2 Chroniques 16
1 La trente-sixième année du règne d'Asa, Baesha, roi d'Israël, monta contre Juda, et il bâtit Rama, afin de ne laisser sortir ni entrer aucun homme pour 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 Alors Asa tira de l'argent et de l'or des trésors de la maison de l'Éternel et de la maison royale, et il envoya vers Ben-Hadad, roi de Syrie, qui habitait à Damas, pour lui dire:
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 Il y a alliance entre moi et toi, comme entre mon père et le tien; voici, je t'envoie de l'argent et de l'or; va, romps ton alliance avec Baesha, roi d'Israël, afin qu'il se retire 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 Et Ben-Hadad écouta le roi Asa, et il envoya les capitaines de ses armées contre les villes d'Israël, et ils frappèrent Ijjon, Dan, Abel-Maïm, et tous les magasins des villes de Nephthali.
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 Et aussitôt que Baesha l'eut appris, il cessa de bâtir Rama et suspendit son travail.
When Baasha heard about that, he [commanded his troops to] stop fortifying Ramah and doing other work there.
6 Alors le roi Asa prit avec lui tout Juda, et ils emportèrent les pierres et le bois de Rama, que Baesha faisait bâtir; et il en bâtit 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 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'Éternel, ton Dieu, l'armée du roi de Syrie a échappé de ta main.
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 Libyens n'étaient-ils pas une fort grande armée, ayant des chars et des cavaliers en fort grand nombre? Mais parce que tu t'appuyais sur l'Éternel, il les livra 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 l'Éternel parcourent toute la terre, pour soutenir ceux dont le cœur est tout entier à lui. Tu as agi follement en cela; car désormais tu auras 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 Et Asa fut irrité contre le voyant, et le mit en prison, car il était fort indigné contre lui à ce sujet. Asa opprima aussi, en ce temps-là, quelques-uns 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 Or voici, les actions d'Asa, les premières et les dernières, sont écrites au 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 malade des pieds, et sa maladie fut très grave; et toutefois dans sa maladie, il ne chercha point l'Éternel, mais 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 Puis Asa s'endormit avec ses pères, et il mourut la quarante et unième année de son règne.
When he had been ruling for almost 40 years, he died.
14 Et on l'ensevelit dans le tombeau qu'il s'était creusé dans la cité de David. On le coucha sur un lit qu'il avait rempli de parfums et d'aromates, préparés en ouvrage de parfumerie; et on lui en brûla une quantité très considérable.
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.
