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Lunedi, 13 maggio 2024 - Beata Vergine Maria di Fatima ( Letture di oggi)

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EL LIBRO DEL PUEBLO DE DIOSCATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 El año trigésimo sexto del reinado de Asá, Basá, rey de Israel, subió contra Judá y fortificó Ramá, para cortarle las comunicaciones a Asá, rey de Judá.1 Then, in the thirty-sixth year of his reign, Baasha, the king of Israel, ascended against Judah. And he encircled Ramah with a wall, so that no one could safely depart or enter from the kingdom of Asa.
2 Entonces Asá recogió plata y oro de los tesoros de la Casa del Señor y de la casa del rey, y se los envió a Ben Hadad, rey de Aram, que residía en Damasco, con el siguiente mensaje:2 Therefore, Asa brought forth silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the Lord, and from the treasuries of the king. And he sent to Benhadad, the king of Syria, who was living in Damascus, saying:
3 «Hay una alianza entre tú y yo, como la hubo entre mi padre y el tuyo. Aquí te envío plata y oro. Rompe tu alianza con Basá, rey de Israel, para que él se retire de mi territorio».3 “There is a pact between me and you. Also, my father and your father had an agreement. For this reason, I have sent silver and gold to you, so that you may break the pact that you have with Baasha, the king of Israel, and so that you may cause him to withdraw from me.”
4 Ben Hadad le hizo caso y envió a los jefes de su ejército contra las ciudades de Israel. Ellos atacaron a Ión, Dan, Abel Maim y todos los depósitos de las ciudades de Neftalí.4 And when he verified this, Benhadad sent the leaders of his armies to the cities of Israel. And they struck Ahion, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the walled cities of Naphtali.
5 Cuando se enteró Basá, suspendió la fortificación de Ramá e interrumpió los trabajos.5 And when Baasha had heard of it, he ceased to build around Ramah, and he interrupted his work.
6 El rey Asá movilizó entonces a todo Judá, y se llevaron las piedras y la madera con que Basá estaba fortificando Ramá. Con ellas, Asá fortificó Gueba y Mispá.6 Then king Asa took all of Judah, and they carried away from Ramah the stones and the wood that Baasha had prepared for the things to be built. And he built up Gibeah and Mizpah with them.
7 En aquel tiempo, el vidente Jananí se presentó ante Asá, rey de Judá, y le dijo: «Por haberte apoyado en el rey de Aram en vez de apoyarte en el Señor, tu Dios, el ejército del rey de Aram se te ha escapado de las manos.7 In that time, the prophet Hanani went to Asa, the king of Judah, and he said to him: “Because you have faith in the king of Syria, and not in the Lord your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.
8 ¿Acaso los cusitas y los libios no formaban un ejército numeroso, con una enorme cantidad de carros de guerra y caballería? Y sin embargo, por haberte apoyado en el Señor, él los entregó en tus manos.8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans much more numerous in chariots, and horsemen, and an exceedingly great multitude? Yet when you believed in the Lord, he delivered them into your hand.
9 Porque los ojos del Señor recorren toda la tierra para sostener a aquellos cuyo corazón está con él íntegramente. En esto te has comportado como un necio. Por eso, de ahora en adelante vivirás en guerra».9 For the eyes of the Lord contemplate the entire earth, and offer fortitude to those who believe in him with a perfect heart. And so, you acted foolishly. And so, because of this, from the present time wars shall rise up against you.”
10 Asá se irritó contra el vidente y lo hizo poner en la cárcel, porque se había enfurecido con él a causa de esto. Por aquel mismo tiempo, Asá oprimió también a una parte del pueblo.10 And Asa was angry against the seer, and he ordered him to be sent into prison. For indeed, he had been very indignant over this. And in that time, he put to death very many of the people.
11 En cuanto a los hechos de Asá, desde el principio hasta el fin, están escritos en el Libro de los reyes de Judá y de Israel.11 But the works of Asa, the first and the last, have been written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
12 En el trigésimo noveno año de su reinado, Asá se enfermó gravemente de los pies. Pero ni siquiera en su enfermedad recurrió al Señor, sino a los médicos.12 And now Asa became ill, in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, with a very severe pain in his feet. And yet, in his infirmity, he did not seek the Lord. Instead, he trusted more in the skill of physicians.
13 Asá murió en el cuadragésimo primer año de su reinado, y se fue a descansar con sus padres.13 And he slept with his fathers. And he died in the forty-first year of his reign.
14 Lo sepultaron en la tumba que se había hecho cavar en la Ciudad de David. Lo depositaron sobre un lecho lleno de ungüentos y de diversos perfumes cuidadosamente preparados, y se encendió en su honor una enorme hoguera.14 And they buried him in his own sepulcher, which he had made for himself in the City of David. And they placed him upon his bed, full of the aromatics and ointments of courtesans, which were composed with the skill of the perfumers. And they burned these over him with very great ostentation.