Anden Kongebog 21

1 Manasse var tolv Aar gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede fem og halvtredsindstyve Aar i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Hefziba.

Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.

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 ødelagt, rejste Altre for Ba'al, lavede en Asjerastøtte, ligesom Kong Akab af Israel havde gjort, og tilbad og dyrkede hele Himmelens Hær.

For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he raised up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel did, and worshipped all the army of the sky, and served them.

4 Og han byggede Altre i HERRENS Hus, om hvilket HERREN havde sagt: »I Jerusalem vil jeg stedfæste mit Navn.«

He built altars in the LORD’s house, of which the LORD said, “I will put my name in Jerusalem.”

5 Og han byggede Altre for hele Himmelens Hær i begge HERRENS Hus's Forgaarde.

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

6 Han lod sin Søn gaa igennem Ilden, drev Trolddom og tog Varsler og ansatte Dødemanere og Sandsigere; han gjorde meget, som var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, og krænkede ham.

He made his son to pass through the fire, practised sorcery, used enchantments, 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 Den Asjerastøtte, han lod lave, opstillede han i det Hus, om hvilket HERREN 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 Asherah that he had made in the house of which the LORD 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 lade Israel vandre bort fra det Land, jeg gav deres Fædre, dog kun paa det Vilkaar, at de omhyggeligt overholder alt, hvad jeg har paalagt dem, hele den Lov, min Tjener Moses gav dem.«

I will not cause the feet of Israel to wander any more out of the land which I gave their fathers, if only they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them.”

9 Men de vilde ikke høre, og Manasse forførte dem til at handle værre end de Folkeslag, HERREN havde udryddet foran Israeliterne.

But they didn’t listen, and Manasseh seduced them to do that which is evil more than the nations did whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel.

10 Da talede HERREN ved sine Tjenere Profeterne saaledes:

The LORD spoke by his servants the prophets, saying,

11 »Efterdi Kong Manasse af Juda har øvet disse Vederstyggeligheder, ja øvet Ting, som er værre end alt, hvad Amoriterne, der var før ham, øvede, og tillige ved sine Afgudsbilleder har forledt Juda til Synd,

“Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations, and has done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, who were before him, and has also made Judah to sin with his idols;

12 derfor, saa siger HERREN, Israels Gud: Se, jeg bringer Ulykke over Jerusalem og Juda, saa det skal ringe for Ørene paa enhver, der hører derom!

therefore the LORD the God of Israel says, ‘Behold, I will bring such evil on Jerusalem and Judah that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle.

13 Jeg vil trække samme Maalesnor over Jerusalem som over Samaria og bruge samme Lod som ved Akabs Hus; jeg vil afviske Jerusalem, som man afvisker et Fad og vender det om;

I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plumb line of Ahab’s house; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.

14 jeg forstøder, hvad der er tilbage af min Ejendom, og giver dem i deres Fjenders Haand, og de skal blive til Rov og Bytte for alle deres Fjender,

I will cast off the remnant of my inheritance and deliver them into the hands of their enemies. They will become a prey and a plunder to all their enemies,

15 fordi de gjorde, hvad der var ondt i mine Øjne, og krænkede mig, lige fra den Dag deres Fædre drog ud af Ægypten og indtil i Dag!«

because they have done that which is evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day.’”

16 Desuden udgød Manasse uskyldigt Blod i store Maader, saa han fyldte Jerusalem dermed til Randen, for ikke at tale om den Synd; han begik ved at forlede Juda til Synd, saa de gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne.

Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; in addition to his sin with which he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the LORD’s sight.

17 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Manasse, alt, hvad han udførte, og den Synd, han begik, staar jo optegnet i Judas Kongers Krønike.

Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

18 Saa lagde Manasse sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre og blev jordet i Haven ved sit Hus, i Uzzas Have; og hans Søn Amon blev Konge i hans Sted.

Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza; and Amon his son reigned in his place.

19 Amon var to og tyve Aar gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede to Aar i Jerusalem. Hans Moder hed Mesjullemet og var en Datter af Haruz fra Jotba.

Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.

20 Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, ligesom hans Fader Manasse;

He did that which was evil in the LORD’s sight, as Manasseh his father did.

21 han vandrede nøje i sin Faders Spor og dyrkede Afgudsbillederne, som hans Fader havde dyrket, og tilbad dem;

He walked in all the ways that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them;

22 han forlod HERREN, sine Fædres Gud, og vandrede ikke paa HERRENS Vej.

and he abandoned the LORD, the God of his fathers, and didn’t walk in the way of the LORD.

23 Amons Folk sammensvor sig imod ham og dræbte Kongen i hans Hus;

The servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house.

24 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.

25 Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Amon, og hvad han udførte, staar jo optegnet i Judas Kongers Krønike.

Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

26 Man jordede ham i hans Faders Grav i Uzzas Have; og hans Søn Josias blev Konge i hans Sted.

He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son reigned in his place.