2 Reyes 21
1 Manasés tenía doce años cuando se convirtió en rey, y reinó en Jerusalén durante cincuenta y cinco años. El nombre de su madre era Hefzibá.
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to rule. He ruled Judah for 55 years from Jerusalem. His mother was Hephzibah.
2 Sus hechos fueron malos a los ojos del Señor, al seguir las repugnantes prácticas paganas de las naciones que el Señor había expulsado ante los israelitas.
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 Reconstruyó los lugares altos que su padre Ezequías había destruido, y levantó altares para Baal. Hizo un poste de ídolos de Asera, tal como lo había hecho Acab, rey de Israel, y adoró y sirvió al sol, la luna y las estrellas.
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 Levantó altares paganos en el Templo del Señor, justo donde el Señor había dicho: “Pondré mi nombre en Jerusalén para siempre”.
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 Erigió altares para adorar al sol, la luna y las estrellas en los dos patios del Templo del Señor.
He directed that altars for worshiping the stars be built in both of the courtyards outside the temple.
6 Incluso sacrificó a su propio hijo como holocausto, y utilizó la adivinación y la brujería, y trató con médiums y espiritistas. Hizo mucho mal a los ojos del Señor, haciendo que éste se enojara.
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 Tomó el poste del ídolo de Asera que había hecho y lo colocó en el Templo. Este era el lugar al que se refería el Señor cuando les dijo a David y a Salomón, su hijo: “En este Templo y en Jerusalén, que he elegido entre todas las tribus de Israel, pondré mi nombre para siempre.
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 Nunca más haré que los israelitas se alejen de la tierra que les di a sus antepasados si tienen cuidado de seguir todo lo que les he ordenado: toda la ley que les dio mi siervo Moisés”.
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 El pueblo se negó a escuchar y Manasés los llevó a pecar, de modo que el mal que hicieron fue aún peor que el de las naciones que el Señor había destruido antes de los israelitas.
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 El Señor dijo por medio de sus siervos los profetas
[These are some of the things that] the prophets said many times, messages that Yahweh had given them:
11 “Puesto que Manasés, rey de Judá, ha cometido todos estos repugnantes pecados, haciendo cosas aún más malas que los amorreos que vivieron antes que él, y con su fomento del culto a los ídolos ha hecho pecar a Judá,
“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 esto es lo que dice el Señor, el Dios de Israel: ¡Cuidado! Voy a hacer caer sobre Jerusalén y Judá un desastre tal que hará zumbar los oídos de todo el que lo oiga.
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 Extenderé sobre Jerusalén el cordel de medir usado contra Samaria y la plomada usada contra la casa de Acab, y limpiaré a Jerusalén como se limpia un cuenco, limpiándolo y dándole la vuelta.
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 Abandonaré al resto de mi pueblo especial y lo entregaré a sus enemigos. Serán despojo y botín para todos sus enemigos,
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 porque han hecho lo que es malo a mis ojos y me han hecho enojar desde el día en que sus padres salieron de Egipto hasta hoy”.
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 Además, Manasés asesinó a tantos inocentes que Jerusalén se llenó de un lado a otro con su sangre. Esto se sumaba al pecado que había hecho cometer a Judá, haciendo el mal a los ojos del Señor.
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 El resto de lo que sucedió en el reinado de Manasés, todo lo que hizo, así como los pecados que cometió, están registrados en el Libro de las Crónicas de los Reyes de Judá.
[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 Manasés murió y fue enterrado en el jardín de su palacio, el jardín de Uzza. Su hijo Amón le sucedió como rey.
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 Amón tenía veintidós años cuando llegó a ser rey, y reinó en Jerusalén durante dos años. Su madre se llamaba Mesulémet, hija de Jaruz. Ella era de Jotba.
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 Sus hechos fueron malos a los ojos del Señor, tal como los de su padre Manasés.
Amon did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, like his father Manasseh had done.
21 Siguió todos los caminos de su padre, y sirvió a los ídolos que su padre había servido, inclinándose en adoración a ellos.
He imitated the behavior of his father, and he worshiped the same idols that his father had worshiped [DOU].
22 Rechazó al Señor, el Dios de sus antepasados, y no siguió el camino del Señor.
He abandoned Yahweh, the God whom his ancestors [had worshiped], and did not behave as Yahweh wanted him to.
23 Los funcionarios de Amón conspiraron contra él y lo asesinaron en su palacio real.
Then one day some of his officials plotted to kill him. They assassinated him in the palace.
24 Pero entonces el pueblo del país mató a todos los que habían conspirado contra el rey Amón, y eligieron a su hijo Josías como rey para sucederlo.
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 El resto de lo que sucedió en el reinado de Amón, y todo lo que hizo, están registrados en el Libro de las Crónicas de los Reyes de Judá.
[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 Fue enterrado en su tumba en el jardín de Uza, y su hijo Josías lo sucedió como rey.
Amon was also buried in the tomb in the garden that Uzza [had made]. Then Amon’s son Josiah became the king.
