1 In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, in order to let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

2 And Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of Jehovah and of the king's house, and sent to Ben-hadad king of Syria, who dwelt at Damascus, saying,

3 There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I send thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

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

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

6 And king Asa took all Judah; and they carried away the stones and the timber from Ramah, with which Baasha had been building, and he built with them 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 Syria, and hast not relied on Jehovah thy God, therefore has the army of the king of Syria escaped out of thy hand.

8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans a huge army, with very many chariots and horsemen? but when thou didst rely on Jehovah, he delivered them into thy hand.

9 For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro through the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

10 And Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in the prison; for he was enraged with him because of this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.

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

12 And Asa in the thirty-ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was extremely great; yet in his disease he did not seek Jehovah, but 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 sepulchre, which he had excavated for himself in the city of David, and laid him in a bed filled with spices, a mixture of divers kinds prepared by the perfumer's art; and they made a very great burning for him.

1 亚撒在位第三十六年， 以色列王巴沙上来攻打犹大， 修筑拉玛， 不许人离开或进入犹大王亚撒的国境。

2 于是亚撒从耶和华的殿和王宫的库房里取出金银来， 送给住在大马士革的亚兰王便．哈达， 说：

3 "你父亲和我父亲曾经立约， 你和我也要立约。现在我把金银送给你， 请你去废除你和以色列王巴沙订立的约， 好使他离开我而去。"

4 便．哈达听从了亚撒王的话， 就派遣他属下的众军长去攻击以色列的城市， 他们攻陷了以云、但、亚伯．玛音和拿弗他利一切贮藏货物的城市。

5 巴沙听见了， 就停止修筑拉玛， 把工程都停止了。

6 于是亚撒王带领犹大众人， 把巴沙修筑拉玛所用的石头和木材都搬走， 用来修筑迦巴和米斯巴。

7 那时， 先见哈拿尼来见犹大王亚撒， 对他说： "因你倚靠亚兰王， 没有倚靠耶和华你的 神， 所以亚兰王的军队才可以脱离你的手。

8 古实人和路比人不是有强大的军队吗？战车和马兵不是极多吗？只因你倚靠耶和华， 耶和华就把他们交在你手里。

9 耶和华的眼目遍察全地， 一心归向他的， 他必以大能扶助他们； 你作这事太愚昧了。从今以后， 你必常有战争。"

10 于是亚撒对先见发怒， 把他囚在监里。同时亚撒也压迫人民。

11 亚撒所行的事迹， 一生的始末， 都记在犹大和以色列诸王记上。

12 亚撒在位第三十九年， 患了脚病， 病情严重； 可是， 连他患病的时候， 也没有寻求耶和华， 只管寻求医生。

13 亚撒作王四十一年以后死了， 和他的列祖同睡。

14 人把他埋葬在大卫城里他为自己所凿的坟墓中。他们把他放在堆满按着作香的方法调和的各样香料的床上， 又为他烧了很多香料。