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].
La trente et sixième année du règne d'Asa, Bahasa Roi d'Israël monta contre Juda, et bâtit Rama, afin de ne laisser sortir ni entrer personne vers Asa Roi de Juda.
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
Et Asa tira l'or et l'argent des trésors de la maison de l'Eternel, et de la maison Royale, et envoya vers Benhadad Roi de Syrie qui demeurait à Damas, pour lui dire:
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].”
Il y a alliance entre nous, et entre mon père et le tien; voici, je t'envoie de l'argent et de l'or; va, romps l'alliance que tu as avec Bahasa Roi d'Israël, et qu'il s'éloigne de moi.
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.
Et Benhadad acquiesça au Roi Asa, et envoya les capitaines de son armée, contre les villes d'Israël, qui frappèrent Hijon, Dan, Abelmajim, et tous les magasins des villes de Nephthali.
5 When Baasha heard about that, he [commanded his troops to] stop fortifying Ramah and doing other work there.
Et il arriva que dès que Bahasa l'eut entendu il se désista de bâtir Rama, et fit cesser son ouvrage.
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.
Alors le Roi Asa prit tous ceux de Juda, et ils emportèrent les pierres et le bois de Rama que Bahasa faisait bâtir, et il en bâtit Guébah et Mitspa.
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.
Et en ce temps-là Hanani le Voyant vint vers Asa Roi de Juda, et lui dit: Parce que tu t'es appuyé sur le Roi de Syrie, et que tu ne t'es point appuyé sur l'Eternel ton Dieu, à cause de cela l'armée du Roi de Syrie est échappée de ta main.
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.
Les Ethiopiens et les Libyens n'étaient-ils pas une fort grande armée, ayant des chariots, et des gens de cheval en grand nombre? mais parce que tu t'appuyais sur l'Eternel, il les livra entre tes mains.
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.”
Car les yeux de l'Eternel regardent çà et là par toute la terre, afin qu'il se montre puissant en faveur de ceux qui sont d'un cœur intègre envers lui. Tu as follement fait en cela, car désormais tu auras toujours des guerres.
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.
Et Asa fut irrité contre le Voyant, et le mit en prison; car il fut fort indigné contre lui à cause de cela. Asa opprima aussi en ce temps-là quelques-uns du peuple.
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.
Or voilà les faits d'Asa, tant les premiers que les derniers; voilà, ils sont écrits au Livre des Rois de Juda et d'Israël.
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.
Et Asa fut malade de ses pieds, l'an trente et neuvième de son règne, et sa maladie fut extrême; toutefois il ne rechercha point l'Eternel dans sa maladie, mais les médecins.
13 When he had been ruling for almost 40 years, he died.
Puis Asa s'endormit avec ses pères, et mourut la quarante et unième année de son règne.
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.
Et on l'ensevelit dans son sépulcre qu'il s'était fait creuser en la Cité de David, et on le coucha dans un lit qu'il avait rempli de choses aromatiques, et d'épiceries mixtionnées par art de parfumeur, et on en brûla sur lui en très grande abondance.
