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.

Y Josafat murió y lo enterraron en la ciudad de David. Y Joram su hijo se hizo rey 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.

Y tuvo hermanos, hijos de Josafat, Azarías, Jehiel, Zacarías, Azarías, Micael y Sefatías; todos estos fueron 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.

Y su padre les dio mucha plata, oro y cosas de gran valor, así como ciudades amuralladas en Judá; pero el reino se lo dio a Joram, porque era el hijo mayor.

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 tomó su lugar sobre el reino de su padre y salvó su posición, mató a filo de espada a sus hermanos, así como 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 llegó a ser rey; y estuvo gobernando en Jerusalén por ocho años.

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 los caminos de los reyes de Israel e hizo lo que la familia de Acab hizo, porque la hija de Acab era su esposa; E hizo lo malo ante los ojos de 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.

Pero no era el propósito del Señor enviar destrucción a la familia de David, debido al acuerdo que había hecho con David, cuando dijo que le daría a él y a sus hijos una luz para siempre.

8 In those days, Edom rebelled, so as not to be subject to Judah, and they appointed for themselves a king.

En su tiempo, Edom se rebeló del gobierno de Judá y tomó un rey para 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 se acercó con sus capitanes y todos sus carros de guerra, atacó de noche a los edomitas, cuyas fuerzas lo rodeaban.

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.

Hasta el día de hoy, Edom se rebeló ante el gobierno de Judá: y al mismo tiempo Libna se rebeló ante su gobierno; porque Joram abandonó al Señor, el Dios de sus antepasados.

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.

Y más que esto, hizo lugares altos en las montañas de Judá, enseñando a la gente de Jerusalén a perseguir a dioses falsos, y guiando a Judá lejos del camino verdadero.

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,

Y le llegó una carta del profeta Elías, diciendo: El Señor, el Dios de tu padre David, dice: Porque no has guardado los caminos de tu padre Josafat ni los caminos de Asa, 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:

Pero has andado en los caminos de los reyes de Israel, y has hecho que Judá y el pueblo de Jerusalén se hayan prostituido, como se prostituyó la familia de Acab y porque has matado a los hijos de tu padre, tus hermanos, que fueron 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.

Ahora, verdaderamente, el Señor enviará una gran destrucción a tu pueblo, a tus hijos, a tus esposas y a todo lo que es tuyo:

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 tú mismo sufrirás los dolores crueles de una enfermedad en tú estómago, de modo que día a día tus intestinos se te saldrán debido a la enfermedad.

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.

Entonces los filisteos y los árabes, que viven en Etiopía, fueron movidos por el Señor para hacer la guerra a Joram;

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, forzándose a entrar, y se llevaron todos los bienes de la casa del rey, así como a sus hijos y sus esposas; de modo que no tuvo más hijo que solo Joacaz, el más joven.

18 And in addition to all these things, the Lord struck him with an incurable disease of the bowels.

Y después de todo esto, el Señor le envió una enfermedad del estómago de la cual era imposible que se curara.

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.

Y el tiempo continuó, y después de dos años, sus intestinos se le salieron debido a la enfermedad, y murió de dolor cruel. Y su pueblo no hizo fuego para él en su honra como el fuego hecho para sus antepasados.

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 estuvo gobernando en Jerusalén durante ocho años. Y su muerte nadie la lamento, Ellos lo enterraron en la ciudad de David, pero no en el panteón de los reyes.