, y pusieron al rey en el trono del reino.
Jehoiada took with him the army commanders, the important men, the leaders and many others, and brought the king down from the temple. They went into the palace through the Upper Gate, and put the king on his throne.
21 Entonces todo el pueblo del país se alegró, y la ciudad se tranquilizó. Habían matado a Atalía con la espada.
Then all the people of Judah rejoiced. And there was calm throughout the city, because Athaliah had been killed.
