1 In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah and built Ramah, that he might let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.
2 And Asa brought silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of Jehovah and of the kings house, and sent to Ben-Hadad king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying,
3 Let there be a treaty between you and me, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you silver and gold; come, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.
4 So Ben-Hadad heeded King Asa, and sent the commanders of his forces against the cities of Israel; and they struck Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali.
5 And it happened, when Baasha heard it, that he stopped building Ramah and ceased his work.
6 And King Asa took all Judah, and they carried away the stones and timber of Ramah, which Baasha had used for building; and with them he built Geba and Mizpah.
7 At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him: Because you have leaned on the king of Syria, and have not trusted on Jehovah your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.
8 Were the Ethiopians and the Lubim not a huge army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet, because you trusted on Jehovah, He delivered them into your hand.
9 For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong for those whose hearts are perfect toward Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on there will be wars for you.
10 Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in the prison house, for he was enraged at him for this; and Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.
11 And so, the acts of Asa, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
12 And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his sickness was severe; yet in his sickness he did not seek Jehovah, but the physicians.
13 So Asa rested with his fathers; he died in the forty-first year of his reign.
14 And they buried him in his own tomb, which he had made for himself in the City of David; and they laid him in the bed which was filled with spices and various ingredients prepared in a mixture of ointments; and they made a very great burning for him.
1 NO ano trigésimo sexto do reinado de Asa, Baasa, rei de Israel, subiu contra Judá e edificou a Ramá, para ninguém deixar sair nem entrar a Asa, rei de Judá. 2 Então tirou Asa a prata e o ouro dos tesouros da casa de Deus, e da casa do rei; e enviou a Benadade, rei da Síria, que habitava em Damasco, dizendo: 3 Aliança há entre mim e ti, como houve entre meu pai e o teu: eis que te envio prata e ouro; vai, pois, e aniquila a tua aliança com Baasa, rei de Israel, para que se retire de sobre mim. 4 E Benadade deu ouvidos ao rei Asa, e enviou os capitães dos exércitos que tinha, contra as cidades de Israel, e feriram a Ijom, e a Dã, e a Abelmaim; e a todas as cidades das munições de Naftali. 5 E sucedeu que, ouvindo-o Baasa, deixou de edificar a Ramá; e não continuou a sua obra. 6 Então o rei Asa tomou a todo o Judá e eles levaram as pedras de Ramá, e a sua madeira, com que Baasa edificara: e edificou com isto a Geba e a Mizpá. 7 Naquele mesmo tempo veio Hanani, o vidente, a Asa rei de Judá, e disse-lhe: Porquanto confiaste no rei da Síria, e não confiaste no Senhor teu Deus, portanto o exército do rei da Síria escapou da tua mão. 8 Porventura não foram os etíopes e os líbios um grande exército, com muitíssimos carros e cavaleiros? Confiando tu porém 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 perfeito para com ele; nisto pois procedeste loucamente porque desde agora haverá guerras contra ti. 10 Porém Asa se indignou contra o vidente, e lançou-o na casa do tronco; porque disto grandemente se alterou contra ele: também Asa no mesmo tempo oprimiu a alguns do povo. 11 E eis que os sucessos de Asa, tanto os primeiros, como os últimos, estão escritos no livro dos reis de Judá e Israel. 12 E caiu Asa doente de seus pés no ano trinta e nove do seu reinado: grande por extremo era a sua enfermidade, e contudo na sua enfermidade não buscou ao Senhor, mas antes aos médicos. 13 E Asa dormiu com seus pais; e morreu no ano quarenta e um do seu reinado. 14 E o sepultaram no seu sepulcro, que tinha cavado para si na cidade de Davi, havendo-o deitado na cama, que se enchera de cheiros e especiarias preparadas segundo a arte dos perfumistas: e fizeram-lhe queima mui grande.