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1 Aconteció después de esto que los hijos de Moab y de Amón, y algunos de los de Seír, salieron a la guerra contra Josafat.
Now after this, the children of Moab and the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Meunim, made war against Jehoshaphat.
2 Entonces algunos fueron a informar a Josafat: Una gran multitud viene contra ti de Siria, del otro lado del mar. Ciertamente están en Hazezon-tamar, que es En-gadí.
And they came to Jehoshaphat with the news, saying, A great army is moving against you from Edom across the sea; and now they are in Hazazon-tamar (which is En-gedi).
3 Josafat tuvo temor, humilló su semblante para buscar a Yavé y proclamó un ayuno en todo Judá.
Then Jehoshaphat, in his fear, went to the Lord for directions, and gave orders all through Judah for the people to go without food.
4 Los de Judá se reunieron para pedir socorro a Yavé. Acudieron de todas las ciudades de Judá para pedir ayuda a Yavé.
And Judah came together to make prayer for help from the Lord; from every town of Judah they came to give worship to the Lord.
5 Entonces Josafat se colocó en pie ante la congregación de Judá y de Jerusalén, delante del patio nuevo en la Casa de Yavé,
And Jehoshaphat took his place in the meeting of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord in front of the new open space,
6 y dijo: Oh Yavé ʼElohim de nuestros antepasados, ¿no eres Tú el ʼElohim del cielo, Quien gobierna todos los reinos de las naciones? ¿No hay en tu mano tal fuerza y poder que nadie puede resistir?
And said, O Lord, the God of our fathers, are you not God in heaven? are you not ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? and in your hands are power and strength so that no one is able to keep his place against you.
7 ¿No echaste Tú, oh ʼElohim nuestro, a los habitantes de esta tierra delante de tu pueblo Israel, y la diste para siempre a la descendencia de tu amigo Abraham?
Did you not, O Lord our God, after driving out the people of this land before your people Israel, give it to the seed of Abraham, your friend, for ever?
8 Vivieron en ella, edificaron un Santuario a tu Nombre y dijeron:
And they made it their living-place, building there a holy house for your name, and saying,
9 Si nos llega el mal, ya sea con espada, con pestilencia o hambruna, nos congregaremos ante esta Casa y ante Ti, porque tu Nombre está en esta Casa. Clamaremos a Ti en nuestra aflicción, y Tú nos escucharás y nos salvarás.
If evil comes on us, the sword, or punishment, or disease, or need of food, we will come to this house and to you, (for your name is in this house, ) crying to you in our trouble, and you will give us salvation in answer to our cry.
10 Ahora pues, aquí están los hijos de Amón, de Moab y de la región montañosa de Seír, a quienes no permitiste que Israel invadiera cuando venía de la tierra de Egipto. Por eso se desviaron de ellos y no los destruyeron.
And now, see, the children of Ammon and Moab and the people of Mount Seir, whom you kept Israel from attacking when they came out of Egypt, so that turning to one side they did not send destruction on them:
11 Mira, ellos nos recompensan al venir a echarnos de tu herencia, la cual nos diste en posesión.
See now, how as our reward they have come to send us out of your land which you have given us as our heritage.
12 ¡Oh ʼElohim nuestro! ¿Tú no los castigarás? Porque no hay fuerza en nosotros contra esta gran multitud que viene contra nosotros, ni sabemos qué hacer. Por eso volvemos nuestros ojos a Ti.
O our God, will you not be their judge? for our strength is not equal to this great army which is coming against us; and we are at a loss what to do: but our eyes are on you.
13 Todo Judá permaneció en pie ante Yavé, con sus pequeños, mujeres e hijos.
And all Judah were waiting before the Lord, with their little ones, their wives, and their children.
14 Entonces el Espíritu de Yavé vino en medio de la congregación sobre Jahaziel, hijo de Zacarías, hijo de Benaía, hijo de Jeiel, hijo de Matanías, levita de los hijos de Asaf,
Then, before all the meeting, the spirit of the Lord came on Jahaziel, the son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, a Levite and one of the family of Asaph;
15 y dijo: Escuchen todo Judá, ustedes habitantes de Jerusalén y tú, rey Josafat. Yavé les dice: No teman ni se atemoricen a causa de tan gran multitud, porque la batalla no es de ustedes, sino de ʼElohim.
And he said, Give ear, O Judah, and you people of Jerusalem, and you, King Jehoshaphat: the Lord says to you, Have no fear and do not be troubled on account of this great army; for the fight is not yours but God's.
16 Bajen contra ellos mañana. Miren, ellos suben por la cuesta de Sis, así que los encontrarán en el límite del valle, frente al desierto de Jeruel.
Go down against them tomorrow: see, they are coming up by the slope of Ziz; at the end of the valley, before the waste land of Jeruel, you will come face to face with them.
17 Pero ustedes no tendrán que luchar en esta ocasión. Resistan y estén quietos. Vean la salvación de Yavé para ustedes. ¡Oh Judá y Jerusalén, no teman ni se aterroricen! Salgan mañana contra ellos, porque Yavé está con ustedes.
There will be no need for you to take up arms in this fight; put yourselves in position, and keep where you are, and you will see the salvation of the Lord with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: have no fear and do not be troubled: go out against them tomorrow, for the Lord is with you.
18 Entonces Josafat se inclinó rostro en tierra. Todo Judá y los habitantes de Jerusalén cayeron ante Yavé y se postraron delante de Yavé.
Then Jehoshaphat went down with his face to the earth, and all Judah and the people of Jerusalem gave worship to the Lord, falling down before him.
19 Se levantaron los levitas de los hijos de Coat y de Coré, y se colocaron en pie para alabar con una voz muy alta a Yavé el ʼElohim de Israel.
And the Levites, the children of the Kohathites and the Korahites, got to their feet and gave praise to the Lord, the God of Israel, with a loud voice.
20 Se levantaron de madrugada y salieron al desierto de Tecoa. Cuando avanzaban, Josafat se detuvo y dijo: Escúchenme, oh Judá, y ustedes, habitantes de Jerusalén: ¡Crean en Yavé su ʼElohim y estarán seguros! ¡Crean a sus profetas y triunfarán!
And early in the morning they got up and went out to the waste land of Tekoa: and when they were going out, Jehoshaphat took his station and said to them, Give ear to me, O Judah and you people of Jerusalem: have faith in the Lord your God and you will be safe; have faith in his prophets and all will go well for you.
21 Después de consultar con el pueblo, designó a algunos que cantaran y alabaran a Yavé, cubiertos con ropas sagradas, al frente del ejército, y dijeran: ¡Alaben a Yavé, porque para siempre es su misericordia!
And after discussion with the people, he put in their places those who were to make melody to the Lord, praising him in holy robes, while they went at the head of the army, and saying, May the Lord be praised, for his mercy is unchanging for ever.
22 Cuando comenzaron a elevar los cánticos de alabanza, Yavé puso emboscadas contra los hijos de Amón, de Moab y de la región montañosa de Seír que subían contra Judá. Fueron derrotados,
And at the first notes of song and praise the Lord sent a surprise attack against the children of Ammon and Moab and the people of Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were overcome.
23 porque los hijos de Amón y de Moab atacaron a los de la región montañosa de Seír hasta que los destruyeron por completo. Tan pronto como destruyeron a los de Seír, cada cual contribuyó para la destrucción de su compañero.
And the children of Ammon and Moab made an attack on the people of Mount Seir with a view to their complete destruction; and when they had put an end to the people of Seir, everyman's hand was turned against his neighbour for his destruction.
24 Cuando Judá llegó a la altura desde donde se ve el desierto, miraron hacia la multitud. Ciertamente ellos no eran sino cadáveres que estaban tendidos en la tierra. No escapó alguno.
And Judah came to the watchtower of the waste land, and looking in the direction of the army, they saw only dead bodies stretched on the earth; no living man was to be seen.
25 Entonces Josafat y su ejército se acercaron para saquear sus despojos. Hallaron entre los cadáveres abundantes riquezas, ropas y objetos valiosos, los cuales despojaron para ellos en tal cantidad que les era imposible llevar. Estuvieron tres días recogiendo despojos, porque eran muchos.
And when Jehoshaphat and his people came to take their goods from them, they saw beasts in great numbers, and wealth and clothing and things of value, more than they were able to take away; all this they took for themselves, and they were three days getting it away, there was so much.
26 El cuarto día se congregaron en el valle de Berajá, porque allí bendijeron a Yavé. Por eso llamaron aquel lugar Valle de Berajá hasta hoy.
On the fourth day they all came together in the Valley of Blessing, and there they gave blessing to the Lord; for which cause that place has been named the Valley of Blessing to this day.
27 Luego cada uno de los de Judá y Jerusalén regresaron con alegría a Jerusalén con Josafat al frente, porque Yavé les permitió regocijarse sobre sus enemigos.
Then all the men of Judah and Jerusalem went back, with Jehoshaphat at their head, coming back to Jerusalem with joy; for the Lord had made them glad over their haters.
28 Llegaron a la Casa de Yavé en Jerusalén al son de salterios, arpas y trompetas.
So they came to Jerusalem with corded instruments and wind-instruments into the house of the Lord.
29 El terror de ʼElohim cayó sobre todos los reinos de aquella tierra cuando oyeron que Yavé luchó contra los enemigos de Israel.
And the fear of God came on all the kingdoms of the lands, when they had news of how the Lord made war on those who came against Israel.
30 El reino de Josafat tuvo paz porque su ʼElohim le dio descanso en todos lados.
So the kingdom of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for the Lord gave him rest on every side.
31 Así Josafat reinó sobre Judá. Tenía 35 años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó 25 años en Jerusalén. El nombre de su madre era Azuba, hija de Silhi.
And Jehoshaphat was king over Judah: he was thirty-five years old when he became king, and he was ruling for twenty-five years in Jerusalem: his mother's name was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.
32 Anduvo en el camino de su padre Asa. No se apartó de él e hizo lo recto ante Yavé.
He went in the ways of his father Asa, not turning away, but doing right in the eyes of the Lord.
33 Sin embargo, no fueron quitados los lugares altos, pues el pueblo aún no disponía su corazón hacia el ʼElohim de sus antepasados.
The high places, however, were not taken away, and the hearts of the people were still not true to the God of their fathers.
34 Los demás hechos de Josafat, los primeros y los últimos, ciertamente están escritos en las palabras de Jehú, hijo de Hanani, el cual se menciona en el rollo de los Reyes de Israel.
Now as for the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, they are recorded in the words of Jehu, the son of Hanani, which were put in the book of the kings of Israel.
35 Después de esto, Josafat, rey de Judá, se alió con Ocozías, rey de Israel, quien actuaba muy perversamente.
After this Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, became friends with Ahaziah, king of Israel, who did much evil:
36 Se alió con él a fin de construir naves para ir a Tarsis. Construían las naves en Ezión-geber.
Together they made ships to go to Tarshish, building them in Ezion-geber.
37 Entonces Eliezer, hijo de Dodava, de Maresa, profetizó contra Josafat: Porque te aliaste con Ocozías, Yavé destruirá tus obras. Las naves se destrozaron y no pudieron ir a Tarsis.
Then the word of Eliezer the prophet, the son of Dodavahu of Mareshah, came against Jehoshaphat, saying, Because you have let yourself be joined with Ahaziah, the Lord has sent destruction on your works. And the ships were broken and were not able to go to Tarshish.
