2 Crônicas 16
1 No trigésimo sexto ano do reinado de Asa, Baasa, rei de Israel, subiu contra Judá, e construiu Ramá, para não permitir que ninguém saísse ou entrasse para Asa, rei de Judá.
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 Então Asa trouxe prata e ouro dos tesouros da casa de Javé e da casa do rei, e enviou a Ben Hadad, rei da Síria, que vivia em Damasco, dizendo:
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 “Que haja um tratado entre mim e você, como houve entre meu pai e seu pai”. Eis que eu vos enviei prata e ouro”. Vai, quebra teu tratado com Baasa, rei de Israel, para que ele se afaste de mim”.
“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 ouviu o rei Asa e enviou os capitães de seus exércitos contra as cidades de Israel; e eles atingiram Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim e todas as cidades de armazenamento de Naftali.
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 Quando Baasha ouviu falar disso, ele parou de construir Ramah, e deixou seu trabalho cessar.
When Baasha heard about that, he [commanded his troops to] stop fortifying Ramah and doing other work there.
6 Então Asa, o rei, tomou todo o Judá, e eles levaram as pedras e a madeira de Ramá, com as quais Baasa construiu; e ele construiu Geba e Mizpá com eles.
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 Naquele tempo Hanani, o vidente, veio a Asa, rei de Judá, e disse-lhe: “Porque confiaste no rei da Síria, e não confiaste em Iavé, teu Deus, portanto o exército do rei da Síria escapou de tuas mãos.
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 Weren'Os etíopes e os líbios não são um exército enorme, com carruagens e um número excessivo de cavaleiros? No entanto, porque você confiou em Javé, ele os entregou em suas mãos.
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 Pois os olhos de Javé correm para frente e para trás em toda a terra, para mostrar-se forte em favor daqueles cujo coração é perfeito para ele. Você fez tolices nisto; pois de agora em diante você terá guerras”.
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 Então Asa ficou zangado com o vidente e o colocou na prisão; pois ele estava com raiva dele por causa disso. Asa oprimiu algumas das pessoas ao mesmo tempo.
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 Eis que os atos de Asa, primeiro e último, eis que estão escritos no livro dos reis de Judá e Israel.
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 No trigésimo nono ano de seu reinado, Asa estava doente em seus pés. Sua doença era extremamente grande; no entanto, em sua doença ele não procurou Yahweh, mas apenas os médicos.
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 dormiu com seus pais, e morreu no quadragésimo primeiro ano de seu reinado.
When he had been ruling for almost 40 years, he died.
14 Eles o enterraram em seu próprio túmulo, que ele havia cavado para si mesmo na cidade de David, e o colocaram na cama que estava cheia de odores doces e vários tipos de temperos preparados pela arte dos perfumistas; e fizeram um fogo muito grande para ele.
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.
