2 Crónicas 34
1 De ocho años era Josías, cuando comenzó a reinar, y treinta y un años reinó en Jerusalem.
Josiah was eight years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 31 years.
2 Este hizo lo recto en ojos de Jehová, y anduvo en los caminos de David su padre, sin apartarse ni a la diestra ni a la siniestra.
He did things that were pleasing to Yahweh and conducted his life like his ancestor King David had done. He fully obeyed [IDM] all the laws of God.
3 A los ocho años de su reino, siendo aun muchacho, comenzó a buscar al Dios de David su padre, y a los doce años comenzó a limpiar a Judá y a Jerusalem de los altos, bosques, esculturas, y fundiciones.
When he had been ruling for almost eight years, while he was still a young man, he began to worship God like his ancestor [King] David had done. Four years later, he began to get rid of all the pagan shrines on hilltops in Jerusalem and in [other places in] Judah, and the poles to [honor the goddess] Asherah, and the carved idols and statues of gods.
4 Y derribaron delante de él los altares de los Baales, y quebró en piezas las imágenes del sol que estaban puestas encima; y los bosques, y las esculturas, y fundiciones, quebró y desmenuzó, y esparció el polvo sobre los sepulcros de los que habían sacrificado a ellos.
While he directed them, his workers tore down the altars where people worshiped Baal. They smashed the altars that were near those altars, where people burned incense. They smashed the poles [honor the goddess] Asherah and the idols and statues. They smashed them to bits and scattered the bits over the graves of those who had offered sacrifices to them.
5 Asimismo los huesos de los sacerdotes quemó sobre sus altares, y limpió a Judá y a Jerusalem.
They burned the bones of the priests [who had offered sacrifices]; they burned them on their own altars. In that way Josiah caused Jerusalem and other places in Judah to be acceptable places to worship Yahweh again.
6 Lo mismo hizo en las ciudades de Manasés, Efraím, y Simeón, hasta en Neftalí, con sus lugares asolados al derredor.
In the towns in [the tribes of] Manasseh, Ephraim, and Simeon, and as far [north] as [the tribe of] Naphtali and in the ruins around all those towns,
7 Y como hubo derribado los altares y los bosques, y quebrado y desmenuzado las esculturas, y destruido todos los ídolos del sol por toda la tierra de Israel, volvióse a Jerusalem.
Josiah’s [workers] tore down the pagan altars and the poles to [honor the goddess] Asherah, and crushed the idols to powder. They also smashed to pieces all the altars for burning incense throughout Israel. Then Josiah returned to Jerusalem.
8 A los diez y ocho años de su reino, después de haber limpiado la tierra, y la casa, envió a Safán, hijo de Eselías, y a Maasías gobernador de la ciudad, y a Johá, hijo de Joacas canciller, para que reparasen la casa de Jehová su Dios.
When Josiah had been ruling for almost 18 years, he [did something else to] cause the land and the temple to be acceptable places to worship Yahweh. He sent Shaphan the son of Azaliah and Maaseiah the governor of the city and Joah the son of Joahaz, who wrote on a scroll what happened in the city, to repair the temple of Yahweh.
9 Los cuales vinieron a Helcías gran sacerdote, y dieron el dinero que había sido metido en la casa de Jehová, que los Levitas que guardaban la puerta habían cogido de mano de Manasés, y de Efraím, y de todos los restos de Israel, y de todo Judá y Ben-jamín; y se habían vuelto a Jerusalem.
They went to Hilkiah the Supreme Priest and gave him the money that had been brought to the temple. That was the money that the descendants of Levi who guarded the doors of the temple had collected from the people of [the tribes of] Manasseh and Ephraim and [other places in northern] Israel, and also from all the people in Jerusalem and other places in the tribes of Judah and Benjamin.
10 Y diéronlo en mano de los que hacían la obra, que eran prepósitos en la casa de Jehová: los cuales lo dieron a los que hacían la obra, y trabajaban en la casa de Jehová, en reparar y en instaurar el templo.
Then Hilkiah gave some of the money to the men who had been appointed to supervise the work of repairing the temple. The supervisors paid the men who did the repair work.
11 Y dieron también a los oficiales y albañiles para que comprasen piedra de cantería, y madera para las comisuras, y para la trabazón de las casas, las cuales habían destruido los reyes de Judá.
They also gave some of the money to the carpenters and builders to buy the cut stones and the timber for the joists and the beams for the buildings that the kings of Judah had allowed to decay.
12 Y estos varones trabajaban con fidelidad en la obra: y eran sus gobernadores Jahat, y Abdías, Levitas de los hijos de Merari: y Zacarías y Mosollam, de los hijos de Caat, que solicitasen la obra: y de los Levitas, todos los entendidos en instrumentos de música:
The workers did their work faithfully. Their supervisors were Jahath and Obadiah, who were descendants of [Levi’s son] Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, who were descendants of [Levi’s son] Kohath. All the other descendants of Levi, those who played musical instruments well,
13 Y de los peones, tenían cargo los que solicitaban a todos los que hacían obra en todos los servicios: y de los Levitas, los escribas, gobernadores, y porteros.
supervised all the workers as they did their various jobs. Some of the descendants of Levi were secretaries and some kept records and some guarded the gates [of the temple].
14 Y como sacaron el dinero que había sido metido en la casa de Jehová, Helcías el sacerdote halló el libro de la ley de Jehová dada por mano de Moisés.
While they were giving to the supervisors the money that had been taken to the temple, Hilkiah the [Supreme] Priest found a scroll on which were written the laws that Yahweh had told Moses to give to the people.
15 Y respondiendo Helcías, dijo a Safán escriba: Yo he hallado el libro de la ley en la casa de Jehová. Y dio Helcías el libro a Safán.
So Hilkiah said to Shaphan, “I have found in the temple a scroll on which are written the laws [that God gave to Moses]!” Then Hilkiah gave the scroll to Shaphan.
16 Y Safán lo llevó al rey, y le contó el negocio, diciendo: Tus siervos han cumplido todo lo que les fue dado a cargo.
Shaphan [took the scroll] to the king and said to him, “Your officials are doing everything that you told them to do.
17 Han tomado el dinero que se halló en la casa de Jehová, y lo han dado en mano de los señalados, y en mano de los que hacen la obra.
They have taken the money that was in the temple, and they have given it to the men who will supervise the workers who will repair the temple.”
18 Además de esto declaró Safán escriba al rey, diciendo: El sacerdote Helcías me dio un libro. Y leyó Safán en él delante del rey.
Then Shaphan said to the king, “[I have brought to you] a scroll [that] Hilkiah gave to me.” And Shaphan started to read it to the king.
19 Y como el rey oyó las palabras de la ley, rompió sus vestidos.
When the king heard the laws [that were written in the scroll], he tore his clothes [because he was very dismayed/worried].
20 Y mandó a Helcías, y a Haicam, hijo de Safán, y a Abdón, hijo de Mica, y a Safán escriba, y a Asa siervo del rey, diciendo:
Then he gave these instructions to Hilkiah, to Shaphan’s son Ahikam, to Micah’s son Abdon, to Shaphan, and to Asaiah the king’s special advisor:
21 Andád, y consultád a Jehová de mí, y de los restos de Israel y de Judá, acerca de las palabras del libro que se ha hallado: porque grande es el furor de Jehová que ha caído sobre nosotros, por cuanto nuestros padres no guardaron la palabra de Jehová, para hacer conforme a todas las cosas que están escritas en este libro.
“Go and ask Yahweh for me, and for all his people who are still alive in Judah and Israel, about what is written in this scroll that has been found. Because [it is clear that] Yahweh is very angry with us because our ancestors disobeyed what Yahweh said; they did not obey the laws that are written on this scroll.”
22 Entonces Helcías y los del rey fueron a Oldán profetisa, mujer de Sellum, hijo de Tecuat, hijo de Hasra, guarda de los vestimentos, la cual moraba en Jerusalem, en la casa de la doctrina: y dijéronle las palabras dichas.
So Hilkiah and the others went to talk with a woman whose name was Huldah, who was a prophetess who lived in the newer part of Jerusalem. Her husband Shallum who was the son of Tikvah, took care of the robes that were worn [in the temple].
23 Y ella respondió: Jehová el Dios de Israel ha dicho así: Decíd al varón que os ha enviado a mí, que así ha dicho Jehová:
[When they told her what the king had said, ] she said to them, “This is what Yahweh, the God whom we Israelis [worship], says: ‘Go back and tell the king who sent you
24 He aquí, yo traigo mal sobre este lugar, y sobre los moradores de él, todas las maldiciones que están escritas en el libro que leyeron delante del rey de Judá:
that this is what Yahweh says: “Listen to this carefully. I am going to cause a disaster to strike Jerusalem and all the people who live here. I will cause them to experience the curses that were written in the scroll that was read to the king of Judah.
25 Por cuanto me han dejado, y han sacrificado a dioses ajenos, provocándome a ira en todas las obras de sus manos: por tanto mi furor destilará sobre este lugar, y no se apagará.
I will do that because they have rejected me, and they burn incense to [honor] other gods. They have caused me to become very angry because of all the idols that they have made (OR, because of all the wicked things that they have done), [and my anger is like] a fire that will not be extinguished.
26 Mas al rey de Judá, que os ha enviado a consultar a Jehová, así le diréis: Jehová el Dios de Israel ha dicho así: Por cuanto oíste las palabras del libro,
The king of Judah sent you to ask what I, Yahweh, want. Go and tell him that this is what I, Yahweh, the God whom you Israelis worship, say about what you read:
27 Y tu corazón se enterneció, y te humillaste delante de Dios oyendo sus palabras sobre este lugar, y sobre sus moradores: humillástete delante de mí, y rompiste tus vestidos, y lloraste en mi presencia, yo también te he oído, dice Jehová:
“Because you heeded [what was written in the scroll], and you humbled yourself when you heard what I said to warn [about what would happen to] this city and the people who live here, and because you tore your robes and wept in my presence, I have heard you.
28 He aquí, yo te recogeré con tus padres, y serás recogido en tu sepulcro en paz: y tus ojos no verán todo el mal que yo traigo sobre este lugar, y sobre los moradores de él. Y ellos recitaron al rey la respuesta.
So I will allow you to die and be buried peacefully. I will cause a great disaster to strike this place and the people who live here, but you will not [be alive to] see it.”’” So they reported her reply to the king.
29 Entonces el rey envió, y juntó todos los ancianos de Judá y de Jerusalem.
Then the king summoned all the elders of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judea.
30 Y subió el rey a la casa de Jehová, y con él todos los varones de Judá, y los moradores de Jerusalem, y los sacerdotes, y los Levitas, y todo el pueblo desde el mayor hasta el más pequeño: y leyó en los oídos de ellos todas las palabras del libro del concierto que había sido hallado en la casa de Jehová.
They went up together to the temple with the leaders of Judah and many other people of Jerusalem and the priests and other descendants of Levi, from the least important to the most important ones. And while they listened, the king read to them everything that was in the scroll containing God’s laws that had been found in the temple.
31 Y estando el rey en pie en su lugar, hizo alianza delante de Jehová, que andarían en pos de Jehová, y que guardarían sus mandamientos, sus testimonios, y sus estatutos, de todo su corazón, y de toda su alma; y que harían las palabras del concierto, que estaban escritas en aquel libro.
Then the king stood next to the pillar [at the entrance to the temple, where kings stood when they announced something important], and while Yahweh was listening, he repeated his promise to very sincerely and completely obey Yahweh and all his commands and regulations and decrees that were written on the scroll.
32 E hizo que consintiesen todos los que estaban en Jerusalem y en Ben-jamín: y así hicieron los moradores de Jerusalem conforme al concierto de Dios, del Dios de sus padres.
Then the king said that everyone who lived in Jerusalem and from [the tribe of] Benjamin should promise that they also would obey those laws. And they did that, agreeing that they would keep the agreement that God, whom their ancestors had worshiped, had made with them.
33 Y quitó Josías todas las abominaciones de todas las tierras de los hijos de Israel, e hizo a todos los que se hallaron en Israel que sirviesen a Jehová su Dios: no se apartaron de en pos de Jehová el Dios de sus padres todo el tiempo que él vivió.
Josiah [instructed his workers to] remove all the detestable idols from everywhere in the land of the Israeli people, and he commanded that all the people from Israel who were there should worship [only] Yahweh their God. And as long as Josiah was alive, the people did what was pleasing to Yahweh, the God whom their ancestors [worshiped].
