2 Crónicas 34
1 Josías tenía ocho años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó 31 años en Jerusalén.
Josiah was eight years old when he became king; he was ruling in Jerusalem for thirty-one years.
2 Hizo lo recto ante Yavé y anduvo en los caminos de David su antepasado, sin apartarse ni a la derecha ni a la izquierda.
And he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, walking in the ways of his father David, without turning to the right hand or to the left.
3 El año octavo de su reinado, cuando era todavía muchacho, comenzó a buscar al ʼElohim de David su antepasado. El año 12 empezó a purificar a Judá y Jerusalén de los lugares altos, las Aseras, los ídolos de talla y las imágenes de fundición.
In the eighth year of his rule, while he was still young, his heart was first turned to the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he undertook the clearing away of all the high places and the pillars and the images of wood and metal from Judah and Jerusalem.
4 Demolieron en su presencia los altares de los baales y destrozó las imágenes del sol que había en ellos. Quebró las Aseras, los ídolos de talla y las imágenes de fundición. Las redujo a polvo, el cual esparció sobre los sepulcros de los que ofrecieron sacrificios a ellas.
He had the altars of the Baals broken down, while he himself was present; and the sun-images which were placed on high over them he had cut down; and the pillars of wood and the metal images he had broken up and crushed to dust, dropping the dust over the resting-places of the dead who had made offerings to them.
5 Además quemó los huesos de los sacerdotes sobre sus altares y purificó así a Judá y a Jerusalén.
And he had the bones of the priests burned on their altars, and so he made Judah and Jerusalem clean.
6 En las ciudades de Manasés, Efraín, Simeón y Neftalí y sus alrededores,
And in all the towns of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon as far as Naphtali, he made waste their houses round about.
7 destruyó los altares, destrozó las Aseras y los ídolos de talla y los redujo a polvo. Taló todos las imágenes del sol por toda la tierra de Israel y regresó a Jerusalén.
He had the altars and the pillars of wood pulled down and the images crushed to dust, and all the sun-images cut down, through all the land of Israel, and then he went back to Jerusalem.
8 El año 18 de su reinado, después que limpió la tierra y la Casa, envió a Safán, hijo de Azalía, a Maasías, gobernador de la ciudad, y a Joa, hijo de Joacaz, cronista, que repararan la Casa de Yavé su ʼElohim.
Now in the eighteenth year of his rule, when the land and the house had been made clean, he sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah, the ruler of the town, and Joah, the son of Joahaz, the recorder, to make good what was damaged in the house of the Lord his God.
9 Fueron al sumo sacerdote Hilcías y le dieron el dinero recaudado en la Casa de Yavé que los levitas porteros de la entrada recibieron de mano de los de Manasés, Efraín, todo el resto de Israel, todo Judá y Benjamín y los habitantes de Jerusalén.
And they came to Hilkiah, the chief priest, and gave him all the money which had been taken into the house of God, which the Levites, the keepers of the door, had got from Manasseh and Ephraim and those of Israel who had not been taken away as prisoners, and from all Judah and Benjamin and the people of Jerusalem.
10 Lo entregaron en manos de los que hacían la obra, los encargados de la Casa de Yavé, quienes lo daban a los obreros que trabajaban en la Casa de Yavé para reparar y restaurar la Casa.
And they gave it to the overseers of the work of the Lord's house, and the overseers gave it to the workmen working in the house, for building it up and making good what was damaged;
11 También daban a los ebanistas y los constructores para que compraran piedra de cantería y madera, para las armazones y las vigas de los edificios destruidos por los reyes de Judá.
Even to the woodworkers and builders to get cut stone and wood for joining the structure together and for making boards for the houses which the kings of Judah had given up to destruction.
12 Estos hombres procedían con fidelidad en la obra. Fueron designados para dirigirlos Jahat y Abdías, levitas de los hijos de Merari, y Zacarías y Mesulam, de los hijos de los coatitas, y todos los levitas expertos en instrumentos musicales.
And the men did the work well; and those who had authority over them were Jahath and Obadiah, Levites of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, who were to be responsible for seeing that the work was done; and others of the Levites, who were expert with instruments of music,
13 Supervisaban también a los cargadores y dirigían a todos los que hacían la obra en cualquier aspecto. De los levitas había escribas, funcionarios y porteros.
Had authority over the transport workers, giving directions to all who were doing any sort of work; and among the Levites there were scribes and overseers and door-keepers.
14 Al sacar el dinero que era llevado a la Casa de Yavé, el sacerdote Hilcías halló el Rollo de la Ley de Yavé dada por medio de Moisés.
Now when they were taking out the money which had come into the Lord's house, Hilkiah the priest came across the book of the law of the Lord, which he had given by the mouth of Moses.
15 Hilcías habló al escriba Safán: ¡Hallé el Rollo de la Ley de Yavé dada por medio de Moisés!
Then Hilkiah said to Shaphan the scribe, I have made discovery of the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan.
16 Safán llevó el Rollo al rey y le informó: Tus esclavos hicieron todo lo que les fue encomendado.
And Shaphan took the book to the king; and he gave him an account of what had been done, saying, Your servants are doing all they have been given to do;
17 Sacaron el dinero que se halló en la Casa de Yavé y lo entregaron en mano de los encargados y los que hacían la obra.
They have taken out all the money which was in the Lord's house and have given it to the overseers and to the workmen.
18 El escriba Safán informó también al rey: El sacerdote Hilcías me entregó un rollo. Y Safán leyó en él delante del rey.
Then Shaphan the scribe said to the king, Hilkiah the priest has given me a book; and he made a start at reading some of it to the king.
19 Aconteció que cuando el rey escuchó las Palabras de la Ley, rasgó sus ropas.
And the king, hearing the words of the law, took his robe in his hands, violently parting it as a sign of his grief.
20 El rey ordenó a Hilcías, a Ahicam, hijo de Safán, a Abdón, hijo de Micaía, al escriba Safán y a Asaías, esclavo del rey:
And he gave orders to Hilkiah and to Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Abdon, the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe and Asaiah, the king's servant, saying,
21 Vayan y consulten a Yavé por mí y el remanente de Israel y Judá, acerca de las Palabras del rollo que fue hallado. Porque grande es la ira de Yavé que fue derramada sobre nosotros, porque nuestros antepasados no guardaron la Palabra de Yavé para vivir según todo lo escrito en este rollo.
Go and get directions from the Lord for me and for those who are still in Israel and for Judah, about the words of this book which has come to light; for great is the wrath of the Lord which has been let loose on us, because our fathers have not kept the word of the Lord or done what is recorded in this book.
22 Entonces Hilcías y los del rey fueron a la profetisa Hulda, esposa de Salum, hijo de Ticva, hijo de Hasrá, guardián del vestuario, quien vivía en el segundo sector de Jerusalén, y hablaron de esto con ella.
So Hilkiah, and those whom the king sent, went to Huldah the woman prophet, the wife of Shallum, the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, the keeper of the robes (now she was living in Jerusalem, in the second part of the town); and they had talk with her about this thing.
23 Ella les respondió: Yavé ʼElohim de Israel dice: Digan al varón que los envió a mí:
And she said to them, The Lord, the God of Israel, has said, Say to the man who sent you to me,
24 Yavé dice: Ciertamente Yo traigo el mal sobre este lugar y sus habitantes, todas las maldiciones escritas en el rollo que fue leído ante el rey de Judá,
These are the words of the Lord: See, I will send evil on this place and on its people, even all the curses in the book which they have been reading before the king of Judah;
25 por cuanto me abandonaron y quemaron incienso a otros ʼelohim, para provocarme a ira con todas las obras de sus manos. Por eso mi ira se derramará contra este lugar, y no será extinguida.
Because they have given me up, burning offerings to other gods and moving me to wrath by all the works of their hands; so my wrath is let loose on this place and will not be put out.
26 Pero al rey de Judá, quien los envió a consultar a Yavé, le dirán: Yavé ʼElohim de Israel dice esto con respecto a las Palabras que escuchaste:
But to the king of Judah who sent you to get directions from the Lord, say, This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said: Because you have given ear to my words,
27 Yo ciertamente te escuché por cuanto tu corazón se conmovió, te humillaste ante ʼElohim al escuchar sus Palabras contra este lugar y sus habitantes. Te humillaste ante Mí, rasgaste tus ropas y lloraste ante Mí, dice Yavé.
And your heart was soft, and you made yourself low before God, on hearing his words about this place and its people, and with weeping and signs of grief have made yourself low before me, I have given ear to you, says the Lord God.
28 Ciertamente te reuniré con tus antepasados y serás recogido en tu sepulcro en paz. Tus ojos no verán el mal que Yo traeré contra este lugar y sus habitantes. Y ellos dieron la respuesta al rey.
See, I will let you go to your fathers, and be put in your last resting-place in peace, and your eyes will not see all the evil which I will send on this place and on its people. So they took this news back to the king.
29 Entonces el rey ordenó que se reunieran todos los ancianos de Judá y Jerusalén.
Then the king sent and got together all the responsible men of Judah and of Jerusalem.
30 El rey subió a la Casa de Yavé con todos los hombres de Judá, los habitantes de Jerusalén, los sacerdotes, los levitas y todo el pueblo, desde el más grande hasta el más pequeño. Leyó a oídos de ellos todas las Palabras del rollo del Pacto que fue hallado en la Casa de Yavé.
And the king went up to the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah and the people of Jerusalem, and the priests and the Levites and all the people, small and great; and they were present at his reading of the book of the law which had come to light in the house of the Lord.
31 El rey se puso en pie en su sitio e hizo un pacto ante Yavé para andar tras Yavé y guardar sus Mandamientos, Testimonios y Estatutos con todo su corazón y toda su alma, y practicar las Palabras del Pacto escritas en el rollo.
Then the king, taking his place by the pillar, made an agreement before the Lord, to go in the way of the Lord, and to keep his orders and his decisions and his rules with all his heart and with all his soul, and to keep the words of the agreement recorded in this book.
32 Promovió que se comprometieran todos los que estaban en Jerusalén y Benjamín y que los habitantes de Jerusalén hicieran según el Pacto de ʼElohim, del ʼElohim de sus antepasados.
And he made all the people in Jerusalem and Benjamin give their word to keep it. And the people of Jerusalem kept the agreement of God, the God of their fathers.
33 Josías quitó todas las repugnancias de todas las tierras que pertenecían a los hijos de Israel y buscó que todos los que se hallaban en Israel sirvieran a Yavé su ʼElohim. En todo el tiempo que vivió Josías no se apartaron de seguir a Yavé, el ʼElohim de sus antepasados.
Josiah took away all the disgusting things out of all the lands of the children of Israel, and made all who were in Israel servants of the Lord their God. And as long as he was living they were true to the Lord, the God of their fathers.
