1 I n the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s reign, Baasha king of Israel came up against Judah, and built (fortified) Ramah intending to intercept anyone going out or coming in to Asa king of Judah.

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 T hen Asa brought silver and gold out of the treasuries of the house of the Lord and of the king’s house and sent them to Ben-hadad king of Syria, who dwelt at Damascus, saying,

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

3 L et there be a league between me and you, as was between my father and your father. Behold, I am sending you silver and gold; go, break your league with Baasha king of Israel, that he may withdraw from me.

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 A nd Ben-hadad hearkened to King Asa and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel; and they smote Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.

E Bene-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 A nd when Baasha heard it, he stopped building Ramah and let his work cease.

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

6 T hen King Asa took all Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and its timber with which Baasha had been building, and with them he built Geba and Mizpah.

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 A t that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah and said to him, Because you relied on the king of Syria and not on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped you.

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 W ere not the Ethiopians and Libyans a huge host with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied then on the Lord, He gave them into your hand.

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 F or the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth to show Himself strong in behalf of those whose hearts are blameless toward Him. You have done foolishly in this; therefore, from now on you shall have wars.

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 T hen Asa was angry with the seer and put him in prison, for he was enraged with him because of this. Asa oppressed some of the people at the same time.

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 T he acts of Asa, from first to last, are written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.

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

12 I n the thirty-ninth year of his reign Asa was diseased in his feet—until his disease became very severe; yet in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but relied on the physicians.

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 A nd Asa slept with his fathers, dying in the forty-first year of his reign.

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

14 A nd they buried him in his own tomb which he had hewn out for himself in the City of David, and they laid him on a bier which was filled with sweet odors and various kinds prepared by the perfumers’ art; and they made a very great burning in his honor.

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.