2 أخبار 16

١ 1 وَفِي السَّنَةِ السَّادِسَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ لِحُكْمِ آسَا زَحَفَ بَعْشَا مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى يَهُوذَا، وَبَنَى الرَّامَةَ لِقَطْعِ الطَّرِيقِ عَلَى الْخَارِجِينَ وَالدَّاخِلِينَ إِلَى آسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا.

In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

٢ 2 فَجَمَعَ آسَا فِضَّةً وَذَهَباً مِنْ خَزَائِنِ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ وَقَصْرِ الْمَلِكِ، وَأَرْسَلَهَا إِلَى بَنْهَدَدَ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ الْمُقِيمِ فِي دِمَشْقَ قَائِلاً:

Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of YHWH and of the king's house, and sent to Ben Hadad king of Aram, who lived at Damascus, saying,

٣ 3 «إِنَّ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ أَبِي وَأَبِيكَ عَهْداً، وَهَا أَنَا بَاعِثٌ إِلَيْكَ فِضَّةً وَذَهَباً. فَهَيَّا انْكُثْ عَهْدَكَ مَعَ بَعْشَا مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَيَكُفَّ عَنِّي»

"Let there be a treaty between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. Look, I have sent you silver and gold. Go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me."

٤ 4 فَلَبَّى بَنْهَدَدُ طَلَبَ آسَا، وَأَرْسَلَ رُؤَسَاءَ جُيُوشِهِ لِمُهَاجَمَةِ مُدُنِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَدَمَّرُوا مُدُنَ عُيُونَ وَدَانَ وَآبَلَ الْمِيَاهِ وَجَمِيعَ مَخَازِنِ مُدُنِ نَفْتَالِي.

Ben Hadad listened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they struck Ijon, and Dan, and Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali.

٥ 5 وَعِنْدَمَا بَلَغَتْ بَعْشَا أَنْبَاءُ الْهُجُومِ كَفَّ عَنْ بِنَاءِ الرَّامَةِ وَتَوَقَّفَ عَنْ عَمَلِهِ،

It happened, when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.

٦ 6 فَاسْتَدْعَى الْمَلِكُ آسَا كُلَّ رِجَالِ يَهُوذَا، فَحَمَلُوا كُلَّ حِجَارَةِ الرَّامَةِ وَأَخْشَابِهَا الَّتِي اسْتَخْدَمَهَا بَعْشَا فِي بِنَاءِ الرَّامَةِ وَشَيَّدَ بِها آسَا جَبْعَ وَالْمِصْفَاةَ.

Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and its timber, with which Baasha had built; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.

٧ 7 وَفِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ جَاءَ حَنَانِي النَّبِيُّ إِلَى آسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا وَقَالَ لَهُ: «لأَنَّكَ اعْتَمَدْتَ عَلَى مَلِكِ أَرَامَ، وَلَمْ تَتَّكِلْ عَلَى الرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ، فَإِنَّ جَيْشَ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ قَدْ نَجَا مِنْ يَدِكَ.

At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, "Because you have relied on the king of Aram, and have not relied on YHWH your God, therefore is the army of the king of Aram escaped out of your hand.

٨ 8 أَلَمْ يَزْحَفْ عَلَيْكَ الْكُوشِيُّونَ وَاللُّوبِيُّونَ بِجَيْشٍ عَظِيمٍ وَمَرْكَبَاتٍ وَفُرْسَانٍ، فَأَظْفَرَكَ الرَّبُّ بِهِمْ لأَنَّكَ اتَّكَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ؟

Weren't the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge army, with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? Yet, because you relied on YHWH, he delivered them into your hand.

٩ 9 إِنَّ عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ تَجُولانِ فِي الأَرْضِ قَاطِبَةً لِيُقَوِّيَ ذَوِي الْقُلُوبِ الْخَالِصَةِ لَهُ، أَمَّا أَنْتَ فَقَدْ تَصَرَّفْتَ بِحَمَاقَةٍ فِي هَذَا الأَمْرِ، لِهَذَا تَثُورُ ضِدَّكَ حُرُوبٌ».

For the eyes of YHWH run back and forth throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein you have done foolishly; for from now on you shall have wars."

١٠ 10 فَغَضِبَ آسَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَزَجَّ بِهِ فِي السِّجْنِ لأَنَّهُ اغْتَاظَ مِنْ كَلامِهِ، كَذَلِكَ ضَايَقَ آسَا بَعْضاً مِنْ أَفْرَادِ الشَّعْبِ فِي ذَلِكَ الْحِينِ.

Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in the prison; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.

١١ 11 أَمَّا أَخْبَارُ آسَا مِنْ بِدَايَتِهَا إِلَى نِهَايَتِهَا أَلَيْسَتْ هِيَ مُدَوَّنَةً فِي تَارِيخِ مُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا وَإِسْرَائِيلَ؟

Look, the acts of Asa, first and last, look, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

١٢ 12 فِي السَّنَةِ التَّاسِعَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ مِنْ مُلْكِهِ، أَصَابَهُ مَرَضٌ شَدِيدٌ فِي رِجْلَيْهِ، وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ لَمْ يَسْتَغِثْ بِالرَّبِّ، بَلْ لَجَأَ إِلَى الأَطِبَّاءِ.

In the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet; his disease was exceeding great: yet in his disease he did not seek YHWH, but to the physicians.

١٣ 13 ثُمَّ مَاتَ آسَا فِي السَّنَةِ الْحَادِيَةِ وَالأَرْبَعِينَ لِمُلْكِهِ.

Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.

١٤ 14 فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي قَبْرٍ حَفَرَهُ لِنَفْسِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَأَرْقَدُوهُ عَلَى سَرِيرِهِ تَغْمُرُهُ الأَطْيَابُ وَمُخْتَلَفُ أَصْنَافِ الْعُطُورِ، أعَدَّهَا لَهُ عَطَّارُونَ مَهَرَةٌ، وَأَشْعَلُوا لَهُ حَرِيقَةً كَبِيرَةً تَكْرِيماً لَهُ.

They buried him in his own tomb that he had dug out in the City of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with spices and various kinds of sweet-scented herbs prepared by the perfumers' art, and they made a very great fire for him.