2 Crónicas 26
1 Todo el pueblo de Judá tomó a Uzías, que tenía dieciséis años, y lo nombró rey en lugar de su padre Amasías.
After King Amaziah died, all the people of Judah appointed his son Uzziah, who then was 16 years old, as their king. [One of the things that happened] while he was the king [was that] his men captured Elath [town on the Gulf of Aqaba] and rebuilt it.
2 Él edificó Elot y la restauró para Judá. Después el rey durmió con sus padres.
3 Uzías tenía dieciséis años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó cincuenta y dos años en Jerusalén. Su madre se llamaba Jecilia, de Jerusalén.
Uzziah ruled in Jerusalem for 52 years. His mother was Jecoliah; she was from Jerusalem.
4 Hizo lo que era justo a los ojos de Yahvé, conforme a todo lo que había hecho su padre Amasías.
Uzziah did things that Yahweh considered to be good, like his father Amaziah had done.
5 Se puso a buscar a Dios en los días de Zacarías, quien tenía entendimiento en la visión de Dios; y mientras buscó a Yahvé, Dios lo hizo prosperar.
He tried to please God while [the priest] Zechariah was living, because Zechariah taught him to revere God. As long as Uzziah tried to please God, God enabled him to be successful.
6 Salió y luchó contra los filisteos, y derribó el muro de Gat, el muro de Jabne y el muro de Asdod; y edificó ciudades en el país de Asdod y entre los filisteos.
Uzziah and his army started to fight against the army of Philistia. They tore down the walls of Gath, Jabneh, and Ashdod [cities]. Then they rebuilt the towns near Ashdod and in other places in Philistia.
7 Dios lo ayudó contra los filisteos y contra los árabes que vivían en Gur Baal y los meunitas.
God helped them to fight the army of Philistia and the Arabs who lived in [the town of] Gur-Baal and the descendants of Meun who had come to that area from Edom.
8 Los amonitas dieron tributo a Uzías. Su nombre se extendió hasta la entrada de Egipto, pues se hizo muy fuerte.
Even the Ammon [people-group] paid taxes to Uzziah each year. So Uzziah became famous as far as the border of Egypt, because he had become very powerful.
9 Además, Uzías construyó torres en Jerusalén, en la puerta de la esquina, en la puerta del valle y en la curva de la muralla, y las fortificó.
Uzziah’s [workers] built watchtowers in Jerusalem at the Corner Gate, at the Valley Gate, and at the place where the wall turns, and they placed weapons in them.
10 Construyó torres en el desierto y cavó muchas cisternas, porque tenía mucho ganado, tanto en las tierras bajas como en las llanuras. Tuvo labradores y viñadores en las montañas y en los campos fructíferos, pues amaba la agricultura.
They also built watchtowers in the desert and dug many wells. They did that [to provide water] for a lot of the king’s cattle that were in the foothills and in the plains. Uzziah liked farming, so he also stationed workers [to take care of] his fields and vineyards in the hills and in the fertile areas.
11 Además, Uzías tenía un ejército de combatientes que salían a la guerra por bandas, según el número de su cuenta hecho por el escriba Jeiel y el oficial Maasías, bajo la mano de Hananías, uno de los capitanes del rey.
Uzziah’s army was trained for fighting battles. They were in groups that were always ready to go into battle. Jeiel, the king’s secretary, and Maaseiah, one of the army officers, counted the men and placed them in groups. Hananiah, one of the king’s officials, was their commander.
12 El número total de los jefes de familia, de los hombres valientes, era de dos mil seiscientos.
There were 2,600 leaders of those groups of soldiers.
13 Bajo su mano había un ejército de trescientos siete mil quinientos, que hacían la guerra con gran poder, para ayudar al rey contra el enemigo.
In the groups that those leaders commanded there were a total of 307,500 well-trained soldiers. It was a very powerful army which was ready to help the king fight against his enemies.
14 Uzías preparó para ellos, para todo el ejército, escudos, lanzas, cascos, cotas de malla, arcos y piedras para la honda.
Uzziah gave to each soldier a shield, a spear, a helmet, a vest made of iron plates, a bow [and arrows], and a slingshot.
15 En Jerusalén hizo dispositivos, inventados por hombres hábiles, para que estuvieran en las torres y en las almenas, con los que se pudieran lanzar flechas y grandes piedras. Su nombre se extendió por todo el mundo, porque fue ayudado maravillosamente hasta que se hizo fuerte.
In Jerusalem his skilled workers made machines to put on the watchtowers and on the corners [of the walls], to shoot arrows and to hurl large stones. He became very famous even in distant places, because God helped him very much and enabled him to become very powerful.
16 Pero cuando se fortaleció, su corazón se enalteció, de modo que actuó de manera corrupta y cometió una infracción contra Yahvé, su Dios, pues entró en el templo de Yahvé para quemar incienso en el altar del incienso.
But because Uzziah was very powerful, he became very proud, and that led to his being punished. He disobeyed what Yahweh his God had commanded. He went into the temple to burn incense on the altar [where God had said that only the priests should burn] incense.
17 El sacerdote Azarías entró tras él, y con él ochenta sacerdotes de Yahvé, que eran hombres valientes.
Azariah the [Supreme] Priest and 80 other brave priests followed him into the temple.
18 Ellos se resistieron al rey Uzías y le dijeron: “No te corresponde a ti, Uzías, quemar incienso a Yahvé, sino a los sacerdotes hijos de Aarón, que están consagrados a quemar incienso. Sal del santuario, porque has cometido una infracción. No será para tu honor de parte de Yahvé Dios”.
They rebuked him and said to him, “Uzziah, it is not right for you to burn incense to [honor] Yahweh. That duty is only for the priests, those who are descendants of Aaron [our first Supreme Priest]! You must leave [immediately], because you have disobeyed Yahweh our God, and he will not honor you [for what you have done]!”
19 Entonces Uzías se enojó. Tenía un incensario en la mano para quemar incienso, y mientras estaba enojado con los sacerdotes, le brotó la lepra en la frente ante los sacerdotes en la casa de Yahvé, junto al altar del incienso.
Uzziah had in his hand a pan for burning incense. He became very angry with the priests, but suddenly there was leprosy on his forehead.
20 El sumo sacerdote Azarías y todos los sacerdotes lo miraron, y he aquí que tenía lepra en la frente; y lo echaron rápidamente de allí. De hecho, él mismo se apresuró a salir, porque el Señor lo había golpeado.
When Azariah the [Supreme] Priest and all the other priests [who were there] looked at him, they saw the leprosy on his forehead, so they quickly took him outside. And truly the king was eager to leave the temple, because he knew that it was Yahweh who had caused him to have that leprosy, [and he did not want it to become worse.]
21 El rey Uzías fue leproso hasta el día de su muerte, y vivía en una casa separada, siendo leproso, pues fue cortado de la casa de Yahvé. Su hijo Jotam estaba al frente de la casa real, juzgando al pueblo del país.
King Uzziah had leprosy until he died. And because he had leprosy, he lived in a house that was not near other houses, and he was not allowed to enter [the courtyard of] the temple. His son Jotham supervised the palace and ruled the people of Judah.
22 El resto de los hechos de Uzías, los primeros y los últimos, los escribió el profeta Isaías, hijo de Amoz.
A record of all the other things that Uzziah did while he was the king [of Judah] was written by the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amoz.
23 Así que Uzías durmió con sus padres; y lo enterraron con sus padres en el campo de enterramiento que pertenecía a los reyes, porque decían: “Es un leproso”. Su hijo Jotam reinó en su lugar.
Because Uzziah was a leper, [when he died, ] they would not bury him in the tombs where the other kings were buried. Instead, he was buried in a nearby cemetery that the kings owned. Then his son Jotham became the king [of Judah].
