2 Dnevnika 16
1 Godine trideset šeste carovanja Asina izide Vasa car Izrailjev na Judu, i stade zidati Ramu da ne da nikomu otiæi k Asi caru Judinu ni od njega doæi.
In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.
2 Tada uze Asa srebro i zlato iz riznica doma Gospodnjega i doma careva, i posla Ven-Adadu caru Sirskomu, koji življaše u Damasku, i poruèi:
So Asa withdrew the silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent it with this message to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:
3 Vjera je izmeðu mene i tebe, izmeðu oca mojega i oca tvojega, evo šaljem ti srebra i zlata, hajde, pokvari vjeru koju imaš s Vasom carem Izrailjevijem, eda bi otišao od mene.
“Let there be a treaty between me and you, between my father and your father. See, I have sent you silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”
4 I posluša Ven-Adad cara Asu, i posla vojvode svoje na gradove Izrailjeve, i osvojiše Ijon i Dan i Avel-Majim i sve gradove Neftalimove u kojima bijahu žitnice.
And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
5 A kad Vasa to èu, presta zidati Ramu i ostavi djelo svoje.
When Baasha learned of this, he stopped fortifying Ramah and abandoned his work.
6 Tada car Asa uze sav narod Judin, te odnesoše kamenje iz Rame i drvo, èim zidaše Vasa, i od njega sazida Gavaju i Mispu.
Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.
7 A u to vrijeme doðe Ananije vidjelac k Asi caru Judinu i reèe mu: što si se pouzdao u cara Sirskoga a nijesi se pouzdao u Gospoda Boga svojega, zato se vojska cara Sirskoga izmaèe iz tvojih ruku.
At that time Hanani the seer came to King Asa of Judah and told him, “Because you have relied on the king of Aram and not on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Aram has escaped from your hand.
8 Nijesu li Etiopljani i Luveji imali velike vojske s vrlo mnogo kola i konjika? pa kad si se pouzdao u Gospoda, dade ti ih u ruke.
Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.
9 Jer oèi Gospodnje gledaju po svoj zemlji da bi pokazivao silu svoju prema onima kojima je srce cijelo prema njemu. Ludo si u tom radio; zato æe otsele biti ratovi na te.
For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war.”
10 Tada se Asa razgnjevi na proroka, i vrže ga u tamnicu, jer se rasrdi na nj za to; i potlaèi Asa neke iz naroda u to vrijeme.
Asa was angry with the seer and became so enraged over this matter that he put the man in prison. And at the same time Asa oppressed some of the people.
11 Ali gle, djela Asina, prva i pošljednja, eno zapisana su u knjizi o carevima Judinijem i Izrailjevijem.
Now the rest of the acts of Asa, from beginning to end, are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
12 I razbolje se Asa trideset devete godine carovanja svojega od nogu, i bolest njegova bi vrlo teška, ali ni u bolesti svojoj ne traži Gospoda nego ljekare.
In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady became increasingly severe. Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the physicians.
13 I tako poèinu Asa kod otaca svojih, i umrije èetrdeset prve godine carovanja svojega.
So in the forty-first year of his reign, Asa died and rested with his fathers.
14 I pogreboše ga u grobu njegovu, koji iskopa sebi u gradu Davidovu, i metnuše ga na postelju koju bješe napunio mirisavijeh stvari i masti zgotovljenijeh vještinom apotekarskom, i spališe mu ih vrlo mnogo.
And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.
