2 Chronicles 16
1 When Asa had been ruling [Judah] for almost 36 years, King Baasha of Israel went [with his army] to attack Judah. They [captured the town of] Ramah [north of Jerusalem] and started to build a wall around [it], in order to prevent any people from entering or leaving the area in Judah that was ruled by King Asa [because the only road into Judah from Israel went through Ramah].
В тридесет и шестата година от царуването на Аса, Израилевият цар Вааса, като възлезе против Юда, съгради Рама, за да не остави никого да излиза от Юдовия цар Аса, нито да влиза при него.
2 So Asa told his workers to take all the silver and gold that was in the storerooms of the temple and in his own palace, and take and give it to Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, who was ruling in Damascus. [He sent him a message, ] saying
Тогава Аса извади сребро и злато из съкровищницата на Господния дом и на царската къща та прати при сирийския цар Венадад, който жевееше в Дамаск, да рекат:
3 “I want there to be a peace treaty between me and you, like there was between my father and your father. Look, I am sending you [a lot of] silver and gold. So please cancel the treaty that you have made with Baasha, the king of Israel, in order that he will take his soldiers away from attacking mine, [because he will be afraid of your army].”
Нека има договар между мене и тебе, както е имало между баща ми и твоя баща; ето пратих ти сребро и злато; иди, развали договора си с Израилевия цар Вааса, за да се оттегли от мене.
4 Ben-Hadad agreed to do what King Asa [suggested]. He sent the commanders of his armies [with their soldiers] to attack some of the towns in Israel. They captured Ijon, Dan, Abel-Beth-Maacah and all the cities in the area belonging to the tribe of Naphtali where supplies were kept.
И Венадад послуша цар Аса та прати началниците на силите си против Израилевите градове; и те поразиха Иион, Дан, Авел-маим и всичките Нефталимови житници-градове.
5 When Baasha heard about that, he [commanded his troops to] stop fortifying Ramah and doing other work there.
И Вааса, като чу това, престана да гради Рама, и преустанови работата си.
6 Then King Asa gathered all the men of Judah, and they took away from Ramah all the stones and timber that Baasha’s men had been using [to build the wall around that town]. They took those materials to [the town of] Geba and [the city of] Mizpah [north of Jerusalem] and built walls around them.
Тогава цар Аса взе целия Юда, та дигнаха камъните на Рама и дърветата й, с които Вааса градеше; и с тях съгради Гава и Масфа.
7 At that time the prophet Hanani went to King Asa and said to him, “Because you relied on the king of Syria and not on Yahweh our God, you missed your opportunity to destroy the army of the king of Syria.
А в това време гледачът Ананий отиде при Юдовия цар Аса та му рече: Понеже си уповал на сирийския цар, а не си уповавал на Господа своя Бог, затова войската на сирийския цар избегна и ръката ти.
8 The huge armies from Ethiopia and Libya with all their chariots and soldiers [riding] on horses [were certainly very powerful. But] when you relied on Yahweh, he enabled your army to defeat them.
Етоипяните и ливийците не бяха ли огромно множество, с твърде много колесници и конници? Но пак, понеже ти упова на Господа, Той ги предаде в ръката ти.
9 That happened because Yahweh sees [what is happening] all over the earth, and he strengthens those who completely trust him. You have done a very foolish thing, so from now on other armies will be fighting your army.”
Защото очите на Господа се обръщат насам-натам през целия свят, за да се показва Той мощен в помощ на ония, чиито сърца са съвършенно разположени към Него. В това ти си постъпил безумно, защото от сега нататък ще имаш войни.
10 Asa was very angry with the prophet because of what the prophet had said. So he [commanded his officials to] put Hanani in prison. At that same time, he started to treat some of his people very cruelly.
По това, Аса се разгневи на гледача та го тури в затвор, защото се разсърди против него за туй нещо. И в същото време Аса притесни някои от людете.
11 All the things that Asa did while he was ruling, from the time he started to rule until he died, are written in the scroll containing the record of the [activities of the] kings of Judah and Israel.
И, ето, делата на Аса, първите и последните, ето, написани са в Книгата на Юдовите и Израилевите царе.
12 When Asa had been ruling for almost 39 years, he was afflicted with a disease in his feet. The disease was very severe, but in spite of that, he did not request help from Yahweh. Instead he sought help only from doctors.
А в тридесет и деветата година от царуването си, Аса се разболя от болест в нозете; обаче, макар болестта му да ставаше твърде тежка, пак в болестта си той не потърси Господа, но лекарите.
13 When he had been ruling for almost 40 years, he died.
И Аса заспа с бащите си; и умря в четиридесет и първата година от царуването си.
14 He was buried in the tomb that his workers had made for him in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. They laid his corpse on a bed covered with spices and various perfumes that had been mixed together. They also lit a huge fire to honor him.
И погребаха го в гроба, който се бе изкопал в Давидовия град, и положиха го на легло пълно с благоухания и с различни аптекарски аромати; и изгориха за него твърде много аромати.
