2 Chroniques 16
1 La trente-sixième année du règne d'Asa, Baescha, roi d'Israël, monta contre Juda et bâtit Rama, afin de ne permettre à personne de sortir ou d'entrer chez Asa, roi de Juda.
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].
2 Et Asa sortit de l'argent et de l'or des trésors de la maison de Yahvé et de la maison du roi, et il envoya à Ben Hadad, roi de Syrie, qui habitait à Damas, en disant:
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
3 « Qu'il y ait un traité entre moi et toi, comme il y en a eu un entre mon père et ton père. Voici, je t'ai envoyé de l'argent et de l'or. Va, romps ton traité avec Baasha, roi d'Israël, afin qu'il s'éloigne de moi. »
“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].”
4 Ben Hadad écouta le roi Asa et envoya les chefs de ses armées contre les villes d'Israël; ils frappèrent Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim et toutes les villes de stockage de Nephtali.
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.
5 Lorsque Baasha l'apprit, il cessa de construire Rama et fit cesser ses travaux.
When Baasha heard about that, he [commanded his troops to] stop fortifying Ramah and doing other work there.
6 Alors le roi Asa prit tout Juda, et on emporta les pierres et le bois de Rama, avec lesquels Baasha avait bâti, et il bâtit avec eux Guéba et Mitspa.
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.
7 En ce temps-là, Hanani le devin vint auprès d'Asa, roi de Juda, et lui dit: « Parce que tu t'es appuyé sur le roi de Syrie et que tu n'as pas compté sur Yahvé ton Dieu, l'armée du roi de Syrie s'est échappée de tes mains.
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.
8 Les Éthiopiens et les Lubim n'étaient-ils pas une grande armée, avec des chars et un très grand nombre de cavaliers? Mais, parce que tu t'es appuyé sur Yahvé, il les a livrés entre tes mains.
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.
9 Car les yeux de Yahvé vont et viennent sur toute la terre, pour se montrer fort en faveur de ceux dont le cœur est parfait envers lui. Vous avez fait une folie en cela, car désormais vous aurez des guerres. »
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.”
10 Alors Asa s'irrita contre le devin, et le mit en prison, car il était furieux contre lui à cause de cette chose. En même temps, Asa opprima une partie du peuple.
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.
11 Voici les actes d'Asa, les premiers et les derniers, ils sont écrits dans le livre des rois de Juda et d'Israël.
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.
12 La trente-neuvième année de son règne, Asa fut atteint d'une maladie des pieds. Sa maladie était extrêmement grave; cependant, dans sa maladie, il ne chercha pas Yahvé, mais seulement les médecins.
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.
13 Asa se coucha avec ses pères et mourut la quarante et unième année de son règne.
When he had been ruling for almost 40 years, he died.
14 On l'enterra dans son propre tombeau, qu'il s'était creusé dans la ville de David, et on le coucha dans le lit qui était rempli d'aromates et de diverses sortes d'épices préparées par l'art des parfumeurs; et on fit pour lui un très grand feu.
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.
