2 Ljetopisa 16
1 Trideset i šeste godine Asina kraljevanja navali izraelski kralj Baša na Judeju i stade utvrđivati Ramu da spriječi svako kretanje judejskom kralju Asi.
In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, 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.
2 Asa tada uze srebra i zlata iz riznice Doma Jahvina i kraljevskoga dvora i posla aramejskome kralju Ben-Hadadu, koji je stolovao u Damasku, i poruči mu:
Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of Yahweh’s house and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben Hadad king of Syria, who lived at Damascus, saying,
3 “Neka bude savez između mene i tebe i između moga i tvoga oca; evo, šaljem ti na dar srebra i zlata, hajde, raskini savez s izraelskim kraljem Bašom da bi otišao od mene.”
“Let there be a treaty between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you silver and gold. Go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.”
4 Ben-Hadad posluša kralja Asu i posla svoje vojskovođe na izraelske gradove te oni pokoriše Ijon, Dan, Abel Majinu i sve Naftalijeve gradove-skladišta.
Ben Hadad listened to King Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they struck Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali.
5 A kada to Baša dozna, presta utvrđivati Ramu i obustavi posao.
When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and let his work cease.
6 Tada kralj Asa sazva sve Judejce i oni odnesoše kamenje i drvo kojima je Baša utvrđivao Ramu, pa time utvrdiše Gebu i Mispu.
Then Asa the king took all Judah, and they carried away the stones and timber of Ramah, with which Baasha had built; and he built Geba and Mizpah with them.
7 U to vrijeme dođe vidjelac Hanani k judejskom kralju Asi i reče mu: “Budući da si se oslonio na aramejskoga kralja, a nisi se oslonio na Jahvu, Boga svoga, vojska aramejskoga kralja izmakla ti je iz ruke.
At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, “Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied on Yahweh your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped out of your hand.
8 Nisu li Etiopljani i Libijci imali silne čete sa vrlo mnogo bojnih kola i konjanika? Pa kad si se oslonio na Jahvu, predao ti ih je u ruke.
Weren’t the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge army, with chariots and exceedingly many horsemen? Yet, because you relied on Yahweh, he delivered them into your hand.
9 Jer Jahve svojim očima gleda po svoj zemlji da bi se ohrabrili oni kojima je srce iskreno prema njemu. Ludo si u tome radio, zato će se od sada dizati ratovi na te.”
For Yahweh’s eyes run back and forth throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. You have done foolishly in this; for from now on you will have wars.”
10 Tada se Asa razgnjevi na vidioca i baci ga u tamnicu, jer se razjario na nj. U to je vrijeme Asa potlačio i neke iz naroda.
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.
11 I eto, Asina djela, od prvoga do posljednjeg, zapisana su u Knjizi o judejskim i izraelskim kraljevima.
Behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
12 Razbolio se trideset i devete godine kraljevanja, od nogu, te mu se bolest veoma pogoršala, ali ni u bolesti nije tražio Jahvu nego liječnike.
In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa was diseased in his feet. His disease was exceedingly great; yet in his disease he didn’t seek Yahweh, but just the physicians.
13 Tako Asa počinu sa svojim ocima i umrije četrdeset i prve godine svoga kraljevanja.
Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the forty-first year of his reign.
14 Sahranili su ga u grobnici koju bijaše iskopao sebi u Davidovu gradu i položili ga na odar što ga bijaše napunio miomirisima i mastima, zgotovljenima mastilačkom vještinom, i spalili mu ih vrlo mnogo.
They buried him in his own tomb, which he had dug out for himself in David’s city, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odors and various kinds of spices prepared by the perfumers’ art; and they made a very great fire for him.
