2 Kings 21

1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to rule. He ruled Judah for 55 years from Jerusalem. His mother was Hephzibah.

Manasse war zwölf Jahre alt, da er König ward, und regierte fünfundfünfzig Jahre zu Jerusalem. Seine Mutter hieß Hephzibah.

2 He did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil. He imitated the disgusting things that were formerly done by the people of the nations that Yahweh had expelled from the land of Israel as his people advanced [through the land].

Und er tat, was dem HERRN übel gefiel, nach den Greueln der Heiden, die der HERR vor den Kinder Israel vertrieben hatte,

3 He commanded his workers to rebuild the shrines [for worshiping Yahweh] that his father Hezekiah had destroyed [because they were not in the place that Yahweh had said they should worship him]. He directed his workers to build altars for worshiping Baal. He made [a statue of the goddess] Asherah, like Ahab the king of Israel had done [previously]. And Manasseh worshiped [DOU] the stars.

und baute wieder Höhen, die sein Vater Hiskia hatte zerstört, und richtete dem Baal Altäre auf und machte ein Ascherabild, wie Ahab, der König Israels, getan hatte, und betete an alles Heer des Himmels und diente ihnen.

4 He directed his workers to build altars [for worshiping foreign gods] in the temple of Yahweh, about which Yahweh had said, “It is here in Jerusalem where I want people to worship [MTY] me, forever.”

Und baute Altäre im Hause des HERRN, davon der HERR gesagt hatte: Ich will meinen Namen zu Jerusalem setzen;

5 He directed that altars for worshiping the stars be built in both of the courtyards outside the temple.

und er baute allem Heer des Himmels Altäre in beiden Höfen am Hause des HERRN.

6 He even sacrificed his own son by burning [him in a fire]. He performed rituals to practice sorcery and magic rituals. He also went to people who consulted the spirits of dead people to find out what would happen in the future. He did many things that Yahweh considered to be extremely evil, things that caused Yahweh to become very angry.

Und ließ seinen Sohn durchs Feuer gehen und achtete auf Vogelgeschrei und Zeichen und hielt Wahrsager und Zeichendeuter und tat des viel, das dem HERRN übel gefiel, ihn zu erzürnen.

7 He placed the statue of the goddess Asherah in the temple, the place about which Yahweh had said to David and his son Solomon, “My temple will be here in Jerusalem. This is the city that I have chosen from all the territory of the twelve tribes of Israel, where I want people to worship me, forever.

Er setzte auch das Bild der Aschera, das er gemacht hatte, in das Haus, von welchem der HERR gesagt hatte: In dies Haus und nach Jerusalem, das ich erwählt habe aus allen Stämmen Israels, will ich meinen Namen setzen ewiglich;

8 And if the Israeli people obey all my commands and all the laws that I gave to Moses, the man who served me [very well], I will not again force them to leave this land that I gave to their ancestors.”

und will den Fuß Israels nicht mehr bewegen lassen von dem Lande, das ich ihren Vätern gegeben habe, so doch, daß sie halten und tun nach allem, was ich geboten habe, und nach allem Gesetz, das mein Knecht Mose ihnen geboten hat.

9 But the people did not heed Yahweh. And Manasseh persuaded them to commit sins that are more evil than the sins that were committed by the people of the nations that Yahweh had expelled from the land as the Israeli people advanced.

Aber sie gehorchten nicht; sondern Manasse verführte sie, daß sie ärger taten denn die Heiden, die der HERR vor den Kindern Israel vertilgt hatte.

10 [These are some of the things that] the prophets said many times, messages that Yahweh had given them:

Da redete der HERR durch seine Knechte, die Propheten, und sprach:

11 “Manasseh, the king of Judah, has done these abominable things, things that are much worse than the things that the Amor people-group did in this land long ago. He has persuaded the people of Judah to sin by [worshiping] idols.

Darum daß Manasse, der König Juda's, hat diese Greuel getan, die ärger sind denn alle Greuel, so die Amoriter getan haben, die vor ihm gewesen sind, und hat auch Juda sündigen gemacht mit seinen Götzen;

12 Therefore, this is what I, Yahweh, the God whom you Israeli people worship, say: I will the cause the people of Jerusalem and the rest of Judah to experience great disasters. It will be terrible, with the result that everyone who hears about it will be stunned [MTY].

darum spricht der HERR, der Gott Israels, also: Siehe, ich will Unglück über Jerusalem und Juda bringen, daß, wer es hören wird, dem sollen seine beide Ohren gellen;

13 I will judge and punish [MET] the people of Jerusalem like I punished the family of King Ahab [of Israel]. I will (wipe Jerusalem clean/remove all the people from Jerusalem), like [MET] people wipe a plate and then turn it upside down [after they have finished eating, to show that they are now satisfied].

und will über Jerusalem die Meßschnur Samarias ziehen und das Richtblei des Hauses Ahab; und will Jerusalem ausschütten, wie man Schüsseln ausschüttet, und will sie umstürzen;

14 And I will abandon the people who remain alive, and I will allow their enemies to conquer them and steal everything valuable from their land.

und ich will die übrigen meines Erbteils verstoßen und sie geben in die Hände ihrer Feinde, daß sie ein Raub und Reißen werden aller ihrer Feinde,

15 I will do this because my people have done things that I consider to be very evil, things which have caused me to become very angry. They have caused me to become angry continually, ever since their ancestors left Egypt.”

darum daß sie getan haben, was mir übel gefällt, und haben mich erzürnt von dem Tage an, da ihre Väter aus Ägypten gezogen sind, bis auf diesen Tag.

16 Manasseh [commanded his officials to] kill many innocent people in Jerusalem, with the result that their blood flowed in the streets. He did this in addition to persuading the people of Judah to sin against Yahweh [by worshiping idols].

Auch vergoß Manasse sehr viel unschuldig Blut, bis daß Jerusalem allerorten voll ward, außer der Sünde, durch die er Juda sündigen machte, daß sie taten, was dem HERRN übel gefiel.

17 [If you want to know more about] all the things that Manasseh did, they are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.

Was aber mehr von Manasse zu sagen ist und alles, was er getan hat, und seine Sünde, die er tat, siehe, das ist geschrieben in der Chronik der Könige Juda's.

18 Manasseh died [EUP] and was buried in the garden outside his palace, the garden that Uzza [had made]. Then Manasseh’s son Amon became the king.

Und Manasse entschlief mit seinen Vätern und ward begraben im Garten an seinem Hause, im Garten Usas. Und sein Sohn Amon ward König an seiner Statt.

19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king. He ruled Judah from Jerusalem for [only] two years. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth. She was from Jotbah [town], and was the granddaughter of Haruz.

Zweiundzwanzig Jahre alt war Amon, da er König ward, und regierte zwei Jahre zu Jerusalem. Seine Mutter hieß Mesullemeth, eine Tochter des Haruz von Jotba.

20 Amon did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, like his father Manasseh had done.

Und er tat, was dem HERRN übel gefiel, wie sein Vater Manasse getan hatte,

21 He imitated the behavior of his father, and he worshiped the same idols that his father had worshiped [DOU].

und wandelte in allem Wege, den sein Vater gewandelt hatte, und diente allen Götzen, welchen sein Vater gedient hatte, und betete sie an,

22 He abandoned Yahweh, the God whom his ancestors [had worshiped], and did not behave as Yahweh wanted him to.

und verließ den HERRN, seiner Väter Gott, und wandelte nicht im Wege des HERRN.

23 Then one day some of his officials plotted to kill him. They assassinated him in the palace.

Und seine Knechte machten einen Bund wider Amon und töteten den König in seinem Hause.

24 But then the people of Judah killed all those who had assassinated King Amon, and they appointed his son Josiah to be their king.

Aber das Volk im Land schlug alle, die den Bund gemacht hatten wider den König Amon. Und das Volk im Lande machte Josia, seinen Sohn zum König an seiner Statt.

25 [If you want to read about] [RHQ] the other things that Amon did, they are written in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.

Was aber Amon mehr getan hat, siehe, das ist geschrieben in der Chronik der Könige Juda's.

26 Amon was also buried in the tomb in the garden that Uzza [had made]. Then Amon’s son Josiah became the king.

Und man begrub ihn in seinem Grabe im Garten Usas. Und sein Sohn Josia ward König an seiner Statt.