Anden Krønikebog 33

1 Manasse var tolv År gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede fem og halvtredsindstyve År i Jerusalem.

Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.

2 Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENs Øjne, og efterlignede de Folkeslags Vederstyggeligheder, som HERREN havde drevet bort foran Israeliterne.

He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, after the abominations of the nations whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel.

3 Han byggede atter de Offerhøje, som hans Fader Ezekias havde nedrevet, rejste Altre for Ba'alerne, lavede Asjerastøtter og tilbad hele Himmelens Hær og dyrkede dem.

For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down; and he raised up altars for the Baals, made Asheroth, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served them.

4 Og han byggede Altre i HERRENs Hus, om hvilket HERREN havde sagt: "I Jerusalem skal mit Navn være til evig Tid."

He built altars in the LORD’s house, of which the LORD said, “My name shall be in Jerusalem forever.”

5 Og han byggede Altre for hele Himmelens Hær i begge HERRENs Hus's Forgårde.

He built altars for all the army of the sky in the two courts of the LORD’s house.

6 Han lod sine Sønner gå igennem Ilden i Hinnoms Søns Dal, drev Trolddom og tog Varsler, drev hemmelige Kunster og ansatte Dødemanere og Sandsigere; han gjorde meget, som var ondt i HERRENs Øjne, og krænkede ham.

He also made his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits and with wizards. He did much evil in the LORD’s sight, to provoke him to anger.

7 Det Gudebillede, han lod lave, opstillede han i Guds Hus, om hvilket Gud havde sagt til David og hans Søn Salomo: "I dette Hus og i Jerusalem, som jeg har udvalgt af alle Israels Stammer, vil jeg stedfæste mit Navn til evig Tid;

He set the engraved image of the idol, which he had made, in God’s house, of which God said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever.

8 og jeg vil ikke mere fjerne Israels Fod fra det Land, jeg gav deres Fædre, dog kun på det Vilkår, at de omhyggeligt overholder alt, hvad jeg har pålagt dem, hele Loven, Anordningerne og Lovbudene, som de fik ved Moses,"

I will not any more remove the foot of Israel from off the land which I have appointed for your fathers, if only they will observe to do all that I have commanded them, even all the law, the statutes, and the ordinances given by Moses.”

9 Men Manasse forførte Juda og Jerusalems Indbyggere til at handle værre end de Folkeslag, HERREN havde udryddet for Israeliterne.

Manasseh seduced Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that they did more evil than did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel.

10 Da talede HERREN Manasse og hans Folk til, men de ænsede det ikke.

The LORD spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they didn’t listen.

11 Så førte HERREN Assyrerkongens Hærførere mod dem, og de fangede Manasse med Kroge, lagde ham i Kobberlænker og førte ham til Babel.

Therefore the LORD brought on them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh in chains, bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.

12 Men da han var i Nød, bad han HERREN sin Gud om Nåde og ydmygede sig dybt for sine Fædres Gud.

When he was in distress, he begged the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.

13 Og da han bad til ham, bønhørte han ham; han hørte hans Bøn og bragte ham tilbage til Jerusalem til hans Kongedømme; da indså Manasse, at HERREN er Gud.

He prayed to him; and he was entreated by him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD was God.

14 Senere byggede han en ydre Mur ved Davidsbyen vesten for Gihon i Dalen og hen imod Fiskeporten, så at den omsluttede Ofel; og han byggede den meget høj. I alle de befæstede Byer i Juda ansatte han Hærførere.

Now after this, he built an outer wall to David’s city on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance at the fish gate. He encircled Ophel with it, and raised it up to a very great height; and he put valiant captains in all the fortified cities of Judah.

15 Han fjernede de fremmede Guder og Gudebilledet fra HERRENs Hus og alle de Altre, han havde bygget på Tempelbjerget og i Jerusalem, og kastede dem uden for Byen.

He took away the foreign gods and the idol out of the LORD’s house, and all the altars that he had built in the mountain of the LORD’s house and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.

16 Og han istandsatte HERRENs Alter og ofrede Tak- og Lovprisningsofre derpå; og han bød Juda at dyrke HERREN, Israels Gud.

He built up the LORD’s altar, and offered sacrifices of peace offerings and of thanksgiving on it, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD, the God of Israel.

17 Men Folket vedblev at ofre på Offerhøjene, dog kun til HERREN deres Gutd.

Nevertheless the people still sacrificed in the high places, but only to the LORD their God.

18 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Manasse, hans Bøn til sin Gud og de Seeres Ord, som talte til ham i HERRENs, Israels Guds, Navn, står jo optegnet i Israels Kongers Krønike;

Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of the LORD, the God of Israel, behold, they are written among the acts of the kings of Israel.

19 hans Bøn og Bønhørelse, al hans Synd og Troløshed og de Steder, hvor han opførte Offerhøje og opstillede Asjerastøtter og Gudebilleder, før han ydmygede sig, står jo optegnet i Seernes Krønike.

His prayer also, and how God listened to his request, and all his sin and his trespass, and the places in which he built high places and set up the Asherah poles and the engraved images before he humbled himself: behold, they are written in the history of Hozai.

20 Så lagde Manasse sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre, og man jordede ham i Haven ved hans Hus; og hans Søn Amon blev Konge i hans Sted.

So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house; and Amon his son reigned in his place.

21 Amon var to og tyve År gammel, da han blev Konge, og han hersltede to År i Jerusalem.

Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.

22 Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENs Øjne, ligesom hans Fader Manasse, og Amon ofrede til alle de Gudebilleder, hans Fader Manasse havde ladet lave, og dyrkede dem.

He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, as did Manasseh his father; and Amon sacrificed to all the engraved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them.

23 Han ydmygede sig ikke for HERRENs Åsyn, som hans Fader Manasse havde gjort, men Amon dyngede Skyld på Skyld.

He didn’t humble himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but this same Amon trespassed more and more.

24 Hans Tjenere sammensvor sig imod ham og dræbte ham i hans Hus;

His servants conspired against him, and put him to death in his own house.

25 men Folket fra Landet dræbte alle dem, der havde sammensvoret sig imod Kong Amon, og gjorde hans Søn Josias til Konge i hans Sted.

But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.