Anden Kongebog 21

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

Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign; 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 what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, like the disgusting things of the nations whom Yahweh had driven out before the people 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 rebuilt the high places that Hezekiah his father had destroyed, and he built altars for Baal, made an Asherah pole, as Ahab king of Israel had done, and he bowed down to all the stars of heaven and worshiped them.

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

Manasseh built altars in the house of Yahweh, although Yahweh had commanded, “It is in Jerusalem that my name will be forever.”

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

He built altars for all the stars of heaven in the two courtyards of the house of Yahweh.

6 Han lod sin Søn gå 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 caused his son to pass through the fire, he performed sorcery and divination and consulted with those who talked with the dead and with those who talked with spirits. He did much evil in the sight of Yahweh, provoking him to anger.

7 Den Asjerastøtte, han lod lave, opstillede han i det Hus, om bvilket 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;

The carved figure of Asherah that he had made, he placed it in the house of Yahweh. It was about this house that Yahweh had spoken to David and Solomon his son; he had said: “It is in this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel, that 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 på det Vilkår, at de omhyggeligt overholder alt, hvad jeg har pålagt 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 that I gave to their ancestors, if they will only be careful to obey all that I have commanded them, and to follow 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 the people did not listen, and Manasseh led them to do evil even more than the nations that Yahweh had destroyed before the people of Israel.

10 Da talede HERREN ved sine Tjenere Profeterne således:

So Yahweh 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 disgusting things, and has acted wickedly more than all that the Amorites who were before him did, and has also made Judah sin with his idols,

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

therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says this: Look, I am about to bring such evil on Jerusalem and Judah that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle.

13 Jeg vil trække samme Målesnor 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 measuring line used against Samaria, and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab; I will wipe Jerusalem clean, as a man wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.

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

I will throw off the remnant of my inheritance and give them into the hand of their enemies. They will become victims and plunder for 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 what is evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their ancestors came out of Egypt, to this day.”

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

Moreover, Manasseh shed much innocent blood, until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another with death. This was in addition to the sin by which he made Judah to sin, when they did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh.

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

As for the other matters concerning Manasseh, all that he did, and the sin that he committed, are they not written in the book of the events of the kings of Judah?

18 Så 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 ancestors and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza. Amon his son became king in his place.

19 Amon var to og tyve År gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede to År 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; he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Meshullemeth; she was the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.

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

He did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as Manasseh his father had done.

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

Amon followed in all the way that his father had walked in and worshiped the idols that his father worshiped, and bowed down to them.

22 han forlod HERREN, sine Fædres Gud, og vandrede ikke på HERRENs Vej.

He abandoned Yahweh, the God of his fathers, and did not walk in the way of Yahweh.

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

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 they made Josiah his son king in his place.

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

As for the other matters concerning Amon that he did, are they not written in the book of the events 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.

The people buried him in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son became king in his place.