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1 Después de esto, los hijos de Moab y los hijos de Amón, y con ellos algunos de los meunim, hicieron guerra contra Josafat.
Later [armies from] Moab and Ammon and some soldiers from [the] Meun [area in Edom] came [to fight] against Jehoshaphat’s [army].
2 Y vinieron a Josafat con la noticia, diciendo: Un gran ejército se está moviendo contra ti desde Edom a través del mar; y ahora están en Hazezon-tamar que es En-gedi.
Some men came and told Jehoshaphat, “A huge army is coming to attack your army. They are coming from [the] Edom [region], from the eastern side of the [Dead] Sea. They have already come to Hazazon-Tamar!” Another name for that place is En-Gedi.
3 Entonces Josafat, en su temor, fue al Señor en busca de instrucciones y dio órdenes a todo Judá para que la gente fuera en ayuno.
Jehoshaphat became very afraid, so he decided to ask Yahweh [what he should do]. He also proclaimed that all [the people of] Judah should fast.
4 Y Judá se reunió para orar pidiendo ayuda al Señor; de cada pueblo de Judá vinieron a adorar al Señor.
The people of Judah gathered together to request Yahweh to help them. They came [to Jerusalem] from every town in Judah to seek help from Yahweh.
5 Y Josafat tomó su lugar en la reunión de Judá y Jerusalén, en el templo del Señor frente al nuevo atrio.
Then Jehoshaphat stood up in front of the people of Judah in front of the new courtyard of the temple,
6 Y dijo: Señor, Dios de nuestros antepasados, ¿no eres tú Dios en el cielo? ¿No eres gobernante de todos los reinos de las naciones? y en tus manos hay poder y fuerza para que nadie pueda mantener su lugar en tu contra.
and he prayed this: “Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors belonged to, you are surely the God who [rules from] heaven. You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. You have great power, and no one can successfully oppose you.
7 ¿No lo hiciste, Señor nuestro Dios, después de expulsar a la gente de esta tierra ante tu pueblo Israel, y se lo diste a la simiente de Abraham, tu amigo, para siempre?
Our God, you expelled the people who lived in this land while your Israeli people advanced, and you certainly gave it to us who are descendants of your friend Abraham, to belong to us forever.
8 Y lo hicieron su lugar de residencia, construyendo allí una casa santa a tu nombre, y diciendo:
We have lived here and have built a temple where we, your people, worship you. We said,
9 Si el mal viene sobre nosotros, la espada, el castigo, la enfermedad o hambruna, vendremos a esta casa y a ti porque tu nombre está en este templo; te clamaremos en nuestros problemas, nos darás la salvación en respuesta a nuestro clamor.
'If we experience disasters, either from our enemies attacking us or from you punishing us, or if we experience a plague or a famine, we will stand in your presence in front of this temple that is built to honor you, and we will cry out to you when we are distressed/suffering, and you will hear us and will rescue us.'
10 Y ahora, vean, los hijos de Amón, Moab y la gente del Monte Seir, a quien impediste que Israel atacará cuando salieron de Egipto, de modo que, se apartaron, y no enviaron la destrucción sobre ellos.
You would not allow our Israeli ancestors to enter the countries of Ammon and Moab and Edom when they were traveling from Egypt [to Canaan]. So our ancestors turned away from those areas and did not attack the people there and did not destroy them. But now they are coming here [to attack us].
11 Mira ahora, como nuestra recompensa, han venido a enviarnos de tu tierra que nos has dado como nuestra herencia.
[We did not destroy them. But now] look at how they are repaying us by trying to expel us from the land that you gave to our ancestors to belong to them [and their descendants forever]
12 Oh Dios nuestro, ¿no serás su juez? porque nuestra fuerza no es igual a este gran ejército que viene contra nosotros; y no sabemos qué hacer, pero nuestros ojos están puestos en ti.
So, our God, please punish them, because we do not have enough power to resist/defeat this huge army that is coming to attack us. We do not know what to do. But we are pleading for you to help us.”
13 Y todo Judá esperaba delante deL Señor, con sus más pequeños, sus esposas y sus hijos.
All the men of Judah and their wives and children and babies were standing there in the presence of Yahweh [while Jehoshaphat prayed].
14 Luego, antes de toda reunión, vino el espíritu del Señor sobre Jahaziel, hijo de Zacarías, hijo de Benaía, hijo de Jeiel, hijo de Matanías, levita y uno de la familia de Asaf;
Then the Spirit of Yahweh came upon Jahaziel, who was the son of Zechariah, who was the son of Benaiah, who was the son of Jeiel, who was the son of Mattaniah. He was a descendant of Levi and a descendant of Asaph. He stood up in front of the whole group that was gathered there,
15 Y él le dijo: Escucha, oh Judá, y tú pueblo de Jerusalén, y tú, el rey Josafat: el Señor te dice: No temas y no te preocupes por este gran ejército; porque la lucha no es tuya sino de Dios.
and said, “King Jehoshaphat and all you who live in Jerusalem and in other places in Judah, listen! This is what Yahweh says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this huge army [that is coming to attack you], because it is not you who [will win] this battle. It is God [who will win it].
16 Bajen contra ellos mañana: mira, están subiendo por la pendiente de Sis; Al final del valle, antes del desierto de Jeruel, se encontrará cara a cara con ellos.
Tomorrow march down toward them. They will be climbing up through Ziz Pass [north of En-Gedi]. You will meet them at the end of the gorge near the Jeruel Desert.
17 No habrá necesidad de que tomes las armas en esta lucha; colóquense en posición y manténganse donde están, y verán la salvación del Señor con ustedes, oh Judá y Jerusalén: no teman y no se preocupen: salgan contra ellos mañana, porque el Señor está con ustedes.
But you will not need to fight this battle. You soldiers from Jerusalem and other places in Judah, just take your positions, and then stand still and watch [what will happen]. You will see Yahweh rescue you. Do not be afraid or discouraged. March toward them tomorrow, and Yahweh will be with you.’”
18 Entonces Josafat descendió con su faz a la tierra, y todo Judá y la gente de Jerusalén adoraron al Señor, postrándose ante él.
Jehoshaphat prostrated himself with his face touching the ground, and all the people of Jerusalem and other places in Judah [who were there] knelt down to worship Yahweh.
19 Y los levitas, los hijos de Coat y los de Core, se pusieron de pie y alabaron al Señor, el Dios de Israel, en voz alta.
Then some descendants of Levi who were descendants of both Kohath and Korah stood up and loudly praised Yahweh, the God whom the Israelis [belonged to].
20 Temprano por la mañana, se levantaron y salieron al desierto de Tecoa. Cuando salían, Josafat tomó su puesto y les dijo: Escúchenme, Judá y ustedes, gente de Jerusalén: crean en el Señor tu Dios y estarás a salvo; crean en sus profetas y todo les saldrá bien.
Early the next morning the army left to go to the desert near Tekoa [town]. While they were leaving, Jehoshaphat stood up and said to the people, “You people of Jerusalem and other places in Judah, listen to me! Trust in Yahweh our God; if you do that, you will be strong. Trust in [what] his prophets [have said]; if you do that, you will be successful.”
21 Y luego de conversar con la gente, puso en su lugar a los que debían hacer una melodía para el Señor, alabándolo con ropas sagradas, mientras iban a la cabeza del ejército y diciendo: “Que el Señor sea Alabado, porque su misericordia es para siempre.
Then, after consulting with some of the people, he appointed some men to go in front of the army, singing to Yahweh and praising him because of his being holy and wonderful. They were singing, “Thank Yahweh, because he faithfully loves us forever.”
22 Y en las primeras notas de canto y alabanza, el Señor envió un ataque sorpresa contra los hijos de Amón y Moab y contra la gente del monte Seir, que había venido contra Judá; y fueron vencidos.
When they began to sing and praise Yahweh, Yahweh caused the soldiers from Ammon and Moab and Edom who were invading Judah to panic, with the result that they were defeated.
23 Y los hijos de Amón y Moab atacaron a la gente del monte Seir y los destruyeron por completo; y cuando pusieron fin a la gente de Seir, la mano de todos se volvió contra su prójimo para su destrucción.
The soldiers from Ammon and Moab started to fight against the soldiers from Edom, and they completely annihilated the soldiers from Edom. After they finished slaughtering the men from Edom, they started to attack each other.
24 Y Judá llegó a la torre de vigilancia en el desierto, y mirando en dirección al ejército, sólo vieron cadáveres tendidos sobre la tierra; No se veía a ningún hombre vivo.
When the soldiers from Judah came to the place where they could look down over the desert, they looked toward that huge army [of their enemies], and they saw only corpses lying on the ground. No one had survived.
25 Y cuando Josafat y su pueblo vinieron a arrebatarles sus bienes, vieron animales en gran número, y riquezas y vestimentas y cosas de valor, más de lo que pudieron quitar; todo esto lo tomaron para sí mismos, y estuvieron tres días recogiendo cosas, había mucho botín.
So Jehoshaphat and his soldiers went to take the possessions of their enemies, and they saw that there was a lot of equipment and clothing and other valuable things; there was more than they could carry away. There were very many things, with the result that it took three days for them to collect it all.
26 Al cuarto día, todos se reunieron en el Valle de la Bendición, y allí bendijeron al Señor; Por lo que causa ese lugar ha sido nombrado el Valle de Beraca hasta hoy.
The following day they gathered in Beracah Valley and praised Yahweh there. That is why that valley is still called Beracah, [which means praise.]
27 Entonces todos los hombres de Judá y Jerusalén volvieron, con Josafat a la cabeza, y volviendo a Jerusalén con alegría; porque el Señor los había alegrado a causa de sus enemigos.
Then while Jehoshaphat led them, all the soldiers who were from Jerusalem and other places in Judah returned to Jerusalem. They were happy because Yahweh had enabled them to defeat their enemies.
28 Y llegaron a Jerusalén con instrumentos de cuerda e instrumentos de viento en la casa del Señor.
When they arrived at Jerusalem, they went to the temple, [playing] harps and lutes and trumpets.
29 Y el temor de Dios vino sobre todos los reinos de las tierras, cuando tuvieron noticias de cómo el Señor hizo la guerra a los que vinieron contra Israel.
People in the kingdoms of the nearby countries became very afraid when they heard how Yahweh had fought against the enemies of the Israelis.
30 Entonces el reino de Josafat estaba tranquilo, porque el Señor le dio reposo por todos lados.
Then there was peace in the kingdom that was ruled by Jehoshaphat, because God had caused the surrounding nations not to attack it.
31 Y Josafat fue rey sobre Judá. Tenía treinta y cinco años cuando comenzó a reinar, y estuvo gobernando durante veinticinco años en Jerusalén. Él nombre de su madre era Azuba, la hija de Silhi.
Jehoshaphat continued to rule Judah. He was 35 years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for 25 years. His mother’s name was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi.
32 Siguió los caminos de su padre Asa, sin volverse, sino haciendo lo recto ante los ojos del Señor.
He did things that were pleasing to Yahweh, like his father Asa had done, and he did not stop doing those things.
33 Sin embargo, los lugares altos no fueron quitados, y los corazones de la gente todavía no eran fieles al Dios de sus padres.
But he did not get rid of the shrines on the hilltops, and many of the people still did not faithfully do what the God whom their ancestors belonged to wanted.
34 En cuanto al resto de los actos de Josafat, de principio a fin, están registrados en las palabras de Jehú, el hijo de Hanani, que fueron escritas en el libro de los reyes de Israel.
A record of the other things that Jehoshaphat did while he ruled, from when he began to rule until he died, is in the scrolls written by [the prophet] Jehu, the son of Hanani. They are also in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Israel.
35 Después de esto, Josafat, rey de Judá, se hizo amigo de Ocozías, rey de Israel, que hizo mucho mal.
During his reign, Jehoshaphat made a treaty with Ahaziah, the king of Israel, who was a very wicked king.
36 Juntos hicieron barcos para ir a Tarsis, construyéndose en Ezion-geber.
They agreed that their workers would build a fleet of ships to use to buy and sell [things with other countries]. After those ships were built at Ezion-Geber [on the Gulf of Aqaba],
37 Entonces la palabra de Eliezer el profeta, hijo de Dodava de Maresa, vino contra Josafat, diciendo: Porque te has unido a Ocozías, el Señor ha enviado destrucción sobre tus obras. Y los barcos se rompieron y no pudieron ir a Tarsis.
Eliezer the son of Dodavahu from Mareshah [city] warned Jehoshaphat. He said, “You have made an alliance with Ahaziah, [who is a wicked king]. Therefore, Yahweh will destroy the ships that your workers have made.” And the ships were wrecked, and were not able to sail to other countries.
