2 Crónicas 34
1 Josías tenía ocho años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó treinta y un años en Jerusalén.
Josiah was eight years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 31 years.
2 Hizo lo que era justo a los ojos de Yahvé, y anduvo en los caminos de su padre David, y no se apartó ni a la derecha ni a la izquierda.
He did things that were pleasing to Yahweh and conducted his life like his ancestor King David had done. He fully obeyed [IDM] all the laws of God.
3 Porque en el octavo año de su reinado, siendo aún joven, comenzó a buscar al Dios de David su padre; y en el duodécimo año comenzó a purificar a Judá y a Jerusalén de los lugares altos, de los postes de Asera, de las imágenes grabadas y de las imágenes fundidas.
When he had been ruling for almost eight years, while he was still a young man, he began to worship God like his ancestor [King] David had done. Four years later, he began to get rid of all the pagan shrines on hilltops in Jerusalem and in [other places in] Judah, and the poles to [honor the goddess] Asherah, and the carved idols and statues of gods.
4 Derribaron los altares de los baales en su presencia, y cortó los altares de incienso que estaban en lo alto. Rompió los postes de Asera, las imágenes grabadas y las imágenes fundidas en pedazos, hizo polvo con ellas y lo esparció sobre las tumbas de los que les habían sacrificado.
While he directed them, his workers tore down the altars where people worshiped Baal. They smashed the altars that were near those altars, where people burned incense. They smashed the poles [honor the goddess] Asherah and the idols and statues. They smashed them to bits and scattered the bits over the graves of those who had offered sacrifices to them.
5 Quemó los huesos de los sacerdotes en sus altares y purificó a Judá y Jerusalén.
They burned the bones of the priests [who had offered sacrifices]; they burned them on their own altars. In that way Josiah caused Jerusalem and other places in Judah to be acceptable places to worship Yahweh again.
6 Hizo esto en las ciudades de Manasés, Efraín y Simeón, hasta Neftalí, alrededor de sus ruinas.
In the towns in [the tribes of] Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far [north] as [the tribe of] Naphtali and in the ruins around all those towns,
7 Derribó los altares, redujo a polvo los postes de Asera y las imágenes grabadas, y cortó todos los altares de incienso en toda la tierra de Israel, y luego regresó a Jerusalén.
Josiah’s [workers] tore down the pagan altars and the poles to [honor the goddess] Asherah, and crushed the idols to powder. They also smashed to pieces all the altars for burning incense throughout Israel. Then Josiah returned to Jerusalem.
8 En el año dieciocho de su reinado, después de haber purificado la tierra y la casa, envió a Safán, hijo de Azalías, a Maasías, gobernador de la ciudad, y a Joá, hijo de Joacaz, registrador, a reparar la casa de Yahvé, su Dios.
When Josiah had been ruling for almost 18 years, he [did something else to] cause the land and the temple to be acceptable places to worship Yahweh. He sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah and Maaseiah the governor of the city and Joah the son of Joahaz, who wrote on a scroll what happened in the city, to repair the temple of Yahweh.
9 Vinieron a ver al sumo sacerdote Hilcías y le entregaron el dinero que se había introducido en la casa de Dios, que los levitas, guardianes del umbral, habían recogido de manos de Manasés, Efraín, de todo el resto de Israel, de todo Judá y Benjamín, y de los habitantes de Jerusalén.
They went to Hilkiah the Supreme Priest and gave him the money that had been brought to the temple. That was the money that the descendants of Levi who guarded the doors of the temple had collected from the people of [the tribes of] Manasseh and Ephraim and [other places in northern] Israel, and also from all the people in Jerusalem and other places in the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.
10 Lo entregaron en manos de los obreros que tenían a su cargo la casa de Yahvé; y los obreros que trabajaban en la casa de Yahvé lo dieron para reparar y arreglar la casa.
Then Hilkiah gave some of the money to the men who had been appointed to supervise the work of repairing the temple. The supervisors paid the men who did the repair work.
11 Se lo daban a los carpinteros y a los constructores para que compraran piedra cortada y madera para los empalmes, y para que hicieran vigas para las casas que los reyes de Judá habían destruido.
They also gave some of the money to the carpenters and builders to buy the cut stones and the timber for the joists and the beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to decay.
12 Los hombres hicieron el trabajo fielmente. Sus capataces eran los levitas Jahat y Abdías, de los hijos de Merari; y Zacarías y Mesulam, de los hijos de Coat, para que dieran la dirección; y otros de los levitas, que eran todos hábiles con los instrumentos musicales.
The workers did their work faithfully. Their supervisors were Jahath and Obadiah, who were descendants of [Levi’s son] Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, who were descendants of [Levi’s son] Kohath. All the other descendants of Levi, those who played musical instruments well,
13 También estaban a cargo de los portadores de cargas, y dirigían a todos los que hacían el trabajo en toda clase de servicio. De los levitas, había escribas, funcionarios y porteros.
supervised all the workers as they did their various jobs. Some of the descendants of Levi were secretaries and some kept records and some guarded the gates [of the temple].
14 Cuando sacaron el dinero que se había llevado a la casa de Yahvé, el sacerdote Hilcías encontró el libro de la ley de Yahvé dado por Moisés.
While they were giving to the supervisors the money that had been taken to the temple, Hilkiah the [Supreme] Priest found a scroll on which were written the laws that Yahweh had told Moses to give to the people.
15 Hilcías respondió al escriba Safán: “He encontrado el libro de la ley en la casa de Yahvé.” Entonces Hilcías entregó el libro a Safán.
So Hilkiah said to Shaphan, “I have found in the temple a scroll on which are written the laws [that God gave to Moses]!” Then Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan.
16 Safán llevó el libro al rey, y además trajo de vuelta la noticia al rey, diciendo: “Todo lo que fue encomendado a tus siervos, ellos lo están haciendo.
Shaphan [took the scroll] to the king and said to him, “Your officials are doing everything that you told them to do.
17 Han vaciado el dinero que se encontraba en la casa de Yahvé, y lo han entregado en manos de los capataces y en manos de los obreros.”
They have taken the money that was in the temple, and they have given it to the men who will supervise the workers who will repair the temple.”
18 El escriba Safán informó al rey diciendo: “El sacerdote Hilcías me ha entregado un libro.” Safán leyó de él al rey.
Then Shaphan said to the king, “[I have brought to you] a scroll [that] Hilkiah gave to me.” And Shaphan started to read it to the king.
19 Cuando el rey escuchó las palabras de la ley, se rasgó las vestiduras.
When the king heard the laws [that were written in the scroll], he tore his clothes [because he was very dismayed/worried].
20 El rey mandó a Hilcías, a Ajicam hijo de Safán, a Abdón hijo de Micá, al escriba Safán y a Asaías, siervo del rey, diciendo:
Then he gave these instructions to Hilkiah, to Shaphan’s son Ahikam, to Micah’s son Abdon, to Shaphan, and to Asaiah the king’s special advisor:
21 “Vayan a consultar a Yahvé por mí y por los que quedan en Israel y en Judá, acerca de las palabras del libro que se ha encontrado; porque es grande la ira de Yahvé que se ha derramado sobre nosotros, porque nuestros padres no han guardado la palabra de Yahvé, para hacer conforme a todo lo que está escrito en este libro.”
“Go and ask Yahweh for me, and for all his people who are still alive in Judah and Israel, about what is written in this scroll that has been found. Because [it is clear that] Yahweh is very angry with us because our ancestors disobeyed what Yahweh said; they did not obey the laws that are written on this scroll.”
22 Entonces Jilquías y los que el rey había mandado fueron a ver a la profetisa Hulda, esposa de Salum, hijo de Tójat, hijo de Hasra, guardián del armario (ella vivía en Jerusalén, en el segundo barrio), y le hablaron en ese sentido.
So Hilkiah and the others went to talk with a woman whose name was Huldah, who was a prophetess who lived in the newer part of Jerusalem. Her husband Shallum who was the son of Tikvah, took care of the robes that were worn [in the temple].
23 Ella les dijo: “Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, dice: ‘Díganle al hombre que los envió a mí:
[When they told her what the king had said, ] she said to them, “This is what Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says: ‘Go back and tell the king who sent you
24 “Yahvé dice: ‘He aquí que yo traigo el mal sobre este lugar y sobre sus habitantes, hasta todas las maldiciones que están escritas en el libro que han leído ante el rey de Judá.
that this is what Yahweh says: “Listen to this carefully. I am going to cause a disaster to strike Jerusalem and all the people who live here. I will cause them to experience the curses that were written in the scroll that was read to the king of Judah.
25 Porque me han abandonado y han quemado incienso a otros dioses, para provocarme a la ira con todas las obras de sus manos, por eso mi ira se ha derramado sobre este lugar, y no se apagará.’”
I will do that because they have rejected me, and they burn incense to [honor] other gods. They have caused me to become very angry because of all the idols that they have made (OR, because of all the wicked things that they have done), [and my anger is like] a fire that will not be extinguished.
26 Pero al rey de Judá, que te envió a consultar a Yahvé, le dirás lo siguiente: “Yahvé, el Dios de Israel, dice: “Acerca de las palabras que has oído,
The king of Judah sent you to ask what I, Yahweh, want. Go and tell him that this is what I, Yahweh, the God whom you Israelis worship, say about what you read:
27 porque tu corazón se enterneció y te humillaste ante Dios cuando oíste sus palabras contra este lugar y contra sus habitantes, y te humillaste ante mí, y te rasgaste las vestiduras y lloraste ante mí, yo también te he oído”, dice Yahvé.
“Because you heeded [what was written in the scroll], and you humbled yourself when you heard what I said to warn [about what would happen to] this city and the people who live here, and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you.
28 “He aquí que yo te reuniré con tus padres, y serás reunido a tu tumba en paz. Tus ojos no verán todo el mal que traeré sobre este lugar y sobre sus habitantes””. Llevaron este mensaje al rey.
So I will allow you to die and be buried peacefully. I will cause a great disaster to strike this place and the people who live here, but you will not [be alive to] see it.”’” So they reported her reply to the king.
29 Entonces el rey envió a reunir a todos los ancianos de Judá y de Jerusalén.
Then the king summoned all the elders of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judea.
30 El rey subió a la casa de Yahvé con todos los hombres de Judá y los habitantes de Jerusalén — los sacerdotes, los levitas y todo el pueblo, tanto los grandes como los pequeños — y leyó en su presencia todas las palabras del libro de la alianza que se encontraba en la casa de Yahvé.
They went up together to the temple with the leaders of Judah and many other people of Jerusalem and the priests and other descendants of Levi, from the least important to the most important ones. And while they listened, the king read to them everything that was in the scroll containing God’s laws that had been found in the temple.
31 El rey se puso de pie en su lugar e hizo un pacto delante de Yahvé, de caminar en pos de Yahvé y de guardar sus mandamientos, sus testimonios y sus estatutos con todo su corazón y con toda su alma, para cumplir las palabras del pacto que estaban escritas en este libro.
Then the king stood next to the pillar [at the entrance to the temple, where kings stood when they announced something important], and while Yahweh was listening, he repeated his promise to very sincerely and completely obey Yahweh and all his commands and regulations and decrees that were written on the scroll.
32 Hizo que todos los que se encontraban en Jerusalén y en Benjamín se pusieran de pie. Los habitantes de Jerusalén hicieron conforme al pacto de Dios, el Dios de sus padres.
Then the king said that everyone who lived in Jerusalem and from [the tribe of] Benjamin should promise that they also would obey those laws. And they did that, agreeing that they would keep the agreement that God, whom their ancestors had worshiped, had made with them.
33 Josías quitó todas las abominaciones de todos los países que pertenecían a los hijos de Israel, e hizo que todos los que se encontraban en Israel sirvieran a su Dios. En todos sus días no se apartaron de seguir a Yahvé, el Dios de sus padres.
Josiah [instructed his workers to] remove all the detestable idols from everywhere in the land of the Israeli people, and he commanded that all the people from Israel who were there should worship [only] Yahweh their God. And as long as Josiah was alive, the people did what was pleasing to Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
