2 Reyes 17

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1 En el año doce de Ajaz, rey de Judá, comenzó a reinar Oseas, hijo de Elá, en Samaría, sobre Israel. Reinó nueve años.	1 In the twelfth year of Ahaz, the king of Judah: Hoshea, the son of Elah, reigned over Israel, in Samaria, for nine years.
2 Hizo el mal a los ojos de Yahveh, aunque no como los reyes de Israel que le precedieron.	2 And he did evil before the Lord, but not like the kings of Israel who had been before him.
3 Salmanasar, rey de Asiria, subió contra Oseas; Oseas se le sometió y le pagó tributo.	3 Shalmaneser, the king of the Assyrians, ascended against him. And Hoshea became a servant to him, and he paid him tribute.
4 Pero el rey de Asiria descubrió que Oseas conspiraba, pues había enviado mensajeros a So, rey de Egipto, y no pagó tributo al rey de Asiria, como lo venía haciendo cada año; el rey de Asiria lo detuvo y lo encadenó en la cárcel.	4 And when the king of the Assyrians discovered that Hoshea, striving to rebel, had sent messengers to Sais, to the king of Egypt, so as not to present the tribute to the king of the Assyrians, as he had been accustomed to do each year, he besieged him. And having been bound, he cast him into prison.
5 El rey de Asiria subió por toda la tierra, llegó a Samaría y la asedió durante tres años.	5 And he wandered through the entire land. And ascending to Samaria, he besieged it for three years.
6 El año noveno de Oseas, el rey de Asiria tomó Samaría y deportó a los israelitas a Asiria; los estableció en Jalaj, en el Jabor, río de Gozán, y en las ciudades de los medos.	6 And in the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of the Assyrians captured Samaria, and he carried away Israel to Assyria. And he stationed them in Halah and in Habor, beside the river of Gozan, in the cities of the Medes.
7 Esto sucedió porque los israelitas habían pecado contra Yahveh su Dios, que los había hecho subir de la tierra de Egipto, de bajo la mano de Faraón, rey de Egipto, y habían reverenciado a otros dioses,	7 For it happened that, when the sons of Israel had sinned against the Lord, their God, who had led them away from the land of Egypt, from the hand of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, they worshipped strange gods.
8 siguiendo las costumbres de las naciones que Yahveh había arrojado delante de ellos.	8 And they walked according to the rituals of the nations that the Lord had consumed in the sight of the sons of Israel, and of the kings of Israel. For they had acted similarly.
9 Los israelitas maquinaron acciones no rectas contra Yahveh su Dios, se edificaron altos en todas las ciudades, desde las torres de guardia hasta las ciudades fortificadas.	9 And the sons of Israel offended the Lord, their God, with deeds that were not upright. And they built for themselves high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
10 Se alzaron estelas y cipos sobre toda colina elevada y bajo todo árbol frondoso,	10 And they made for themselves statues and sacred groves, on every high hill and under every leafy tree.
11 y quemaron allí, sobre todos los altos, incienso, como las naciones que Yahveh había expulsado de delante de ellos, y cometieron maldades, que irritaban a Yahveh.	11 And they were burning incense there, upon altars, in the manner of the nations that the Lord had removed from their face. And they did wicked deeds, provoking the Lord.
12 Sirvieron a los ídolos acerca de los que Yahveh les había dicho: «No haréis tal cosa».	12 And they worshipped impurities, concerning which the Lord instructed them that they should not do this word.
13 Yahveh advertía a Israel y Judá por boca de todos los profetas y de todos los videntes diciendo: «Volveos de vuestros malos caminos y guardad mis mandamientos y mis preceptos conforme a la Ley que ordené a vuestros padres y que les envié por mano de mis siervos los profetas».	13 And the Lord testified to them, in Israel and in Judah, through the hand of all the prophets and seers, saying: “Return from your wicked ways, and keep my precepts and ceremonies, in accord with the entire law, which I instructed to your fathers, and just as I sent to you by the hand of my servants, the prophets.”
14 Pero ellos no escucharon y endurecieron sus cervices como la cerviz de sus padres, que no creyeron en Yahveh su Dios.	14 But they did not listen. Instead, they hardened their necks to be like the neck of their fathers, who were not willing to obey the Lord, their God.
15 Despreciaron sus decretos y la alianza que hizo con sus padres y las advertencias que les hizo, caminando en pos de vanidades, haciéndose ellos mismos vanidad, en pos de las naciones que les rodeaban, acerca de las que Yahveh les había ordenado: «No haréis como ellas».	15 And they cast aside his ordinances, and the covenant that he formed with their fathers, and the testimonies which he testified to them. And they pursued vanities and acted vainly. And they followed the nations that were all around them, concerning the things which the Lord had commanded them not to do, and which they did.
16 Abandonaron todos los mandamientos de Yahveh su Dios, y se hicieron ídolos fundidos, los dos becerros; se hicieron cipos y se postraron ante todo el ejército de los cielos y dieron culto a Baal.	16 And they abandoned all the precepts of the Lord, their God. And they made for themselves two molten calves and sacred groves. And they adored the entire celestial army. And they served Baal.
17 Hicieron pasar a sus hijos y a sus hijas por el fuego, practicaron la adivinación y los augurios, y se prestaron a hacer lo malo a los ojos de Yahveh, provocando su cólera.	17 And they consecrated their sons and their daughters through fire. And they devoted themselves to divinations and soothsaying. And they delivered themselves into the doing of evil before the Lord, so that they provoked him.
18 Yahveh se airó en gran manera contra Israel y los apartó de su rostro, quedando solamente la tribu de Judá.	18 And the Lord became vehemently angry with Israel, and he took them away from his sight. And there remained no one, except the tribe of Judah alone.
19 Tampoco Judá guardó los mandamientos de Yahveh su Dios y siguió las costumbres que practicó Israel.	19 But even Judah did not keep the commandments of the Lord, their God. Instead, they walked in the errors of Israel, which they had wrought.
20 Rechazó Yahveh el linaje de Israel, los humilló y los entregó en mano de saqueadores, hasta que los arrojó de su presencia;	20 And the Lord cast aside all of the offspring of Israel. And he afflicted them, and he delivered them into the hand of despoilers, until he drove them away from his face,
21 pues como había arrancado a Israel de la casa de David y ellos se habían elegido rey a Jeroboam, hijo de Nebat, Jeroboam alejó a Israel del seguimiento de Yahveh, haciéndoles cometer un gran pecado.	21 even from that time when Israel was torn away from the house of David, and they appointed for themselves Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, as king. For Jeroboam separated Israel from the Lord, and he caused them to sin a great sin.
22 Cometieron los israelitas todos los pecados que hizo Jeroboam, y no se apartaron de ellos,	22 And the sons of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam, which he had done. And they did not withdraw from these,
23 hasta que Yahveh apartó a Israel de su presencia, como había anunciado por medio de todos sus siervos los profetas; deportó a Israel de su tierra a Asiria, hasta el día de hoy.	23 even when the Lord carried away Israel from his face, just as he had said by the hand of all his servants, the prophets. And Israel was carried away from their land into Assyria, even to this day.
24 El rey de Asiria hizo venir gentes de Babilonia, de Kutá, de Avvá, de Jamat y de Sefarváyim y los estableció en las ciudades de Samaría en lugar de los israelitas; ellos ocuparon Samaría y se establecieron en sus ciudades.	24 Then the king of the Assyrians brought some from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim. And he located them in the cities of Samaria, in place of the sons of Israel. And they possessed Samaria, and they lived in its cities.
25 Sucedió que, cuando comenzaron a establecerse allí, no veneraban a Yahveh, y Yahveh envió contra ellos leones que mataron a muchos.	25 And when they had begun to live there, they did not fear the Lord. And the Lord sent lions among them, which were killing them.
26 Entonces dijeron al rey de Asiria: «Las gentes que has hecho deportar para establecerlas en las ciudades de Samaría no conocen el culto del dios de la tierra, y ha enviado contra ellos leones que los matan, porque ellos no conocen el culto del dios de la tierra».	26 And this was reported to the king of the Assyrians, and it was said: “The peoples that you transferred and caused to live in the cities of Samaria, they are ignorant of the ordinances of the God of the land. And so the Lord has sent lions among them. And behold, they have killed them, because they were ignorant of the rituals of the God of the land.”
27 El rey de Asiria dio esta orden: «Haced partir alla a uno de los sacerdotes que deporté de allí; que vaya y habite allí y les enseñe el culto del dios de la tierra».	27 Then the king of the Assyrians commanded, saying: “Lead to that place one of the priests, whom you brought as a captive from there. And let him go and live with them. And let him teach them the ordinances of the God of the land.”
28 Vino entonces uno de los sacerdotes deportados de Samaría, se estableció en Betel y les enseñó cómo debían reverenciar a Yahveh.	28 And so, when one of the priests, who had been led away captive from Samaria, had arrived, he lived in Bethel. And he taught them how they should worship the Lord.
29 Pero cada nación se hizo sus dioses y los pusieron en los templos de los altos que habían hecho los samaritanos, cada nación en las ciudades que habitaba.	29 And each of the nations made gods of their own, and they placed them in the shrines of the high places, which the Samaritans had made: nation after nation, in their cities in which they were living.
30 Las gentes de Babilonia hicieron un Sukkot Benot, las gentes de Kutá hicieron un Nergal, las gentes de Jamat hicieron un Asimá,	30 So the men of Babylon made Soccoth-benoth; and the men of Cuth made Nergal; and the men of Hamath made Ashima;
31 los avvitas hicieron un Nibjaz y un Tartaq y los sefarvitas quemaban a sus hijos en honor de Adrammélek y Anammélek, dioses de los sefarvitas.	31 and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak. Then those who were from Sepharvaim burned up their children with fire, for the gods of Sepharvaim: Adram-melech and Anam-melech.
32 Veneraban también a Yahveh y se hicieron sacerdotes en los altos, tomados de entre ellos, que oficiaban por ellos en los templos de los altos.	32 But nevertheless, they worshipped the Lord. Then they made for themselves, from the least of the people, priests of the high places. And they placed them in the shrines of the high places.
33 Reverenciaban a Yahveh y servían a sus dioses según el rito de las naciones de donde habían sido deportados.	33 And though they worshipped the Lord, they also served their own gods, according to the custom of the nations from which they had been transferred into Samaria.
34 Hasta el día de hoy siguen sus antiguos ritos. No reverenciaban a Yahveh y no seguían sus preceptos y sus ritos, la ley y los mandamientos que había mandado Yahveh a los hijos de Jacob, al que dio el nombre de Israel.	34 Even to the present day, they follow the ancient customs; they do not fear the Lord, and they do not keep his ceremonies, and judgments, and law, and commandment, which the Lord had instructed to the sons of Jacob, whom he named Israel.
35 Yahveh hizo una alianza con ellos y les dio esta orden: «No reverenciaréis dioses extraños, no os postraréis ante ellos, no les serviréis y no les ofreceréis sacrificios.	35 And he had struck a covenant with them, and he had commanded them, saying: “You shall not fear foreign gods, and you shall not adore them, and you shall not worship them, and you shall not sacrifice to them.
36 Sino que solamente a Yahveh, que os hizo subir de la tierra de Egipto con gran fuerza y tenso brazo, a él reverenciaréis, ante él os postraréis y a él ofreceréis sacrificios.	36 But the Lord, your God, who led you away from the land of Egypt, with great strength and with an outstretched arm, him shall you fear, and him shall you adore, and to him shall you sacrifice.
37 Guardaréis los preceptos, los ritos, la ley y los mandamientos que os dio por escrito para cumplirlos todos los días, y no reverenciaréis dioses extraños.	37 Also, the ceremonies, and judgments, and law, and commandment, which he wrote for you, you shall keep so that you do them for all days. And you shall not fear strange gods.
38 No olvidaréis la alianza que hice con vosotros y no reverenciaréis dioses extraños,	38 And the covenant, which he struck with you, you shall not forget; neither shall you worship strange gods.
39 sino que reverenciaréis sólo a Yahveh vuestro Dios, y él os librará de la mano de todos vuestros enemigos».	39 But you shall fear the Lord, your God. And he will rescue you from the hand of all your enemies.”
40 Pero ellos no escucharon, sino que siguieron haciendo según sus antiguos ritos.	40 Yet truly, they did not listen to this. Instead, they acted in accord with their earlier custom.
41 De modo que aquellas gentes reverenciaban a Yahveh, pero servían a sus ídolos; sus hijos y los hijos de sus hijos continúan haciendo como hicieron sus padres hasta el día de hoy.	41 And such were these nations: to some extent fearing the Lord, yet nevertheless also serving their idols. As for their sons and grandsons, just as their fathers acted, so also did they act, even to the present day.