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.
Nang ikatatlong pu't anim na taon ng paghahari ni Asa, si Baasa na hari sa Israel ay umahon laban sa Juda, at itinayo ang Rama, upang huwag niyang matiis na sinoma'y lumabas o pumaroon kay Asa na hari sa Juda.
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:
Nang magkagayo'y kumuha si Asa ng pilak, at ginto sa mga kayamanan ng bahay ng Panginoon, at sa bahay ng hari, at nagsugo kay Ben-adad, na hari sa Siria, na tumatahan sa Damasco, na ipinasasabi,
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.”
May pagkakasundo ako at ikaw, na gaya ng aking ama at ng iyong ama: narito, ako'y nagpapadala sa iyo ng pilak at ginto; yumaon ka, sirain mo ang iyong pakikipagkasundo kay Baasa na hari sa Israel, upang siya'y lumayas sa akin.
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.
At dininig ni Ben-adad ang haring Asa, at sinugo niya ang mga pinunong kawal ng kaniyang mga hukbo laban sa mga bayan ng Israel, at kanilang sinaktan ang Ion, at ang Dan, at ang Abel-maim, at ang lahat na bayang kamaligan ng Nephtali.
5 And when Baasha had heard of it, he ceased to build around Ramah, and he interrupted his work.
At nangyari, nang mabalitaan ni Baasa, na iniwan niya ang pagtatayo ng Rama, at ipinatigil ang kaniyang gawa.
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.
Nang magkagayo'y ipinagsama ni Asa na hari ang buong Juda; at kanilang dinala ang mga bato ng Rama, at ang kahoy niyaon, na ipinagtayo ni Baasa; at itinayo niya sa pamamagitan niyaon ang Gibaa at 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.
At nang panahong yaon ay naparoon kay Asa na hari sa Juda si Hanani na tagakita, at nagsabi sa kaniya, Sapagka't ikaw ay nagtiwala sa hari sa Siria, at hindi ka nagtiwala sa Panginoon mong Dios, kaya't ang hukbo ng hari sa Siria ay nagtanan sa iyong kamay.
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.
Hindi ba ang mga taga Etiopia at ang mga Lubim ay makapal na hukbo, na may mga karo at mangangabayo na totoong marami? gayon ma'y sapagka't ikaw ay nagtiwala sa Panginoon, ibinigay sila sa iyong kamay.
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.”
Sapagka't ang mga mata ng Panginoon ay nagsisiyasat sa palibot ng buong lupa, upang pakilala na matibay sa ikagagaling ng mga yaon na ang puso ay sakdal sa kaniya. Ikaw ay gumawang may kamangmangan; sapagka't mula ngayo'y magkakaroon ka ng mga pakikipagdigma.
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.
Nang magkagayo'y nagalit si Asa sa tagakita, at inilagay niya siya sa bilangguan: sapagka't siya'y nagalit sa kaniya dahil sa bagay na ito. At pinighati ni Asa ang iba sa bayan nang panahon ding yaon.
11 But the works of Asa, the first and the last, have been written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
At, narito, ang mga gawa ni Asa, na una at huli, narito, nangakasulat sa aklat ng mga hari sa Juda at 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.
At nang ikatatlong pu't siyam na taon ng kaniyang paghahari, si Asa ay nagkasakit sa kaniyang mga paa; ang kaniyang sakit ay totoong malubha: gayon ma'y sa kaniyang sakit ay hindi niya hinanap ang Panginoon, kundi ang mga manggagamot.
13 And he slept with his fathers. And he died in the forty-first year of his reign.
At si Asa ay natulog na kasama ng kaniyang mga magulang, at namatay sa ikaapat na pu't isang taon ng kaniyang paghahari.
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.
At inilibing nila siya sa kaniyang sariling mga libingan, na kaniyang ipinahukay para sa kaniya sa bayan ni David, at inihiga siya sa higaan na pinunu ng mga masarap na amoy at sarisaring espesia na inihanda ng manggagawa ng mga pabango; at ipinagsunog nila niyaon ng di kawasa.
