2 Crónicas 15
1 Entonces el Espíritu de ʼElohim vino sobre Azarías, hijo de Oded,
The Spirit of God came upon Azariah, the son of Obed.
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.
Azariah went to talk with Asa, and said to him, “Asa and all [you men of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin, listen to me. Yahweh is with you whenever you are trusting in him. If you request him [to help you], he will help you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
3 Mucho tiempo estuvo Israel sin el ʼElohim verdadero, sin sacerdote que enseñara y sin Ley.
For many years the Israeli people did not know the true God, and they did not have priests or God’s laws.
4 Pero cuando se volvieron a Yavé, el ʼElohim de Israel, en su aflicción y lo buscaron, Él les permitió encontrarlo.
But when they experienced trouble, they turned to Yahweh our God, and requested him to help them. And he helped 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.
At that time, people were not safe when they traveled, because all the people who lived in the nearby countries were experiencing many difficulties.
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.
The people of various nations were thoroughly defeated by [armies of] other nations, and people in some cities were crushed by [armies from] other cities, because God was allowing them to experience many difficulties.
7 Pero esfuércense ustedes y no desmayen sus manos, porque hay recompensa para su labor.
But you people, you must be strong and do not become discouraged, because [God] will reward you for what you do [to please him.”]
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.
When Asa heard what the prophet Azariah said, he was encouraged. He [commanded his workers to] remove all the detestable idols from everywhere in the land of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and from the towns that [his soldiers] had captured in the hills of the tribe of Ephraim. Asa’s workers repaired the altar [where people offered sacrifices] to Yahweh that was in front of the entrance to the temple [in Jerusalem].
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.
Then he gathered all [the people of the tribes of] Judah and Benjamin and many people from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were living among them. [He was able to do that] because many people from [those tribes in] Israel had come to me to Judah when they realized that Yahweh, the God that Asa [worshiped], was helping him.
10 Se reunieron en Jerusalén el mes tercero del año 15 del reinado de Asa.
After Asa had been ruling for almost 15 years, in May of that year, those people gathered in Jerusalem.
11 Aquel día sacrificaron a Yavé 700 becerros y 7.000 ovejas del botín que llevaron.
At that time they sacrificed to Yahweh 700 bulls and 7,000 sheep and goats, from the animals that they had captured [when they defeated the army of Ethiopia/Sudan].
12 Hicieron un pacto solemne para buscar a Yavé ʼElohim de sus antepasados, con todo su corazón y su alma,
They solemnly made an agreement to very sincerely worship Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
13 y que todo el que no buscara a Yavé ʼElohim de Israel, muriera, fuera grande o pequeño, hombre o mujer.
They promised to execute all those who would not worship Yahweh, including those who were important and those who were not important, both men and women.
14 Juraron delante de Yavé con gran voz, gritos de júbilo, trompetas y cornetas.
They shouted and blew trumpets and other horns while they solemnly promised to do that.
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.
All the people who were living in Judah were happy with the agreement because they had solemnly and very sincerely promised to keep it. They eagerly requested help from Yahweh, and he helped them. So he enabled them to have peace throughout their country.
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.
King Asa’s grandmother Maacah had made a disgusting pole for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah. So Asa [commanded his workers to] cut down that pole and chop it into pieces and burn it in the Kidron Valley. He then did not allow Maacah to continue [to influence the people because of her] being the mother of the previous king.
17 Sin embargo, los lugares altos no fueron quitados de Israel, aunque el corazón de Asa se mantuvo íntegro todo su tiempo.
Although Asa’s [workers] did not get rid of the shrines on the hilltops in Israel, he was very determined to [do what] pleased Yahweh all his life.
18 Llevó plata, oro y utensilios a la Casa de ʼElohim, lo que su padre y él mismo consagraron.
He [ordered his workers to] bring into God’s temple all the silver and gold and other valuable items that he and his father had dedicated [to God].
19 No hubo guerra hasta el año 35 del reinado de Asa.
There were no more wars [in Judah] until Asa had been ruling Judah almost 35 years.
