2 Crónicas 35
1 Josías celebró la Pascua a Yahvé en Jerusalén. Mataron la Pascua el día catorce del primer mes.
Now Josiah kept the Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem, and it was immolated on the fourteenth day of the first month.
2 Puso a los sacerdotes en sus cargos y los animó en el servicio de la casa de Yahvé.
And he appointed the priests in their offices, and he exhorted them to minister in the house of the Lord.
3 Dijo a los levitas que enseñaban a todo Israel, que eran santos para Yahvé: “Poned el arca sagrada en la casa que construyó Salomón, hijo de David, rey de Israel. Ya no será una carga para tus hombros. Ahora sirvan a Yahvé su Dios y a su pueblo Israel.
Also, he spoke with the Levites, by whose instruction all of Israel was sanctified to the Lord, saying: “Place the ark in the sanctuary of the temple, which Solomon, the son of David, the king of Israel, built. For never again shall you carry it. Instead, now you shall minister to the Lord your God, and to his people Israel.
4 Preparaos según las casas de vuestros padres por vuestras divisiones, según la escritura de David, rey de Israel, y según la escritura de Salomón, su hijo.
And prepare yourselves by your houses and families, within each division, just as David, the king of Israel, instructed, and just as his son Solomon has written.
5 Poneos en el lugar santo según las divisiones de las casas paternas de vuestros hermanos los hijos del pueblo, y que haya para cada uno una porción de una casa paterna de los levitas.
And minister in the sanctuary, by the Levitical families and companies.
6 Maten el cordero de la Pascua, santifíquense y preparen a sus hermanos, para hacer lo que Yahvé dijo por medio de Moisés.”
And having been sanctified, immolate the Passover. And then prepare your brothers, so that they may be able to act in accord with the words which the Lord has spoken by the hand of Moses.”
7 Josías dio a los hijos del pueblo, del rebaño, corderos y cabritos, todos ellos para las ofrendas de la Pascua, a todos los presentes, en número de treinta mil, y tres mil toros. Estos eran de la hacienda del rey.
After this, Josiah gave to all the people, those who had been found there at the solemnity of the Passover, thirty thousand lambs and young goats from the flocks, and other kinds of small cattle, and also three thousand oxen. All these were from the substance of the king.
8 Sus príncipes dieron una ofrenda voluntaria al pueblo, a los sacerdotes y a los levitas. Hilcías, Zacarías y Jehiel, jefes de la casa de Dios, dieron a los sacerdotes para las ofrendas de la Pascua dos mil seiscientos animales pequeños y trescientas cabezas de ganado.
Also, his rulers offered what they had vowed freely, as much for the people as for the priests and Levites. Moreover, Hilkiah, and Zechariah, and Jehiel, rulers of the house of the Lord, gave to the priests, in order to observe the Passover, two thousand six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen.
9 También Conanías, Semaías y Netanel, sus hermanos, y Hasabías, Jeiel y Jozabad, jefes de los levitas, dieron a los levitas para las ofrendas de la Pascua cinco mil animales pequeños y quinientas cabezas de ganado.
And Conaniah, with Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brothers, indeed also Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, rulers of the Levites, gave to the rest of the Levites, in order to celebrate the Passover, five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen.
10 Se preparó, pues, el servicio, y los sacerdotes se colocaron en su lugar, y los levitas en sus divisiones, según el mandato del rey.
And the ministry was prepared. And the priests stood in their office, and the Levites also stood in their companies, according to the order of the king.
11 Mataron los corderos de la Pascua, y los sacerdotes rociaron la sangre que recibieron de sus manos, y los levitas los desollaron.
And the Passover was immolated. And the priests sprinkled the blood with their hand, and the Levites drew away the pelts of the holocausts.
12 Sacaron los holocaustos para darlos según las divisiones de las casas paternas de los hijos del pueblo, para ofrecerlos a Yahvé, como está escrito en el libro de Moisés. Lo mismo hicieron con el ganado.
And they put these aside, so that they might give them to each one, by their houses and families, and so that they might be offered to the Lord, just as it was written in the book of Moses. And with the oxen, they acted similarly.
13 Asaron la Pascua al fuego según la ordenanza. Hirvieron las ofrendas sagradas en ollas, en calderos y en sartenes, y las llevaron rápidamente a todos los hijos del pueblo.
And they roasted the Passover above fire, in accord with what was written in the law. Yet truly, the victims of peace offerings they boiled in cauldrons and kettles and pots. And they promptly distributed these to all the common people.
14 Después prepararon para ellos y para los sacerdotes, porque los sacerdotes hijos de Aarón estaban ocupados en ofrecer los holocaustos y la grasa hasta la noche. Por lo tanto, los levitas se prepararon para sí mismos y para los sacerdotes hijos de Aarón.
Then afterward, they made preparations for themselves and for the priests. Indeed, the priests had been occupied in the oblations of the holocausts and the fat offerings, even until night. Therefore, the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the priests, the sons of Aaron, last.
15 Los cantores, hijos de Asaf, estaban en su lugar, según el mandato de David, Asaf, Hemán y Jedutún, vidente del rey; y los porteros estaban en cada puerta. No necesitaban apartarse de su servicio, porque sus hermanos los levitas se preparaban para ellos.
Now the singers, the sons of Asaph, were standing in their order, according to the instruction of David, and of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, the prophets of the king. Truly, the porters kept watch at each gate, so as not to depart from their ministry even for one moment. And for this reason, their brothers, the Levites, prepared foods for them.
16 Así que todo el servicio de Yahvé se preparó el mismo día, para celebrar la Pascua y ofrecer holocaustos en el altar de Yahvé, según el mandato del rey Josías.
And so, the entire worship ritual of the Lord was completed on that day, so that they observed the Passover and offered holocausts upon the altar of the Lord, in accord with the precept of king Josiah.
17 Los hijos de Israel que estaban presentes celebraron la Pascua en ese momento, y la fiesta de los panes sin levadura durante siete días.
And the sons of Israel, who had been found there, kept the Passover at that time, with the solemnity of unleavened bread, for seven days.
18 No hubo una Pascua como la que se celebró en Israel desde los días del profeta Samuel, ni ninguno de los reyes de Israel celebró una Pascua como la que celebró Josías, con los sacerdotes, los levitas y todo Judá e Israel que estaban presentes, y los habitantes de Jerusalén.
There was no Passover similar to this one in Israel, from the days of Samuel the prophet. And neither did anyone, out of all the kings of Israel, keep such a Passover as did Josiah, the priests and Levites, and all those of Judah and Israel who had been found, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
19 Esta Pascua se celebró en el año dieciocho del reinado de Josías.
In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah, this Passover was celebrated.
20 Después de todo esto, cuando Josías había preparado el templo, Neco, rey de Egipto, subió a luchar contra Carquemis junto al Éufrates, y Josías salió contra él.
After Josiah had repaired the temple, Neco, the king of Egypt, ascended to fight at Carchemish, beside the Euphrates. And Josiah went out to meet him.
21 Pero él le envió embajadores, diciendo: “¿Qué tengo yo que ver contigo, rey de Judá? No vengo hoy contra ti, sino contra la casa con la que tengo guerra. Dios me ha ordenado que me apresure. Ten cuidado de que sea Dios quien esté conmigo, para que no te destruya”.
But he sent messengers to him, saying: “What is there between me and you, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today. Instead, I am fighting against another house, to which God instructed me to go promptly. Refrain from acting against God, who is with me, otherwise he may kill you.”
22 Sin embargo, Josías no quiso apartar su rostro de él, sino que se disfrazó para luchar con él, y no escuchó las palabras de Neco de boca de Dios, y vino a luchar en el valle de Meguido.
Josiah was not willing to return. Instead, he prepared for war against him. Neither would he agree to the words of Neco from the mouth of God. In truth, he traveled so that he might do battle in the field of Megiddo.
23 Los arqueros dispararon contra el rey Josías, y el rey dijo a sus servidores: “¡Llévenme, porque estoy gravemente herido!”
And there, having been wounded by archers, he said to his servants: “Lead me away from the battle. For I have been severely wounded.”
24 Sus servidores lo sacaron del carro, lo metieron en el segundo carro que tenía y lo llevaron a Jerusalén; murió y fue enterrado en los sepulcros de sus padres. Todo Judá y Jerusalén hicieron duelo por Josías.
And they took him from the chariot, into another chariot which was following him, as was the custom of kings. And they transported him to Jerusalem. And he died, and he was buried in the mausoleum of his fathers. And all of Judah and Jerusalem mourned for him,
25 Jeremías se lamentó por Josías, y todos los cantores y cantoras hablaron de Josías en sus lamentaciones hasta el día de hoy; y las convirtieron en una ordenanza en Israel. He aquí que están escritas en las lamentaciones.
most of all Jeremiah. All the singing men and women repeat his lamentations over Josiah, even to the present day. And this has become like a law in Israel. Behold, it is found written in the Lamentations.
26 El resto de los hechos de Josías y sus buenas obras, según lo que está escrito en la ley de Yahvé,
Now the rest of the words of Josiah, and his mercies, which were instructed by the law of the Lord,
27 y sus hechos, primeros y últimos, he aquí que están escritos en el libro de los reyes de Israel y de Judá.
and also his works, the first and the last, have been written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
