< 2 Chronicles 16 >

1 In the sixe and thirtieth yeere of the reigne of Asa came Baasha king of Israel vp against Iudah, and built Ramah to let none passe out or goe in to Asa king of Iudah.
亞撒三十六年,以色列王巴沙上來攻擊猶大,修築拉瑪,不許人從猶大王亞撒那裏出入。
2 Then Asa brought out siluer and gold out of the treasures of the house of the Lord, and of the Kings house, and sent to Benhadad King of Aram that dwelt at Damascus, saying,
於是亞撒從耶和華殿和王宮的府庫裏拿出金銀來,送與住大馬士革的亞蘭王便‧哈達,說:
3 There is a couenant betweene me and thee, and betweene my father and thy father: behold, I haue sent thee siluer and golde: come, breake thy league with Baasha King of Israel that hee may depart from me.
「你父曾與我父立約,我與你也要立約。現在我將金銀送給你,求你廢掉你與以色列王巴沙所立的約,使他離開我。」
4 And Benhadad hearkened vnto King Asa, and sent the captaines of the armies which hee had, against the cities of Israel. And they smote Iion, and Dan, and Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.
便‧哈達聽從亞撒王的話,派軍長去攻擊以色列的城邑。他們就攻破以雲、但、亞伯‧瑪音,和拿弗他利一切的積貨城。
5 And when Baasha heard it, he left building of Ramah, and let his worke cease.
巴沙聽見就停工,不修築拉瑪了。
6 Then Asa the King tooke all Iudah, and caryed away the stones of Ramah and the tymber thereof, wherewith Baasha did builde, and he built therewith Geba and Mizpah.
於是亞撒王率領猶大眾人,將巴沙修築拉瑪所用的石頭、木頭都運去,用以修築迦巴和米斯巴。
7 And at that same time Hanani the Seer came to Asa King of Iudah, and saide vnto him, Because thou hast rested vpon the king of Aram, and not rested in the Lord thy God, therefore is the hoste of the King of Aram escaped out of thine hande.
那時,先見哈拿尼來見猶大王亞撒,對他說:「因你仰賴亞蘭王,沒有仰賴耶和華-你的上帝,所以亞蘭王的軍兵脫離了你的手。
8 The Ethiopians and the Lubims, were they not a great hoste with charets and horsemen, exceeding many? yet because thou diddest rest vpon the Lord, he deliuered them into thine had.
古實人、路比人的軍隊不是甚大嗎?戰車馬兵不是極多嗎?只因你仰賴耶和華,他便將他們交在你手裏。
9 For the eyes of the Lord beholde all the earth to shewe him selfe strong with them that are of perfite heart towarde him: thou hast then done foolishly in this: therefore from henceforth thou shalt haue warres.
耶和華的眼目遍察全地,要顯大能幫助向他心存誠實的人。你這事行得愚昧;此後,你必有爭戰的事。」
10 Then Asa was wroth with the Seer, and put him into a prison: for he was displeased with him, because of this thing. And Asa oppressed certaine of the people at the same time.
亞撒因此惱恨先見,將他囚在監裏。那時亞撒也虐待一些人民。
11 And behold, the actes of Asa first and last, loe, they are written in the booke of the Kings of Iudah and Israel.
亞撒所行的事,自始至終都寫在猶大和以色列諸王記上。
12 And Asa in the nine and thirtieth yeere of his reigne was diseased in his feete, and his disease was extreme: yet he sought not the Lord in his disease, but to the Phisicions.
亞撒作王三十九年,他腳上有病,而且甚重。病的時候沒有求耶和華,只求醫生。
13 So Asa slept with his fathers, and dyed in the one and fourtieth yeere of his reigne.
他作王四十一年而死,與他列祖同睡,
14 And they buryed him in one of his sepulchres, which he had made for him selfe in the citie of Dauid, and layed him in the bed, which they had filled with sweete odours and diuers kindes of spices made by the arte of the apoticarie: and they burnt odours for him with an exceeding great fire.
葬在大衛城自己所鑿的墳墓裏,放在床上,其床堆滿各樣馨香的香料,就是按做香的作法調和的香料,又為他燒了許多的物件。

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