1 No trigésimo sexto ano do reinado de Asa, subiu Baasa, rei de Israel, contra Judá e edificou a Ramá, para que a ninguém fosse permitido sair de junto de Asa, rei de Judá, nem chegar a ele. 2 Então, Asa tomou prata e ouro dos tesouros da Casa do Senhor e dos tesouros da casa do rei e enviou servos a Ben-Hadade, rei da Síria, que habitava em Damasco, dizendo: 3 Haja aliança entre mim e ti, como houve entre meu pai e teu pai. Eis que te mando prata e ouro; vai e anula a tua aliança com Baasa, rei de Israel, para que se retire de mim. 4 Ben-Hadade deu ouvidos ao rei Asa e enviou os capitães dos seus exércitos contra as cidades de Israel; e feriu a Ijom, a Dã, a Abel-Maim e todas as cidades-armazéns de Naftali. 5 Ouvindo isso Baasa, deixou de edificar a Ramá e não continuou a sua obra. 6 Então, o rei Asa tomou todo o Judá, e trouxeram as pedras de Ramá e a sua madeira com que Baasa a edificara; com elas edificou Asa a Geba e a Mispa.

7 Naquele tempo, veio Hanani a Asa, rei de Judá, e lhe disse: Porquanto confiaste no rei da Síria e não confiaste no Senhor, teu Deus, o exército do rei da Síria escapou das tuas mãos. 8 Acaso, não foram os etíopes e os líbios grande exército, com muitíssimos carros e cavaleiros? Porém, tendo tu confiado no Senhor, ele os entregou nas tuas mãos. 9 Porque, quanto ao Senhor, seus olhos passam por toda a terra, para mostrar-se forte para com aqueles cujo coração é totalmente dele; nisto procedeste loucamente; por isso, desde agora, haverá guerras contra ti. 10 Porém Asa se indignou contra o vidente e o lançou no cárcere, no tronco, porque se enfurecera contra ele por causa disso; na mesma ocasião, oprimiu Asa alguns do povo.

11 Eis que os mais atos de Asa, tanto os primeiros como os últimos, estão escritos no Livro da História dos Reis de Judá e Israel. 12 No trigésimo nono ano do seu reinado, caiu Asa doente dos pés; a sua doença era em extremo grave; contudo, na sua enfermidade não recorreu ao Senhor, mas confiou nos médicos. 13 Descansou Asa com seus pais; morreu no quadragésimo primeiro ano do seu reinado. 14 Sepultaram-no no sepulcro que mandara abrir para si na Cidade de Davi; puseram-no sobre um leito, que se enchera de perfumes e de várias especiarias, preparados segundo a arte dos perfumistas. Foi mui grande a queima que lhe fizeram destas coisas.

1 In the six and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa, Baasa king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the LORD and of the king's house, and sent to Ben- hadad king of Aram, that dwelt at Damascus, saying:

3 'There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father; behold, I have sent thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasa king of Israel, that he may depart from me.'

4 And Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the store-cities of Naphtali.

5 And it came to pass, when Baasa heard thereof, that he left off building Ramah, and let his work cease.

6 Then Asa the king took all Judah; and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, wherewith Baasa had builded; and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.

7 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him: 'Because thou hast relied on the king of Aram, and hast not relied on the LORD thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Aram escaped out of thy hand.

8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge host, with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? yet, because thou didst rely on the LORD, He delivered them into thy hand.

9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is whole toward Him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.'

10 Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in the prison-house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.

11 And, behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

12 And in the thirty and ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet; his disease was exceeding great; yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.

13 And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.

14 And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had hewn out for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the perfumers' art; and they made a very great burning for him.