2 Crónicas 16
1 En el trigésimo sexto año del gobierno de Asa, Baasa, rey de Israel, subió contra Judá, construyendo Ramá para que nadie pudiera salir o entrar 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 tomó plata y oro de las tiendas de la casa del Señor y de la casa del rey, y envió a Ben- Adad, rey de Siria, a 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 Sea un acuerdo entre tú y yo como hubo entre mi padre y tu padre: mira, te he enviado plata y oro; Ve y pon fin a tu acuerdo con Baasa, rey de Israel, para que pueda dejar de atacarme.
“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 E hizo Ben-adad como dijo el rey Asa, y envió a los capitanes de sus ejércitos contra las ciudades de Israel, atacando a Ijon y Dan y Abel-maim, y todas las ciudades que servían de almacén a 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 Entonces, al oírlo, Baasa detuvo la construcción de Ramá suspendiendo su trabajo.
When Baasha heard about that, he [commanded his troops to] stop fortifying Ramah and doing other work there.
6 Entonces el rey Asa, con todo Judá, quitó las piedras y la madera con las que Baasa estaba construyendo a Ramá, y las usó para construir a 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 momento, Hanani, él profeta, se acercó a Asa, rey de Judá, y le dijo: Porque has puesto tu fe en el rey de Siria y no en el Señor tu Dios, el ejército del rey de Siria. se ha escapado de tus manos.
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 libios un ejército muy grande, con carruajes de guerra y jinetes más de lo que podrían estar contados? pero como tu fe estaba en el Señor, él los entregó en tus manos.
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 del Señor van, a través de toda la tierra, permite que se vea que él es el fuerte apoyo de aquellos cuyos corazones le son fieles. En esto has hecho tontamente, 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 profeta y lo puso en la cárcel, ardiendo de ira contra él a causa de esto. Y al mismo tiempo, Asa era cruel con algunas de las personas.
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 Ahora, los hechos de Asa, desde principio a fin, están registrados 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 gobierno, Asa tenía una enfermedad muy grave de los pies; pero no acudió al Señor en busca de ayuda para su enfermedad, sino a 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 Entonces Asa fue a descansar con sus padres, y la muerte le vino en el año cuarenta y uno de su gobierno.
When he had been ruling for almost 40 years, he died.
14 Y lo enterraron el lugar que se había hecho para él mismo en la ciudad de David, en una cama llena de perfumes dulces de todo tipo de especias, hechos por el arte del perfumista, e hicieron 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.
