2 Chronicles 21
1 Then Jehoshaphat slept with his fathers, and he was buried with them in the City of David. And his son, Jehoram, reigned in his place.
Josafat durmió con sus padres, y fue enterrado con ellos en la ciudad de David; y su hijo Joram reinó en su lugar.
2 And he had brothers, sons of Jehoshaphat: Azariah, and Jehiel, and Zechariah, and Azariah, and Michael, and Shephatiah. All these were sons of Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah.
Tuvo hermanos, los hijos de Josafat: Azarías, Jehiel, Zacarías, Azarías, Miguel y Sefatías. Todos ellos eran hijos de Josafat, rey de Israel.
3 And their father gave to them many gifts of silver, and gold, and valuables, with very fortified cities in Judah. But the kingdom he handed on to Jehoram, because he was the firstborn.
Su padre les dio grandes regalos de plata, de oro y de cosas preciosas, con ciudades fortificadas en Judá; pero le dio el reino a Joram, porque era el primogénito.
4 Therefore, Jehoram rose up over the kingdom of his father. And when he had established himself, he killed with the sword all his brothers, and certain ones from the leaders of Israel.
Cuando Joram se alzó sobre el reino de su padre, y se fortaleció, mató a espada a todos sus hermanos, y también a algunos de los príncipes de Israel.
5 Jehoram was thirty-two years old when he had begun to reign. And he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem.
Joram tenía treinta y dos años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó ocho años en Jerusalén.
6 And he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, just as the house of Ahab had done. For his wife was a daughter of Ahab, and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.
Siguió el camino de los reyes de Israel, al igual que la casa de Ajab, pues tuvo como esposa a la hija de Ajab. Hizo lo que era malo a los ojos del Señor.
7 But the Lord was not willing to destroy the house of David, because of the covenant that he had formed with him, and because he had promised that he would provide a lamp to him, and to his sons, for all time.
Sin embargo, Yahvé no quiso destruir la casa de David, a causa de la alianza que había hecho con él, y porque había prometido darle siempre una lámpara a él y a sus hijos.
8 In those days, Edom rebelled, so as not to be subject to Judah, and they appointed for themselves a king.
En sus días Edom se rebeló de la mano de Judá y se hizo un rey sobre ellos.
9 And when Jehoram had gone across with his leaders, and all the horsemen who were with him, he arose in the night, and struck the Edomites (who had surrounded him), and all the commanders of his horsemen.
Entonces Joram fue allí con sus capitanes y todos sus carros con él. Se levantó de noche e hirió a los edomitas que lo rodeaban, junto con los capitanes de los carros.
10 Even so, Edom rebelled, so as not to be under the authority of Judah, even to this day. Also at that time, Libnah withdrew, so as not to be under his hand. For he had forsaken the Lord, the God of his fathers.
Así se rebeló Edom bajo la mano de Judá hasta el día de hoy. También Libna se rebeló al mismo tiempo de debajo de su mano, porque había abandonado a Yahvé, el Dios de sus padres.
11 Moreover, he also constructed high places in the cities of Judah. And he caused the inhabitants of Jerusalem to fornicate, and Judah to prevaricate.
Además, hizo lugares altos en los montes de Judá, e hizo que los habitantes de Jerusalén se prostituyeran, y desvió a Judá.
12 Then letters were conveyed to him from the prophet Elijah, in which it was written: “Thus says the Lord, the God of David, your father: Because you have not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat, your father, nor in the ways of Asa, the king of Judah,
Le llegó una carta del profeta Elías que decía: “Yahvé, el Dios de David, tu padre, dice: ‘Porque no has seguido los caminos de Josafat, tu padre, ni los de Asá, rey de Judá,
13 but instead you have advanced along the paths of the kings of Israel, and you have caused Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to fornicate, imitating the fornication of the house of Ahab, and moreover, you have killed your brothers, the house of your father, who are better than you:
sino que has seguido el camino de los reyes de Israel y has hecho que Judá y los habitantes de Jerusalén se prostituyan como lo hizo la casa de Ajab, y también has matado a tus hermanos de la casa de tu padre, que eran mejores que tú,
14 behold, the Lord will strike you with a great plague, with all your people, and your sons and wives, and all your substance.
he aquí que el Señor golpeará a tu pueblo con una gran plaga, incluyendo a tus hijos, a tus esposas y a todas tus posesiones;
15 And you shall be sickened by a very grievous disease of your bowels, until your inner organs depart, little by little, each day.”
y tendréis una gran enfermedad de las entrañas, hasta que se os caigan las entrañas a causa de la enfermedad, día tras día.’”
16 Therefore, the Lord stirred up, against Jehoram, the spirit of the Philistines, and of the Arabians, who are along the borders of the Ethiopians.
Yahvé despertó contra Joram el espíritu de los filisteos y de los árabes que están junto a los etíopes;
17 And they ascended into the land of Judah. And they laid waste to it. And they despoiled all the substance that was found in the house of the king, including even his sons and wives. Neither did there remain for him any son, except Jehoahaz, who was the youngest born.
y subieron contra Judá, la asaltaron y se llevaron todos los bienes que se encontraban en la casa del rey, incluidos sus hijos y sus mujeres, de modo que no le quedó ningún hijo, excepto Joacaz, el menor de sus hijos.
18 And in addition to all these things, the Lord struck him with an incurable disease of the bowels.
Después de todo esto, Yahvé lo hirió en sus entrañas con una enfermedad incurable.
19 And as day followed after day, and the space of time turned, the course of two years was completed. And after having been wasted by a long consumption, so much so that even his inner organs were discharged, the disease ended along with his life. And so he died of a very grievous illness. And the people did not make a funeral for him, according to the custom of burning, as they had done for his ancestors.
Con el tiempo, al cabo de dos años, se le cayeron los intestinos a causa de su enfermedad, y murió de graves enfermedades. Su pueblo no le hizo ninguna quema, como la de sus padres.
20 He was thirty-two years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem. And he did not walk uprightly. And they buried him in the City of David, yet truly, not in the sepulcher of the kings.
Tenía treinta y dos años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó en Jerusalén ocho años. Partió sin que nadie lo lamentara. Lo enterraron en la ciudad de David, pero no en las tumbas de los reyes.
