2 Chronicles 16
1 Then, in the thirty-sixth year of his reign, Baasha, the king of Israel, ascended against Judah. And he encircled Ramah with a wall, so that no one could safely depart or enter from the kingdom of Asa.
El año treinta y seis del reinado de Asá, subió Baasá, rey de Israel, contra Judá, y fortificó a Ramá, para impedir la salida y entrada a (la gente de) Asá, rey de Judá.
2 Therefore, Asa brought forth silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the Lord, and from the treasuries of the king. And he sent to Benhadad, the king of Syria, who was living in Damascus, saying:
Entonces sacó Asá plata y oro de los tesoros de la Casa de Yahvé y de la casa real, y envió mensajeros a Benhadad, rey de Siria, que habitaba en Damasco, para que le dijesen:
3 “There is a pact between me and you. Also, my father and your father had an agreement. For this reason, I have sent silver and gold to you, so that you may break the pact that you have with Baasha, the king of Israel, and so that you may cause him to withdraw from me.”
“Haya alianza entre mí y ti, como la hubo entre mi padre y tu padre. Te envío plata y oro; ven, rompe tu alianza con Baasá, rey de Israel, para que se retire de mí.
4 And when he verified this, Benhadad sent the leaders of his armies to the cities of Israel. And they struck Ahion, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the walled cities of Naphtali.
Benhadad accedió al pedido del rey Asá y envió a los jefes de sus tropas contra las ciudades de Israel; y ellos derrotaron a Iyón, Dan, Abelmaim y todas las ciudades de provisiones situadas en Neftalí.
5 And when Baasha had heard of it, he ceased to build around Ramah, and he interrupted his work.
Cuando Baasá lo supo, desistió de fortificar a Ramá, suspendiendo su obra.
6 Then king Asa took all of Judah, and they carried away from Ramah the stones and the wood that Baasha had prepared for the things to be built. And he built up Gibeah and Mizpah with them.
Entonces el rey Asá movilizó a todo Judá, y se llevaron de Ramá las piedras y las maderas que Baasá había empleado para la construcción; y con ellas edificó a Gabaá y a Masfá.
7 In that time, the prophet Hanani went to Asa, the king of Judah, and he said to him: “Because you have faith in the king of Syria, and not in the Lord your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.
En aquel tiempo el vidente Hananí llegó a Asá rey de Judá, y le dijo: “Por cuanto te has apoyado en el rey de Siria, y no pusiste tu confianza en Yahvé, se ha escapado de tu mano el ejército del rey de Siria.
8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans much more numerous in chariots, and horsemen, and an exceedingly great multitude? Yet when you believed in the Lord, he delivered them into your hand.
¿No eran un ejército inmenso los etíopes y los libios, con carros y jinetes numerosísimos? Y sin embargo, por haber puesto tu confianza en Yahvé, Él los entregó en tu mano.
9 For the eyes of the Lord contemplate the entire earth, and offer fortitude to those who believe in him with a perfect heart. And so, you acted foolishly. And so, because of this, from the present time wars shall rise up against you.”
Porque los ojos de Yahvé recorren toda la tierra, para defender a aquellos cuyos corazones ponen toda su confianza en Él. Has procedido neciamente a este respecto, y por eso de aquí en adelante tendrás guerra.”
10 And Asa was angry against the seer, and he ordered him to be sent into prison. For indeed, he had been very indignant over this. And in that time, he put to death very many of the people.
Entonces Asá se irritó contra el vidente y lo metió en la cárcel, porque estaba enojado con él por este asunto. En ese tiempo maltrató Asá también a varios del pueblo.
11 But the works of Asa, the first and the last, have been written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
He aquí que los hechos de Asá, los primeros y los postreros, están escritos en el libro de los reyes de Judá y de Israel.
12 And now Asa became ill, in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, with a very severe pain in his feet. And yet, in his infirmity, he did not seek the Lord. Instead, he trusted more in the skill of physicians.
El año treinta y nueve de su reinado enfermó Asá de los pies, hasta el punto de sufrir muchísimo, pero a pesar de su enfermedad no buscó a Yahvé, sino a los médicos.
13 And he slept with his fathers. And he died in the forty-first year of his reign.
Asá se durmió con sus padres. Murió el año cuarenta y uno de su reinado,
14 And they buried him in his own sepulcher, which he had made for himself in the City of David. And they placed him upon his bed, full of the aromatics and ointments of courtesans, which were composed with the skill of the perfumers. And they burned these over him with very great ostentation.
y le sepultaron en el sepulcro que se había hecho en la ciudad de David. Lo pusieron sobre un lecho lleno de aromas y de muchas clases de ungüentos preparados según el arte de los perfumistas; y encendieron en su honor un enorme fuego.
