2 Crónicas 32

1 Después de estas cosas y de esta fidelidad, Senaquerib, rey de Asiria, llegó e invadió Judá. Sitió las ciudades fortificadas y se propuso dominarlas.

After these things, and after this manner of truth, Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians arrived. And entering Judah, he besieged the fortified cities, desiring to seize them.

2 Al ver Ezequías que Senaquerib llegó con intención de combatir contra Jerusalén,

And when Hezekiah had seen this, specifically that Sennacherib had arrived, and that the entire force of the war was turning against Jerusalem,

3 resolvió con sus jefes y sus valientes cegar los manantiales que estaban fuera de la ciudad, y ellos lo apoyaron.

he took counsel with the rulers and with the most valiant men, so that they might obstruct the heads of the springs which were beyond the city. And with everyone discerning the same judgment about this,

4 Mucho pueblo se juntó y cegaron todos los manantiales, y también el arroyo que fluía a través del territorio, pues dijeron: ¿Por qué los reyes de Asiria deben hallar agua cuando vengan?

he gathered together a great multitude, and they obstructed all the springs, and the brook which was flowing through the midst of the land, saying: “Otherwise, the kings of the Assyrians might arrive and find an abundance of water.”

5 Ezequías se animó, reconstruyó todo el muro que estaba derribado y levantó torres sobre él. Levantó otro muro por fuera, fortificó el terraplén de la Ciudad de David e hizo muchas espadas y escudos.

Also, acting industriously, he built up the entire wall that had been broken apart. And he constructed towers upon it, and another wall outside it. And he repaired Millo, in the City of David. And he made all kinds of weapons and shields.

6 Designó jefes sobre el pueblo. Los reunió ante él en la plaza de la puerta de la ciudad y les habló al corazón:

And he appointed leaders of the warriors within the army. And he summoned them all to the wide street of the gate of the city. And he spoke to their heart, saying:

7 ¡Esfuércense y sean valientes! No teman ni desmayen a causa del rey de Asiria y de la multitud que está con él, porque más son los que están con nosotros que los que están con él.

“Act manfully and be strengthened. Do not be afraid. Neither should you dread the king of the Assyrians and the entire multitude that is with him. For many more are with us than with him.

8 Con él está un brazo de carne, pero con nosotros está Yavé nuestro ʼElohim para ayudarnos y pelear nuestras batallas. Y el pueblo tuvo confianza en las palabras de Ezequías, rey de Judá.

For with him is an arm of flesh; with us is the Lord our God, who is our helper, and who fights for us.” And the people were strengthened by this type of words from Hezekiah, the king of Judah.

9 Después de esto, Senaquerib, rey de Asiria, quien había sitiado Laquis con todas sus fuerzas, envió a sus esclavos a Jerusalén, a Ezequías, rey de Judá, y a todos los de Judá que estaban en Jerusalén, y dijeron:

After these things, Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians, sent his servants to Jerusalem, (for he and his entire army were besieging Lachish) to Hezekiah, the king of Judah, and to all the people who were in the city, saying:

10 Senaquerib, rey de Asiria, dice: ¿En qué confían ustedes quienes se quedan sitiados en Jerusalén?

“Thus says Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians: In whom do you have faith, as you sit besieged in Jerusalem?

11 ¿No los engaña Ezequías para entregarlos a morir de hambre y de sed, al decir: Yavé nuestro ʼElohim nos librará de mano del rey de Asiria?

Does not Hezekiah deceive you, so that he would deliver you to die from hunger and thirst, by affirming that the Lord your God will free you from the hand of the king of the Assyrians?

12 ¿No es este Ezequías el mismo que quitó sus lugares altos y sus altares, y ordenó a Judá y a Jerusalén: Ante este único altar se postrarán, y sobre él quemarán incienso?

Is this not the same Hezekiah who destroyed his own high places and altars, and who instructed Judah and Jerusalem, saying: ‘You shall worship before one altar, and you shall burn incense upon it?’

13 ¿No saben lo que yo y mis antepasados hicimos a todos los pueblos de la tierra? ¿Pudieron los ʼelohim de naciones librar su tierra de mi mano?

Do you not know what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of the lands? Have the gods of the nations and all the lands prevailed so as to free their region from my hand?

14 ¿Cuál de todos los ʼelohim de las naciones que mis antepasados destruyeron completamente, pudo librar a su pueblo de mi mano, para que su ʼElohim pueda librarlos a ustedes de mi mano?

Who is there, out of all the gods of the nations that my fathers destroyed, who is able to rescue his people from my hand, so that now also your God would be able to rescue you from this hand?

15 Ahora pues, no los engañe Ezequías ni los persuada de esta manera, ni le crean porque ningún ʼelohim de todas aquellas naciones o reinos pudo librar a su pueblo de mi mano, ni de la mano de mis antepasados. ¡Cuánto menos su ʼElohim podrá librarlos de mi mano!

Therefore, let not Hezekiah deceive or delude you with vain persuasion. And you should not believe him. For if no god out of all the nations and kingdoms was able to free his people from my hand, and from the hand of my fathers, consequently neither will your God be able to rescue you from my hand.”

16 Sus esclavos hablaron muchas otras cosas contra Yavé ʼElohim y su esclavo Ezequías.

Then too, his servants were speaking many other things against the Lord God, and against his servant Hezekiah.

17 También escribió cartas en las cuales blasfemaba contra Yavé, ʼElohim de Israel, y hablaba contra Él de este modo: Así como los ʼelohim de otras naciones no libraron a sus pueblos de mi mano, tampoco el ʼElohim de Ezequías librará a su pueblo de mi mano.

Also, he wrote letters full of blasphemy against the Lord God of Israel. And against him he said: “Just as the gods of other nations were unable to free their people from my hand, so also is the God of Hezekiah unable to rescue his people from this hand.”

18 Clamaban a gran voz en la lengua de Judá al pueblo de Jerusalén que estaba en el muro, para intimidarlos y aterrorizarlos a fin de tomar la ciudad.

Moreover, he also shouted with a great clamor, in the language of the Jews, toward the people who were sitting upon the walls of Jerusalem, so that he might frighten them and so seize the city.

19 Hablaron del ʼElohim de Jerusalén como de los que son ʼelohim de los pueblos de la tierra, obra de manos de hombres.

And he was speaking against the God of Jerusalem, just as against the gods of the peoples of the earth, which are works of the hands of men.

20 Pero el rey Ezequías y el profeta Isaías, hijo de Amoz, oraron acerca de esto y clamaron al cielo.

And Hezekiah the king, and Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, prayed against this blasphemy, and they cried out to heaven.

21 Yavé envió un ángel, el cual hirió a todos los guerreros esforzados, oficiales y jefes en el campamento del rey de Asiria, quien regresó a su tierra avergonzado. Cuando entraba en el templo de su ʼelohim, algunos de sus propios hijos lo mataron allí a espada.

And the Lord sent an Angel, who struck all the experienced men and warriors, and the leaders of the army of the king of the Assyrians. And he returned in disgrace to his own land. And when he had entered the house of his god, the sons who had gone forth from his loins killed him with the sword.

22 De este modo Yavé salvó a Ezequías y a los habitantes de Jerusalén de la mano de Senaquerib, rey de Asiria, y de la mano de todos. Los guió por todos lados.

And the Lord saved Hezekiah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem from the hand of Sennacherib, the king of the Assyrians, and from the hand of all. And he presented to them peace on every side.

23 Muchos llevaron ofrendas para Yavé a Jerusalén y magníficos presentes para Ezequías, rey de Judá. A partir de ese tiempo su nombre fue exaltado ante todas las naciones.

And now many were bringing victims and sacrifices to the Lord in Jerusalem, and gifts to Hezekiah, the king of Judah. And after these things, he was exalted before all the nations.

24 En aquellos días Ezequías enfermó de muerte, pero oró a Yavé. Él le respondió y le dio una señal.

In those days, Hezekiah was sick, even unto death, and he prayed to the Lord. And he heeded him, and gave to him a sign.

25 Pero Ezequías no correspondió al bien que recibió. Más bien su corazón se enalteció, y la ira [de ]Yavé llegó sobre él, sobre Judá y Jerusalén.

But he did not repay according to the benefits which he had received, for his heart was lifted up. And so wrath was brought against him, and against Judah and Jerusalem.

26 Sin embargo Ezequías se humilló junto con los habitantes de Jerusalén, de modo que la ira de Yavé no recayó sobre ellos en los días de Ezequías.

And after this, he was humbled, because he had exalted his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem. And therefore the wrath of the Lord did not overwhelm them in the days of Hezekiah.

27 Ezequías tuvo muchas riquezas y esplendor. Acumuló grandes tesoros de plata, oro, piedras preciosas, perfumes, escudos y toda clase de joyas deseables.

Now Hezekiah was wealthy and very famous. And he gathered for himself many treasures of silver and gold and precious stones, of aromatics, and all kinds of weapons, and vessels of great price,

28 Hizo almacenes para el grano, el mosto y el aceite, establos para toda clase de bestias y apriscos para los rebaños.

and also repositories of grain, wine, and oil, and stalls for every beast of burden, and fencing for cattle.

29 También adquirió ciudades, pues tenía numerosos rebaños de ovejas y hatos de ganado vacuno en abundancia, porque ʼElohim le dio muchas riquezas.

And he built for himself cities. For indeed, he had innumerable herds and flocks of sheep. For the Lord had given to him an exceedingly great substance.

30 El mismo Ezequías cegó la salida superior de las aguas del Gihón y las dirigió hacia el occidente de la Ciudad de David. Y Ezequías prosperó en todo lo que hizo.

This same Hezekiah was the one who blocked the upper font of the waters of Gihon, and who diverted them down to the western part of the City of David. In all his works, he prosperously accomplished whatever he willed.

31 Sin embargo, en el asunto de los embajadores de los gobernantes de Babilonia que fueron enviados a él para investigar el prodigio que aconteció en el país, ʼElohim lo dejó para probarlo, a fin de conocer todo lo que había en su corazón.

Yet still, concerning the legates from the leaders of Babylon, who had been sent to him so that they might inquire about the portent which had happened upon the earth, God permitted him to be tempted, so that everything might be made known which was in his heart.

32 Los demás hechos de Ezequías y sus obras piadosas ciertamente están escritos en la visión del profeta Isaías, hijo de Amoz, en el rollo de los Reyes de Judá y de Israel.

Now the rest of the words of Hezekiah, and his mercies, have been written in the vision of the prophet Isaiah, the son of Amos, and in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

33 Ezequías reposó con sus antepasados, y lo sepultaron en el sector superior de los sepulcros de los descendientes de David. Todo Judá y los habitantes de Jerusalén le rindieron honores en su muerte. Su hijo Manasés reinó en su lugar.

And Hezekiah slept with his fathers. And they buried him above the sepulchers of the sons of David. And all of Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, celebrated his funeral. And his son, Manasseh, reigned in his place.