In yearבִּשְׁנַתthirty-sixשְׁלֹשִׁים וָשֵׁשׁof the reignלְמַלְכוּתof Asa,אָסָאBaashaבַּעְשָׁאkingמֶלֶךְof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwent upעָלָהagainstעַלJudahיְהוּדָהand builtוַיִּבֶןRamah,הָרָמָהso as notלְבִלְתִּיto letתֵּתanyone go outיוֹצֵאorוָcome inבָאto Asaלְאָסָאkingמֶלֶךְof Judah.יְהוּדָה
Asaאָסָאbrought outוַיֹּצֵאsilverכֶּסֶףand goldוְזָהָבfrom the treasuriesמֵאֹצְרוֹתof the houseבֵּיתof YHWHיְהוָהand of the houseוּבֵיתof the king,הַמֶּלֶךְand sentוַיִּשְׁלַחtoאֶלBen-hadadבֶּן הֲדַדkingמֶלֶךְof Aram,אֲרָםwho livedהַיּוֹשֵׁבin Damascus,בְּדַרְמֶשֶׂקsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Let there be a covenantבְּרִיתbetween meבֵּינִיand you,וּבֵינֶךָas betweenוּבֵיןmy fatherאָבִיandוּבֵיןyour father.אָבִיךָLook,הִנֵּהI have sentשָׁלַחְתִּיyouלְךָsilverכֶּסֶףand gold;וְזָהָבgo,לֵךְbreakהָפֵרyour covenantבְּרִיתְךָwithאֶתBaashaבַּעְשָׁאkingמֶלֶךְof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלso that he will withdrawוְיַעֲלֶהfrom me.”מֵעָלָי
Ben-hadadבֶּן הֲדַדlistenedוַיִּשְׁמַעtoאֶלKingהַמֶּלֶךְAsa,אָסָאand sentוַיִּשְׁלַחthe commandersשָׂרֵיof the forcesהַחֲיָלִיםthatאֲשֶׁרhe hadלוֹagainstאֶלthe citiesעָרֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand they struckוַיַּכּוּIjonעִיּוֹןandוְאֶתDanדָּןandוְאֵתAbel-maimאָבֵל מָיִםandוְאֵתallכָּלthe storehousesמִסְכְּנוֹתof the citiesעָרֵיof Naphtali.נַפְתָּלִי
And it happenedוַיְהִיwhen Baashaכִּ בַּעְשָׁאheard itשְׁמֹעַthat he stoppedוַיֶּחְדַּלbuildingמִבְּנוֹתRamahהָרָמָהand haltedוַיַּשְׁבֵּתhis work.מְלַאכְתּוֹ
And Asaוְאָסָאthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְtookלָקַחallכָּלJudah,יְהוּדָהand they carried awayוַיִּשְׂאוּthe stonesאַבְנֵיof Ramahהָרָמָהandוְits timber,עֵצֶיהָwith whichאֲשֶׁרBaashaבַּעְשָׁאhad been building;בָּנָהand he builtוַיִּבֶןwith themבָּהֶםGebaגֶּבַעandוְMizpah.הַמִּצְפָּה
At thatוּבָ הַהִיאtimeעֵתHananiחֲנָנִיthe seerהָרֹאֶהcameבָּאtoאֶלAsaאָסָאkingמֶלֶךְof Judahיְהוּדָהand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“Because you reliedבְּהִשָּׁעֶנְךָonעַלthe kingמֶלֶךְof Aram,אֲרָםand did notוְלֹאrelyנִשְׁעַנְתָּonעַלYHWHיְהוָהyour Elohim,אֱלֹהֶיךָthereforeעַל כֵּןthe forceחֵילof the kingמֶלֶךְof Aramאֲרָםhas escapedנִמְלַטfrom your hand.מִיָּדֶךָ
Were notהֲלֹא הָיוּthe Cushitesהַכּוּשִׁיםand the Libyansוְהַלּוּבִיםa numerousלָרֹבforce,לְחַיִלwith chariotsלְרֶכֶבand horsemenוּלְפָרָשִׁיםin veryמְאֹדgreat number?לְהַרְבֵּהYet because you reliedוּבְהִשָּׁעֶנְךָonעַלYHWH,יְהוָהhe gave themנְתָנָםinto your hand.בְּיָדֶךָ
Forכִּיthe eyesעֵינָיוof YHWHיְהוָהrangeמְשֹׁטְטוֹתthrough allבְּכָלthe earthהָאָרֶץto show himself strongלְהִתְחַזֵּקwithעִםthose whose heartלְבָבָםis wholeשָׁלֵםtoward him.אֵלָיוYou have acted foolishlyנִסְכַּלְתָּinעַלthis,זֹאתforכִּיfrom now onמֵעַתָּהthere will beיֵשׁwarsמִלְחָמוֹתagainst you.”עִמְּךָ
Asaאָסָאwas angryוַיִּכְעַסwithאֶלthe seerהָרֹאֶהand put himוַיִּתְּנֵהוּin the houseבֵּיתof the stocks,הַמַּהְפֶּכֶתforכִּיhe was in a rageבְזַעַףwith himעִמּוֹoverעַלthis.זֹאתAnd Asaוַ אָסָאcrushedיְרַצֵּץsomeמִןof the peopleהָעָםat thatבָּ הַהִיאtime.עֵת
The deedsדִּבְרֵיof Asa,אָסָאthe firstהָרִאשׁוֹנִיםand the last,וְהָאַחֲרוֹנִיםareהִנָּםwrittenכְּתוּבִיםinעַלthe bookסֵפֶרof the kingsהַמְּלָכִיםof Judahלִיהוּדָהand Israel.וְיִשְׂרָאֵל
Asaאָסָאbecame diseasedוַיֶּחֱלֶאin yearבִּשְׁנַתthirty-nineשְׁלוֹשִׁים וָתֵשַׁעof his reignלְמַלְכוּתוֹin his feet,בְּרַגְלָיוuntilעַדhis diseaseחָלְיוֹwas very severe;לְמַעְלָהyet evenוְגַםin his diseaseבְּחָלְיוֹhe did notלֹאseekדָרַשׁYHWH,יְהוָהbutכִּיthe physicians.בָּרֹפְאִים
Asaאָסָאlay downוַיִּשְׁכַּבwithעִםhis fathers,אֲבֹתָיוand he diedוַיָּמָתin yearבִּשְׁנַתforty-oneאַרְבָּעִים וְאַחַתof his reign.לְמָלְכוֹ
They buried himוַיִּקְבְּרֻהוּin his tombsבְקִבְרֹתָיוthatאֲשֶׁרhe had dugכָּרָהfor himselfלוֹin the cityבְּעִירof David,דָּוִידand they laid himוַיַּשְׁכִּיבֻהוּon the bedבַּמִּשְׁכָּבthatאֲשֶׁרthey had filledמִלֵּאwith spicesבְּשָׂמִיםand perfumes of various kindsוּזְנִיםblendedמְרֻקָּחִיםasבְּa perfumer’sמִרְקַחַתwork;מַעֲשֶׂהand they madeוַיִּשְׂרְפוּfor himלוֹa veryעַד לִמְאֹדgreatגְּדוֹלָהburning.שְׂרֵפָה