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].
Yahuda Kralı Asa'nın krallığının otuz altıncı yılında İsrail Kralı Baaşa Yahuda'ya saldırmaya hazırlanıyordu. Asa'nın topraklarına giriş çıkışı engellemek amacıyla, Rama Kenti'ni güçlendirmeye başladı.
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
Bunun üzerine Asa, RAB'bin Tapınağı'nın ve sarayın hazinelerindeki altın ve gümüşü çıkararak şu haberle birlikte Şam'da oturan Aram Kralı Ben-Hadat'a gönderdi:
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].”
“Babamla baban arasında olduğu gibi seninle benim aramızda da bir antlaşma olsun. Sana gönderdiğim bu altınlara, gümüşlere karşılık, sen de İsrail Kralı Baaşa ile yaptığın antlaşmayı boz, topraklarımdan askerlerini çeksin.”
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.
Kral Asa'nın önerisini kabul eden Ben-Hadat, ordu komutanlarını İsrail kentlerinin üzerine gönderdi. İyon'u, Dan'ı, Avel-Mayim'i, Naftali'nin bütün ambarlı kentlerini ele geçirdiler.
5 When Baasha heard about that, he [commanded his troops to] stop fortifying Ramah and doing other work there.
Baaşa bunu duyunca Rama'nın yapımını durdurup işe son verdi.
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.
Kral Asa bütün Yahudalılar'ı çağırttı; Baaşa'nın Rama'nın yapımında kullandığı taşlarla keresteleri alıp götürdüler. Asa bunlarla Geva ve Mispa kentlerini onardı.
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.
O sırada Bilici Hanani Yahuda Kralı Asa'ya gelip şöyle dedi: “Tanrın RAB'be güveneceğine Aram Kralı'na güvendin. Bu yüzden Aram Kralı'nın ordusu elinden kurtuldu.
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.
Kûşlular'la Luvlular, çok sayıda savaş arabaları, atlılarıyla büyük bir ordu değil miydiler? Ama sen RAB'be güvendin, O da onları eline teslim etti.
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.”
RAB'bin gözleri bütün yürekleriyle kendisine bağlı olanlara güç vermek için her yeri görür. Akılsızca davrandın. Bundan böyle hep savaş içinde olacaksın.”
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.
Asa biliciye öfkelenip onu cezaevine attırdı. Çünkü söyledikleri onu kızdırmıştı. Halktan bazı kişilere de baskı yaptı.
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.
Asa'nın yaptığı işler, başından sonuna dek, Yahuda ve İsrail krallarının tarihinde yazılıdır.
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.
Asa, krallığının otuz dokuzuncu yılında ayaklarından hastalandı. Durumu çok ağırdı. Hastalığında RAB'be yöneleceğine hekimlere başvurdu.
13 When he had been ruling for almost 40 years, he died.
Asa krallığının kırk birinci yılında ölüp atalarına kavuştu.
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.
Onu özel olarak hazırlanmış, güzel kokulu çeşit çeşit baharat dolu bir sedyeye yatırarak Davut Kenti'nde kendisi için yaptırdığı mezara gömdüler. Onuruna çok büyük bir ateş yaktılar.
