2 Mga Hari 17
1 Sa ika-labindalawang taon ni Ahaz hari ng Juda, nagsimula ang paghahari ni Hosea anak ni Ela. Siyam na taon niyang pinamunuan ang buong Israel sa Samaria.
In the twelfth year of Ahaz, the king of Judah: Hoshea, the son of Elah, reigned over Israel, in Samaria, for nine years.
2 Ginawa niya ang masama sa paningin ni Yahweh, gayon man hindi katulad ng mga nakaraang hari ng Israel.
And he did evil before the Lord, but not like the kings of Israel who had been before him.
3 Nilusob siya ni Salmaneser hari ng Asiria, at naging lingkod niya si Hosea at nagbigay sa kaniya ng buwis.
Shalmaneser, the king of the Assyrians, ascended against him. And Hoshea became a servant to him, and he paid him tribute.
4 Pagkatapos nabatid ng hari ng Asiria na si Hoesa ay nagbabalak laban sa kaniya, dahil nagsugo ng mga mensahero si Hosea kay So hari ng Ehipto; gayundin, hindi siya nagbibigay ng buwis sa hari ng Asiria, tulad ng ginagawa niya taon-taon. Kaya ang hari ng Asiria ay iginapos at ikinulong siya.
And when the king of the Assyrians discovered that Hoshea, striving to rebel, had sent messengers to Sais, to the king of Egypt, so as not to present the tribute to the king of the Assyrians, as he had been accustomed to do each year, he besieged him. And having been bound, he cast him into prison.
5 Pagkatapos nilusob ng hari ng Asiria ang buong lupain, at nilusob ang Samaria at sinakop ito sa loob ng tatlong taon.
And he wandered through the entire land. And ascending to Samaria, he besieged it for three years.
6 Sa ika-siyam na taon ni Hosea, sinakop ng hari ng Asiria ang Samaria at dinalang bihag ang Israel sa Asiria. Dinala niya sila sa Hala, sa Ilog Habor sa Gozan, at sa mga lungsod ng Medes.
And in the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of the Assyrians captured Samaria, and he carried away Israel to Assyria. And he stationed them in Halah and in Habor, beside the river of Gozan, in the cities of the Medes.
7 Ang pagkakabihag na ito ay naganap dahil ang mga Israelita ay nagkasala laban kay Yahweh ang kanilang Diyos, na naglabas sa kanila mula sa lupain ng Egipto, mula sa kapangyarihan ng Faraon hari ng Egipto. Ang mga tao ay sumasamba sa ibang mga diyos at
For it happened that, when the sons of Israel had sinned against the Lord, their God, who had led them away from the land of Egypt, from the hand of Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, they worshipped strange gods.
8 sinusundan ang mga kaugalian ng mga bansang itinaboy ni Yahweh sa harapan ng mga Israelita, at sa mga kaugalian ginagawa ng mga hari ng Israel.
And they walked according to the rituals of the nations that the Lord had consumed in the sight of the sons of Israel, and of the kings of Israel. For they had acted similarly.
9 Ang mga Israelita ay palihim na gumawa ng mga bagay na hindi matuwid laban kay Yahweh ang kanilang Diyos. Nagtayo sila ng mga dambana sa lahat ng lungsod, mula sa tore ng tagabantay hanggang sa pinagtibay na lungsod.
And the sons of Israel offended the Lord, their God, with deeds that were not upright. And they built for themselves high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city.
10 Nagtayo rin sila ng mga banal na batong poste at poste ni Asera sa bawat burol at lilim ng luntiang puno.
And they made for themselves statues and sacred groves, on every high hill and under every leafy tree.
11 Nagsunog sila ng insenso roon sa mga dambana, tulad ng mga ginagawa ng mga bansa, silang mga itinaboy ni Yahweh sa kanilang harapan. Nagsagawa ang mga Israelita ng mga masasamang bagay na nagpagalit kay Yahweh;
And they were burning incense there, upon altars, in the manner of the nations that the Lord had removed from their face. And they did wicked deeds, provoking the Lord.
12 sumamba sila sa diyus-diyosan, na sinabi ni Yahweh sa kanila, ''huwag ninyo itong gagawin.''
And they worshipped impurities, concerning which the Lord instructed them that they should not do this word.
13 Gayon man si Yahweh ay nagpahayag sa Israel at sa Juda sa bawat propeta at sugo, sinasabing, ''Talikuran ang inyong masasamang gawa at sundin aking mga utos at aking mga bilin, at maingat na sundin lahat ng batas aking pinag-utos sa inyong mga ama, at aking ipinabatid sa inyo sa pamamagitan ng aking mga lingkod ang mga propeta.''
And the Lord testified to them, in Israel and in Judah, through the hand of all the prophets and seers, saying: “Return from your wicked ways, and keep my precepts and ceremonies, in accord with the entire law, which I instructed to your fathers, and just as I sent to you by the hand of my servants, the prophets.”
14 Pero hindi sila nakikinig; sa halip sila ay nagmamatigas tulad ng kanilang mga ninuno na hindi nagtiwala kay Yahweh ang kanilang Diyos.
But they did not listen. Instead, they hardened their necks to be like the neck of their fathers, who were not willing to obey the Lord, their God.
15 Tinanggihan nila ang kaniyang kautusan at ang tipang ginawa sa pagitan niya at kanilang mga ninuno, at mga utos sa tipan na kaniyang binigay sa kanila. Sinunod nila ang mga walang kabuluhang kaugalian at maging sila mismo ay naging walang kabuluhan. Sinundan nila ang mga paganong bansang nakapaligid sa kanila, silang pinag-utos na Yahweh na huwag gagayahin.
And they cast aside his ordinances, and the covenant that he formed with their fathers, and the testimonies which he testified to them. And they pursued vanities and acted vainly. And they followed the nations that were all around them, concerning the things which the Lord had commanded them not to do, and which they did.
16 Sinuway nilang lahat ang mga utos ni Yahweh na kanilang Diyos. Gumawa sila ng imahe ng dalawang batang baka mula sa hinulmang bakal para sambahin. Gumawa sila ng poste ni Asera, at sinamba lahat ng bituin sa langit at si Baal.
And they abandoned all the precepts of the Lord, their God. And they made for themselves two molten calves and sacred groves. And they adored the entire celestial army. And they served Baal.
17 Inalay nila ang kanilang mga anak na lalaki at babae sa apoy bilang mga handog na susunugin, gumamit ng panghuhula at panggagayuma, pinagbili kanilang mga sarili para gawin ang masama sa paningin ni Yahweh, at siya ay galitin.
And they consecrated their sons and their daughters through fire. And they devoted themselves to divinations and soothsaying. And they delivered themselves into the doing of evil before the Lord, so that they provoked him.
18 Kaya galit na galit sa Israel si Yahweh at inalis sila sa kaniyang paningin. Walang ibang natira maliban sa lipi ni Juda.
And the Lord became vehemently angry with Israel, and he took them away from his sight. And there remained no one, except the tribe of Judah alone.
19 Kahit ang Juda ay hindi sinunod ang mga utos ni Yahweh ang kanilang Diyos, pero sa halip ay sinundan din ang mga kaugaliang sinusunod ng Israel.
But even Judah did not keep the commandments of the Lord, their God. Instead, they walked in the errors of Israel, which they had wrought.
20 Kaya tinanggihan ni Yahweh lahat ng lahi ng Israel; pinahirapan niya sila at ibinigay sila sa kamay ng mga taong aako sa kanila bilang bagay na samsam, hanggang itinaboy niya sila sa kaniyang harapan.
And the Lord cast aside all of the offspring of Israel. And he afflicted them, and he delivered them into the hand of despoilers, until he drove them away from his face,
21 Pinilas niya ang Israel sa maharlikang angkan ni David, at ginawa nilang hari si Jeroboam anak ni Nebat. Nilihis ni Jeroboam ang Israel mula sa pagsunod kay Yahweh at hinayaan gumawa ng isang malaking kasalanan.
even from that time when Israel was torn away from the house of David, and they appointed for themselves Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, as king. For Jeroboam separated Israel from the Lord, and he caused them to sin a great sin.
22 Sinunod ng mga Israelita lahat ng pagkakasala ni Jeroboam at hindi nilisan ang mga ito,
And the sons of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam, which he had done. And they did not withdraw from these,
23 kaya inalis ni Yahweh ang Israel sa kaniyang paningin, gaya ng sinabi niya sa lahat ng kaniyang mga lingkod ang mga propeta na gagawin niya. Kaya ang Israel ay tinanggay sa Asiria mula sa sarili niyang lupain, at ito ang kalagayan hanggang sa araw na ito.
even when the Lord carried away Israel from his face, just as he had said by the hand of all his servants, the prophets. And Israel was carried away from their land into Assyria, even to this day.
24 Nagdala ng mga tao ang hari ng Asiria mula Babilonia at mula Cuta, at mula Avva, at mula Hamat at Separvaim, at inilagay sila sa mga lungsod ng Samaria kapalit ng mga Israelita. Pinamahalaan nila ang Samaria at nanirahan sa mga lungsod nito.
Then the king of the Assyrians brought some from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim. And he located them in the cities of Samaria, in place of the sons of Israel. And they possessed Samaria, and they lived in its cities.
25 Naganap ito sa simula ng kanilang paninirahan doon na hindi nila pinarangalan si Yahweh. Kaya nagsugo ng mga leon si Yahweh sa kalagitnaan nila na pumatay ng ilan sa kanila.
And when they had begun to live there, they did not fear the Lord. And the Lord sent lions among them, which were killing them.
26 Kaya sila ay nakipag-usap sa hari ng Asiria, nagsabing, ''Ang bansang dinala mo at inilagay sa mga lungsod ng Samaria ay walang alam sa mga kaugaliang hinihingi ng diyos ng lupain. Kaya siya ay nagsugo ng mga leon sa aming kalagitnaan, at, tingnan mo, pinapatay ng mga leon ang mga tao dahil hindi nila alam ang kaugaliang hinihingi ng diyos ng lupain.
And this was reported to the king of the Assyrians, and it was said: “The peoples that you transferred and caused to live in the cities of Samaria, they are ignorant of the ordinances of the God of the land. And so the Lord has sent lions among them. And behold, they have killed them, because they were ignorant of the rituals of the God of the land.”
27 Pagkatapos pinag-utos ng hari ng Asiria, sinasabing, '''Kunin ang isa sa mga pari na dinala mo mula roon, at pakawalan siya at hayaang mamuhay doon, at hayaang siyang turuan sila ng kaugaliang hinihingi ng diyos ng lupain.''
Then the king of the Assyrians commanded, saying: “Lead to that place one of the priests, whom you brought as a captive from there. And let him go and live with them. And let him teach them the ordinances of the God of the land.”
28 Kaya ang isang pari na kanilang dinala mula sa Samaria ay dumating at namuhay sa Bethel; sila ay tinuruan niya kung paano nila dapat pararangalan si Yahweh.
And so, when one of the priests, who had been led away captive from Samaria, had arrived, he lived in Bethel. And he taught them how they should worship the Lord.
29 Ang bawat katutubo ay gumagawa ng kanilang sariling diyos, at nilalagay sila sa mga dambana na ginawa ng mga Samaritano - bawat katutubo sa mga lungsod kung saan sila naninirahan.
And each of the nations made gods of their own, and they placed them in the shrines of the high places, which the Samaritans had made: nation after nation, in their cities in which they were living.
30 Ginawa ng taga-Babilonia si Succot Benot; ginawa ng taga-Cut si Nergal; ginawa ng taga-Hamat si Asima;
So the men of Babylon made Soccoth-benoth; and the men of Cuth made Nergal; and the men of Hamath made Ashima;
31 ginawa ng mga Awites si Nibhaz at Tartak; at sinunog ng mga Sefarvita ang kanilang mga anak kay Adrammelek at Anammelek, ang mga diyos ng mga Sefarvita.
and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak. Then those who were from Sepharvaim burned up their children with fire, for the gods of Sepharvaim: Adram-melech and Anam-melech.
32 Pinarangalan din nila si Yahweh, at nagtalaga mula sa kanilang sarili ng mga pari sa mga matataas na lugar, na nag-aalay para sa kanila sa templo sa mga dambana.
But nevertheless, they worshipped the Lord. Then they made for themselves, from the least of the people, priests of the high places. And they placed them in the shrines of the high places.
33 Pinarangalan nila si Yahweh at sumamba rin sa kanilang mga diyos, sa kaugalian ng mga bansa pinanggalingan nila.
And though they worshipped the Lord, they also served their own gods, according to the custom of the nations from which they had been transferred into Samaria.
34 Sa mga araw na ito nanatili sila sa kanilang sinaunang kaugalian. Hindi nila pinararangalan si Yahweh, ni sundin nila ang mga bilin, atas, ang batas, o ang utos na ibinigay ni Yahweh sa bayan ni Jacob - na siyang pinangalanang Israel -
Even to the present day, they follow the ancient customs; they do not fear the Lord, and they do not keep his ceremonies, and judgments, and law, and commandment, which the Lord had instructed to the sons of Jacob, whom he named Israel.
35 at sa kanila nakipagtipan si Yahweh at inutusan sila, ''Huwag ninyong katatakutan ang ibang mga diyos, ni yuyukod sa mga iyon, ni sasambahin sila, ni mag-aalay sa kanila.
And he had struck a covenant with them, and he had commanded them, saying: “You shall not fear foreign gods, and you shall not adore them, and you shall not worship them, and you shall not sacrifice to them.
36 Pero si Yahweh, na naglabas sa inyo mula sa lupain ng Egipto nang may dakilang kapangyarihan at isang nakataas na kamay, ay siyang ninyong pararangalan; sa kaniya kayo magpapatirapa, at mag-aalay.
But the Lord, your God, who led you away from the land of Egypt, with great strength and with an outstretched arm, him shall you fear, and him shall you adore, and to him shall you sacrifice.
37 Ang mga kautusan at mga atas, ang batas at ang mga utos na sinulat niya sa inyo, ay dapat ninyong sundin magpakailanman. Kaya hindi ninyo dapat katakutan ang ibang mga diyos,
Also, the ceremonies, and judgments, and law, and commandment, which he wrote for you, you shall keep so that you do them for all days. And you shall not fear strange gods.
38 at ang tipang ginawa ko sa inyo, ay hindi ninyo makalilimutan; at hindi ninyo pararangalan ang ibang mga diyos.
And the covenant, which he struck with you, you shall not forget; neither shall you worship strange gods.
39 Pero si Yahweh inyong Diyos ay siyang ninyong pararangalan. Siya ang magliligtas sa iyo mula sa kapangyarihan ng inyong mga kaaway.''
But you shall fear the Lord, your God. And he will rescue you from the hand of all your enemies.”
40 Hindi sila makikinig, dahil patuloy nilang ginagawa ang ginawa nila dati.
Yet truly, they did not listen to this. Instead, they acted in accord with their earlier custom.
41 Kaya may takot ang mga bansang ito kay Yahweh at sinamba rin ang kanilang mga inukit na imahe, at ganoon din ang ginawa ng kanilang mga anak - tulad ng ginawa ng kanilang mga apo. Nagpapatuloy sila sa ginawa ng kanilang ninuno, hanggang sa araw na ito.
And such were these nations: to some extent fearing the Lord, yet nevertheless also serving their idols. As for their sons and grandsons, just as their fathers acted, so also did they act, even to the present day.
