2 Chronicles 16

1 In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, to the intent that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

١ وَفِي السَّنَةِ السَّادِسَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ لِحُكْمِ آسَا زَحَفَ بَعْشَا مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى يَهُوذَا، وَبَنَى الرَّامَةَ لِقَطْعِ الطَّرِيقِ عَلَى الْخَارِجِينَ وَالدَّاخِلِينَ إِلَى آسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا.

2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying,

٢ فَجَمَعَ آسَا فِضَّةً وَذَهَباً مِنْ خَزَائِنِ هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ وَقَصْرِ الْمَلِكِ، وَأَرْسَلَهَا إِلَى بَنْهَدَدَ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ الْمُقِيمِ فِي دِمَشْقَ قَائِلاً:

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

٣ «إِنَّ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ أَبِي وَأَبِيكَ عَهْداً، وَهَا أَنَا بَاعِثٌ إِلَيْكَ فِضَّةً وَذَهَباً. فَهَيَّا انْكُثْ عَهْدَكَ مَعَ بَعْشَا مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَيَكُفَّ عَنِّي»

4 And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.

٤ فَلَبَّى بَنْهَدَدُ طَلَبَ آسَا، وَأَرْسَلَ رُؤَسَاءَ جُيُوشِهِ لِمُهَاجَمَةِ مُدُنِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَدَمَّرُوا مُدُنَ عُيُونَ وَدَانَ وَآبَلَ الْمِيَاهِ وَجَمِيعَ مَخَازِنِ مُدُنِ نَفْتَالِي.

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

٥ وَعِنْدَمَا بَلَغَتْ بَعْشَا أَنْبَاءُ الْهُجُومِ كَفَّ عَنْ بِنَاءِ الرَّامَةِ وَتَوَقَّفَ عَنْ عَمَلِهِ،

6 Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasha was building; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.

٦ فَاسْتَدْعَى الْمَلِكُ آسَا كُلَّ رِجَالِ يَهُوذَا، فَحَمَلُوا كُلَّ حِجَارَةِ الرَّامَةِ وَأَخْشَابِهَا الَّتِي اسْتَخْدَمَهَا بَعْشَا فِي بِنَاءِ الرَّامَةِ وَشَيَّدَ بِها آسَا جَبْعَ وَالْمِصْفَاةَ.

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 not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.

٧ وَفِي ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ جَاءَ حَنَانِي النَّبِيُّ إِلَى آسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا وَقَالَ لَهُ: «لأَنَّكَ اعْتَمَدْتَ عَلَى مَلِكِ أَرَامَ، وَلَمْ تَتَّكِلْ عَلَى الرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ، فَإِنَّ جَيْشَ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ قَدْ نَجَا مِنْ يَدِكَ.

8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubims a huge host, with very many chariots and horsemen? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, he delivered them into thine hand.

٨ أَلَمْ يَزْحَفْ عَلَيْكَ الْكُوشِيُّونَ وَاللُّوبِيُّونَ بِجَيْشٍ عَظِيمٍ وَمَرْكَبَاتٍ وَفُرْسَانٍ، فَأَظْفَرَكَ الرَّبُّ بِهِمْ لأَنَّكَ اتَّكَلْتَ عَلَيْهِ؟

9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of [them] whose heart [is] perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

٩ إِنَّ عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ تَجُولانِ فِي الأَرْضِ قَاطِبَةً لِيُقَوِّيَ ذَوِي الْقُلُوبِ الْخَالِصَةِ لَهُ، أَمَّا أَنْتَ فَقَدْ تَصَرَّفْتَ بِحَمَاقَةٍ فِي هَذَا الأَمْرِ، لِهَذَا تَثُورُ ضِدَّكَ حُرُوبٌ».

10 Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for [he was] in a rage with him because of this [thing]. And Asa oppressed [some] of the people the same time.

١٠ فَغَضِبَ آسَا عَلَى النَّبِيِّ وَزَجَّ بِهِ فِي السِّجْنِ لأَنَّهُ اغْتَاظَ مِنْ كَلامِهِ، كَذَلِكَ ضَايَقَ آسَا بَعْضاً مِنْ أَفْرَادِ الشَّعْبِ فِي ذَلِكَ الْحِينِ.

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

١١ أَمَّا أَخْبَارُ آسَا مِنْ بِدَايَتِهَا إِلَى نِهَايَتِهَا أَلَيْسَتْ هِيَ مُدَوَّنَةً فِي تَارِيخِ مُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا وَإِسْرَائِيلَ؟

12 And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease [was] exceeding [great: ] yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.

١٢ فِي السَّنَةِ التَّاسِعَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ مِنْ مُلْكِهِ، أَصَابَهُ مَرَضٌ شَدِيدٌ فِي رِجْلَيْهِ، وَمَعَ ذَلِكَ لَمْ يَسْتَغِثْ بِالرَّبِّ، بَلْ لَجَأَ إِلَى الأَطِبَّاءِ.

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

١٣ ثُمَّ مَاتَ آسَا فِي السَّنَةِ الْحَادِيَةِ وَالأَرْبَعِينَ لِمُلْكِهِ.

14 And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds [of spices] prepared by the apothecaries’ art: and they made a very great burning for him.

١٤ فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي قَبْرٍ حَفَرَهُ لِنَفْسِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَأَرْقَدُوهُ عَلَى سَرِيرِهِ تَغْمُرُهُ الأَطْيَابُ وَمُخْتَلَفُ أَصْنَافِ الْعُطُورِ، أعَدَّهَا لَهُ عَطَّارُونَ مَهَرَةٌ، وَأَشْعَلُوا لَهُ حَرِيقَةً كَبِيرَةً تَكْرِيماً لَهُ.