< 2 Wa 21 >

1 Manase te gen douzan lè li moute wa peyi Jida. Li gouvènen nan lavil Jerizalèm pandan senkannsenkan. Manman l' te rele Efziba.
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to rule. He ruled Judah for 55 years from Jerusalem. His mother was Hephzibah.
2 Li fè sa ki mal devan Seyè a, dapre vye prensip krimenèl lòt nasyon Seyè a te mete deyò pou fè plas pou moun pèp Izrayèl yo.
He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He imitated the disgusting things that were formerly done by the people of the nations that Yahweh had expelled from the land of Israel as his people advanced [through the land].
3 Li rebati tanp bondye lòt nasyon Ezekyas, papa l', te fè kraze. Li bati lotèl pou Baal, li fè fè yon estati Achera, tankou sa Akab, wa peyi Izrayèl la, te fè fè a. Lèfini, li adore dènye zetwal ki nan syèl la, li fè sèvis pou yo.
He commanded his workers to rebuild the shrines [for worshiping Yahweh] that his father Hezekiah had destroyed [because they were not in the place that Yahweh had said they should worship him]. He directed his workers to build altars for worshiping Baal. He made [a statue of the goddess] Asherah, like Ahab the king of Israel had done [previously]. And Manasseh worshiped [DOU] the stars.
4 Li menm rive bati lotèl pou zidòl anndan Tanp Seyè a, kote Seyè a te di se la l'ap rete lavil Jerizalèm.
He directed his workers to build altars [for worshiping foreign gods] in the temple of Yahweh, about which Yahweh had said, “It is here in Jerusalem where I want people to worship [MTY] me, forever.”
5 Li fè bati lotèl nan de lakou tanp lan pou tout zetwal ki nan syèl la.
He directed that altars for worshiping the stars be built in both of the courtyards outside the temple.
6 Li bay pitit gason l' pou yo boule sou lotèl pou zidòl yo. Li lage kò l' nan li nwaj nan syèl la ak nan fè maji pou konnen sa ki gen pou rive, li ankouraje divinò yo ak moun ki konn rele mò pou pale ak yo. Li donnen nan fè sa ki mal nan je Seyè a pou l' te fè l' move jouk li pa kapab ankò.
He even sacrificed his own son by burning [him in a fire]. He performed rituals to practice sorcery and magic rituals. He also went to people who consulted the spirits of dead people to find out what would happen in the future. He did many things that Yahweh considered to be extremely evil, things that caused Yahweh to become very angry.
7 Li te fè yon estati Achera, zidòl fanm lan, li mete l' nan Tanp lan, atout Seyè a te pale ak David ansanm ak Salomon sou Tanp lan. Li te di yo: Se isit lavil Jerizalèm, nan Tanp kote mwen te chwazi nan tout peyi douz branch fanmi pèp Izrayèl la, pou yo fè sèvis pou mwen.
He placed the statue of the goddess Asherah in the temple, the place about which Yahweh had said to David and his son Solomon, “My temple will be here in Jerusalem. This is the city that I have chosen from all the territory of the twelve tribes of Israel, where I want people to worship me, forever.
8 Si moun pèp Izrayèl yo viv jan mwen mande yo viv la, si yo fè tou sa ki nan lalwa Moyiz, sèvitè m' lan, te ba yo a, mwen p'ap mete yo deyò nan peyi mwen te bay zansèt yo a.
And if the Israeli people obey all my commands and all the laws that I gave to Moses, the man who served me [very well], I will not again force them to leave this land that I gave to their ancestors.”
9 Men moun peyi Jida yo pa koute Seyè a, Manase pran tèt yo, yo fè pi mal pase nasyon Seyè a te mete deyò nan peyi a pou fè plas pou yo.
But the people did not heed Yahweh. And Manasseh persuaded them to commit sins that are more evil than the sins that were committed by the people of the nations that Yahweh had expelled from the land as the Israeli people advanced.
10 Lè sa a, Seyè a voye sèvitè l' yo, pwofèt yo, pou di yo:
[These are some of the things that] the prophets said many times, messages that Yahweh had given them:
11 —Wa Manase te fè tout bagay degoutan sa yo. Li te fè pi mal pase moun Amori yo ki te la nan peyi a anvan yo. Avèk tout vye zidòl li yo, li fè pèp Jida a tonbe nan fè sa ki mal.
“Manasseh, the king of Judah, has done these abominable things, things that are much worse than the things that the Amor people-group did in this land long ago. He has persuaded the people of Judah to sin by [worshiping] idols.
12 Se poutèt sa, men sa mwen menm, Seyè a, Bondye pèp Izrayèl la, mwen di: Mwen pral voye yon sèl malè sou lavil Jerizalèm ak sou peyi Jida a. Lè moun va pran nouvèl la, y'ap rete gaga.
Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh, the God whom you Israeli people worship, say: I will the cause the people of Jerusalem and the rest of Judah to experience great disasters. It will be terrible, with the result that everyone who hears about it will be stunned [MTY].
13 M'ap peni lavil Jerizalèm menm jan mwen te peni lavil Samari ak fanmi wa Akaz la. Mwen pral netwaye lavil Jerizalèm tankou yo netwaye yon asyèt lèfini yo vire l' bouch anba.
I will judge and punish [MET] the people of Jerusalem like I punished the family of King Ahab [of Israel]. I will (wipe Jerusalem clean/remove all the people from Jerusalem), like [MET] people wipe a plate and then turn it upside down [after they have finished eating, to show that they are now satisfied].
14 M'ap vire do bay rès moun ki va chape yo, m'ap lage yo nan men lènmi yo ki pral piye yo, ki pral pran peyi a nan men yo.
And I will abandon the people who remain alive, and I will allow their enemies to conquer them and steal everything valuable from their land.
15 M'ap fè pèp mwen an sa paske yo fè sa ki mal devan m', yo fè m' fache anpil depi jou zansèt yo te soti kite peyi Lejip jouk jounen jòdi a.
I will do this because my people have done things that I consider to be very evil, things which have caused me to become very angry. They have caused me to become angry continually, ever since their ancestors left Egypt.”
16 Manase pa sèlman lakòz pèp Jida a fè sa li pa t' dwe fè avèk tou sa li menm li t'ap fè ki mal nan je Seyè a, li fè pi rèd toujou. Li sitèlman touye moun inonsan, tout lari lavil Jerizalèm te plen san.
Manasseh [commanded his officials to] kill many innocent people in Jerusalem, with the result that their blood flowed in the streets. He did this in addition to persuading the people of Judah to sin against Yahweh [by worshiping idols].
17 Tout rès istwa Manase a, tou sa li te fè ak tout move zak li te fè yo, n'a jwenn tou sa ekri nan liv Istwa wa peyi Jida yo.
[If you want to know more about] all the things that Manasseh did, they are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
18 Lè Manase mouri, yo antere l' nan jaden palè a, jaden Ouza a. Se Amon, pitit gason l' lan, ki moute wa nan plas li.
Manasseh died [EUP] and was buried in the garden outside his palace, the garden that Uzza [had made]. Then Manasseh’s son Amon became the king.
19 Amon te gen venndezan lè li moute wa peyi Jida. Li gouvènen lavil Jerizalèm pandan dezan. Manman l' te rele Mechoulemèt. Se te pitit fi Awouz, yon moun lavil Jotba.
Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king. He ruled Judah from Jerusalem for [only] two years. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth. She was from Jotbah [town], and was the granddaughter of Haruz.
20 Tankou Manase, papa l', li fè sa ki mal devan Seyè a.
Amon did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, like his father Manasseh had done.
21 Li mache pye pou pye dèyè Manase nan tout bagay. Li sèvi zidòl papa l' te sèvi yo, li adore yo.
He imitated the behavior of his father, and he worshiped the same idols that his father had worshiped [DOU].
22 Li vire do bay Seyè a, Bondye zansèt li yo, li pa mache jan Seyè a vle l' la.
He abandoned Yahweh, the God whom his ancestors [had worshiped], and did not behave as Yahweh wanted him to.
23 Chèf ki t'ap sèvi avèk Amon yo fè konplo, yo touye l' anndan palè a.
Then one day some of his officials plotted to kill him. They assassinated him in the palace.
24 Moun pèp Jida yo touye mesye ki te fè konplo pou touye Amon yo, yo mete Jozyas, pitit gason l' lan, wa nan plas li.
But then the people of Judah killed all those who had assassinated King Amon, and they appointed his son Josiah to be their king.
25 Tout rès istwa Amon an, tou sa li te fè, n'a jwenn tou sa ekri nan liv Istwa wa peyi Jida yo.
[If you want to read about] [RHQ] the other things that Amon did, they are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
26 Lè Amon mouri, yo antere l' nan kavo fanmi an, nan jaden Ouza a. Lèfini, se Jozyas, pitit gason l' lan, ki moute wa nan plas li.
Amon was also buried in the tomb in the garden that Uzza [had made]. Then Amon’s son Josiah became the king.

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