2 Chronicles 33
1 Manasseh was twelve when he became king, and he reigned in for Jerusalem fifty-five years.
Manasse var tolv år gammel da han blev konge, og han regjerte fem og femti år 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 ondt var i Herrens øine, efter de vederstyggelige skikker hos de hedningefolk som Herren hadde drevet bort for Israels barn.
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 bygget op igjen de offerhauger som hans far Esekias hadde revet ned, og reiste altere for Ba'alene og gjorde Astarte-billeder, og han tilbad hele himmelens hær og dyrket den.
4 He built altars in the Lord's Temple, about which the Lord had said, “I shall be honored in Jerusalem forever.”
Og han bygget altere i Herrens hus, enda Herren hadde sagt: I Jerusalem skal mitt navn bo til evig tid.
5 He built these altars to worship the sun, moon, and stars in both courtyards of the Lord's Temple.
For hele himmelens hær bygget han altere i begge forgårdene til Herrens hus.
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 lot sine sønner gå gjennem ilden i Hinnoms sønns dal og gav sig av med å spå av skyene og tyde varsler og drive trolldom, og han fikk sig dødningemanere og sannsigere; han gjorde meget som var ondt i Herrens øine, så han vakte hans harme.
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.
Og han satte det utskårne billede han hadde gjort, i Guds hus, hvorom Gud hadde sagt til David og hans sønn Salomo: I dette hus og i Jerusalem, som jeg har utvalgt blandt alle Israels stammer, vil jeg la mitt navn bo 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 la Israel vandre hjemløs bort fra det land jeg bestemte for deres fedre, så sant de bare gir akt på å gjøre alt det jeg har pålagt dem, efter hele den lov, de bud og de forskrifter de fikk gjennem 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 innbyggere, så de gjorde ennu mere ondt enn de hedningefolk Herren hadde utryddet for Israels barn.
10 The Lord warned Manasseh and his people, but they ignored him.
Og Herren talte til Manasse og hans folk, men de aktet ikke på det.
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.
Derfor lot Herren assyrerkongens hærførere komme over dem, og de fanget Manasse med kroker og bandt ham med to kobberlenker 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 stedt i nød, bønnfalt han Herren sin Gud og ydmyket sig dypt for sine fedres Guds åsyn.
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 Herren, bønnhørte han ham; han hørte hans ydmyke begjæring og førte ham tilbake til Jerusalem, så han fikk sitt rike igjen. Da sannet 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.
Siden bygget han en ytre mur for Davids stad vestenfor Gihon i dalen og til inngangen gjennem Fiske-porten og lot den gå rundt omkring Ofel, og han gjorde den meget høi. Og i alle de faste byer i Juda innsatte han krigshøvedsmenn.
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 tok bort de fremmede guder og avgudsbilledet fra Herrens hus og alle de alter han hadde bygget på det berg hvor Herrens hus stod, og i Jerusalem, og kastet dem utenfor 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.
Så satte han Herrens alter i stand og ofret takkoffere og lovoffere på det; og han bad Juda å tjene Herren, Israels Gud.
17 But the people still sacrificed on the high places, but only to the Lord their God.
Dog ofret folket ennu på haugene, men bare til Herren sin 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 som ellers er å fortelle om Manasse og om hans bønn til sin Gud og om de ord som seerne talte til ham i Herrens, Israels Guds navn, det er opskrevet 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.
Og hans bønn og bønnhørelse og all hans synd og troløshet og de steder hvor han bygget offerhauger og satte op Astarte-billedene og de utskårne billeder, før han ydmyket sig, derom er det skrevet i Hosais krønike.
20 Manasseh died and was buried at his palace. His son Amon took over as king.
Og Manasse la sig til hvile hos sine fedre, og de begravde ham i hans hus; og hans sønn 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 år gammel da han blev konge, og han regjerte to år 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 ondt var i Herrens øine, likesom hans far Manasse hadde gjort; alle de utskårne billeder som hans far Manasse hadde gjort, dem ofret Amon til og dyrket 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.
Men han ydmyket sig ikke for Herrens åsyn, som hans far Manasse hadde gjort; han - Amon - dynget skyld på skyld.
24 Then Amon's officials plotted against him and killed him in his palace.
Hans tjenere sammensvor sig mot ham og drepte 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 landets folk slo ihjel alle dem som hadde sammensvoret sig mot kong Amon, og så gjorde de hans sønn Josias til konge i hans sted.
