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.
When Asa had been ruling [Judah] for almost 36 years, King Baasha of Israel went [with his army] to attack Judah. They [captured the town of] Ramah [north of Jerusalem] and started to build a wall around [it], in order to prevent any people from entering or leaving the area in Judah that was ruled by King Asa [because the only road into Judah from Israel went through Ramah].
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,
So Asa told his workers to take all the silver and gold that was in the storerooms of the temple and in his own palace, and take and give it to Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, who was ruling in Damascus. [He sent him a message, ] saying
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.
“I want there to be a peace treaty between me and you, like there was between my father and your father. Look, I am sending you [a lot of] silver and gold. So please cancel the treaty that you have made with Baasha, the king of Israel, in order that he will take his soldiers away from attacking mine, [because he will be afraid of your army].”
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.
Ben-Hadad agreed to do what King Asa [suggested]. He sent the commanders of his armies [with their soldiers] to attack some of the towns in Israel. They captured Ijon, Dan, Abel-Beth-Maacah and all the cities in the area belonging to the tribe of Naphtali where supplies were kept.
5 Baasha ni hote kamthang a thai toteh, Ramah kho a thawng lahun e a kâhat.
When Baasha heard about that, he [commanded his troops to] stop fortifying Ramah and doing other work there.
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.
Then King Asa gathered all the men of Judah, and they took away from Ramah all the stones and timber that Baasha’s men had been using [to build the wall around that town]. They took those materials to [the town of] Geba and [the city of] Mizpah [north of Jerusalem] and built walls around them.
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.
At that time the prophet Hanani went to King Asa and said to him, “Because you relied on the king of Syria and not on Yahweh our God, you missed your opportunity to destroy the army of the king of Syria.
8 Ethiopia taminaw hoi Lubim taminaw teh ransanaw, ranglengnaw hoi marangransanaw nahoehmaw. Hatei, BAWIPA na kâuep dawkvah, ahni ni na kut dawk a hnawng
The huge armies from Ethiopia and Libya with all their chariots and soldiers [riding] on horses [were certainly very powerful. But] when you relied on Yahweh, he enabled your army to defeat 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.
That happened because Yahweh sees [what is happening] all over the earth, and he strengthens those who completely trust him. You have done a very foolish thing, so from now on other armies will be fighting your army.”
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 very angry with the prophet because of what the prophet had said. So he [commanded his officials to] put Hanani in prison. At that same time, he started to treat some of his people very cruelly.
11 Asa thaw tawknae a kamtawng hoi a pout totouh e Judah hoi Isarel siangpahrangnaw e cauk dawk thut lah ao.
All the things that Asa did while he was ruling, from the time he started to rule until he died, are written in the scroll containing the record of the [activities 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.
When Asa had been ruling for almost 39 years, he was afflicted with a disease in his feet. The disease was very severe, but in spite of that, he did not request help from Yahweh. Instead he sought help only from doctors.
13 A uknae kum 41 touh navah, Asa teh mintoenaw koe a kâhat.
When he had been ruling for almost 40 years, he died.
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 his workers had made for him in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. They laid his corpse on a bed covered with spices and various perfumes that had been mixed together. They also lit a huge fire to honor him.
