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.
En el año treinta y seis del reinado de Asa, Baasa, rey de Israel, subió contra Judá y edificó Ramá, para no dejar salir ni entrar a nadie a Asa, 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 Asa sacó plata y oro de los tesoros de la casa de Yahvé y de la casa real, y envió a Ben Hadad, rey de Siria, que vivía en Damasco, diciendo:
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.”
“Que haya un tratado entre tú y yo, como lo hubo entre mi padre y tu padre. He aquí que te he enviado plata y oro. Ve, rompe tu tratado con Baasa, rey de Israel, para que se aparte 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.
Ben Hadad escuchó al rey Asá y envió a los capitanes de sus ejércitos contra las ciudades de Israel, y atacaron Ijón, Dan, Abel Maim y todas las ciudades de almacenamiento de Neftalí.
5 And when Baasha had heard of it, he ceased to build around Ramah, and he interrupted his work.
Cuando Baasa se enteró de esto, dejó de construir Ramá y dejó de trabajar.
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 tomó a todo Judá, y se llevaron las piedras y la madera de Rama, con las que Baasa había construido; y con ellas edificó Geba y Mizpa.
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 Hanani vino a Asa, rey de Judá, y le dijo: “Como te has apoyado en el rey de Aram, y no te has apoyado en Yahvé, tu Dios, el ejército del rey de Aram se ha escapado de tu mano.
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 los etíopes y los lubinos un ejército enorme, con carros y muchísima gente de a caballo? Sin embargo, como te apoyaste en el Señor, 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 mostrarse fuerte en favor de aquellos cuyo corazón es perfecto para con él. Has hecho una tontería en esto; porque a partir de ahora tendrás guerras”.
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 Asa se enojó con el vidente y lo metió en la cárcel, pues estaba furioso con él por este asunto. Asa oprimió al mismo tiempo a algunos 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 Asa, primeros y últimos, están escritos en el libro de los reyes de Judá e 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.
En el año treinta y nueve de su reinado, Asa enfermó de los pies. Su enfermedad era muy grave; sin embargo, en su enfermedad no buscó a Yahvé, sino sólo a los médicos.
13 And he slept with his fathers. And he died in the forty-first year of his reign.
Asá durmió con sus padres y murió en 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.
Lo enterraron en su propia tumba, que él mismo había cavado en la ciudad de David, y lo pusieron en el lecho que estaba lleno de olores dulces y de diversas clases de especias preparadas por el arte de los perfumistas; y le hicieron un fuego muy grande.
