2 Crónicas 15

1 Entonces el Espíritu de ʼElohim vino sobre Azarías, hijo de Oded,

And the spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:

2 quien salió al encuentro de Asa y le dijo: Escúchenme, Asa y todo Judá y Benjamín: Yavé está con ustedes, si ustedes están con Él. Si lo buscan, será hallado por ustedes, pero si lo abandonan, Él los abandonará.

and he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him he will forsake you.

3 Mucho tiempo estuvo Israel sin el ʼElohim verdadero, sin sacerdote que enseñara y sin Ley.

Now for long seasons Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law:

4 Pero cuando se volvieron a Yavé, el ʼElohim de Israel, en su aflicción y lo buscaron, Él les permitió encontrarlo.

But when in their distress they turned unto the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.

5 En aquellos tiempos no había paz para el que salía ni para el que entraba, sino muchas aflicciones para todos los habitantes de las tierras.

And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the lands.

6 Así que una nación era destruida por otra nación y una ciudad por otra ciudad, porque ʼElohim las turbaba con toda clase de adversidades.

And they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city: for God did vex them with all adversity.

7 Pero esfuércense ustedes y no desmayen sus manos, porque hay recompensa para su labor.

But be ye strong, and let not your hands be slack: for your work shall be rewarded.

8 Cuando Asa oyó estas palabras y la profecía de Azarías, hijo de Oded, se animó y quitó los ídolos repugnantes de toda la tierra de Judá, Benjamín y las ciudades que tomó en la región montañosa de Efraín. Reconstruyó el altar de Yavé que estaba delante del patio de Yavé.

And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from the hill country of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.

9 Después los de Efraín, Manasés y Simeón, quienes vivían con Judá y Benjamín, se reunieron con ellos. Muchos de Israel se pasaron al [rey Asa] porque veían que Yavé su ʼElohim estaba con él.

And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and them that sojourned with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

10 Se reunieron en Jerusalén el mes tercero del año 15 del reinado de Asa.

So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

11 Aquel día sacrificaron a Yavé 700 becerros y 7.000 ovejas del botín que llevaron.

And they sacrificed unto the LORD in that day, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.

12 Hicieron un pacto solemne para buscar a Yavé ʼElohim de sus antepasados, con todo su corazón y su alma,

And they entered into the covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;

13 y que todo el que no buscara a Yavé ʼElohim de Israel, muriera, fuera grande o pequeño, hombre o mujer.

and that whosoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

14 Juraron delante de Yavé con gran voz, gritos de júbilo, trompetas y cornetas.

And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice; and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

15 Toda Judá se regocijó a causa del juramento, pues juraron con todo su corazón que lo buscarían con toda su voluntad. Y fue hallado por ellos, y Yavé les dio paz por todas partes.

And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.

16 El rey Asa aun despojó a su propia madre Maaca de su dignidad real, porque hizo una imagen repugnante de Asera. Asa taló el ídolo repugnante, lo desmenuzó y lo quemó junto al torrente Cedrón.

And also Maacah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.

17 Sin embargo, los lugares altos no fueron quitados de Israel, aunque el corazón de Asa se mantuvo íntegro todo su tiempo.

But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

18 Llevó plata, oro y utensilios a la Casa de ʼElohim, lo que su padre y él mismo consagraron.

And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.

19 No hubo guerra hasta el año 35 del reinado de Asa.

And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.