2 Chronicles 16

1 In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, in order to let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

‌ʻI he taʻu ʻe tolungofulu ma ono ʻoe pule ʻa ʻAsa, naʻe haʻu ʻa Paʻasa ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli ke tauʻi ʻa Siuta, pea langa ʻe ia ʻa Lama, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa ʻalu kituaʻā ha niʻihi pe haʻu ki loto kia ʻAsa ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta.

2 And Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of Jehovah and of the king's house, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria, who dwelt at Damascus, saying,

Pea naʻe ʻomi kituʻa ʻe ʻAsa ʻae siliva mo e koula mei he ngaahi fale koloa ʻoe fale ʻo Sihova, pea mei he fale ʻoe tuʻi, pea ne ʻave ia kia Peni-Hatati ko e tuʻi ʻo Silia ʻaia naʻe nofo ʻi Tamasikusi, ʻo pehē,

3 There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I send thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

“ʻOku ai ʻae lea ʻiate au mo koe, ʻo hangē ko ia naʻe ʻi heʻeku tamai mo hoʻo tamai: vakai ʻoku ou ʻatu ni ʻae siliva mo e koula: ke ke ʻalu, pea maumauʻi hoʻo alea papau mo Paʻasa ko e tuʻi ʻo ʻIsileli, koeʻuhi ke ʻalu ia ʻiate au.”

4 And Ben-hadad hearkened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his forces against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon and Dan and Abelmaim, and all the store-magazines of the cities of Naphtali.

Pea naʻe tokanga ʻa Peni-Hatati ki he tuʻi ko ʻAsa, pea ne fekau ʻae ngaahi ʻeiki pule ʻo ʻene ngaahi tau ke tauʻi ʻae ngaahi kolo ʻo ʻIsileli: pea naʻa nau teʻia ʻa Isoni, mo Tani, mo ʻEpelimeimi, mo e ngaahi kolo tukunga koloa kotoa pē ʻo Nafitali.

5 And it came to pass when Baasha heard of it, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.

Pea ʻi he fanongo ki ai ʻe Paʻasa, naʻa ne tuku ʻene langa ʻa Lama, pea tuku liʻaki pe ʻene ngāue.

6 And king Asa took all Judah; and they carried away the stones and the timber from Ramah, with which Baasha had been building, and he built with them Geba and Mizpah.

Pea naʻe ʻave ʻe ʻAsa ko e tuʻi ʻa Siuta kotoa pē mo ia: pea naʻa nau fetuku ʻo ʻave ʻae ngaahi maka kotoa pē ʻo Lama, pea mo e ngaahi ʻakau ʻi ai, ʻaia naʻe langa ʻaki ʻe Paʻasa: pea naʻa ne langa ʻaki ʻe ia ʻa Kepa mo Misipa.

7 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and hast not relied on Jehovah thy God, therefore has the army of the king of Syria escaped out of thy hand.

Pea ʻi he kuonga ko ia naʻe haʻu ai ʻa Hanani, ko e tangata kikite kia ʻAsa ko e tuʻi ʻo Siuta, ʻo ne pehē kiate ia, “Ko e meʻa ʻi hoʻo falala ki he tuʻi ʻo Silia, pea naʻe ʻikai te ke falala kia Sihova ko ho ʻOtua, ko ia kuo hao ʻo hola ʻae tau ʻae tuʻi ʻo Silia mei ho nima.

8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans a huge army, with very many chariots and horsemen? but when thou didst rely on Jehovah, he delivered them into thy hand.

‌ʻIkai ko e fuʻu tau lahi ʻae kakai ʻItiopea mo e kakai Lupimi, mo e ngaahi saliote lahi mo e kau tangata heka hoosi? Ka ko e meʻa ʻi hoʻo falala kia Sihova, naʻa ne tuku mai ʻakinautolu ki ho nima.

9 For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro through the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

He ʻoku lele fetoutou mo liliu ʻaki ʻae fofonga ʻo Sihova ʻi māmani kotoa pē, ke fakahā mālohi ʻa ʻene ʻafio ke kau mo kinautolu ʻoku tokanga totonu honau loto kiate ia. ʻI he meʻa ni kuo ke fai fakavalevale: pea mei he kuonga ko eni te ke moʻua koe ʻi he ngaahi tau.”

10 And Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in the prison; for he was enraged with him because of this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.

Pea naʻe ʻita lahi ʻa ʻAsa ki he tangata kikite, pea ne tuku ia ki he fale fakapōpula: he naʻe lili ia kiate ia koeʻuhi ko e meʻa ni. Pea naʻe pule kakaha ʻa ʻAsa ki he kakai niʻihi ʻi he kuonga ko ia.

11 And behold the acts of Asa, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

Pea vakai, ko e ngaahi ngāue ʻa ʻAsa, ko e muʻaki mo e kimui, vakai, kuo tohi ia ʻi he tohi fakamatala ki he ngaahi tuʻi ʻo Siuta mo ʻIsileli.

12 And Asa in the thirty-ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was extremely great; yet in his disease he did not seek Jehovah, but the physicians.

Pea naʻe mahaki ʻa ʻAsa ʻi hono vaʻe, ʻi hono tolungofulu ma hiva taʻu ʻo ʻene pule, pea naʻe tupu ʻo lahi ʻaupito ʻene mahaki: ka ʻi heʻene mahaki naʻe ʻikai kumi ia kia Sihova, ka ki he kau faitoʻo.

13 And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one-and-fortieth year of his reign.

Pea naʻe mohe ʻa ʻAsa mo ʻene ngaahi tamai, pea pekia ia ʻi hono fāngofulu ma taha taʻu ʻo ʻene pule.

14 And they buried him in his own sepulchre, which he had excavated for himself in the city of David, and laid him in a bed filled with spices, a mixture of divers kinds prepared by the perfumer's art; and they made a very great burning for him.

Pea naʻa nau fai hono putu ki hono fonualoto ʻoʻona, ʻaia naʻa ne ngaohi moʻona ʻi he Kolo ʻo Tevita, pea naʻe tuku ia ki he mohenga naʻe fakafonu ʻaki ʻae ngaahi meʻa namu kakala kehekehe naʻe teuʻi ʻe he kakai naʻe poto ʻi he ngāue ko ia: pea naʻa nau fai ʻae tutu lahi ʻaupito maʻana.