Chronicles II 33

1 Manasses was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.

Manasse var tolv Aar gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede fem og halvtredsindstyve Aar i Jerusalem.

2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord destroyed from before the face of the children of Israel.

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

3 And he returned and built the high places, which his father Ezekias had pulled down, and set up images to Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.

Han byggede atter de Offerhøje, som hans Fader Ezekias havde nedrevet, rejste Altre for Ba'alerne, lavede Asjerastøtter og tilbad hele Himmelens Hær og dyrkede dem.

4 And he built altars in the house of the Lord, concerning which the Lord said, In Jerusalem shall be my name for ever.

Og han byggede Altre i HERRENS Hus, om hvilket HERREN havde sagt: »I Jerusalem skal mit Navn være til evig Tid.«

5 And he built altars to all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.

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

6 He also passed his children through the fire in the valley of Benennom; and he divined, and used auspices, and sorceries, and appointed those who had divining spirits, and enchanters, and wrought abundant wickedness before the Lord, to provoke him.

Han lod sine Sønner gaa igennem Ilden i Hinnoms Søns Dal, drev Trolddom og tog Varsler, drev hemmelige Kunster og ansatte Dødemanere og Sandsigere; han gjorde meget, som var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, og krænkede ham.

7 And he set the graven [image], the molten [statue], the idol which he made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name for ever;

Det Gudebillede, han lod lave, opstillede han i Guds Hus, om hvilket Gud 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;

8 and I will not again remove the foot of Israel from the land which I gave to their fathers, if only they will take heed to do all things which I have commanded them, according to all the law and the ordinances and the judgements [given] by the hand of Moses.

og jeg vil ikke mere fjerne Israels Fod fra det Land, jeg gav deres Fædre, dog kun paa det Vilkaar, at de omhyggeligt overholder alt, hvad jeg har paalagt dem, hele Loven, Anordningerne og Lovbudene, som de fik ved Moses, «

9 So Manasses led astray Juda and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, to do evil beyond all the nations which the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel.

Men Manasse forførte Juda og Jerusalems Indbyggere til at handle værre end de Folkeslag, HERREN havde udryddet for Israeliterne.

10 And the Lord spoke to Manasses, and to his people: but they listened not.

Da talede HERREN Manasse og hans Folk til, men de ænsede det ikke.

11 And the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, and they took Manasses in bonds, and bound him in fetters, and brought him to Babylon.

Saa førte HERREN Assyrerkongens Hærførere mod dem, og de fangede Manasse med Kroge, lagde ham i Kobberlænker og førte ham til Babel.

12 And when he was afflicted, he sought the face of the Lord his God, and was greatly humbled before the face of the God of his fathers;

Men da han var i Nød, bad han HERREN sin Gud om Naade og ydmygede sig dybt for sine Fædres Gud.

13 and he prayed to him: and he listened to him, and listened to his cry, and brought him back to Jerusalem to his kingdom: and Manasses knew that the Lord he is God.

Og da han bad til ham, bønhørte han ham; han hørte hans Bøn og bragte ham tilbage til Jerusalem til hans Kongedømme; da indsaa Manasse, at HERREN er Gud.

14 And afterward he built a wall without the city of David, from the southwest southward in the valleys and at the entrance through the fish-gate, as men go out by the gate round about, even as far as Opel: and he raised it much, and set captains of the host in all the fortified cities in Juda.

Senere byggede han en ydre Mur ved Davidsbyen vesten for Gihon i Dalen og hen imod Fiskeporten, saa at den omsluttede Ofel; og han byggede den meget høj. I alle de befæstede Byer i Juda ansatte han Hærførere.

15 And he removed the strange gods, and the graven [image] out of the house of the Lord, and all the altars which he had built in the mount of the house of the Lord, and in Jerusalem, and without the city.

Han fjernede de fremmede Guder og Gudebilledet fra HERRENS Hus og alle de Altre, han havde bygget paa Tempelbjerget og i Jerusalem, og kastede dem uden for Byen.

16 And he repaired the altar of the Lord, and offered upon it a sacrifice of peace-offering and thank-offering, and he told Juda to serve the Lord God of Israel.

Og han istandsatte HERRENS Alter og ofrede Tak— og Lovprisningsofre derpaa; og han bød Juda at dyrke HERREN, Israels Gud.

17 Nevertheless the people still sacrificed on the high places, only to the Lord their God.

Men Folket vedblev at ofre paa Offerhøjene, dog kun til HERREN deres Gud.

18 And the rest of the acts of Manasses, and his prayer to God, and the words of the seers that spoke to him in the name of the God of Israel,

Hvad der ellers er at fortælle om Manasse, hans Bøn til sin Gud og de Seeres Ord, som talte til ham i HERRENS, Israels Guds, Navn, staar jo optegnet i Israels Kongers Krønike;

19 behold, [they are] in the account of his prayer; and [God] listened to him. And all his sins, and his backslidings, and the spots on which he built the high places, and set there groves and graven images, before he repented, behold, they are written in the books of the seers.

hans Bøn og Bønhørelse, al hans Synd og Troløshed og de Steder, hvor han opførte Offerhøje og opstillede Asjerastøtter og Gudebilleder, før han ydmygede sig, staar jo optegnet i Seernes Krønike.

20 And Manasses slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the garden of his house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

Saa lagde Manasse sig til Hvile hos sine Fædre, og man jordede ham i Haven ved hans Hus; og hans Søn Amon blev Konge i hans Sted.

21 Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.

Amon var to og tyve Aar gammel, da han blev Konge, og han herskede to Aar i Jerusalem.

22 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasses did: and Amon sacrificed to all the idols which his father Manasses had made, and served them.

Han gjorde, hvad der var ondt i HERRENS Øjne, ligesom hans Fader Manasse, og Amon ofrede til alle de Gudebilleder, hans Fader Manasse havde ladet lave, og dyrkede dem.

23 And he was not humbled before the Lord as his father Manasses was humbled; for his son Amon abounded in transgression.

Han ydmygede sig ikke for HERRENS Aasyn, som hans Fader Manasse havde gjort, men Amon dyngede Skyld paa Skyld.

24 And his servants conspired against him, and killed him in his house.

Hans Tjenere sammensvor sig imod ham og dræbte ham i hans Hus;

25 And the people of the land killed the men who had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josias his son king in his stead.

men Folket fra Landet dræbte alle dem, der havde sammensvoret sig imod Kong Amon, og gjorde hans Søn Josias til Konge i hans Sted.