2 Mga Hari 21
1 Labingdalawang taong gulang si Manasses nang magsimula siyang maghari; naghari siya ng limampu't limang taon sa Jerusalem. Hefzibas ang pangalan ng kaniyang ina.
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to rule. He ruled Judah for 55 years from Jerusalem. His mother was Hephzibah.
2 Ginawa niya kung ano ang masama sa paningin ni Yahweh, gaya ng mga nakapandidiring mga bagay ng mga bansa na pinalayas ni Yahweh sa harapan ng bayan ng 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 Dahil itinayo niya muli ang mga dambana na winasak ng kaniyang ama na si Hezekias, at nagtayo siya ng mga altar para kay Baal, gumawa ng poste ni Asera, gaya ng ginawa ni Ahab na hari ng Israel, at lumuhod siya sa lahat ng mga bituin ng langit at sinamba ang mga ito.
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 Nagtayo si Manasses ng paganong mga altar sa tahanan ni Yahweh, bagaman inutos ni Yahweh, “Sa Jerusalem mananatili ang aking pangalan magpakailanman.”
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 Nagtayo siya ng mga altar para sa lahat ng mga bituin ng kalangitan sa dalawang patyo ng tahanan ni Yahweh.
He directed that altars for worshiping the stars be built in both of the courtyards outside the temple.
6 Hinandog niya ang kaniyang anak bilang sinunog na handog sa apoy, nagsagawa siya ng panghuhula at salamangka, at kumonsulta sa mga nakipagusap sa mga patay at sa mga nakipagusap sa mga espiritu. Gumawa siya ng labis na kasamaan sa paningin ni Yahweh, at pinukaw niya ang Diyos na magalit.
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 Ang inukit niyang imahe ni Asera na ginawa niya, ay inilagay niya sa tahanan ni Yahweh. Ang tahanan na ito ang lugar kung saan nangusap si Yahweh kay David at Solomon na kaniyang anak; na sinasabing, “Sa tahanan na ito at sa Jerusalem, na aking pinili mula sa lahat ng mga tribo ng Israel, mananatili ang aking pangalan magpakailanman.
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 Hindi ko hahayaang maligaw ang landas ng Israel mula sa lupain na aking binigay sa kanilang mga ninuno, kung susundin lang nila ng mabuti ang lahat ng inutos ko sa kanila, at sundin ang lahat ng batas na inutos sa kanila ng aking lingkod na si Moises.”
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 hindi nakinig ang mga tao, at inakay sila ni Manasses na gumawa ng higit pang kasamaan kaysa sa mga bansa na winasak ni Yahweh sa harapan ng bayan ng 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 Kaya nangusap si Yahweh sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang mga lingkod na mga propeta, na sinasabing,
[These are some of the things that] the prophets said many times, messages that Yahweh had given them:
11 “Dahil gumawa ng karumal-dumal na mga bagay si Manasses ang hari ng Juda, at kumilos ng may kasamaan na higit pa sa lahat ng ginawa ng mga Amorita na kaniyang sinundan, at dinulot ding magkasala ang Juda kasama ng kaniyang mga diyus-diyosan,”
“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 kaya sinasabi ni Yahweh, ang Diyos ng Israel, “Tingnan ninyo, malapit na akong magpadala ng labis na kapahamakan sa Jerusalem at Juda na kung sinuman ang makarinig nito, kikilabutan ang pareho niyang tainga.
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 Ilalatag ko sa ibabaw ng Jerusalem ang panukat na linya na ginamit laban sa Samaria, at ang panghulog na ginamit laban sa bahay ni Ahab; pupunasan at lilinisin ko ang Jerusalem, gaya ng pagpupunas ng pinggan ng isang tao, pinupunasan ito at pagkatapos ay itinataob ito.
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 Itatapon ko ang mga nalalabi ng aking mana at ibibigay sila sa kamay ng kanilang mga kaaway. Magiging biktima sila ng pandarambong para sa lahat ng kanilang mga kaaway,
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 dahil ginawa nila kung ano ang masama sa aking paningin, at pinukaw ako para magalit, simula nang lumabas ang kanilang mga ninuno sa Ehipto, hanggang sa araw na ito.”
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 Higit pa roon, nagpadanak si Manasses ng labis na inosenteng dugo, pinuno niya ng kamatayan ang magkabilang dulo ng Jerusalem. Karagdagan pa ito sa kasalanan na pinilit niyang gawin ng Juda, sa paggawa ng masama sa paningin ni Yahweh.
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 Para sa iba pang mga bagay tungkol kay Manasses, lahat ng kaniyang ginawa, at ang kasalanan na kaniyang ginawa, hindi ba nakasulat ang mga ito sa Aklat ng mga Kaganapan sa buhay ng mga Hari ng Juda?
[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 Nahimlay si Manasses kasama ng kaniyang mga ninuno at inilibing sa hardin ng sarili niyang bahay, sa hardin ni Uza. Ang kaniyang anak na si Amon ang pumalit sa kaniya bilang hari.
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 Dalawampu't dalawang taong gulang si Amon nang magsimula siyang maghari; naghari siya ng dalawang taon sa Jerusalem. Meshulemet ang pangalan ng kaniyang ina, na anak ni Haruz ng 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 Ginawa niya kung ano ang masama sa paningin ni Yahweh, gaya ng ginawa ng kaniyang ama na si Manasses.
Amon did many things that Yahweh considered to be evil, like his father Manasseh had done.
21 Sinunod ni Amon ang lahat ng landas na tinahak ng kaniyang ama at sinamba ang mga diyus-diyosan na sinamba ng kaniyang ama, at lumuhod sa kanila.
He imitated the behavior of his father, and he worshiped the same idols that his father had worshiped [DOU].
22 Iniwan niya si Yahweh, ang Diyos ng kaniyang mga ama, at hindi lumakad sa daan ni Yahweh.
He abandoned Yahweh, the God whom his ancestors [had worshiped], and did not behave as Yahweh wanted him to.
23 Nagbanta ang mga lingkod ni Amon laban sa kaniya at pinatay ang hari sa sarili niyang tahanan.
Then one day some of his officials plotted to kill him. They assassinated him in the palace.
24 Pero pinatay ng mga mamamayan ng lupain ang lahat ng nagkaisa laban kay Haring Amon, at ginawa nilang hari si Josias ang anak ng hari bilang kaniyang kapalit.
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 Para sa iba pang mga bagay tungkol sa ginawa ni Amon, hindi ba nakasulat ang mga ito sa Aklat ng mga Kaganapan sa Buhay ng mga Hari ng Juda?
[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 Nilibing siya ng mga tao sa kaniyang puntod sa hardin ni Uza, at si Josias na kaniyang anak ang pumalit sa kaniya bilang hari.
Amon was also buried in the tomb in the garden that Uzza [had made]. Then Amon’s son Josiah became the king.
