2 Chronik 16
1 Im sechsunddreißigsten Jahre Asas zog Israels König Baësa gegen Juda heran. Er baute Rama aus, um niemanden zu Judas König Asa aus- und eingehen zu lassen.
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 Da nahm Asa Silber und Gold aus den Schatzkammern im Hause des Herrn und im Königshause und sandte es an Arams König Benhadad, der zu Damaskus wohnte, und ließ sagen:
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 "Ein Bund sei zwischen mir und dir, wie zwischen deinem Vater und meinem Vater! Hier sende ich dir Silber und Gold. Wohlan, brich deinen Bund mit Israels König Baësa, daß er von mir abziehe!"
“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 Und Benhadad hörte auf den König Asa und sandte seine Heeresobersten gegen Israels Städte. Sie verheerten Ijjon, Dan und Abelmaim und alle Vorratshäuser in Naphtalis Städten.
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 Als dies Baësa vernahm, ließ er vom Ausbau Ramas und stellte seine Arbeit ein.
When Baasha heard about that, he [commanded his troops to] stop fortifying Ramah and doing other work there.
6 Da zog der König Asa ganz Juda heran, und sie trugen die Steine und die Balken von Rama fort, das Baësa ausgebaut hatte. Er baute damit Geba und Mispa aus.
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 In jener Zeit war der Seher Chanani zum Judakönige Asa gekommen, und so sprach er zu ihm: "Weil du dich auf Arams König gestützt hast und nicht auf den Herrn, deinen Gott, deswegen ist das Heer des Israelkönigs deiner Hand entronnen.
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 Sind denn die Äthiopier und Libyer nicht zahlreicher gewesen an Wagen und an Reitern? Doch weil du auf den Herrn dich gestützt, hat er sie auch in deine Hand gegeben.
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 Die Augen des Herrn durchspähen ja die ganze Erde, um den zu festigen, dessen Herz ungeteilt für ihn ist. Du hast töricht hierin gehandelt. Von jetzt ab gibt's für dich nur Kämpfe."
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 Da zürnte Asa dem Seher und legte ihn ins Stockhaus. Denn er war ihm böse. Asa tötete auch damals etliche aus dem Volke.
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 Asas Geschichte, die frühere und die spätere, ist im Buche der Könige von Juda und Israel aufgezeichnet.
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 Im neununddreißigsten Regierungsjahr erkrankte Asa an den Füßen, und seine Erkrankung war überaus heftig. Aber auch in dieser Krankheit suchte er nicht den Herrn auf, sondern die Ärzte.
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 Und Asa legte sich zu seinen Vätern, und zwar starb er in seinem einundvierzigsten Regierungsjahr.
When he had been ruling for almost 40 years, he died.
14 Man begrub ihn in seiner Grabstätte, die er sich in der Davidsstadt angelegt hatte. Man legte ihn auf ein Lager, das man mit Spezereien und sonstigen kunstvoll bereiteten Gewürzen angefüllt hatte. Dann zündete man ihm einen überaus großen Brand an.
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.
