Deuxième livre des Chroniques 16

JERUSALEM	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 La trente-sixième année du règne d'Asa, Basha, roi d'Israël, marcha contre Juda; il fortifiaRama pour bloquer les communications d'Asa, roi de Juda.	1 Then, in the thirty-sixth year of his reign, Baasha, the king of Israel, ascended against Judah. And he encircled Ramah with a wall, so that no one could safely depart or enter from the kingdom of Asa.
2 Alors Asa puisa de l'or et de l'argent dans les trésors du Temple de Yahvé et du palais royalpour en faire l'envoi à Ben-Hadad, le roi d'Aram, qui résidait à Damas, avec ce message:	2 Therefore, Asa brought forth silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the Lord, and from the treasuries of the king. And he sent to Benhadad, the king of Syria, who was living in Damascus, saying:
3 "Alliance entre moi et toi, entre mon père et ton père! Je t'envoie de l'argent et de l'or; va,romps ton alliance avec Basha, roi d'Israël, pour qu'il s'éloigne de moi!"	3 “There is a pact between me and you. Also, my father and your father had an agreement. For this reason, I have sent silver and gold to you, so that you may break the pact that you have with Baasha, the king of Israel, and so that you may cause him to withdraw from me.”
4 Ben-Hadad exauça le roi Asa et envoya ses chefs d'armée contre les villes d'Israël; il conquitIyyôn, Dan, Abel-Mayim et tous les entrepôts des villes de Nephtali.	4 And when he verified this, Benhadad sent the leaders of his armies to the cities of Israel. And they struck Ahion, and Dan, and Abelmaim, and all the walled cities of Naphtali.
5 Quand Basha l'apprit, il arrêta les travaux de Rama et fit cesser l'ouvrage.	5 And when Baasha had heard of it, he ceased to build around Ramah, and he interrupted his work.
6 Alors le roi Asa amena tout Juda; on enleva les pierres et le bois avec lesquels Bashafortifiait Rama, et on s'en servit pour fortifier Géba et Miçpa.	6 Then king Asa took all of Judah, and they carried away from Ramah the stones and the wood that Baasha had prepared for the things to be built. And he built up Gibeah and Mizpah with them.
7 C'est alors que Hanani le voyant vint trouver Asa, roi de Juda. Il lui dit: "Parce que tu t'esappuyé sur le roi d'Aram et non sur Yahvé ton Dieu, les forces du roi d'Aram échapperont à tes mains.	7 In that time, the prophet Hanani went to Asa, the king of Judah, and he said to him: “Because you have faith in the king of Syria, and not in the Lord your God, therefore the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.
8 Kushites et Libyens ne formaient-ils pas une armée nombreuse avec une grande multitude dechars et de chevaux? Or n'ont-ils pas été livrés entre tes mains parce que tu t'étais appuyé sur Yahvé?	8 Were not the Ethiopians and the Libyans much more numerous in chariots, and horsemen, and an exceedingly great multitude? Yet when you believed in the Lord, he delivered them into your hand.
9 Puisque Yahvé parcourt des yeux toute la terre pour affermir ceux dont le coeur est toutentier tourné vers lui, tu as cette fois-ci agi en insensé et tu auras désormais la guerre."	9 For the eyes of the Lord contemplate the entire earth, and offer fortitude to those who believe in him with a perfect heart. And so, you acted foolishly. And so, because of this, from the present time wars shall rise up against you.”
10 S'emportant contre le voyant, Asa le mit aux ceps en prison, car cela l'avait irrité; il prit ence temps-là de dures mesures contre une partie du peuple.	10 And Asa was angry against the seer, and he ordered him to be sent into prison. For indeed, he had been very indignant over this. And in that time, he put to death very many of the people.
11 L'histoire d'Asa, du début à la fin, est écrite au livre des Rois de Juda et d'Israël.	11 But the works of Asa, the first and the last, have been written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
12 Asa eut les pieds malades, d'une maladie très grave dans la trente-neuvième année de sonrègne; même alors, il n'eut pas recours dans sa maladie à Yahvé mais aux médecins.	12 And now Asa became ill, in the thirty-ninth year of his reign, with a very severe pain in his feet. And yet, in his infirmity, he did not seek the Lord. Instead, he trusted more in the skill of physicians.
13 Asa se coucha avec ses pères et mourut dans la quarante et unième année de son règne.	13 And he slept with his fathers. And he died in the forty-first year of his reign.
14 On l'enterra dans le tombeau qu'il s'était fait creuser dans la Cité de David. On l'étendit surun lit tout rempli d'aromates, d'essences et d'onguents préparés; l'on fit pour lui un feu tout à fait grandiose.	14 And they buried him in his own sepulcher, which he had made for himself in the City of David. And they placed him upon his bed, full of the aromatics and ointments of courtesans, which were composed with the skill of the perfumers. And they burned these over him with very great ostentation.