1 و َفِي السَّنَة السّادسَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ منْ حُكمِ آسا، هاجَمَ بَعْشا، مَلِكُ إسْرائِيلَ، أرْضَ يَهُوذا. وَحَصَّنَ مَدينَةَ الرّامَةِ لِمَنْع النّاسِ مِنَ الدُّخُولِ إلَى آسا مَلِكِ يَهُوذا أوِ الخُرُوجِ مِنْ عِنْدهِ.

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

2 ف َأخَذَ آسا فِضَّةً وَذَهَباً مِنَ مَخازِنِ بَيتِ اللهِ وَمِنْ بَيتِهِ، وَأرسَلَها مَعَ رُسُلٍ إلَى بِنْهَدَدَ مَلِكِ أرامَ الَّذي كانَ يُقِيمُ في دِمَشقَ. وَقالَ الملكُ آسا فِي رِسالَتِهِ للمَلك بَنْهَدَدَ:

Then Asa brought silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the Lord and of the king’s house, and sent to Ben-Hadad king of Syria, who dwelt in Damascus, saying,

3 « يَرْبِطُنِي بِكَ عَهْدٌ يَرْجِعُ إلَى زَمانِ أبِي وَأبيكَ. وَها أنا أُرسِلُ إلَيكَ فِضَّةً وَذَهَباً. فَانقُضْ عَهْدَكَ مَعَ بَعْشا مَلكِ إسْرائِيلَ، لكَي يَترُكَنِي وَشَأنِي.»

“ Let there be a treaty between you and me, as there was between my father and your father. See, I have sent you silver and gold; come, break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me.”

4 ف َاسْتَجابَ بَنْهَدَدُ لِطَلَبِ آسا. وَأرسَلَ قادَةَ جَيْشِهِ لِلهُجُومِ عَلَى مُدُنِ إسْرائِيلَ. فَهاجَمُوا مُدُنَ عُيُونَ وَدانَ وَآبَلَ مايِمَ وَجَمِيعِ المَخازِنِ فِي منطَقَةِ نَفتالِي.

So Ben-Hadad heeded King Asa, and sent the captains of his armies against the cities of Israel. They attacked Ijon, Dan, Abel Maim, and all the storage cities of Naphtali.

5 ف َلَمّا وَصَلَ بَعْشا خَبَرُ الهُجُوم عَلَى مُدُن إسْرائِيلَ، أوْقَفَ تَحْصِينَ الرّامَةِ، وَصَرَفَ النَّظَرَ عَن ذَلِكَ العَمَلِ.

Now it happened, when Baasha heard it, that he stopped building Ramah and ceased his work.

6 ث ُمَّ اسْتَدْعَى المَلكُ آسا رِجالَ يَهُوذا لِلاجْتِماعِ مَعاً. وَذَهَبُوا إلَى مَدِينَةِ الرّامَةِ وَأخَذُوا الحِجارَةَ وَالأخشابَ الَّتِي اسْتَخدَمَها بَعْشا فِي تَحصِينِ مَدِينَةِ الرّامةِ، وَحَصَّنُوا بِها مَدِينَتَيْ جَبْعٍ وَالمِصْفاةَ.

Then King Asa took all Judah, and they carried away the stones and timber of Ramah, which Baasha had used for building; and with them he built Geba and Mizpah. Hanani’s Message to Asa

7 و َفِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ، جاءَ الرّائِي حَناني إلَى آسا، مَلكِ يَهُوذا، وَقالَ لَهُ: «أخطَأْتَ إذِ اتَّكَلْتَ عَلَى مَلِكِ أرامَ، وَلَمْ تَتَّكِلْ عَلَى إلَهِكَ. لِذَلِكَ نَجا مِنكَ جَيشُ أرامَ.

And 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 the Lord your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.

8 أ لَمْ أنصُرْكَ عَلَى الكُوشِيِّينَ وَاللِّيبِيِّينَ الَّذِينَ هاجَمُوكَ بِجَيشٍ كَبِيرٍ وَقَوِيٍّ جِدّاً بِمَركَباتٍ كَثِيرَةٍ وَفُرْسانٍ كَثِيرِينَ؟ اتَّكَلْتَ عَلَى اللهِ ، لذَلِكَ نَصَرَكَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ الجَيشِ الكَبِيرِ القَوِيِّ.

Were the Ethiopians and the Lubim not a huge army with very many chariots and horsemen? Yet, because you relied on the Lord, He delivered them into your hand.

9 ف َعَيْنا اللهِ تَجُولانِ فِي الأرْضِ، بَحثاً عَنِ الأوفِياءَ لَهُ لِكَي يُقَوِّيَهُمْ. أمّا أنتَ يا آسا، فَقَدْ قُمْتَ بِعَمَلٍ أحمَقَ. فَمِنَ الآنَ فَصاعِداً، سَتَرَى حُرُوباً كَثِيرَةً.»

For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him. In this you have done foolishly; therefore from now on you shall have wars.”

10 ف َغَضبَ آسا وَاغْتاظَ كَثِيراً مِنْ حَنانِي بِسَبَبِ ما قالَهُ، حَتَّى إنَّهُ سَجَنَهُ وَوَضَعَ قَدَمِيهِ بَينَ لَوحَينِ خَشَبِيَّيْنِ كَبِيرَينِ. وَقَدْ أساءَ آسا مُعامَلَةَ بَعضٍ مِنَ الشَّعبِ فِي ذَلِكَ الوَقتِ أيضاً.

Then Asa was angry with the seer, and put him in prison, for he was enraged at him because of this. And Asa oppressed some of the people at that time. Illness and Death of Asa

11 و َكُلُّ الأعمالِ الَّتِي قامَ بها آسا منْ أوَّلِها إلَى آخِرِها مَكتُوبَةٌ فِي كِتابِ تارِيخِ مُلُوكِ يَهُوذا وَإسْرائِيلَ.

Note that the acts of Asa, first and last, are indeed written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.

12 و َأصابَ قَدَمَيِّ آسا مَرَضٌ فِي السَّنَة التّاسِعَةِ وَالثَّلاثِينَ مِنْ حُكْمِهِ. وَساءَتْ حالَتُهُ، لَكِنَّهُ لَمْ يَطلُبْ شِفاءً مِنَ اللهِ وَإنَّما مِنَ الأطِبّاءِ فَقَطْ.

And in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady was severe; yet in his disease he did not seek the Lord, but the physicians.

13 و َماتَ آسا فِي السَّنَةِ الحادِيَةِ وَالأربَعِينَ مِنْ حُكْمِهِ. وَرَقَدَ مَعَ آبائِهِ.

So Asa rested with his fathers; he died in the forty-first year of his reign.

14 و َدَفَنَ الشَّعبُ آسا فِي القَبْرِ الَّذِي بَناهُ لِنَفسِهِ فِي مَدِينَةِ داوُدَ. وَمَدَّدُوهُ في سَرِيرٍ مَملُوءٍ بَأطيابٍ وَعُطُورٍ مَمزُوجَةٍ مُتَنَوِّعَةٍ. وَأشعَلَ الشَّعبُ ناراً عَظِيمَةً إكراماً لِآسا.

They buried him in his own tomb, which he had made for himself in the City of David; and they laid him in the bed which was filled with spices and various ingredients prepared in a mixture of ointments. They made a very great burning for him.