2 Chronicles 16
1 Then, in the thirty-sixth year of his reign, Baasha, the king of Israel, ascended against Judah. And he encircled Ramah with a wall, so that no one could safely depart or enter from the kingdom of Asa.
Pada tahun ketiga puluh enam pemerintahan Raja Asa atas Yehuda, Baesa raja Israel menyerang Yehuda dan memperkuat kota Rama untuk menutup jalan keluar masuk Yehuda.
2 Therefore, Asa brought forth silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the Lord, and from the treasuries of the king. And he sent to Benhadad, the king of Syria, who was living in Damascus, saying:
Maka Raja Asa mengambil emas dan perak dari perbendaharaan Rumah TUHAN dan istana raja, lalu mengirimnya ke Damsyik kepada Benhadad raja Siria dengan pesan ini,
3 “There is a pact between me and you. Also, my father and your father had an agreement. For this reason, I have sent silver and gold to you, so that you may break the pact that you have with Baasha, the king of Israel, and so that you may cause him to withdraw from me.”
"Marilah kita mengikat persahabatan seperti yang sudah dilakukan oleh orang tua kita. Bersama ini aku mengirimkan emas dan perak sebagai hadiah, dan mengajak Tuan memutuskan hubungan dengan Baesa raja Israel, supaya ia menarik kembali pasukannya dari wilayahku."
4 And when he verified this, Benhadad sent the leaders of his armies to the cities of Israel. And they struck Ahion, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the walled cities of Naphtali.
Benhadad setuju dengan tawaran itu lalu menyuruh perwira-perwiranya bersama pasukan mereka menyerang kota-kota Israel. Mereka mengalahkan Iyon, Dan, Abel-Bet-Maakha dan semua kota-kota perbekalan di Naftali.
5 And when Baasha had heard of it, he ceased to build around Ramah, and he interrupted his work.
Ketika Raja Baesa mendengar hal itu, ia berhenti memperkuat Rama dan meninggalkan kota itu.
6 Then king Asa took all of Judah, and they carried away from Ramah the stones and the wood that Baasha had prepared for the things to be built. And he built up Gibeah and Mizpah with them.
Lalu Raja Asa mengerahkan orang-orang dari seluruh Yehuda untuk mengangkut batu dan kayu yang dipakai Baesa di Rama untuk memperkuat kota itu. Bahan-bahan itu dipakai Asa untuk memperkuat kota Geba dan Mizpa.
7 In that time, the prophet Hanani went to Asa, the king of Judah, and he said to him: “Because you have faith in the king of Syria, and not in the Lord your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.
Pada waktu itu Nabi Hanani datang kepada Raja Asa dan berkata, "Karena engkau bersandar kepada raja Siria, dan bukan kepada TUHAN Allahmu, maka hilanglah kesempatanmu untuk mengalahkan tentara raja Israel.
8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans much more numerous in chariots, and horsemen, and an exceedingly great multitude? Yet when you believed in the Lord, he delivered them into your hand.
Bukankah Sudan dan Libia mempunyai angkatan bersenjata yang besar dengan banyak kereta perang dan tentara berkuda? Meskipun begitu TUHAN memberikan kemenangan kepadamu atas mereka, karena engkau bersandar kepada-Nya.
9 For the eyes of the Lord contemplate the entire earth, and offer fortitude to those who believe in him with a perfect heart. And so, you acted foolishly. And so, because of this, from the present time wars shall rise up against you.”
TUHAN mengawasi seluruh bumi untuk memberikan kekuatan-Nya bagi orang-orang yang setia kepada-Nya. Engkau telah bertindak bodoh, karena itu mulai sekarang engkau selalu akan mengalami peperangan."
10 And Asa was angry against the seer, and he ordered him to be sent into prison. For indeed, he had been very indignant over this. And in that time, he put to death very many of the people.
Perkataan Nabi Hanani itu membuat Asa begitu marah sehingga ia memasukkan nabi itu ke dalam penjara. Pada waktu itu juga Asa menindas beberapa orang dari rakyatnya.
11 But the works of Asa, the first and the last, have been written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
Semua kejadian dalam pemerintahan Asa dari mula sampai akhir sudah dicatat dalam buku Sejarah Raja-raja Yehuda dan Israel.
12 And now Asa became ill, in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, with a very severe pain in his feet. And yet, in his infirmity, he did not seek the Lord. Instead, he trusted more in the skill of physicians.
Pada tahun ketiga puluh sembilan pemerintahannya Asa menderita penyakit yang parah pada kedua kakinya. Sekalipun demikian ia tidak mencari pertolongan pada TUHAN, melainkan pada dokter.
13 And he slept with his fathers. And he died in the forty-first year of his reign.
Dua tahun kemudian ia meninggal.
14 And they buried him in his own sepulcher, which he had made for himself in the City of David. And they placed him upon his bed, full of the aromatics and ointments of courtesans, which were composed with the skill of the perfumers. And they burned these over him with very great ostentation.
Jenazahnya diberi ramuan yang dibuat dari rempah-rempah dan wangi-wangian, lalu dimakamkan di makam raja-raja di Kota Daud. Dan untuk memberi penghormatan kepadanya rakyat menyalakan api unggun yang sangat besar.
