2 Chronicles 13
1 When Jeroboam had been ruling [Israel] for almost 18 years, Abijah became the king of Judah.
Abías llegó a ser rey de Judá en el año dieciocho del reinado de Jeroboam.
2 He ruled in Jerusalem for three years. His mother was Micaiah (OR, Maacah), the daughter of Uriel from Gibeah [town]. There was a war between [the armies of] Abijah and Jeroboam.
Reinó en Jerusalén durante tres años. Su madre se llamaba Micaías, hija de Uriel, y era de Gabaa. Abías y Jeroboam estaban en guerra.
3 Abijah went into the battle, taking 400,000 of his capable soldiers, and Jeroboam prepared to fight them, taking 800,000 of his capable troops.
Abías salió a luchar con un ejército de 400.000 valientes guerreros, mientras que Jeroboam se le opuso con su ejército de 800.000 guerreros elegidos de gran fuerza.
4 Abijah stood on the top of Zemaraim Mountain, which is in the hilly area that belonged to the tribe of Ephraim, and he shouted, “Jeroboam and all you other people of Israel, listen to me!
Abías se paró en el monte Zemaraim, en la región montañosa de Efraín, y dijo: “¡Escúchenme, Jeroboam y todo Israel!
5 You should know that Yahweh, the God to whom all we Israelis belong, has appointed David and his descendants to be the kings of Israel forever. He has confirmed that by making a permanent agreement.
¿No entienden que el Señor, el Dios de Israel, dio el reino de Israel a David y a sus descendientes para siempre mediante un acuerdo vinculante?
6 But Jeroboam, who was [only] an official of David’s son King Solomon, rebelled against his king.
Sin embargo, Jeroboam, hijo de Nabat, sólo un siervo de Salomón, hijo de David, tuvo la audacia de rebelarse contra su amo.
7 And when Solomon’s son Rehoboam became king and was still young and inexperienced, a group of worthless scoundrels gathered around you, Jeroboam, and rebelled against Rehoboam.
Entonces algunos malvados buenos para nada se reunieron a su alrededor y desafiaron a Roboam, hijo de Salomón, cuando éste era joven e inexperto y no podía enfrentarse a ellos.
8 “And now you are planning to fight against the kingdom that Yahweh established to be governed by David’s descendants. It is true that you have a huge army, and you and your soldiers have brought with you the golden [statues of] calves that Jeroboam’s workers made to be gods for all of you.
“Ahora, ¿creen realmente que pueden oponerse al reino del Señor, en manos de los descendientes de David? Podrán ser una gran horda, y podrán tener los becerros de oro que Jeroboam les hizo como dioses.
9 But you expelled the priests that Yahweh [appointed], men who are descendants of Aaron [the first Supreme Priest], and you expelled the descendants of Levi, and you appointed the priests that you wanted, like the people of other countries do. You allow anyone to become a priest of idols that are not gods if he comes to dedicate himself to be a priest by sacrificing a young bull and seven rams.
¿Pero acaso no expulsaron a los sacerdotes del Señor, a los descendientes de Aarón y a los levitas, y se hicieron sacerdotes como los de otras naciones? Ahora cualquiera que quiera puede venir y dedicarse, sacrificando un novillo y siete carneros, y puede hacerse sacerdote de cosas que realmente no son dioses.
10 “As for us, Yahweh is our God, and we have not abandoned him. Our priests who serve Yahweh are descendants of Aaron, and the descendants of Levi assist them.
“¡Pero para nosotros, el Señor es nuestro Dios! No lo hemos abandonado. Tenemos sacerdotes que sirven al Señor y que son descendientes de Aarón, y tenemos levitas que los ayudan en su ministerio.
11 Every morning and every evening they present to Yahweh offerings to be completely burned [on the altar], and they burn fragrant incense. [Each week] they place the sacred bread on the sacred table, and each morning they light the lamps that are on the gold lampstand. We are obeying what Yahweh our God requires us to do. But you have abandoned him.
Mañana y tarde presentan holocaustos y queman incienso aromático al Señor. Colocan las hileras de panes de la proposición en la mesa purificada, y encienden las lámparas del candelabro de oro cada noche. Hacemos lo que el Señor, nuestro Dios, nos ha dicho que hagamos, mientras tú lo has abandonado.
12 Yahweh is with us; he is our leader. The priests whom he has appointed will blow their trumpets to signal [that we are ready] to fight a battle against you. You Israeli men, do not fight against Yahweh, the God to whom your ancestors belonged, because you will not be successful and win the battle against him.”
¡Dios nos guía! Sus sacerdotes tocan las trompetas para ir a la batalla contra ustedes. Pueblo de Israel, no peleen contra el Señor, el Dios de sus padres, porque no ganarán”.
13 [While he was speaking, ] Jeroboam sent some of his troops around the army of Judah. So while the soldiers who were with Jeroboam were in front of the army of Judah, the other soldiers of Israel were behind the army of Judah.
Pero Jeroboam había enviado tropas para atacar por la retaguardia, de modo que mientras él y la fuerza principal estaban al frente de Judá, la emboscada estaba detrás de ellos.
14 When the soldiers of Judah turned and saw that they were going to be attacked from the front and from the rear, they cried out to Yahweh. The priests blew their trumpets,
Judá se dio la vuelta y se dio cuenta de que tenían que luchar por delante y por detrás. Clamaron al Señor pidiendo ayuda. Entonces los sacerdotes tocaron las trompetas,
15 and the men of Judah shouted a loud battle-cry. Then Yahweh [enabled Abijah and the army of Judah to] defeat Jeroboam and [the army of] Israel.
y los hombres de Judá dieron un fuerte grito. Cuando gritaron, Dios hirió a Jeroboam y a todo Israel frente a Abías y a Judá.
16 The soldiers of Israel fled from the soldiers of Judah, and God enabled the army of Judah to defeat them.
Los israelitas huyeron de Judá, y Dios los entregó a Judá, derrotados.
17 Abijah and his troops struck the capable soldiers of Israel and killed 500,000 of them.
Abías y sus hombres los golpearon duramente, y 500.000 de los mejores guerreros de Israel murieron.
18 So the soldiers of Israel were defeated, and the soldiers of Judah won the battle because they trusted in Yahweh, the God to whom their ancestors belonged.
Así que los israelitas fueron sometidos en ese momento, y el pueblo de Judá salió victorioso porque se apoyó en el Señor, el Dios de sus antepasados.
19 Abijah’s army pursued the army of Jeroboam, and they captured from the people of Israel the cities of Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, and the surrounding villages.
Abías persiguió a Jeroboam y le capturó algunas ciudades: Betel, Janá y Efrón, junto con sus aldeas.
20 During the remaining time that Abijah ruled, Jeroboam did not become powerful again. Then Yahweh caused him to become very ill, and he died.
Jereboam nunca recuperó su poder durante el reinado de Abías. Finalmente, el Señor lo abatió y murió.
21 But Abijah became more powerful. He married 14 wives and had 22 sons and 16 daughters.
Pero Abías se hizo cada vez más fuerte. Se casó con catorce esposas y tuvo veintidós hijos y dieciséis hijas.
22 An account of the other things that Abijah did while he was the king, including what he said and what he did, is in the scroll written by the prophet Iddo.
El resto de lo que hizo Abías -lo que dijo y lo que logró- está registrado en la historia escrita por el profeta Ido.
