Четвертая книга Царств 21
1 Сын дванадесяти лет Манассиа, егда нача царствовати, и пятьдесят пять лет царствова во Иерусалиме. Имя матере его Офовиа.
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to rule. He ruled Judah for 55 years from Jerusalem. His mother was Hephzibah.
2 И сотвори лукавое пред очима Господнима, и хождаше вслед мерзостей языков, ихже отрину Господь от лица сынов Израилевых:
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].
3 и обратися, и созда высокая, иже разори отец его Езекиа, и воздвиже жертвенник Ваалу, и сотвори дубравы, яже сотвори Ахаав царь Израилев, и поклонися всей силе небесней и поработа им:
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.
4 и созда олтарь в дому Господни, якоже рече Господь: во Иерусалиме положу имя Мое.
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.”
5 И сотвори олтарь всей силе небесней на дву двору дому Господня:
He directed that altars for worshiping the stars be built in both of the courtyards outside the temple.
6 и провождаше сыны своя чрез огнь, и вражаше, и волшвения творяше, и сотвори капища, и волшебницы умножи творити лукавое пред очима Господнима, еже прогневати Его:
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.
7 и постави изваяное Дубравы в храме, о немже рече Господь к Давиду и к Соломону сыну его: в храме сем и во Иерусалиме, егоже избрах от всех колен Израилевых, и положу ту имя Мое на веки,
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.
8 и не приложу подвигнутися нозе Израилеве от земли, юже дах отцем их, аще тии соблюдут вся елика заповедах, по всей заповеди, юже заповеда им раб Мой Моисей.
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.”
9 И не послушаша, и прельсти их Манассиа, еже сотворити лукавое пред очима Господнима паче язык, яже истреби Господь от лица сынов Израилевых.
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.
10 И глагола Господь рукою рабов Своих пророков, глаголя:
[These are some of the things that] the prophets said many times, messages that Yahweh had given them:
11 за сия, елика сотвори Манассиа царь Иудин мерзости сия лукавыя, паче всех яже сотвориша Аморрее, иже прежде сего быша, и введе во грех и Иуду, в кумирех своих:
“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.
12 не тако: сице глаголет Господь Бог Израилев: се, Аз наведу злая на Иерусалим и на Иуду, яко всякому слышащему пошумят обоя уха его,
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].
13 и простру на Иерусалим меру Самарийскую и весы дому Ахаавля: и истреблю Иерусалима, якоже изглаждается алавастр изглаждаемый и превращается в лице свое:
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].
14 и изрину останки достояния Моего и предам их в руки врагов их, и будут в расхищение и в плен всем врагом своим:
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.
15 понеже сотвориша лукавое пред очима Моима и быша прогневляюще Мя от дне, в оньже изведох отцы их от земли Египетския, и до дне сего.
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.”
16 Еще же кровь неповинную излия Манассиа многу зело, дондеже наполни Иерусалиму уста до уст, кроме грехов его, имиже во грех введе Иуду, сотворити лукавое пред очима Господнима.
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].
17 И прочая словес Манассииных, и вся елика сотвори, и грех его, имже согреши, не сия ли написана в книзе словес дний царей Иудиных?
[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’.
18 И успе Манассиа со отцы своими, и погребен бысть в вертограде дому своего, в вертограде Озы. И воцарися Аммон сын его вместо его:
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.
19 сын двадесяти дву лет бе Аммон, егда нача царствовати и два лета царствова во Иерусалиме. Имя же матери его Месоллам, дщи Арусова из Иетевы.
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.
20 И сотвори лукавое пред очима Господнима, якоже сотвори Манассиа отец его,
Amon did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, like his father Manasseh had done.
21 и хождаше по всему пути, имже ходи отец его, и поработа кумиром, имже поработа отец его, и поклонися им:
He imitated the behavior of his father, and he worshiped the same idols that his father had worshiped [DOU].
22 и остави Господа Бога отец своих, и не ходи путем Господним.
He abandoned Yahweh, the God whom his ancestors [had worshiped], and did not behave as Yahweh wanted him to.
23 И восташа отроцы Аммоновы нань и умертвиша царя в дому его.
Then one day some of his officials plotted to kill him. They assassinated him in the palace.
24 Людие же земли (тоя) избиша всех воставших на царя Аммона, и воцариша людие земли тоя Иосию сына его вместо его.
But then the people of Judah killed all those who had assassinated King Amon, and they appointed his son Josiah to be their king.
25 И прочая словес Аммоновых, елика сотвори, не се ли, сия написана и в книзе словес дний царей Иудиных?
[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’.
26 И погребоша его во гробе его в вертограде Озине. И воцарися Иосиа сын его вместо его.
Amon was also buried in the tomb in the garden that Uzza [had made]. Then Amon’s son Josiah became the king.
