2 Crónicas 29
1 Ezequías tenía 25 años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó 29 años en Jerusalén. El nombre de su madre fue Abías, hija de Zacarías.
Hezekiah was 25 years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of [a man whose name was] Zechariah.
2 Hizo lo recto ante Yavé, según todo lo que hizo su antepasado David.
Hezekiah did things that Yahweh considered to be right, like his ancestor King David had done.
3 El primer año de su reinado, el mes primero, él abrió las puertas de la Casa de Yavé y las reparó.
During March of the first year that Hezekiah was ruling Judah, he unlocked the doors of the temple, and his workers repaired them.
4 Acercó a los sacerdotes y levitas, los reunió en la plaza oriental
Then he gathered the priests and other descendants of Levi in the area on the east side of the temple,
5 y les dijo: Escúchenme, levitas. Santifíquense, santifiquen la Casa de Yavé el ʼElohim de sus antepasados y quiten la impureza del Santuario.
and he said to them, “You descendants of Levi, listen to me! Consecrate yourselves. And then consecrate the temple of Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors [worshiped/belonged to]. Remove from the temple all the things that are not pleasing to God.
6 Porque nuestros antepasados fueron infieles e hicieron lo malo ante Yavé nuestro ʼElohim. Lo abandonaron, voltearon sus caras del Tabernáculo de Yavé y le dieron la espalda.
Our ancestors disobeyed God; they did many things that he considered to be evil, things that were not pleasing to him. They abandoned this place where Yahweh lives, and they have turned away from him.
7 También cerraron las puertas del patio, apagaron las lámparas y no quemaron incienso ni ofrecieron holocaustos en el Santuario al ʼElohim de Israel.
They locked the doors of the temple and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn any incense, and they did not offer any sacrifices that were to be completely burned [on the altar].
8 Por eso la ira de Yavé cayó sobre Judá y Jerusalén. Él los convirtió en un objeto de terror, horror y escarnio como lo ven sus propios ojos.
Therefore, Yahweh has become very angry with us people of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, and he has caused other people to become frightened and horrified [when they hear what Yahweh did to punish us]. And they ridicule us. You know this very well.
9 Ciertamente por esto nuestros antepasados cayeron a espada, y nuestros hijos, hijas y mujeres están cautivos.
That is why our fathers have been killed in battles, and our sons and daughters and our wives have been captured and taken [to other countries].
10 Ahora pues, decidí hacer un pacto con Yavé ʼElohim de Israel, para que el ardor de su ira se aparte de nosotros.
But now I intend to make an agreement with Yahweh, our God, in order that he will no longer be angry with us.
11 Por tanto, hijos míos, no sean negligentes, porque Yavé los escogió para que estén ante Él y le sirvan, a fin de que le ministren y le quemen incienso.
[You who are like] my sons, do not waste any time. [Do immediately what Yahweh wants you to do.] Yahweh has chosen you to stand in his presence and offer sacrifices and burn incense.”
12 Entonces se levantaron los levitas: Mahat, hijo de Amasai, y Joel, hijo de Azarías, de los hijos de Coat; y de los hijos de Merari, Cis, hijo de Abdi, y Azarías, hijo de Jehalelel; y de los gersonitas, Joa, hijo de Zima, y Edén, hijo de Joa;
Then these descendants of Levi started to work [in the temple]: From the descendants of Kohath there were Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah. From the descendants of Merari there were Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel. From the descendants of Gershon there were Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah.
13 y de los hijos de Elizafán, Simri y Jeiel; y de los hijos de Asaf, Zacarías y Matanías;
From the descendants of Elizaphan there were Shimri and Jeiel. From the descendants of Asaph there were Zechariah and Mattaniah.
14 y de los hijos de Hemán, Jehiel y Simei; y de los hijos de Jedutún, Semaías y Uziel.
From the descendants of Heman there were Jehiel and Shimei. From the descendants of Jeduthun there were Shemaiah and Uzziel.
15 Éstos reunieron a sus hermanos. Se santificaron y entraron para limpiar la Casa de Yavé, según el mandamiento del rey y según las Palabras de Yavé.
When those men had gathered their fellow descendants of Levi and had consecrated themselves, they entered the temple in order to consecrate it. That was what the king had commanded them to do, and they were also obeying what Yahweh had commanded.
16 Entraron los sacerdotes en la Casa de Yavé para limpiarla. Sacaron al patio de la Casa toda la impureza que hallaron en el Santuario de Yavé, y los levitas la tomaron para sacarla al torrente Cedrón.
The priests entered the temple to consecrate it. They brought out into the courtyard of the temple everything that they had found in the temple that was not pleasing to Yahweh. Then the descendants of Levi took those things down to the Kidron Valley [and burned them there].
17 Comenzaron la limpieza el primero día del mes primero, y el octavo día llegaron al patio de [la Casa de] Yavé. Continuaron limpiando otros ocho días. Terminaron el día 16 del mes primero.
The priests and other descendants of Levi started this work on the first day of March and finished purifying the courtyard [of the temple] on the eighth day of that month, and they finished purifying the temple one week later.
18 Entonces fueron al rey Ezequías y le dijeron: Limpiamos toda la Casa de Yavé, el altar del holocausto, todos sus utensilios, la mesa de la Presentación y todos sus utensilios.
Then they went to King Hezekiah and reported, “We have purified all parts of the temple, and the altar where sacrifices are completely burned, and all the items used at the altar, the table on which the priests place the sacred bread, and the things [used at that table].
19 También preparamos y consagramos todos los utensilios que el rey Acaz desechó durante su reinado a causa de su infidelidad. Ahí están delante del altar de Yavé.
While Ahaz was our king, he disobeyed what Yahweh had commanded, and he removed from the temple many things [that should be there], but now we have brought them back and placed them in front of the sacred altar.”
20 El rey Ezequías madrugó, reunió a los jefes de la ciudad y subió a la Casa de Yavé.
Early the next morning, King Hezekiah gathered together the city officials, and they went to the [courtyard of the] temple.
21 Llevaron siete becerros, siete carneros, siete corderos y siete machos cabríos como ofrenda por el pecado, a favor del reino, del Santuario y a favor de todo Judá. Mandó a los sacerdotes descendientes de Aarón ofrecerlos sobre el altar de Yavé.
They took with them seven bulls, seven rams, seven male lambs, and seven male goats to be an offering in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins of all the people in the kingdom of Judah, and in order to purify the temple. The king commanded that the priests, who were descendants of Aaron, should offer those animals to be sacrificed to Yahweh on the altar.
22 Degollaron los becerros. Los sacerdotes recogieron la sangre y la rociaron hacia el altar. Hicieron lo mismo con los carneros y los corderos.
So first the priests slaughtered those bulls, and took their blood and sprinkled it on the altar. Then they slaughtered the rams and sprinkled their blood on the altar. Then they slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled their blood on the altar.
23 Después acercaron los machos cabríos ante el rey y la congregación para la ofrenda que apacigua. Colocaron sus manos sobre ellos.
The goats that were slaughtered to be an offering in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins of the people were brought to the king and the others who were there. Then the king and those who were present laid their hands on those goats.
24 Los sacerdotes los degollaron e hicieron una ofrenda que apacigua con su sangre sobre el altar, para hacer ofrenda que apacigua por todo Israel, porque el rey ordenó que el holocausto y la ofrenda se hicieran a favor de todo Israel.
Then the priests slaughtered those goats and splashed their blood on the altar in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins that all the Israeli people had committed. The priests did that because the king had commanded that offerings that would be completely burned [on the altar] and other sacrifices should be made for all the people of Israel.
25 Colocó a los levitas en la Casa de Yavé con címbalos, salterios y arpas, según el mandamiento de David, de Gad, vidente del rey, y del profeta Natán, pues ese mandamiento llegó de Yavé por medio de sus profetas.
The king then told the descendants of Levi to stand in the temple with their cymbals and harps and lyres, obeying what David and his prophets Gad and Nathan had commanded. Those were things that Yahweh had told his prophets that the descendants of Levi should do.
26 Se pusieron en pie los levitas con los instrumentos de David y los sacerdotes con las trompetas.
So the descendants of Levi [went and] stood in the temple, ready to play the musical instruments that King David had given to them. And the priests were ready to blow their trumpets.
27 Entonces Ezequías ordenó que se ofreciera el holocausto sobre el altar. Cuando comenzó el holocausto, también comenzó el cántico de Yavé, el sonido de las trompetas y los instrumentos de David, rey de Israel.
Then Hezekiah told some of the priests to burn the animals that would be sacrificed on the altar. When they started to burn the animals, the people started to sing to [praise] Yahweh, while the other descendants of Levi were playing their instruments.
28 Toda la congregación se postró mientras elevaban cánticos y tocaban las trompetas, todo hasta cuando el holocausto fue consumido.
All the people who were there bowed to worship Yahweh, while the singers sang and the trumpeters blew their trumpets. They continued to do this until they had finished slaughtering all the animals that would be completely burned.
29 Cuando se consumió el holocausto, el rey y todos los que estaban con él se inclinaron y se postraron.
When they finished making those offerings, the king and all those who were there knelt down and worshiped Yahweh.
30 Entonces el rey Ezequías y los jefes ordenaron a los levitas que alabaran a Yavé con las palabras de David y del vidente Asaf. Ellos elevaron alabanzas con gran júbilo, se inclinaron y se postraron.
Then King Hezekiah and his officials commanded the descendants of Levi to praise Yahweh, singing the songs [composed/written] by David and Asaph the prophet. So they sang songs joyfully and bowed their heads to worship.
31 Ezequías tomó la palabra: Ahora ustedes se consagraron a Yavé. Acérquense y ofrezcan sacrificios y ofrendas de acción de gracias en la Casa de Yavé. Y la congregación ofreció sacrificios y ofrendas de acción de gracias. Todos los generosos de corazón ofrecieron holocaustos.
Then Hezekiah said, “You have now dedicated yourselves to Yahweh. So come close to the temple and bring animals to be sacrificed and other offerings to thank [Yahweh for what he has done for you].” And those who wanted to bring animals to be completely burned [on the altar] brought them.
32 La congregación llevó 70 becerros, 100 carneros y 200 corderos como holocausto a Yavé.
Altogether they brought 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 male lambs to be completely burned on the altar.
33 Las ofrendas consagradas fueron 600 becerros y 3.000 ovejas.
The other animals that they brought were 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep and goats that were set apart to be sacrifices.
34 Pero los sacerdotes eran muy pocos y no bastaban para desollar los holocaustos. Sus hermanos levitas les ayudaron hasta terminar la labor, y hasta cuando los demás sacerdotes se santificaron, porque los levitas fueron más rectos de corazón para santificarse que los sacerdotes.
But there were not enough priests to remove the skins from the animals that would be completely burned [on the altar]. So their fellow descendants of Levi helped them until that work was finished, and until other priests had purified/consecrated themselves to do that work. It was necessary for them to do that because many of the priests had not yet performed the rituals to consecrate themselves for that work, like the descendants of Levi had done.
35 Hubo holocaustos en abundancia, grasa de las ofrendas de paz y las libaciones para cada holocausto. De esta manera el servicio en la Casa de Yavé quedó restablecido.
In addition to the all the offerings that were completely burned [on the altar], the priests also burned the fat of the other animals that were sacrificed to maintain good fellowship with Yahweh, and the usual wine offerings. So the worship at the temple began again.
36 Ezequías se regocijó con todo el pueblo porque ʼElohim lo preparó, pues la celebración ocurrió de manera tan repentina.
And Hezekiah and all the other people of Judah celebrated, because God had enabled them to do all those things very quickly.
