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.

A son of twelve years [is] Manasseh in his reigning, and fifty and five years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Hephzi-Bah;

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

and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to the abominations of the nations that Jehovah dispossessed from the presence of the sons 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.

and he turneth and buildeth the high places that Hezekiah his father destroyed, and raiseth altars for Baal, and maketh a shrine, as did Ahab king of Israel, and boweth himself to all the host of the heavens, and serveth them.

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

And he hath built altars in the house of Jehovah, of which Jehovah said, 'In Jerusalem I put My name.'

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

And he buildeth altars to all the host of the heavens in the two courts of the house of Jehovah;

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.

and he hath caused his son to pass through fire, and observed clouds, and used enchantment, and dealt with a familiar spirit and wizards; he hath multiplied to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah — to provoke 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;

And he setteth the graven image of the shrine that he made in the house of which Jehovah said unto David and unto Solomon his son, 'In this house, and in Jerusalem, that I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I put My name — to the age;

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.«

and I do not add to cause the foot of Israel to move from the ground that I gave to their fathers, only, if they observe to do according to all that I commanded them, and 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.

And they have not hearkened, and Manasseh causeth them to err, to do the evil thing above the nations that Jehovah destroyed from the presence of the sons of Israel.

10 Da talede HERREN ved sine Tjenere Profeterne saaledes:

And Jehovah speaketh by the hand of 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 that Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations — he hath done evil above all that the Amorites have done who [are] before him, and causeth also Judah to sin by 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 thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Lo, I am bringing in evil on Jerusalem and Judah, that whoever heareth of it, tingle do his two ears.

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;

And I have stretched out over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab, and wiped Jerusalem as one wipeth the dish — he hath wiped, and hath turned [it] on its face.

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,

'And I have left the remnant of Mine inheritance, and given them into the hand of their enemies, and they have been for a prey and for a spoil 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 that they have done the evil thing in Mine eyes, and are provoking Me to anger from the day that their fathers came out of Egypt, even unto 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.

And also, innocent blood hath Manasseh shed very much, till that he hath filled Jerusalem — mouth to mouth; apart from his sin that he hath caused Judah to sin, to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah.

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.

And the rest of the matters of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written on 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.

And Manasseh lieth with his fathers, and is buried in the garden of his house, in the garden of Uzza, and reign doth Amon his son in his stead.

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.

A son of twenty and two years [is] Amon in his reigning, and two years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz of Jotbah,

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

and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, as did Manasseh his father,

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

and walketh in all the way that his father walked in, and serveth the idols that his father served, and boweth himself to them,

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

and forsaketh Jehovah, God of his fathers, and hath not walked in the way of Jehovah.

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

And the servants of Amon conspire 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.

and the people of the land smite all those conspiring against king Amon, and the people of the land cause Josiah his son to reign in his stead.

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

And the rest of the matters of Amon that he did, are they not written on 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.

and [one] burieth him in his burying-place in the garden of Uzza, and reign doth Josiah his son in his stead.