2 Kongebok 21
1 Manasse var tolv år gammel da han blev konge, og han regjerte fem og femti år i Jerusalem; hans mor hette Hefsiba.
Twelve years old, was Manasseh when he began to reign, and, fifty-five years, reigned he in Jerusalem, —and the name of his mother was Hephzibah.
2 Han gjorde hvad ondt var i Herrens øine, efter de vederstyggelige skikker hos de hedningefolk Herren hadde drevet bort for Israels barn.
And he did the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, —after the abominable practices of the nations, whom Yahweh had dispossessed from before the sons of Israel.
3 Han bygget op igjen de offerhauger som hans far Esekias hadde ødelagt, og reiste altere for Ba'al og gjorde et Astarte-billede, likesom Israels konge Akab hadde gjort, og han tilbad hele himmelens hær og dyrket den.
He again built the high places, which Hezekiah his father had destroyed, —and reared altars to Baal, and made a Sacred Stem, as did Ahab, king of Israel, and bowed down to all the army of the heavens, and served them.
4 Og han bygget altere i Herrens hus, enda Herren hadde sagt: I Jerusalem vil jeg la mitt navn bo.
And he used to build altars in the house of Yahweh, —concerning which Yahweh had said, —In Jerusalem, will I put my Name.
5 For hele himmelens hær bygget han altere i begge forgårdene til Herrens hus.
And he built altars to all the army of the heavens, —in the two courts of the house of Yahweh;
6 Han lot sin sønn gå gjennem ilden og gav sig av med å spå av skyene og å tyde varsler og fikk sig dødningemanere og sannsigere; han gjorde meget som var ondt i Herrens øine, så han vakte hans harme.
and caused his son to pass through the fire, and practised hidden arts and used divination, and dealt with a familiar spirit and wizards, —he exceeded in doing the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, provoking [him] to anger;
7 Og han satte det Astarte-billede han hadde gjort, i det hus hvorom Herren 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,
and he set the image of the Sacred Stem which he had made, —in the house, of which Yahweh had said unto David, and unto Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, will I put my Name, unto times age-abiding;
8 og jeg vil ikke mere la Israel vandre hjemløs bort fra det land jeg gav deres fedre, så sant de bare gir akt på å gjøre alt det jeg har pålagt dem, efter hele den lov min tjener Moses gav dem.
and I will not again let the foot of Israel wander away from the soil which I gave unto their fathers. Only if they take heed to do according to all that I have commanded them, even to the extent of all the law which, my servant Moses, commanded them.
9 Men de vilde ikke høre, og Manasse forførte dem, så de gjorde ennu mere ondt enn de hedningefolk som Herren hadde utryddet for Israels barn.
But they hearkened not, —and Manasseh led them astray to do the thing that was wicked, more than the nations which Yahweh destroyed from before the sons of Israel.
10 Da talte Herren ved sine tjenere profetene og sa:
Yahweh therefore spake through his servants the prophets saying—
11 Fordi Judas konge Manasse har gjort disse vederstyggelige ting - gjort det som er verre enn alt det amorittene som var før ham gjorde, og tilmed har forført Juda til synd med sine motbydelige avguder,
Because Manasseh king of Judah hath made these abominations—hath done that which is wicked, more than all which the Amorites did who were before him, and hath caused, even Judah, to sin with his manufactured gods,
12 derfor sier Herren, Israels Gud, så: Se, jeg fører ulykke over Jerusalem og Juda, så det skal ringe for begge ørene på hver den som hører om det.
therefore—Thus, saith Yahweh, God of Israel, Behold me! bringing in calamity upon Jerusalem and Judah, —that, whosoever heareth thereof, both his ears, will tingle;
13 Jeg vil utstrekke samme målesnor over Jerusalem som over Samaria og bruke samme vektlodd som mot Akabs hus, og jeg vil tørke bort Jerusalem, likesom en tørker av et fat og når det er avtørket, snur op ned på det.
And I will stretch over Jerusalem, the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab, —and will wipe out Jerusalem, as one wipeth out a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down;
14 Og jeg vil støte fra mig levningen av min arv og overgi dem i deres fienders hånd, og de skal bli til bytte og rov for alle sine fiender,
And will abandon the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies, —and they shall become a prey and a plunder, to all their enemies:
15 fordi de har gjort hvad ondt er i mine øine, og egget mig til vrede fra den dag deres fedre gikk ut av Egypten og like til denne dag.
Because they have done the thing that is wicked in mine eyes, and have become such as to provoke me to anger, —from the day when their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even until this day.
16 Manasse utøste også uskyldig blod i så stor mengde at han fylte Jerusalem dermed fra ende til ende, foruten den synd at han forførte Juda til å synde og gjøre hvad ondt var i Herrens øine.
Moreover also, innocent blood, did Manasseh shed in great abundance, till he had filled Jerusalem, from one end to the other, besides his committing the sins which he caused, Judah, to commit, in doing the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh.
17 Hvad som ellers er å fortelle om Manasse og om alt det han gjorde, og om den synd som han gjorde, det er opskrevet i Judas kongers krønike.
Now, the rest of the story of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he committed, are, they, not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
18 Og Manasse la sig til hvile hos sine fedre og blev begravet i haven til sitt hus, i Ussas have, og hans sønn Amon blev konge i hans sted.
And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza, —and, Amon his son, reigned, in his stead.
19 Amon var to og tyve år gammel da han blev konge, og han regjerte to år i Jerusalem; hans mor hette Mesullemet; hun var datter av Harus og var fra Jotba.
Twenty-two years old, was Amon when he began to reign, and, two years, reigned he in Jerusalem, —and, his mother’s name, was Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz, of Jotbah.
20 Han gjorde hvad ondt var i Herrens øine, likesom hans far Manasse hadde gjort.
And he did the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, —as did Manasseh his father;
21 Han vandret i alle deler på den vei hans far hadde vandret, og dyrket de motbydelige avguder hans far hadde dyrket, og tilbad dem.
yea he walked in all the way wherein, his father, had walked, —and served the manufactured gods that, his father, had served, and bowed down to them;
22 Han forlot Herren, sine fedres Gud, og vandret ikke på Herrens vei.
and forsook Yahweh the God of his fathers, —and walked not in the way of Yahweh.
23 Og Amons tjenere sammensvor sig mot ham og drepte kongen i hans hus.
And the servants of Amon, conspired against him, —and slew the king in his own house.
24 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.
Then the people of the land smote all who had conspired against King Amon, —and the people of the land made, Josiah his son, king, in his stead.
25 Hvad som ellers er å fortelle om Amon, om det han gjorde, det er opskrevet i Judas kongers krønike.
Now, the rest of the story of Amon, what he did, is, it, not written in the book of the Chronicles of the Kings of Judah?
26 Han blev begravet i sin grav i Ussas have, og hans sønn Josias blev konge i hans sted.
And he was buried in his grave, in the garden of Uzza, —and, Josiah his son, reigned, in his stead.
