2 Kongebok 21
1 Manasse var tolv år gammel da han blev konge, og han regjerte fem og femti år i Jerusalem; hans mor hette Hefsiba.
Manasseh was twelve when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for fifty-five years. His mother's name was Hephzibah.
2 Han gjorde hvad ondt var i Herrens øine, efter de vederstyggelige skikker hos de hedningefolk Herren hadde drevet bort for Israels barn.
He did what was evil in the Lord's sight by following the disgusting pagan practices of the nations that the Lord had driven out before the Israelites.
3 Han bygget op igjen de offerhauger som hans far Esekias hadde ødelagt, og reiste altere for Ba'al og gjorde et Astarte-billede, likesom Israels konge Akab hadde gjort, og han tilbad hele himmelens hær og dyrket den.
He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he erected altars for Baal. He made an Asherah idol pole, just as Ahab, king of Israel, had done, and he worshiped and served the sun, moon, and stars.
4 Og han bygget altere i Herrens hus, enda Herren hadde sagt: I Jerusalem vil jeg la mitt navn bo.
He set up pagan altars in the Lord's Temple, right where the Lord had said, “I will place my name in Jerusalem forever.”
5 For hele himmelens hær bygget han altere i begge forgårdene til Herrens hus.
He set up altars to worship the sun, moon, and stars in the two courtyards of the Lord's Temple.
6 Han lot sin sønn gå gjennem ilden og gav sig av med å spå av skyene og å tyde varsler og fikk sig dødningemanere og sannsigere; han gjorde meget som var ondt i Herrens øine, så han vakte hans harme.
He even he sacrificed his own son as a burnt offering, and used fortune-telling and witchcraft, and he dealt with mediums and with spiritists. He did a great deal of evil in the Lord's sight, making the Lord angry.
7 Og han satte det Astarte-billede han hadde gjort, i det hus hvorom Herren hadde sagt til David og hans sønn Salomo: I dette hus og i Jerusalem, som jeg har utvalgt blandt alle Israels stammer, vil jeg la mitt navn bo til evig tid,
He took the Asherah idol pole he had made and placed in the Temple. This was the place referred to by the Lord when he told David and Solomon, his son, “In this Temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel, I will place my name forever.
8 og jeg vil ikke mere la Israel vandre hjemløs bort fra det land jeg gav deres fedre, så sant de bare gir akt på å gjøre alt det jeg har pålagt dem, efter hele den lov min tjener Moses gav dem.
I will never again make the Israelites wander from the land I gave their forefathers if they are careful to follow everything I have ordered them to do—the whole law that my servant Moses gave them.”
9 Men de vilde ikke høre, og Manasse forførte dem, så de gjorde ennu mere ondt enn de hedningefolk som Herren hadde utryddet for Israels barn.
The people refused to listen and Manasseh led them to sin so that the evil they did was even worse than the nations the Lord had destroyed before the Israelites.
10 Da talte Herren ved sine tjenere profetene og sa:
The Lord said through his servants the prophets:
11 Fordi Judas konge Manasse har gjort disse vederstyggelige ting - gjort det som er verre enn alt det amorittene som var før ham gjorde, og tilmed har forført Juda til synd med sine motbydelige avguder,
“Since Manasseh, king of Judah, has committed all these disgusting sins, doing even more evil things than the Amorites who lived before him, and by his encouragement of idol worship has made Judah sin,
12 derfor sier Herren, Israels Gud, så: Se, jeg fører ulykke over Jerusalem og Juda, så det skal ringe for begge ørene på hver den som hører om det.
this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: Watch out! I am going to bring down upon Jerusalem and Judah such a disaster that it will cause ringing in the ears of everyone who hears it.
13 Jeg vil utstrekke samme målesnor over Jerusalem som over Samaria og bruke samme vektlodd som mot Akabs hus, og jeg vil tørke bort Jerusalem, likesom en tørker av et fat og når det er avtørket, snur op ned på det.
I will extend over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab, and I will wipe away Jerusalem as people wipe clean a bowl, wiping it and turning it upside down.
14 Og jeg vil støte fra mig levningen av min arv og overgi dem i deres fienders hånd, og de skal bli til bytte og rov for alle sine fiender,
I will give up on the remnant of my special people and hand them over to their enemies. They will be plunder and loot to all their enemies,
15 fordi de har gjort hvad ondt er i mine øine, og egget mig til vrede fra den dag deres fedre gikk ut av Egypten og like til denne dag.
because they have done what is evil in my sight, and have made me angry from the day their fathers left Egypt until today.”
16 Manasse utøste også uskyldig blod i så stor mengde at han fylte Jerusalem dermed fra ende til ende, foruten den synd at han forførte Juda til å synde og gjøre hvad ondt var i Herrens øine.
On top of that, Manasseh murdered so many innocent people that Jerusalem was filled from one side to the other with their blood. This was in addition to the sin that he had made Judah commit, doing evil in the Lord's sight.
17 Hvad som ellers er å fortelle om Manasse og om alt det han gjorde, og om den synd som han gjorde, det er opskrevet i Judas kongers krønike.
The rest of what happened in Manasseh's reign, all he did, as well as the sins he committed, are recorded in the Book of Chronicles of the Kings of Judah.
18 Og Manasse la sig til hvile hos sine fedre og blev begravet i haven til sitt hus, i Ussas have, og hans sønn Amon blev konge i hans sted.
Manasseh died, and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzza. His son Amon succeeded him as king.
19 Amon var to og tyve år gammel da han blev konge, og han regjerte to år i Jerusalem; hans mor hette Mesullemet; hun var datter av Harus og var fra Jotba.
Amon was twenty-two when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for two years. His mother's name was Meshullemeth, daughter of Haruz. She came from Jotbah.
20 Han gjorde hvad ondt var i Herrens øine, likesom hans far Manasse hadde gjort.
He did what was evil in the Lord's sight, just as his father Manasseh had done.
21 Han vandret i alle deler på den vei hans far hadde vandret, og dyrket de motbydelige avguder hans far hadde dyrket, og tilbad dem.
He followed all the ways of his father, and he served the idols his father had served, bowing down in worship to them.
22 Han forlot Herren, sine fedres Gud, og vandret ikke på Herrens vei.
He rejected the Lord, the God of his forefathers, and did not follow the way of the Lord.
23 Og Amons tjenere sammensvor sig mot ham og drepte kongen i hans hus.
Amon's officials plotted against him and murdered him in his royal palace.
24 Men landets folk slo ihjel alle dem som hadde sammensvoret sig mot kong Amon, og så gjorde de hans sønn Josias til konge i hans sted.
But then the people of the land killed everyone who had plotted against King Amon, and they chose his son Josiah king to succeed him.
25 Hvad som ellers er å fortelle om Amon, om det han gjorde, det er opskrevet i Judas kongers krønike.
The rest of what happened in Amon's reign, and all he did, are recorded in the Book of Chronicles of the Kings of Judah.
26 Han blev begravet i sin grav i Ussas have, og hans sønn Josias blev konge i hans sted.
He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and his son Josiah succeeded him as king.
