1 Reyes 15
1 El año 18 del rey Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat, Abiam comenzó a reinar sobre Judá.
After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 18 years, Abijah became the king of Judah.
2 Reinó tres años en Jerusalén. El nombre de su madre fue Maaca, hija de Abisalón.
He ruled for three years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Maacah, the granddaughter of [David’s son] Absalom.
3 Vivió en todos los pecados que su padre cometió antes de él. Su corazón no fue íntegro con Yavé su ʼElohim, como el corazón de David su antepasado.
Abijah committed the same kind of sins that his father had committed. He was not fully dedicated/committed to Yahweh his God, as his grandfather David had been.
4 Pero por amor a David, Yavé su ʼElohim le dio una lámpara en Jerusalén, al levantar después de él a un hijo suyo, y mantener en pie a Jerusalén,
But, because of [what Yahweh his God had promised to] David, Yahweh gave Abijah a son [MET] to rule in Jerusalem after him, and in order to protect Jerusalem [from their enemies].
5 porque David hizo lo recto ante Yavé, sin apartarse en ninguna cosa que Él le ordenó todos los días de su vida, excepto en el asunto de Urías heteo.
Yahweh did that because David had always done what pleased Yahweh and because David had always obeyed Yahweh. The only time when he disobeyed Yahweh was when he caused Uriah [to be killed].
6 Hubo guerra entre Roboam y Jeroboam todo el tiempo de ambos.
There were wars between [the armies of] Rehoboam and Jeroboam all during the time that Abijah ruled.
7 Los demás hechos y cosas de Abiam, ¿no están escritos en el rollo de las Crónicas de los reyes de Judá? Hubo guerra entre Abiam y Jeroboam.
Everything else that Abijah did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
8 Abiam descansó con sus antepasados y lo sepultaron en la ciudad de David. Su hijo Asa reinó en su lugar.
Abijah died [EUP] and was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, and his son Asa became king.
9 El año 20 de Jeroboam, rey de Israel, Asa comenzó a reinar sobre Judá,
After Jeroboam had been the king of Israel for almost 20 years, Asa started to rule Judah.
10 y reinó 41 años en Jerusalén. El nombre de su madre fue Maaca, hija de Abisalón.
He ruled in Jerusalem for 41 years. His grandmother was Maacah, the granddaughter of Absalom.
11 Asa hizo lo recto ante Yavé, como David su antepasado.
Asa did what was pleasing to Yahweh, as his ancestor David had done.
12 Barrió a los sodomitas del país y quitó todos los ídolos que sus antepasados hicieron.
He got rid of the male prostitutes that were at the places where the people worshiped idols, and he also got rid of all the idols that his ancestors had made.
13 También depuso a su madre Maaca de ser reina madre, porque ella hizo una horrorosa imagen de Asera. Asa taló la imagen horrorosa y la quemó junto al arroyo de Cedrón,
He also removed his grandmother Maacah so that she no longer had influence in the government [because of] being the mother of a previous king. He did that because she had made a disgusting [wooden] statue of the goddess Asherah. Asa [told his workers to] cut down the statue and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
14 pero los lugares altos no fueron quitados. Sin embargo, el corazón de Asa fue íntegro ante Yavé todos sus días.
He was not able to destroy all the places where the people worshiped [idols] on the high hills, but he continued to be dedicated/committed to Yahweh his entIre life.
15 Llevó lo que su padre consagró a la Casa de Yavé, y plata, oro y utensilios que él mismo consagró.
He [told his workers to] place in the temple all the items that his father had dedicated to God, and all the gold and silver things that he had dedicated to God.
16 Hubo guerra entre Asa y Baasa, rey de Israel, todo el tiempo de ambos.
There were wars between [the armies of] Asa and Baasha, the king of Israel, all during the time that they ruled.
17 Baasa, rey de Israel, subió contra Judá. Fortificó a Ramá, para impedir que alguno accediera a Asa, rey de Judá, o saliera de él.
Baasha’s army invaded Judah. They captured Ramah [town north of Jerusalem]. Then they started to build a wall around it in order to prevent people from entering or leaving the area in Judah that was ruled by King Asa.
18 Entonces Asa tomó toda la plata y el oro que quedaron en los tesoros de la Casa de Yavé y la casa real, y los entregó en mano de sus servidores. El rey Asa los envió a Ben-hadad, hijo de Tabrimón, hijo de Hezión, rey de Siria, que vivía en Damasco, y dijo:
So Asa [told] his workers [to] take all the silver and gold that was still in the storerooms in the temple and in the palace. He told them to take it to Damascus and give it to King Ben-Hadad who ruled Syria. Ben-Hadad was the son of Tabrimmon and grandson of Hezion. He told the workers to say this to Ben-Hadad:
19 ¡Haya un tratado entre tú y yo, como hubo entre mi padre y tu padre! Mira, te envío un obsequio de plata y oro. ¡Vé y rompe tu tratado con Baasa, rey de Israel, para que se aparte de mí!
“I want there to be a peace treaty between you and me, like there was between your father and my father. For that reason, I am giving you this silver and gold. So now please cancel the treaty that you made with Baasha, the king of Israel, in order that he will take his soldiers away from attacking mine, [because he will be afraid of your army].”
20 Ben-hadad escuchó al rey Asa. Envió a los jefes de sus ejércitos contra las ciudades de Israel y atacó a Ijón, Dan, Abel-bet-macá y toda la región de Cineret, además de todo el territorio de Neftalí.
[So the workers went and gave the message to] Ben-Hadad, [and he] did what Asa suggested. He sent his army commanders [and their soldiers] to attack some of the towns in Israel. They captured Ijon, Dan, Abel-Beth-Maacah, the area near Galilee Lake, and all the land of [the tribe of] Naphtali.
21 Sucedió que cuando Baasa oyó esto, dejó de fortificar Ramá y permaneció en Tirsa.
When Baasha heard about that, he [told his soldiers to] stop working at Ramah. He [and his soldiers returned to] Tirzah [and] stayed there.
22 Entonces el rey Asa convocó a todo Judá sin excepción. Se llevaron las piedras y la madera de Ramá, con las cuales Baasa la estaba fortificando, y con ellas el rey Asa edificó Geba de Benjamín y Mizpa.
Then King Asa sent a message to all the [people in the] towns in Judah, stating that they all were required to go to Ramah and carry away the stones and timber that Baasha’s soldiers had been using to build a wall around the city. With those stones and timber they fortified Mizpah [city north of Jerusalem], and Geba, [a town] in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin.
23 Los demás hechos y cosas de Asa, todo su poderío y las ciudades que edificó, ¿no están escritos en el rollo de las Crónicas de los reyes de Judá? Pero en los días de su vejez, enfermó de los pies.
Everything else that Asa did, the armies that his soldiers defeated, and the names of the cities that he caused to be fortified, are [RHQ] written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’. But when Asa became old, he got a disease in his feet.
24 Asa descansó con sus antepasados y fue sepultado con ellos en la ciudad de David su antepasado. Su hijo Josafat reinó en su lugar.
He died [EUP] and was buried where his ancestors were buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. Then his son Jehoshaphat became king.
25 El año segundo de Asa, rey de Judá, Nadab, hijo de Jeroboam, comenzó a reinar en Israel, y reinó dos años.
After Asa had been the king of Judah for almost two years, King Jeroboam’s son Nadab started to rule Israel. He ruled for two years.
26 Hizo lo malo ante Yavé, anduvo en el camino de su padre, y con sus pecados estimuló a pecar a Israel.
He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil. His behavior was sinful like his father’s behavior had been, and what he did led the people of Israel to sin.
27 Baasa, hijo de Ahías, de la tribu de Isacar, conspiró contra él, y lo mató en Gibetón, ciudad de los filisteos, cuando Nadab y todo Israel tenían sitiada a Gibetón.
[A man named] Baasha, from the tribe of Issachar, planned to harm him. He killed Nadab when Nadab and his army had surrounded Gibbethon [city] in the Philistia area.
28 En el tercer año de Asa, rey de Judá, Baasa mató a Nadab, y reinó en su lugar.
That [DOU] was when Asa had been [the king ruling] Judah for almost three years. Then Baasha became the king of Israel.
29 Sucedió que tan pronto como fue rey, mató a todos los de la familia de Jeroboam. No dejó con vida a ninguno de los de Jeroboam, según la Palabra que Yavé habló por medio de su esclavo Ahías silonita,
As soon as Baasha became king, [he commanded his soldiers to] kill all of Jeroboam’s family. Doing what Yahweh had told the prophet Ahijah from Shiloh would happen, they killed all of Jeroboam’s family. None of them (was left/remained alive).
30 a causa de los pecados que cometió Jeroboam, con los cuales estimuló a pecar a Israel, cuya acción provocó a ira a Yavé, ʼElohim de Israel.
That happened because Yahweh had become very angry with Jeroboam because of all the sins that Jeroboam had committed, and because of the sins that he had persuaded the people of Israel to commit.
31 Los demás hechos y cosas de Nadab, ¿no están escritos en el rollo de las Crónicas de los reyes de Israel?
Everything else that Nadab did is written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel’.
32 Hubo guerra entre Asa y Baasa, rey de Israel, todo el tiempo de ambos.
There were wars between [the armies of] King Asa and King Baasha all the time that they ruled.
33 En el tercer año de Asa, rey de Judá, Baasa, hijo de Ahías, comenzó a reinar sobre todo Israel en Tirsa, y reinó 24 años.
After Asa had been the king of Judah for almost three years, Baasha, the son of Ahijah, started to rule Israel at Tirzah [city]. He ruled for 24 years.
34 Él hizo lo malo ante Yavé, anduvo en el camino de Jeroboam, y con su pecado estimuló el pecado en Israel.
He did things that Yahweh considered to be evil, and his behavior was sinful like his father’s had been, and he led the people of Israel to sin.
