2 Reyes 21

1 Manasés tenía 12 años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó 55 años en Jerusalén. El nombre de su madre fue Hepsiba.

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

2 Hizo lo malo ante Yavé, según las repugnancias de las naciones que Yavé expulsó de delante de los hijos de Israel,

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 porque volvió a edificar los lugares altos que su padre Ezequías destruyó, y erigió altares a baal. Hizo una Asera, tal como hizo Acab, rey de Israel. Se postró ante todo el ejército del cielo y les rindió culto.

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 Construyó altares en la Casa de Yavé, de la cual Yavé dijo: En Jerusalén pondré mi Nombre.

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 Levantó altares para todo el ejército del cielo en los dos patios del Templo de Yavé,

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

6 hizo pasar por fuego a su hijo, practicó la brujería y la magia, designó adivinadores por medio de espíritus de muertos y se empeñó en hacer lo malo ante Yavé para provocarlo a ira.

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 Puso la imagen tallada de Asera que él hizo en la Casa. Yavé dijo a David y a su hijo Salomón acerca de esta Casa: Pondré mi Nombre para siempre en esta Casa y en Jerusalén, la cual escogí de entre todas las tribus de Israel.

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 No volveré a desplazar los pies de Israel de la tierra que di a sus antepasados, con tal que observen todo lo que les ordené, según toda la Ley que mi esclavo Moisés les ordenó.

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 Pero no escucharon, pues Manasés los indujo a hacer el mal, más que las otras naciones que Yavé destruyó delante de los hijos de Israel.

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 Entonces Yavé habló por medio de sus esclavos profetas:

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

11 Por cuanto Manasés, rey de Judá, hizo estas repugnancias, produjo más mal que todo el que practicaron los amorreos que lo precedieron y estimuló a pecar a Judá con sus ídolos,

“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 por tanto, Yavé ʼElohim de Israel dijo: Ciertamente Yo traigo tal mal sobre Jerusalén y sobre Judá, que al que lo oiga le vibrarán ambos oídos.

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 Samaria y la plomada de la casa de Acab. Escurriré a Jerusalén como se escurre un plato, que se escurre y se voltea boca abajo.

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 Desampararé el resto de mi heredad y la entregaré en mano de sus enemigos. Serán presa y despojo para todos sus adversarios,

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 hicieron lo malo delante de Mí y me provocaron a ira desde el día cuando sus antepasados 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 También Manasés derramó mucha sangre inocente, hasta llenar de ella a Jerusalén de un extremo a otro, además de su pecado con el cual estimuló a pecar a Judá para que hiciera lo malo ante Yavé.

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 Todo lo que hizo Manasés y todo su pecado, ¿no están escritos en el rollo 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 reposó con sus antepasados, y fue sepultado en el jardín de Uza que era el de su casa. Reinó en su lugar su hijo Amón.

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 22 años cuando comenzó a reinar, y reinó dos años en Jerusalén. El nombre de su madre fue Mesulemet, hija de Haruz 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 Hizo lo malo ante Yavé, como hizo su padre Manasés.

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

21 Anduvo en todos los caminos en los cuales estuvo su padre. Sirvió y adoró a los ídolos de su padre.

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

22 Abandonó a Yavé, el ʼElohim de sus antepasados y no anduvo en el camino de Yavé.

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

23 Los esclavos de Amón conspiraron contra él, y lo mataron en su casa.

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

24 Pero el pueblo de la tierra mató a todos los que conspiraron contra el rey Amón, y el pueblo de la tierra proclamó a su hijo Josías como rey en su lugar.

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 Los demás hechos de Amón, ¿no están escritos en el rollo 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 sepultado en su sepulcro en el huerto de Uza, y su hijo Josías reinó en su lugar.

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