2 Crónicas 16
1 En el año treinta y seis del reinado de Asa, Baasa, rey de Israel, subió contra Judá y edificó Ramá, para no dejar salir ni entrar a nadie a Asa, rey 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 Entonces Asa sacó plata y oro de los tesoros de la casa de Yahvé y de la casa real, y envió a Ben Hadad, rey de Siria, que vivía en Damasco, diciendo:
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 haya un tratado entre tú y yo, como lo hubo entre mi padre y tu padre. He aquí que te he enviado plata y oro. Ve, rompe tu tratado con Baasa, rey de Israel, para que se aparte de mí”.
“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 escuchó al rey Asá y envió a los capitanes de sus ejércitos contra las ciudades de Israel, y atacaron Ijón, Dan, Abel Maim y todas las ciudades de almacenamiento de Neftalí.
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 Cuando Baasa se enteró de esto, dejó de construir Ramá y dejó de trabajar.
When Baasha heard about that, he [commanded his troops to] stop fortifying Ramah and doing other work there.
6 Entonces el rey Asá tomó a todo Judá, y se llevaron las piedras y la madera de Rama, con las que Baasa había construido; y con ellas edificó Geba y Mizpa.
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 aquel tiempo el vidente Hanani vino a Asa, rey de Judá, y le dijo: “Como te has apoyado en el rey de Aram, y no te has apoyado en Yahvé, tu Dios, el ejército del rey de Aram se ha escapado de tu mano.
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 ¿No eran los etíopes y los lubinos un ejército enorme, con carros y muchísima gente de a caballo? Sin embargo, como te apoyaste en el Señor, él los entregó en tu mano.
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 Porque los ojos de Yahvé recorren toda la tierra, para mostrarse fuerte en favor de aquellos cuyo corazón es perfecto para con él. Has hecho una tontería en esto; porque a partir de ahora tendrás 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 Entonces Asa se enojó con el vidente y lo metió en la cárcel, pues estaba furioso con él por este asunto. Asa oprimió al mismo tiempo a algunos del pueblo.
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 He aquí que los hechos de Asa, primeros y últimos, están escritos en el libro de los reyes 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 En el año treinta y nueve de su reinado, Asa enfermó de los pies. Su enfermedad era muy grave; sin embargo, en su enfermedad no buscó a Yahvé, sino sólo a los 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 Asá durmió con sus padres y murió en el año cuarenta y uno de su reinado.
When he had been ruling for almost 40 years, he died.
14 Lo enterraron en su propia tumba, que él mismo había cavado en la ciudad de David, y lo pusieron en el lecho que estaba lleno de olores dulces y de diversas clases de especias preparadas por el arte de los perfumistas; y le hicieron un fuego muy grande.
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.
