2 Setouknae 16
1 Asa siangpahrang a bawinae kum 36 navah, Isarel siangpahrang Baasha ni Judahnaw a tuk teh, siangpahrang Asa koe apihai a kâen a tâco thai hoeh nahanlah Ramah kho a kangdue sak.
In the thirty-sixth year of Asa's reign, Baasha, king of Israel, invaded Judah. He fortified Ramah to stop anyone coming from or going to Asa, king of Judah.
2 Hatnavah, Asa ni BAWIPA e im hoi siangpahrang im dawk e sui, ngun, kaawm e pueng a la teh, Damaskas kho kaawm e Siria siangpahrang a patawn teh ahni koevah,
Asa took the silver and gold from the treasuries of the Lord's Temple and the king's palace and sent them to Ben-hadad, king of Syria, who lived in Damascus, with a message that said:
3 lawkkamnae kai hoi nang rahak, apa hoi na pa rahak ao. Khenhaw! kai ni nang koe sui hoi ngun na patawn. Hatdawkvah, Isarel siangpahrang Baasha koe cet nateh, lawkkamnae raphoe nateh kai koe tho haw, '' telah lawk a thui.
“Make an alliance between me and you like the one between my father and your father. Look at the silver and gold I've sent you. Go ahead and break your agreement with Baasha, king of Israel, so that he will leave me and go home.”
4 Siangpahrang Benhadad ni siangpahrang Asa e lawk a tang teh, Isarel ram dawk e khopuinaw tuk hanelah ransabawinaw a patoun. Ijon, Dan, Abelman hoi Naphtali ram dawk e hnopai hrueknae khonaw pueng a tuk.
King Ben-hadad did as Asa had asked, and he sent his armies and their commanders to attack the towns of Israel. They conquered Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the storehouse towns of Naphtali.
5 Baasha ni hote kamthang a thai toteh, Ramah kho a thawng lahun e a kâhat.
When Baasha heard about it, he stopped fortifying Ramah and gave up his project.
6 Hottelah siangpahrang Asa ni Judahnaw abuemlahoi a ceikhai teh, Baasha ni Ramah kho a thawng nahanelah talungnaw hoi thingnaw a rakueng e koung a la teh, Geba hoi Mizpah kho thawngnae koe a hno.
So King Asa went with all the men of Judah, and they carried away from Ramah the stones and the timbers Baasha had used for building, and with them he built up Geba and Mizpah.
7 Hatnavah profet Hanani teh Judah siangpahrang Asa koe a tho teh, ahni koevah, BAWIPA na Cathut na kângue laipalah, Siria siangpahrang na kângue. Hatdawkvah, Siria siangpahrang e ransanaw teh na kut dawk hoi koung a hlout toe.
But right then Hanani the seer came to Asa, king of Judah, and told him, “Because you have put your trust in the king of Aram and have not put your trust in the Lord your God, your opportunity to destroy the army of the king of Aram has gone.
8 Ethiopia taminaw hoi Lubim taminaw teh ransanaw, ranglengnaw hoi marangransanaw nahoehmaw. Hatei, BAWIPA na kâuep dawkvah, ahni ni na kut dawk a hnawng
Didn't the Ethiopians and Libyans have a huge army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you trusted in the Lord, he made you victorious over them.
9 Ama koe yuemkamcu e lungthin ka tawn e tami koevah, athakaawme taminaw a kamnue sak hanelah, talai van pueng dawk BAWIPA ni a mit hoi pou a radoung. Hete hno dawk pathu lahoi thaw na tawk dawkvah, atu hoi teh taran na tawn han toe telah atipouh.
For the Lord looks all over the earth for the opportunity to show his power on behalf of those who are completely and sincerely devoted to him. You have acted stupidly in doing this. So from now on you will always be at war.”
10 Hahoi Asa teh profet koe a lungkhuek dawkvah, thongim a pabo. Bangkongtetpawiteh, a dei pouh e lawk kecu dawk a lung thouk a khuek. Hahoi Asa ni tami tangawn hai a rek.
Asa was angry with the seer. He was so angry with him over this that he put him in prison. At this same time Asa started to mistreat some of the people.
11 Asa thaw tawknae a kamtawng hoi a pout totouh e Judah hoi Isarel siangpahrangnaw e cauk dawk thut lah ao.
The rest of what Asa did, from beginning to end, is written down in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
12 Asa a bawinae kum 39 navah, a khok dawk patawnae a tawn teh, patawnae teh puenghoi a nut. Hatei patawnae dawk BAWIPA tawng laipalah tâsibawinaw dai a tawng.
In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa had trouble with disease in his feet, which only became worse and worse. Yet even in his sickness he did not turn to the Lord, but only the physicians.
13 A uknae kum 41 touh navah, Asa teh mintoenaw koe a kâhat.
Asa died in the forty-first year of his reign.
14 Devit khopui dawk ama hanelah a ran e phuen dawk a pakawp awh. Hmuitui kasaknaw ni aphunphun dawk a sak awh e ikhun dawk a yan sak. Barinae lah hmaikonpui a patawi sak awh.
He was buried in the tomb that he had prepared for himself in the City of David. They placed him on a bed full of spices, perfumed oils, and fragrances. Then they made a great fire to honor him.
