2 Mga Hari 16
1 Nang ikalabing pitong taon ni Peka na anak ni Remalias ay nagpasimulang maghari si Achaz na anak ni Jotham na hari sa Juda.
When Pekah had been ruling Israel for almost 17 years, Ahaz, the son of Jotham, became the king of Judah.
2 May dalawangpung taon si Achaz nang siya'y magpasimulang maghari; at siya'y nagharing labing anim na taon sa Jerusalem: at hindi siya gumawa ng matuwid sa harap ng mga mata ng Panginoon niyang Dios, na gaya ni David na kaniyang magulang.
He was 20 years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 16 years. He did not do things that pleased Yahweh his God, good things like his ancestor King David had done.
3 Kundi siya'y lumakad ng lakad ng mga hari sa Israel, oo, at kaniyang pinaraan ang kaniyang anak sa apoy, ayon sa mga karumaldumal ng mga bansa na pinalayas ng Panginoon mula sa harap ng mga anak ni Israel.
Instead, he was as sinful as the kings of Israel had been. He even sacrificed his son as an offering to idols. That was worse than the disgusting things that the people who previously lived there had done, people whom Yahweh had expelled as the Israelis were advancing through the land.
4 At siya'y naghain, at nagsunog ng kamangyan sa mga mataas na dako, at sa mga burol, at sa ilalim ng bawa't sariwang punong kahoy.
Ahaz offered sacrifices and burned incense [to honor Yahweh] on the tops of many hills and under many [HYP] big trees, [instead of in Jerusalem as Yahweh had commanded].
5 Nang magkagayo'y si Resin na hari sa Siria at si Peka na anak ni Remalias na hari sa Israel ay umahon sa Jerusalem upang makipagdigma: at kanilang kinulong si Achaz, nguni't hindi nila nadaig.
While he was the king of Judah, King Rezin of Assyria and King Pekah of Israel [came with their armies] and attacked Jerusalem. They surrounded the city, but they could not conquer it.
6 Nang panahong yaon ay binawi ni Resin na hari sa Siria ang Elath sa Siria at pinalayas ang mga Judio sa Elath: at ang mga taga Siria ay nagsiparoon sa Elath, at tumanan doon, hanggang sa araw na ito.
At that time the [army of the] king of Edom expelled the people of Judah who were living in Elath [city]. Some of the people of Edom started to live there, and they are still living there.
7 Sa gayo'y nagsugo si Achaz ng mga sugo kay Tiglath-pileser na hari sa Asiria, na ipinasabi, Ako ang iyong lingkod at ang iyong anak: ikaw ay umahon, at iligtas mo ako sa kamay ng hari sa Siria at sa kamay ng hari sa Israel, na bumabangon laban sa akin.
King Ahaz sent messengers to King Tiglath-Pileser of Assyria, to tell this message to him: “I promise that I will completely do what you tell me to do, [as though] I [was] your son. Please come and rescue us from the armies of Syria and Israel who are attacking my country.”
8 At kinuha ni Achaz ang pilak at ginto na nasumpungan sa bahay ng Panginoon, at sa mga kayamanan ng bahay ng hari, at ipinadalang kaloob sa hari sa Asiria.
Ahaz took the silver and gold that was in the palace and in the temple and sent it to Assyria to be a present/gift for the king of Assyria.
9 At dininig siya ng hari sa Asiria; at ang hari sa Asiria ay umahon laban sa Damasco, at sinakop, at dinala sa Cir ang bayan na bihag, at pinatay si Resin.
So Tiglath-Pileser did what Ahaz requested. His army marched to Damascus and captured it, and they took the people of Damascus as prisoners to live in the capital city of Assyria, and executed [King] Rezin.
10 At ang haring si Achaz ay naparoon sa Damasco upang salubungin si Tiglath-pileser na hari sa Asiria: at nakita ang dambana na nasa Damasco: at ipinadala ng haring si Achaz kay Urias na saserdote ang ayos ng dambana at ang anyo niyaon, ayon sa buong pagkayari niyaon.
When King Ahaz went to Damascus to meet King Tiglath-Pileser, he saw the altar that was there. So he sent to Uriah, the Supreme Priest [in Jerusalem], a drawing of the altar and a model that was exactly like the altar in Damascus.
11 At si Urias na saserdote ay nagtayo ng isang dambana: ayon sa buong ipinadala ng haring si Achaz mula sa Damasco, gayon ginawa ni Urias na saserdote, bago dumating ang haring Achaz mula sa Damasco.
So Uriah built an altar [in Jerusalem], following the drawing that King Ahaz had sent. Uriah finished the altar before Ahaz returned [to Jerusalem] from Damascus.
12 At nang dumating ang hari mula sa Damasco, ay nakita ng hari ang dambana: at ang hari ay lumapit sa dambana, at naghandog doon.
When the king returned from Damascus, he saw the altar. He went to it
13 At kaniyang sinunog ang kaniyang handog na susunugin, at ang kaniyang handog na harina, at ibinuhos ang kaniyang inuming handog, at iniwisik ang dugo ng kaniyang mga handog tungkol sa kapayapaan sa ibabaw ng dambana.
and burned animal sacrifices and a grain offering on it. He also poured a wine offering on it and threw on it the blood of the offerings to maintain fellowship with God.
14 At ang dambana na tanso na nasa harap ng Panginoon ay kaniyang dinala mula sa harapan ng bahay, mula sa pagitan ng kaniyang dambana at ng bahay ng Panginoon, at inilagay sa dakong hilagaan ng kaniyang dambana.
The old bronze altar which had been dedicated long ago to Yahweh was between the new altar and the temple, so Ahaz moved it to the north side of his new altar, [which was bigger than the old altar].
15 At inutusan ng haring Achaz si Urias na saserdote, na sinasabi, Sa ibabaw ng malaking dambana, ay magsunog ka ng handog na susunugin sa umaga, at ng handog na harina sa hapon, at ng handog na susunugin ng hari at ng kaniyang handog na harina sangpu ng handog na susunugin ng buong bayan ng lupain at ng kanilang handog na harina, at ng kanilang mga handog na inumin; at iwisik mo roon ang buong dugo ng handog na susunugin, at ang buong dugo ng hain: nguni't ang dambanang tanso ay mapapasa akin upang pagusisaan.
Then King Ahaz ordered Uriah: “Each morning put on this new altar the sacrifices that will be completely burned, and in the evening put on it the grain offering, along with my offering and the offerings that the people bring, ones that will be completely burned, and my grain offering and the people’s grain and wine offerings. Pour against the sides of the altar the blood of all the animals that are sacrificed. But the old bronze altar will be only for me to use to find out what Yahweh wants me to do.”
16 Ganito ang ginawa ni Urias na saserdote, ayon sa buong iniutos ng haring Achaz.
So Uriah did what the king commanded him to do.
17 At pinutol ng haring Achaz ang mga hangganan ng mga tungtungan, at inalis sa mga yaon ang hugasan, at ibinaba ang dagatdagatan mula sa mga bakang tanso na nasa ilalim niyaon, at ipinatong sa isang pavimentong bato.
King Ahaz told his workers to take off the frames of the carts [that were outside the temple] and to take down the basins that were on them. They also took down the bronze tank from the backs of the bronze [statues of the] oxen and put it on a stone foundation.
18 At ang dakong natatakpan na daan sa sabbath na kanilang itinayo sa bahay, at ang pasukan ng hari na nasa labas, ibinago sa bahay ng Panginoon, dahil sa hari sa Asiria.
Then to please the king of Assyria, Ahaz had them remove from the temple the roof under which the people walked into the temple on the Sabbath Day, and closed up the private entrance into the temple for the kings of Judah.
19 Ang iba nga sa mga gawa ni Achaz na kaniyang ginawa, di ba nangasusulat sa aklat ng mga alaala sa mga hari sa Juda.
[If you want to know about] the other things that Ahaz did, they are written [RHQ] in the scroll called ‘The History of the Kings of Judah’.
20 At si Achaz ay natulog na kasama ng kaniyang mga magulang, at inilibing na kasama ng kaniyang mga magulang sa bayan ni David: at si Ezechias na kaniyang anak ay naghari na kahalili niya.
Ahaz died [EUP], and he was buried in [the part of Jerusalem called] ‘The City of David’, where his ancestors had been buried. Then his son Hezekiah became the king.
