2 Crónicas 16
1 El año 36 del reinado de Asa, Baasa, rey de Israel, subió contra Judá y fortificó a Ramá para que nadie tuviera acceso 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 la plata y el oro de los tesoros de la Casa de Yavé y del palacio real, los envió a Ben-adad, rey de Siria, quien estaba en Damasco, y le dijo:
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 Haya alianza entre tú y yo, como la hubo entre mi padre y tu padre. Ciertamente te envío plata y oro con el fin de que rompas tu alianza 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-adad atendió al rey Asa y envió a los jefes de sus ejércitos contra las ciudades de Israel. Atacaron a Ijón, a Dan, a Abel-maim y a 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 Aconteció que cuando Baasa oyó esto, dejó de fortificar a Ramá y abandonó su obra.
When Baasha heard about that, he [commanded his troops to] stop fortifying Ramah and doing other work there.
6 Entonces el rey Asa tomó a todo Judá y se llevó las piedras y la madera de Ramá, con las cuales Baasa la fortificaba. Con ellas reedificó 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 fue a Asa, rey de Judá, y le dijo: Por cuanto te apoyaste en el rey de Siria, y no te apoyaste en Yavé tu ʼElohim, el ejército del rey de Siria escapó 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 ¿Los etíopes y los libios no eran un ejército numerosísimo, con carruajes y muchos jinetes? Sin embargo, porque te apoyaste en Yavé, 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 Yavé contemplan toda la tierra, para ayudar a aquellos cuyo corazón es íntegro ante Él. ¡Locamente actuaste en esto, y de ahora en adelante habrá guerras contra ti!
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 contra el vidente y lo echó en la cárcel, pues se enfureció muchísimo contra él por esto. Y al mismo tiempo, Asa oprimió 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 Los hechos de Asa, primeros y últimos, ciertamente están escritos en el rollo de los reyes de Judá y de 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 El año 39 de su reinado, Asa cayó enfermo de los pies. Su enfermedad era grave, pero aun en su enfermedad no buscó a Yavé, sino 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 Asa descansó con sus antepasados. Murió el año 41 de su reinado.
When he had been ruling for almost 40 years, he died.
14 Lo sepultaron en su sepulcro que excavó en la Ciudad de David. Lo pusieron en un ataúd, el cual llenaron de toda clase de especias aromáticas y perfumes preparados por expertos perfumistas, y encendieron una gran hoguera en su honor.
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.
