2 Chronicles 16
1 When Asa had been ruling [Judah] for almost 36 years, King Baasha of Israel went [with his army] to attack Judah. They [captured the town of] Ramah [north of Jerusalem] and started to build a wall around [it], in order to prevent any people from entering or leaving the area in Judah that was ruled by King Asa [because the only road into Judah from Israel went through Ramah].
Nang ikatatlong pu't anim na taon ng paghahari ni Asa, si Baasa na hari sa Israel ay umahon laban sa Juda, at itinayo ang Rama, upang huwag niyang matiis na sinoma'y lumabas o pumaroon kay Asa na hari sa Juda.
2 So Asa told his workers to take all the silver and gold that was in the storerooms of the temple and in his own palace, and take and give it to Ben-Hadad, the king of Syria, who was ruling in Damascus. [He sent him a message, ] saying
Nang magkagayo'y kumuha si Asa ng pilak, at ginto sa mga kayamanan ng bahay ng Panginoon, at sa bahay ng hari, at nagsugo kay Ben-adad, na hari sa Siria, na tumatahan sa Damasco, na ipinasasabi,
3 “I want there to be a peace treaty between me and you, like there was between my father and your father. Look, I am sending you [a lot of] silver and gold. So please cancel the treaty that you have made with Baasha, the king of Israel, in order that he will take his soldiers away from attacking mine, [because he will be afraid of your army].”
May pagkakasundo ako at ikaw, na gaya ng aking ama at ng iyong ama: narito, ako'y nagpapadala sa iyo ng pilak at ginto; yumaon ka, sirain mo ang iyong pakikipagkasundo kay Baasa na hari sa Israel, upang siya'y lumayas sa akin.
4 Ben-Hadad agreed to do what King Asa [suggested]. He sent the commanders of his armies [with their soldiers] to attack some of the towns in Israel. They captured Ijon, Dan, Abel-Beth-Maacah and all the cities in the area belonging to the tribe of Naphtali where supplies were kept.
At dininig ni Ben-adad ang haring Asa, at sinugo niya ang mga pinunong kawal ng kaniyang mga hukbo laban sa mga bayan ng Israel, at kanilang sinaktan ang Ion, at ang Dan, at ang Abel-maim, at ang lahat na bayang kamaligan ng Nephtali.
5 When Baasha heard about that, he [commanded his troops to] stop fortifying Ramah and doing other work there.
At nangyari, nang mabalitaan ni Baasa, na iniwan niya ang pagtatayo ng Rama, at ipinatigil ang kaniyang gawa.
6 Then King Asa gathered all the men of Judah, and they took away from Ramah all the stones and timber that Baasha’s men had been using [to build the wall around that town]. They took those materials to [the town of] Geba and [the city of] Mizpah [north of Jerusalem] and built walls around them.
Nang magkagayo'y ipinagsama ni Asa na hari ang buong Juda; at kanilang dinala ang mga bato ng Rama, at ang kahoy niyaon, na ipinagtayo ni Baasa; at itinayo niya sa pamamagitan niyaon ang Gibaa at Mizpa.
7 At that time the prophet Hanani went to King Asa and said to him, “Because you relied on the king of Syria and not on Yahweh our God, you missed your opportunity to destroy the army of the king of Syria.
At nang panahong yaon ay naparoon kay Asa na hari sa Juda si Hanani na tagakita, at nagsabi sa kaniya, Sapagka't ikaw ay nagtiwala sa hari sa Siria, at hindi ka nagtiwala sa Panginoon mong Dios, kaya't ang hukbo ng hari sa Siria ay nagtanan sa iyong kamay.
8 The huge armies from Ethiopia and Libya with all their chariots and soldiers [riding] on horses [were certainly very powerful. But] when you relied on Yahweh, he enabled your army to defeat them.
Hindi ba ang mga taga Etiopia at ang mga Lubim ay makapal na hukbo, na may mga karo at mangangabayo na totoong marami? gayon ma'y sapagka't ikaw ay nagtiwala sa Panginoon, ibinigay sila sa iyong kamay.
9 That happened because Yahweh sees [what is happening] all over the earth, and he strengthens those who completely trust him. You have done a very foolish thing, so from now on other armies will be fighting your army.”
Sapagka't ang mga mata ng Panginoon ay nagsisiyasat sa palibot ng buong lupa, upang pakilala na matibay sa ikagagaling ng mga yaon na ang puso ay sakdal sa kaniya. Ikaw ay gumawang may kamangmangan; sapagka't mula ngayo'y magkakaroon ka ng mga pakikipagdigma.
10 Asa was very angry with the prophet because of what the prophet had said. So he [commanded his officials to] put Hanani in prison. At that same time, he started to treat some of his people very cruelly.
Nang magkagayo'y nagalit si Asa sa tagakita, at inilagay niya siya sa bilangguan: sapagka't siya'y nagalit sa kaniya dahil sa bagay na ito. At pinighati ni Asa ang iba sa bayan nang panahon ding yaon.
11 All the things that Asa did while he was ruling, from the time he started to rule until he died, are written in the scroll containing the record of the [activities of the] kings of Judah and Israel.
At, narito, ang mga gawa ni Asa, na una at huli, narito, nangakasulat sa aklat ng mga hari sa Juda at Israel.
12 When Asa had been ruling for almost 39 years, he was afflicted with a disease in his feet. The disease was very severe, but in spite of that, he did not request help from Yahweh. Instead he sought help only from doctors.
At nang ikatatlong pu't siyam na taon ng kaniyang paghahari, si Asa ay nagkasakit sa kaniyang mga paa; ang kaniyang sakit ay totoong malubha: gayon ma'y sa kaniyang sakit ay hindi niya hinanap ang Panginoon, kundi ang mga manggagamot.
13 When he had been ruling for almost 40 years, he died.
At si Asa ay natulog na kasama ng kaniyang mga magulang, at namatay sa ikaapat na pu't isang taon ng kaniyang paghahari.
14 He was buried in the tomb that his workers had made for him in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’. They laid his corpse on a bed covered with spices and various perfumes that had been mixed together. They also lit a huge fire to honor him.
At inilibing nila siya sa kaniyang sariling mga libingan, na kaniyang ipinahukay para sa kaniya sa bayan ni David, at inihiga siya sa higaan na pinunu ng mga masarap na amoy at sarisaring espesia na inihanda ng manggagawa ng mga pabango; at ipinagsunog nila niyaon ng di kawasa.
