2 Reyes 21
1 Manasés tenía doce años cuando comenzó a reinar; por cincuenta y cinco años estuvo gobernando en Jerusalén; y el nombre de su madre era Hepsiba.
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to rule. He ruled Judah for 55 years from Jerusalem. His mother was Hephzibah.
2 E hizo lo malo ante los ojos del Señor, copiando los caminos repugnantes de aquellas naciones que el Señor había arrojado 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 Volvió a levantar los lugares altos que habían sido derribados por Ezequías su padre; hizo altares para Baal, de Asera, como Acab, rey de Israel, había hecho; Él adoró y rindió culto al ejército de estrellas del cielo.
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 Y puso altares en la casa del Señor, de lo cual el Señor había dicho: 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 E instaló altares para todas las estrellas del cielo en los dos cuadrados exteriores de la casa del Señor.
He directed that altars for worshiping the stars be built in both of the courtyards outside the temple.
6 E hizo pasar a su hijo por el fuego, práctico la invocación de espíritus y la adivinación, estableció el espiritismo y la hechicería; hizo mucho mal ante los ojos del Señor, provocándolo a la 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 de Asera que había hecho en la casa que el Señor había dicho a David y a su hijo Salomón, en esta casa y en Jerusalén, el pueblo que he hecho mío. 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 Y nunca más enviaré los pies de Israel vagando por la tierra que di a sus padres; si solo se ocuparan de cumplir todas mis órdenes, y de guardar 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 Pero no oyeron; y Manasés les hizo hacer más mal que aquellas naciones, a quienes el Señor entregó a la destrucción 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 Y él Señor dijo, a través de sus siervos los profetas:
[These are some of the things that] the prophets said many times, messages that Yahweh had given them:
11 Porque Manasés, rey de Judá, ha hecho estas cosas repugnantes, haciendo más mal que todos los amorreos antes que él, y haciendo que Judá haga mal con sus dioses falsos,
“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 esta causa, dice el Señor, el Dios de Israel, enviaré tal maldad sobre Jerusalén y Judá, que los oídos le dolerán a todos a quienes lleguen las noticias.
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 Y sobre Jerusalén será medida con la misma medida que a Samaria y la simiente de Acab; Jerusalén se lavará limpiamente como se lava un plato y se voltea sobre su cara.
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 Y apartaré de mí el resto de mi herencia, y los entregaré en manos de sus enemigos, que tomarán sus bienes y sus bienes para sí mismos;
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 malo ante mis ojos, llevándome a la ira, desde el día en que sus padres salieron de Egipto hasta el día de 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 Más que esto, Manasés tomó la vida de hombres rectos, hasta que Jerusalén, de un extremo a otro, estaba llena de sangre; además de su pecado al hacer que Judá hiciera 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 Los demás hechos de Manasés, y todo lo que hizo, y sus pecados, ¿no 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 durmió con sus padres, y fue enterrado en el jardín de su palacio, en el jardín de Uza; y Amón su hijo se convirtió en rey en su lugar.
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 se convirtió en rey, gobernando en Jerusalén durante dos años; el nombre de su madre era Mesulemet, la 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 Él hizo lo malo ante los ojos del Señor, como había hecho Manasés su padre.
Amon did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, like his father Manasseh had done.
21 Recorrió todos los caminos de su padre, sirviendo y adorando a los dioses falsos de los que su padre había sido servidor;
He imitated the behavior of his father, and he worshiped the same idols that his father had worshiped [DOU].
22 Alejándose del Señor, el Dios de sus padres, y no andando en sus caminos.
He abandoned Yahweh, the God whom his ancestors [had worshiped], and did not behave as Yahweh wanted him to.
23 Y los criados de Amón conspiraron contra él, y mataron al rey en su casa.
Then one day some of his officials plotted to kill him. They assassinated him in the palace.
24 Pero él pueblo de la tierra mató a todos los que habían participado en el plan contra el rey, e hicieron rey a Josías su hijo 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 Ahora, el resto de los actos que hizo Amón, ¿no 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 Lo enterraron en pusieron en el jardín de Uza, y Josías su hijo se convirtió en rey 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.
