2 Chronicles 33

1 Manasseh was twelve when he became king, and he reigned in for Jerusalem fifty-five years.

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

2 He did evil in the Lord's sight by following the disgusting religious practices of the nations that the Lord had driven out before the Israelites.

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

3 He rebuilt the high places that his father Hezekiah had destroyed, and he made altars for the Baals and set up Asherah poles. He worshiped the sun, moon, and stars 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 He built altars in the Lord's Temple, about which the Lord had said, “I shall be honored in Jerusalem forever.”

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

5 He built these altars to worship the sun, moon, and stars in both courtyards of the Lord's Temple.

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

6 He sacrificed his children by burning them to death in the Valley of Ben-hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and visited mediums and spiritists. He did a great deal of evil in the Lord's sight, making him angry.

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 He took a pagan idol he had made and set it up in God's Temple, about which God had told David and his son Solomon, “I will be honored forever in this Temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen from all the tribes of Israel.

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 If the Israelites are careful to follow everything I have instructed them to do—all the laws, commandments, and regulations, given through Moses—then I will not make them leave the land I granted your forefathers.”

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 But Manasseh seduced Judah and the people of Jerusalem, leading them to commit even worse sins than the nations the Lord had destroyed before Israelites.

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

10 The Lord warned Manasseh and his people, but they ignored him.

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

11 So the Lord sent the armies of Assyria with their commanders to attack them. The Assyrians captured Manasseh, put a hook through his nose, put bronze shackles on him, and took him away 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 In his misery, asked the Lord God for help, repenting for his arrogance before the God of his forefathers.

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

13 He prayed and prayed, and the Lord listened to his pleadings, so the Lord brought Manasseh back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh was convinced that the Lord 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 After this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the Fish Gate, and around the hill of Ophel, and made it much higher. He also assigned army commanders to all the fortified towns of Judah.

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 He disposed of the foreign gods and the idol from the Lord's Temple, together with all the altars he had built on the Temple hill and in Jerusalem, throwing all of them outside 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 Then he restored the altar of the Lord, and sacrificed friendship offerings and thank offerings on it, and he instructed Judah to worship the Lord, the God of Israel.

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

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

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

18 The rest of what Manasseh did, along with his prayer to his God and what he was told by the seers who spoke on the Lord's behalf are recorded in the Book of the Kings 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 His prayer and how God answered him, as well as all his sins and unfaithfulness, and where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he admitted he was wrong, are recorded in the Records 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 Manasseh died and was buried at his palace. His son Amon took over as king.

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-two when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for two years.

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

22 He did evil in the Lord's sight just as his father Manasseh had. Amon worshiped and sacrificed to all the idols his father Manasseh had made.

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 However, he did not admit his pride before the Lord as his father Manasseh had done—in fact Amon made his guilt even worse.

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

24 Then Amon's officials plotted against him and killed him in his palace.

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

25 But the people of the land killed everyone who had plotted against King Amon, and they made his son Josiah king.

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