1 In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, 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. 2 Then Asa brought out silver and gold out of the treasures of Yahweh’s house and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben Hadad king of Syria, who lived at Damascus, saying, 3 "Let there be a treaty between me and you, as there was between my father and your father. Behold, I have sent you silver and gold. Go, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, that he may depart from me."

4 Ben Hadad listened to king Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they struck Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali. 5 When Baasha heard of it, he stopped building Ramah, and let his work cease. 6 Then Asa the king took all Judah, and they carried away the stones and timber of Ramah, with which Baasha had built; and he built Geba and Mizpah with them.

7 At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, "Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied on Yahweh your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped out of your hand. 8 Weren’t the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge army, with chariots and exceedingly many horsemen? Yet, because you relied on Yahweh, he delivered them into your hand. 9 For Yahweh’s eyes run back and forth throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. You have done foolishly in this; for from now on you will have wars."

10 Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in the prison; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.

11 Behold, the acts of Asa, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 12 In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa was diseased in his feet. His disease was exceedingly great; yet in his disease he didn’t seek Yahweh, but just the physicians. 13 Asa slept with his fathers, and died in the forty-first year of his reign. 14 They buried him in his own tomb, which he had dug out for himself in David’s city, 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 fire for him.

1 No trigésimo sexto ano do reinado de Asa, Baasa, rei de Israel, subiu contra Judá e edificou a Ramá, para não deixar ninguém sair nem entrar para Asa, rei de Judá.

2 Então Asa tirou a prata e o ouro dos tesouros da casa do Senhor, e da casa do rei, e enviou mensageiros a Ben-Hadade, rei da Síria, que habitava em Damasco, dizendo:

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

4 E Ben-Hadade deu ouvidos ao rei Asa, e enviou os comandantes dos seus exércitos contra as cidades de Israel, os quais feriram Ijom, Dã, Abel-Maim e todas as cidades-armazéns de Naftali.

5 E tendo Baasa notícia disto, cessou de edificar a Ramá, e não continuou a sua obra.

6 Então o rei Asa tomou todo o Judá, e eles levaram as pedras de Ramá, e a sua madeira, com que Baasa edificara; e com elas edificou Geba e Mizpá.

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

8 Porventura não foram os etíopes e os líbios um grande exército, com muitíssimos carros e cavaleiros? Confiando tu, porém, no Senhor, ele os entregou nas mãos.

9 Porque, quanto ao Senhor, seus olhos passam por toda a terra, para mostrar-se forte a favor daqueles cujo coração é perfeito para com ele; nisto procedeste loucamente, pois desde agora haverá guerras contra ti.

10 Então Asa, indignado contra o vidente, lançou-o na casa do tronco, porque estava enfurecido contra ele por causa disto; também nesse mesmo tempo Asa oprimiu alguns do povo.

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

12 No ano trinta e nove do seu reinado Asa caiu doente dos pés; e era mui grave a sua enfermidade; e nem mesmo na enfermidade buscou ao Senhor, mas aos médicos.

13 E Asa dormiu com seus pais, morrendo no ano quarenta e um do seu reinado.

14 E o sepultaram no sepulcro que tinha cavado para si na cidade de Davi, havendo-o deitado na cama, que se enchera de perfumes e de diversas especiarias preparadas segundo a arte dos perfumistas; e destas coisas fizeram-lhe uma grande queima.