1 No trigésimo sexto ano do reinado de Asa, subiu Baasa, rei de Israel, contra Judá, e edificou a Ramá, para que não deixasse entrar alguém a Asa, rei de Judá, ou sair dele.2 Então Asa tirou prata e ouro dos tesouros da casa de Jeová e da casa do rei, e enviou mensageiros a Benadade, rei da Síria, que habitava em Damasco, os quais lhe disseram:3 Há uma aliança entre mim e ti, como havia entre meu pai e teu pai. Eis que te envio prata e ouro; vai, rompe a tua aliança com Baasa, rei de Israel, para que se retire de mim.4 Benadade deu ouvidos ao rei Asa, e enviou os capitães dos seus exércitos contra as cidades de Israel; e feriram a Ijom, a Dã, a Abel Maim e a todas as cidades-armazéns de Naftali.5 O que tendo ouvido Baasa, cessou de edificar a Ramá, e não prosseguiu na sua obra.6 Então o rei Asa tomou todo o Judá; levaram as pedras e as madeiras, com que Baasa tinha edificado a Ramá, e com elas edificou a Geba e a Mizpa.7 Naquele tempo veio ter o profeta Hanani com Asa, rei de Judá, e lhe disse: Porque confiaste no rei da Síria e não confiaste em Jeová teu Deus, por isso o exército do rei da Síria escapou da tua mão.8 Acaso não eram os etíopes e os líbios um exército imenso, com muitíssimos carros e cavalos? contudo, porque confiaste em Jeová, ele os entregou nas tuas mãos.9 Porque Jeová lança olhares sobre a terra toda para se mostrar forte a favor daqueles cujo coração é perfeito para com ele. Nisto procedeste loucamente, pois desde agora se levantarão guerras contra ti.10 Então Asa, irado contra o vidente, o meteu no cárcere, porque estava enfurecido contra ele por causa disto. Na mesma ocasião oprimiu Asa alguns do povo.11 Eis que os atos de Asa, tanto os primeiros como os últimos, estão escritos no livro dos reis de Judá e de Israel.12 No trigésimo nono ano do seu reinado caiu Asa doente dos pés; a sua doença era no extremo grave. Contudo na sua doença não recorreu a Jeová, mas aos médicos.13 Adormeceu Asa com seus pais, e morreu no ano quarenta e um do seu reinado.14 Sepultaram-no no seu sepulcro que mandara cavar para si na cidade de Davi, e puseram-no sobre o leito que se enchera de perfumes e de diversas especiarias, preparados segundo a arte dos perfumistas. Foi mui grande a queima que por ele fizeram destas coisas.

1 And in the six and thirtieth year of his kingdom, Baasa the king of Israel came up against Juda, and built a wall about Rama, that no one might safely go out or come in of the kingdom of Asa.2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of the house of the Lord, and of the king's treasures, and sent to Benadad king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying:3 There is a league between me and thee, as there was between my father and thy father, wherefore I have sent thee silver and gold, that thou mayst break thy league with Baasa king of Israel, and make him depart from me.4 And then Benadad heard this, he sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel: and they took Ahion, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the walled cities of Nephtali.5 And when Baasa heard of it, he left off the building of Rama, and interrupted his work.6 Then king Asa took all Juda, and they carried away from Rama the stones, and the timber that Baasa had prepared for the building: and he built with them Gabaa, and Maspha.7 At that time Hanani the prophet came to Asa king of Juda, and said to him: Because thou hast had confidence in the king of Syria, and not in the Lord thy God, therefore hath the army of the king of Syria escaped out of thy hand.8 Were not the Ethiopians, and the Libyans much more numerous in chariots, and horsemen, and an exceeding great multitude: yet because thou trustedst in the Lord, he delivered them into thy hand?9 For the eyes of the Lord behold all the earth, and give strength to those who with a perfect heart trust in him. Wherefore thou hast done foolishly, and for this cause from this time wars shall arise against thee.10 And Asa was angry with the seer, and commanded him to be put in prison: for he was greatly enraged because of this thing: and he put to death many of the people at that time.11 But the works of Asa the first and last are written in the book of the kings of Juda and Israel.12 And Asa fell sick in the nine and thirtieth year of his reign, of a most violent pain in his feet, and yet in his illness he did not seek the Lord, but rather trusted in the skill of physicians.13 And he slept with his fathers: and he died in the one and fortieth year of his reign.14 And they buried him in his own sepulchre, which he had made for himself in the city of David: and they laid him on his bed full of spices and odoriferous ointments, which were made by the art of the perfumers, and they burnt them over him with very great pomp.