2 Crónicas 30
1 Ezequías envió [aviso] por todo Israel y Judá, y también escribió cartas a Efraín y a Manasés para que fueran a Jerusalén, a la Casa de Yavé a celebrar la Pascua de Yavé ʼElohim de Israel.
The king and his officials and all the other people who had gathered in Jerusalem wanted to celebrate the Passover Festival. But they were not able to celebrate it at the usual time, because many of the priests had still not performed the rituals to purify themselves; therefore they were not allowed to do serve in the festival. Also, everyone had still not come to Jerusalem [to celebrate the Passover]. So they decided to celebrate it one month later than usual.
2 El rey tomó consejo con sus jefes y toda la congregación en Jerusalén para celebrar la Pascua el mes segundo,
3 porque no la pudieron celebrar a su debido tiempo, pues no había suficientes sacerdotes santificados, ni el pueblo pudo reunirse en Jerusalén.
4 Esto les pareció bien al rey y a la congregación.
The king and all the other people who had gathered thought that was a good plan.
5 Resolvieron hacer una proclama por todo Israel, desde Beerseba hasta Dan, para que fueran a celebrar en Jerusalén la Pascua de Yavé el ʼElohim de Israel, porque en mucho tiempo no la habían celebrado como estaba escrito.
So they decided to send messages to all the towns in Judah and in Israel, from Beersheba [in the far south] to Dan [in the far north], including towns in the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, to invite people to come to the temple in Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover [Festival] to [honor] Yahweh, the God whom the Israeli people [worshiped/belonged to]. Many of the people had not previously celebrated that festival, even though it had been written [in the laws of Moses that they should do that].
6 Los mensajeros recorrieron todo Israel y Judá. Llevaban las cartas del rey y sus magistrados. Proclamaron como mandó el rey: Hijos de Israel, regresen a Yavé, al ʼElohim de Abraham, Isaac e Israel. Y Él se volverá al remanente que quedó de la mano de los reyes de Asiria.
Obeying what the king commanded, messengers went throughout Judah and Israel, taking messages that had been written by the king and his officials. This is what they wrote: “You Israeli people, you who survived after being slaves of the kings of Assyria, return to Yahweh, the God whom [our great ancestors] Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob [worshiped/belonged to], in order that he may return to you. Your fathers and brothers did not faithfully obey Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors [worshiped].
7 No sean como sus antepasados y como sus hermanos que fueron infieles a Yavé ʼElohim de sus antepasados, Quien los entregó a desolación, como ustedes ven.
Do not act like they did, because what they did caused other people to become disgusted with them.
8 Ahora pues, no sean indómitos como sus antepasados. Sométanse a Yavé y vengan a su Santuario que Él santificó para siempre. Sirvan a Yavé su ʼElohim, y el ardor de su ira se apartará de ustedes.
Do not be stubborn as our ancestors were. Do what Yahweh desires. Come [to Jerusalem] to the temple, which he has set apart forever. Do what pleases Yahweh our God, in order that he will no longer be angry with you.
9 Porque si regresan a Yavé, sus hermanos e hijos hallarán misericordia ante sus captores y regresarán a esta tierra. Yavé su ʼElohim es clemente y misericordioso. Si regresan a Él, no apartará de ustedes su Presencia.
If you return to Yahweh, the people who have captured our brothers [and sisters] and our children will be kind to them, and allow them to return to this land. Do not forget that Yahweh our God is kind and merciful. If you return to him, he will no longer reject you.”
10 Los mensajeros pasaron de ciudad en ciudad por la tierra de Efraín y Manasés, hasta la región de Zabulón, pero se reían y se burlaban de ellos.
The messengers went to all the towns in the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, as far [north] as the tribe of Zebulun, [and gave them this message, ] but most of the people there scorned them and ridiculed them.
11 Sin embargo, algunos hombres de Aser, Manasés y Zabulón se humillaron y fueron a Jerusalén.
But some of the people of [the tribes of] Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and went to Jerusalem.
12 La mano de ʼElohim también estuvo en Judá para darles un corazón dispuesto a cumplir el mensaje del rey y los magistrados, según la Palabra de Yavé.
Also in Judah God motivated the people to be united in wanting to do what Yahweh wanted them to do, which is what the king and his officials had told them to do in the message that they sent.
13 Una congregación muy grande se reunió en Jerusalén para celebrar la fiesta solemne de los Panes sin Levadura el mes segundo.
So a huge crowd of people gathered in Jerusalem in May, to celebrate the Festival of Eating Unleavened Bread.
14 Se levantaron y quitaron los altares que había en Jerusalén. Quitaron también todos los altares donde se quemaba incienso y los echaron al torrente Cedrón.
They removed the altars [of Baal] in Jerusalem and took away the altars for burning incense [to honor other gods, and burned them] in Kidron Valley.
15 Sacrificaron la pascua el 14 del mes segundo. Los sacerdotes y los levitas que aún estaban impuros, se avergonzaron y se santificaron. Llevaron holocaustos a la Casa de Yavé.
They slaughtered the Passover lambs on the fourteenth day of that month. Some of the priests and the other descendants of Levi were ashamed [because they had not performed the rituals to cause them to be acceptable to work for Yahweh]. So they performed those rituals, and brought to the temple animals to be completely burned [on the altar].
16 Ocuparon su lugar en los turnos de costumbre, según la Ley de Moisés, esclavo de ʼElohim. Los sacerdotes rociaban la sangre que recibían de manos de los levitas,
Then they stood at the places where Moses had written in his laws that they should stand. Then the descendants of Levi gave to the priests [bowls containing blood of the animals that were being sacrificed], and the priests sprinkled [the altar] with some of the blood.
17 porque había muchos no santificados en la congregación. Por eso los levitas degollaban el cordero pascual por los que estaban impuros, a fin de santificarlos para Yavé.
Many people in the crowd had not purified themselves, and therefore they were not able to kill the lambs [and dedicate them] to Yahweh. So it was necessary for the descendants of Levi to kill the lambs for them.
18 Sin embargo había en la congregación muchos de Efraín, Manasés, Isacar y Zabulón que no se purificaron. No obstante comieron la pascua sin guardar lo prescrito.
Although most of the people who had come from [the tribes of] Ephraim, Manasseh, and Issachar had not purified themselves, they ate the food of the Passover Festival anyway, ignoring the rules written [by Moses]. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying “Yahweh, you always do what is good; I pray that you will forgive everyone
19 Pero Ezequías oró por ellos: Yavé, Quien es bueno, haga sacrificio que apacigua por todo aquel que dispuso su corazón para buscar a Yavé el ʼElohim de sus antepasados, aunque no lo haga según la norma de purificación del Santuario.
who sincerely wants to honor you, the God whom our ancestors [worshiped], even if they have not purified themselves by obeying the sacred laws that you gave to us.”
20 Yavé escuchó a Ezequías y sanó al pueblo.
And Yahweh heard what Hezekiah prayed; he forgave the people, [and did not punish them].
21 Los hijos de Israel que estaban presentes en Jerusalén celebraron la solemnidad de los Panes sin Levadura con gran alegría durante siete días. Los levitas y los sacerdotes alababan a Yavé día tras día y cantaban a Yavé con instrumentos resonantes.
The Israeli people who were there in Jerusalem celebrated the Festival of Eating Unleavened Bread for seven days. They rejoiced greatly as they celebrated, while the priests and other descendants of Levi sang to Yahweh every day, and played musical instruments to [praise] God.
22 Ezequías habló al corazón de todos los levitas que mostraron tener buen entendimiento en el servicio de Yavé. Comieron de lo sacrificado en la fiesta solemne durante siete días, ofrecieron sacrificios de paz y dieron gracias a Yavé el ʼElohim de sus antepasados.
Hezekiah thanked all the descendants of Levi for doing this work for Yahweh, and for very skillfully leading the people who were worshiping. For those seven days the people ate the Passover food and brought offerings to maintain fellowship with Yahweh and praised Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [belonged to/had worshiped].
23 Toda la congregación decidió que se celebrara otros siete días. La celebraron otros siete días con gran júbilo
Then the whole group decided to celebrate for seven more days, so they did: They celebrated joyfully for seven more days.
24 porque Ezequías, rey de Judá, ofreció a la congregación 1.000 becerros y 7.000 ovejas. Los jefes ofrecieron a la congregación 1.000 becerros y 10.000 ovejas. Gran número de sacerdotes ya se habían santificado.
King Hezekiah provided 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep to be slaughtered for the people [to eat during the festival], and the officials also gave them 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep and goats. Many priests consecrated themselves.
25 Toda la congregación de Judá se regocijó, y también los sacerdotes, los levitas, y toda la gente que llegó de Israel, tanto los peregrinos procedentes de la tierra de Israel como los residentes de Judá.
All the people of Judah rejoiced, including the priests and other descendants of Levi and all the people from Israel who had come, and including some from other countries who were living in Israel and some from other countries who were living in Judah.
26 Hubo gran alegría en Jerusalén, pues desde los días de Salomón, hijo de David, rey de Israel, no hubo algo semejante en Jerusalén.
Everyone in Jerusalem was very joyful, because nothing like this had happened in Jerusalem since the time when David’s son Solomon was the king of Israel.
27 Después los sacerdotes y los levitas se levantaron y bendijeron al pueblo. Fue escuchada su voz. Su oración llegó hasta la morada de su Santuario en el cielo.
The priests and the other descendants of Levi stood up to bless the people, and God heard them in heaven, the holy place where he lives.
