٢ أخبار 16

١ 1 فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلسَّادِسَةِ وَٱلثَّلَاثِينَ لِمُلْكِ آسَا صَعِدَ بَعْشَا مَلِكُ إِسْرَائِيلَ عَلَى يَهُوذَا، وَبَنَى ٱلرَّامَةَ لِكَيْلَا يَدَعَ أَحَدًا يَخْرُجُ أَوْ يَدْخُلُ إِلَى آسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا.

In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, 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.

٢ 2 وَأَخْرَجَ آسَا فِضَّةً وَذَهَبًا مِنْ خَزَائِنِ بَيْتِ ٱلرَّبِّ وَبَيْتِ ٱلْمَلِكِ، وَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى بَنْهَدَدَ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ ٱلسَّاكِنِ فِي دِمَشْقَ قَائِلًا:

Then 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,

٣ 3 «إِنَّ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ، وَبَيْنَ أَبِي وَأَبِيكَ عَهْدًا. هُوَذَا قَدْ أَرْسَلْتُ لَكَ فِضَّةً وَذَهَبًا، فَتَعَالَ ٱنْقُضْ عَهْدَكَ مَعَ بَعْشَا مَلِكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ فَيَصْعَدَ عَنِّي».

There is a league between me and thee, as between my father and thy father. Behold, I have sent thee silver and gold. Go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel that he may depart from me.

٤ 4 فَسَمِعَ بَنْهَدَدُ لِلْمَلِكِ آسَا، وَأَرْسَلَ رُؤَسَاءَ ٱلْجُيُوشِ ٱلَّتِي لَهُ عَلَى مُدُنِ إِسْرَائِيلَ، فَضَرَبُوا عُيُونَ وَدَانَ وَآبَلَ ٱلْمِيَاهِ وَجَمِيعَ مَخَازِنِ مُدُنِ نَفْتَالِي.

And Ben-hadad hearkened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel. And they smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-maim, and all the store-cities of Naphtali.

٥ 5 فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ بَعْشَا كَفَّ عَنْ بِنَاءِ ٱلرَّامَةِ وَتَرَكَ عَمَلَهُ.

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

٦ 6 فَأَخَذَ آسَا ٱلْمَلِكُ كُلَّ يَهُوذَا، فَحَمَلُوا حِجَارَةَ ٱلرَّامَةِ وَأَخْشَابَهَا ٱلَّتِي بَنَى بِهَا بَعْشَا، وَبَنَى بِهَا جَبْعَ وَٱلْمِصْفَاةَ.

Then Asa the king took all Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah, and the timber of it, with which Baasha had built. And he built Geba and Mizpah with it.

٧ 7 وَفِي ذَلِكَ ٱلزَّمَانِ جَاءَ حَنَانِي ٱلرَّائِي إِلَى آسَا مَلِكِ يَهُوذَا وَقَالَ لَهُ: «مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّكَ ٱسْتَنَدْتَ عَلَى مَلِكِ أَرَامَ وَلَمْ تَسْتَنِدْ عَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ إِلَهِكَ، لِذَلِكَ قَدْ نَجَا جَيْشُ مَلِكِ أَرَامَ مِنْ يَدِكَ.

And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, Because thou have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied on Jehovah thy God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped out of thy hand.

٨ 8 أَلَمْ يَكُنِ ٱلْكُوشِيُّونَ وَٱللُّوبِيُّونَ جَيْشًا كَثِيرًا بِمَرْكَبَاتٍ وَفُرْسَانٍ كَثِيرَةٍ جِدًّا؟ فَمِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّكَ ٱسْتَنَدْتَ عَلَى ٱلرَّبِّ دَفَعَهُمْ لِيَدِكَ.

Were not the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge army, with chariots and horsemen exceedingly many? Yet, because thou relied on Jehovah, he delivered them into thy hand.

٩ 9 لِأَنَّ عَيْنَيِ ٱلرَّبِّ تَجُولَانِ فِي كُلِّ ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيَتَشَدَّدَ مَعَ ٱلَّذِينَ قُلُوبُهُمْ كَامِلَةٌ نَحْوَهُ، فَقَدْ حَمِقْتَ فِي هَذَا حَتَّى إِنَّهُ مِنَ ٱلْآنَ تَكُونُ عَلَيْكَ حُرُوبٌ.

For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. In this thou have done foolishly, for from henceforth thou shall have wars.

١٠ 10 فَغَضِبَ آسَا عَلَى ٱلرَّائِي وَوَضَعَهُ فِي ٱلسِّجْنِ، لِأَنَّهُ ٱغْتَاظَ مِنْهُ مِنْ أَجْلِ هَذَا، وَضَايَقَ آسَا بَعْضًا مِنَ ٱلشَّعْبِ فِي ذَلِكَ ٱلْوَقْتِ.

Then Asa was angry 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 at the same time.

١١ 11 وَأُمُورُ آسَا ٱلْأُولَى وَٱلْأَخِيرَةُ، هَاهِيَ مَكْتُوبَةٌ فِي سِفْرِ ٱلْمُلُوكِ لِيَهُوذَا وَإِسْرَائِيلَ.

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

١٢ 12 وَمَرِضَ آسَا فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلتَّاسِعَةِ وَٱلثَّلَاثِينَ مِنْ مُلْكِهِ فِي رِجْلَيْهِ حَتَّى ٱشْتَدَّ مَرَضُهُ، وَفِي مَرَضِهِ أَيْضًا لَمْ يَطْلُبِ ٱلرَّبَّ بَلِ ٱلْأَطِبَّاءَ.

And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet. His disease was exceedingly great, yet in his disease he did not seek for Jehovah, but to the physicians.

١٣ 13 ثُمَّ ٱضْطَجَعَ آسَا مَعَ آبَائِهِ وَمَاتَ فِي ٱلسَّنَةِ ٱلْحَادِيَةِ وَٱلْأَرْبَعِينَ لِمُلْكِهِ،

And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the forty-first year of his reign.

١٤ 14 فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي قُبُورِهِ ٱلَّتِي حَفَرَهَا لِنَفْسِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَأَضْجَعُوهُ فِي سَرِيرٍ كَانَ مَمْلُوًّا أَطْيَابًا وَأَصْنَافًا عَطِرَةً حَسَبَ صِنَاعَةِ ٱلْعِطَارَةِ. وَأَحْرَقُوا لَهُ حَرِيقَةً عَظِيمَةً جِدًّا.

And they buried him in his own sepulchers, which he had hewn out for himself in the city of David, 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 burning for him.