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 тридцать шестой год царствования Асы, пошел Вааса, царь Израильский, на Иудею и начал строить Раму, чтобы не позволить никому ни уходить от Асы, царя Иудейского, ни приходить к нему.
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
И вынес Аса серебро и золото из сокровищниц дома Господня и дома царского и послал к Венададу, царю Сирийскому, жившему в Дамаске, говоря:
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].”
союз да будет между мною и тобою, как был между отцом моим и отцом твоим; вот, я посылаю тебе серебра и золота: пойди, расторгни союз твой с Ваасою, царем Израильским, чтоб он отступил от меня.
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 послушался Венадад царя Асы и послал военачальников, которые были у него, против городов Израильских, и они опустошили Ийон и Дан и Авелмаим и все запасы в городах Неффалимовых.
5 When Baasha heard about that, he [commanded his troops to] stop fortifying Ramah and doing other work there.
И когда услышал о сем Вааса, то перестал строить Раму и прекратил работу свою.
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.
Аса же царь собрал всех Иудеев, и они вывезли из Рамы камни и дерева, которые употреблял Вааса для строения, - и выстроил из них Геву и Мицфу.
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.
В то время пришел Ананий прозорливец к Асе, царю Иудейскому, и сказал ему: так как ты понадеялся на царя Сирийского и не уповал на Господа Бога твоего, потому и спаслось войско царя Сирийского от руки твоей.
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.
Не были ли Ефиопляне и Ливияне с силою большею и с колесницами и всадниками весьма многочисленными? Но как ты уповал на Господа, то Он предал их в руку твою,
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.”
ибо очи Господа обозревают всю землю, чтобы поддерживать тех, чье сердце вполне предано Ему. Безрассудно ты поступил теперь. За то отныне будут у тебя войны.
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.
И разгневался Аса на прозорливца, и заключил его в темницу, так как за это был в раздражении на него; притеснял Аса и некоторых из народа в то время.
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 вот, деяния Асы, первые и последние, описаны в книге царей Иудейских и Израильских.
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.
И сделался Аса болен ногами на тридцать девятом году царствования своего, и болезнь его поднялась до верхних частей тела; но он в болезни своей взыскал не Господа, а врачей.
13 When he had been ruling for almost 40 years, he died.
И почил Аса с отцами своими, и умер на сорок первом году царствования своего.
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 похоронили его в гробнице, которую он устроил для себя в городе Давидовом; и положили его на одре, который наполнили благовониями и разными искусственными мастями, и сожгли их для него великое множество.
