دوم تواریخ 16

1 در سال سی و ششم سلطنت آسا، بعشا پادشاه اسرائیل به یهودا لشکر کشید و شهر رامه را بنا کرد تا نگذارد کسی از خارج وارد اورشلیم شود و نزد آسا، پادشاه یهودا رفت و آمد کند.

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 آسا چون وضع را چنین دید، هر چه طلا و نقره در خزانه‌های خانۀ خداوند و کاخ سلطنتی بود، گرفت و با این پیام برای بنهدد پادشاه سوریه به دمشق فرستاد:

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 «بیا مثل پدرانمان با هم متحد شویم. این طلا و نقره‌ای را که برایت می‌فرستم از من بپذیر. پیمان دوستی خود را با بعشا، پادشاه اسرائیل قطع کن تا او از قلمرو من خارج شود.»

“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 بنهدد با درخواست آسای پادشاه موافقت کرد و با سپاهیان خود به اسرائیل حمله برد و شهرهای عیون، دان، آبل مایم و تمام مراکز مهمات و آذوقه را در زمین نفتالی تسخیر کرد.

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 وقتی بعشای پادشاه این را شنید از بنای رامه دست کشید و از سرزمین یهودا عقب‌نشینی کرد.

When Baasha heard about that, he [commanded his troops to] stop fortifying Ramah and doing other work there.

6 آسا تمام مردم یهودا را به رامه آورد و آنها سنگها و چوبهایی را که بعشا به کار برده بود، برداشتند و بردند و با آن، شهرهای جبع و مصفه را بنا کردند.

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 در این هنگام حنانی نبی نزد آسای پادشاه آمد و به او گفت: «تو به جای اینکه به خداوند، خدای خود تکیه کنی، به پادشاه سوریه متوسل شدی به همین سبب سوری‌ها از چنگ تو خلاصی یافتند.

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 آیا به یاد نداری که بر سر آن سپاه عظیم حبشه و لیبی، با آن همه ارابه‌ها و سوارانی که داشتند، چه آمد؟ در آن زمان چشم امید تو به خداوند بود و او هم آن سپاه عظیم را به دستت تسلیم نمود.

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 زیرا خداوند به تمام جهان چشم دوخته است تا کسانی را که از دل و جان به او وفادارند، بیابد و به آنان قوت ببخشد. ولی چون تو احمقانه رفتار کردی؛ از این به بعد همیشه گرفتار جنگ خواهی بود.»

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 آسا از سخنان نبی چنان برآشفت که او را به زندان انداخت. از آن پس رفتار آسا با برخی از مردم نیز ظالمانه شد.

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 شرح کامل رویدادهای دوران سلطنت آسا در کتاب تاریخ پادشاهان یهودا و اسرائیل نوشته شده است.

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 در سال سی و نهم سلطنت آسا، مرضی در پاهایش ایجاد شد. گرچه مرضش شدت گرفت، ولی او حتی در بیماری خود نیز از خداوند یاری نخواست بلکه فقط به پزشکان امید بست.

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 آسا در سال چهل و یکم سلطنتش درگذشت.

When he had been ruling for almost 40 years, he died.

14 جنازهٔ او را روی تخت روانی گذاشتند و با انواع عطریات معطر ساختند و بعد در مقبره‌ای که برای خود در شهر داوود ساخته بود، دفن نمودند و آتش بزرگی به احترام او روشن کردند.

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.