1 In the thirty-sixth year of the reign of Asa, Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built Ramah, in order to let none go out or come in to Asa king of Judah.

2 And 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,

3 There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy father: behold, I send thee silver and gold; go, break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me.

4 And Ben-hadad hearkened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his forces against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon and Dan and Abelmaim, and all the store-magazines of the cities of Naphtali.

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

6 And king Asa took all Judah; and they carried away the stones and the timber from Ramah, with which Baasha had been building, and he built with them Geba and Mizpah.

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

8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans a huge army, with very many chariots and horsemen? but when thou didst rely on Jehovah, he delivered them into thy hand.

9 For the eyes of Jehovah run to and fro through the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

10 And Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in the prison; for he was enraged with him because of this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.

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

12 And Asa in the thirty-ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease was extremely great; yet in his disease he did not seek Jehovah, but the physicians.

13 And Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the one-and-fortieth year of his reign.

14 And they buried him in his own sepulchre, which he had excavated for himself in the city of David, and laid him in a bed filled with spices, a mixture of divers kinds prepared by the perfumer's art; and they made a very great burning for him.

1 No trigésimo sexto ano do reinado de Asa, subiu Baasa, rei de Israel, contra Judá, e edificou a Ramá, para que não deixasse entrar alguém a Asa, rei de Judá, ou sair dele.

2 Então Asa tirou prata e ouro dos tesouros da casa de Jeová e da casa do rei, e enviou mensageiros a Benadade, rei da Síria, que habitava em Damasco, os quais lhe disseram:

3 Há uma aliança entre mim e ti, como havia entre meu pai e teu pai. Eis que te envio prata e ouro; vai, rompe a tua aliança com Baasa, rei de Israel, para que se retire de mim.

4 Benadade deu ouvidos ao rei Asa, e enviou os capitães dos seus exércitos contra as cidades de Israel; e feriram a Ijom, a Dã, a Abel Maim e a todas as cidades-armazéns de Naftali.

5 O que tendo ouvido Baasa, cessou de edificar a Ramá, e não prosseguiu na sua obra.

6 Então o rei Asa tomou todo o Judá; levaram as pedras e as madeiras, com que Baasa tinha edificado a Ramá, e com elas edificou a Geba e a Mizpa.

7 Naquele tempo veio ter o profeta Hanani com Asa, rei de Judá, e lhe disse: Porque confiaste no rei da Síria e não confiaste em Jeová teu Deus, por isso o exército do rei da Síria escapou da tua mão.

8 Acaso não eram os etíopes e os líbios um exército imenso, com muitíssimos carros e cavalos? contudo, porque confiaste em Jeová, ele os entregou nas tuas mãos.

9 Porque Jeová lança olhares sobre a terra toda para se mostrar forte a favor daqueles cujo coração é perfeito para com ele. Nisto procedeste loucamente, pois desde agora se levantarão guerras contra ti.

10 Então Asa, irado contra o vidente, o meteu no cárcere, porque estava enfurecido contra ele por causa disto. Na mesma ocasião oprimiu Asa alguns do povo.

11 Eis que os atos de Asa, tanto os primeiros como os últimos, estão escritos no livro dos reis de Judá e de Israel.

12 No trigésimo nono ano do seu reinado caiu Asa doente dos pés; a sua doença era no extremo grave. Contudo na sua doença não recorreu a Jeová, mas aos médicos.

13 Adormeceu Asa com seus pais, e morreu no ano quarenta e um do seu reinado.

14 Sepultaram-no no seu sepulcro que mandara cavar para si na cidade de Davi, e puseram-no sobre o leito que se enchera de perfumes e de diversas especiarias, preparados segundo a arte dos perfumistas. Foi mui grande a queima que por ele fizeram destas coisas.