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].
我我我阿撒當國第三十六年，以色列王巴厄沙來進攻猶大，在辣瑪修築工事，防止人同猶大王阿撒來往。
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
當時阿撒拿出上主殿內和王宮府庫中的金銀，送給住在大馬士革得阿蘭王本哈達得說：
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].”
「我與你之間，以及我父與你之間都立過約；現在我給你送來金銀作為禮品，請你廢除你與以色列王巴厄沙所立的約，使他離開我的國境。」
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.
本哈達得聽從了阿撒王的話，即刻派軍長，去攻打以色列的城市，攻下了依雍、丹、阿貝耳瑪因和納斐塔里所有的屯貨城。
5 When Baasha heard about that, he [commanded his troops to] stop fortifying Ramah and doing other work there.
巴厄沙一聽說這事，立即停止在辣瑪的工事。
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.
阿撒王遂徵調全猶大人，將巴厄沙修築辣瑪所用的石頭和木材運走，用來修築革巴和米茲帕。[先見者哈納尼的斥責]
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.
那時，先見者哈納尼來見猶大王阿撒，對他說：「因為你依靠了阿蘭，而沒有依靠上主你的天主，因此阿蘭王的軍隊脫離了你。
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.
雇士人和利比亞人不是一支很強大的軍隊嗎﹖戰車騎兵不是很多嗎﹖但幾時你依靠上主，他便將他們交在你的手中。
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.”
上主的眼遍察各地，對所有專心忠於他的，他必大顯威能，加以扶助。你這事作得太無知了，今後你必要遭遇戰禍。」
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.
阿撒對先見者發怒，將他囚在獄中；王在這事上實在生了大氣，同時阿撒又虐待了一些百姓。[阿撒逝世 ]
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.
阿撒的前後事蹟，都記載在猶大和以色列列王實錄上。
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.
阿撒當國第三十九年，患了足疾，病得十分嚴重；他在病中不求上主，而只求醫。
13 When he had been ruling for almost 40 years, he died.
阿撒在位四十一年逝世，與祖先同眠。
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.
人們將他葬在達味城，自己所鑿的墳墓，將他放在床上面，滿堆香料，即照調香法所製的各種香料，又為他焚燒了很多的香料。
