2 Crônicas 16

Asa e o rei da Síria pelejam contra Baasa

1 *1Rs 15.17-22No 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 Ben-Hadade, 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 Ben-Hadade 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 *Êx 1.11todas 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.

Asa repreendido por Hanani

7 Naquele tempo, veio ter o profeta *2Cr 19.2;1Rs 16.1Hanani com Asa, rei de Judá, e lhe disse: *2Cr 14.11;32.7-8Porque 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 *2Cr 14.9etíopes e os líbios *2Cr 12.3um exército imenso, com muitíssimos carros e cavalos? Contudo, porque *2Cr 13.16,18confiaste em Jeová, ele os entregou nas tuas mãos. 9 Porque *Pv 15.3;Zc 4.10Jeová lança olhares sobre a terra toda, para se mostrar forte a favor daqueles *2Cr 15.17cujo coração é perfeito para com ele. Nisso 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 disso. Na mesma ocasião, oprimiu Asa alguns do povo.

Morte de Asa

11 *1Rs 15.23-24Eis 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 *Gn 50.2;Jo 12.7;19.39-40perfumes e de diversas especiarias, preparados segundo a arte dos perfumistas. *2Cr 21.19Foi mui grande a queima que por ele fizeram dessas coisas.

1 In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not allow anyone to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of Yahweh’s house and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben Hadad king of Syria, who lived at Damascus, saying, 3 "Let there be a treaty between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you silver and gold. Go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me."

4 Ben Hadad listened to King Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they struck Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali. 5 When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and let his work cease. 6 Then Asa the king took all Judah, and they carried away the stones and timber of Ramah, with which Baasha had built; and he built Geba and Mizpah with them.

7 At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, "Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied on Yahweh your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped out of your hand. 8 Weren’t the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge army, with chariots and exceedingly many horsemen? Yet, because you relied on Yahweh, he delivered them into your hand. 9 For Yahweh’s eyes run back and forth throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. You have done foolishly in this; for from now on you will have wars."

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

11 Behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 12 In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa was diseased in his feet. His disease was exceedingly great; yet in his disease he didn’t seek Yahweh, but just the physicians. 13 Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the forty-first year of his reign. 14 They buried him in his own tomb, which he had dug out for himself in David’s city, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odors and various kinds of spices prepared by the perfumers’ art; and they made a very great fire for him.