King Manasseh of Judah
(2 Chronicles 33.1-20)1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for fifty-five years. His mother was Hephzibah. 2 Following the disgusting practices of the nations whom the Lord had driven out of the land as his people advanced, Manasseh sinned against the Lord. 3 He rebuilt the pagan places of worship that his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he built altars for the worship of Baal and made an image of the goddess Asherah, as King Ahab of Israel had done. Manasseh also worshiped the stars. 4 He built pagan altars in the Temple, the place that the Lord had said was where he should be worshiped. 5 In the two courtyards of the Temple he built altars for the worship of the stars. 6 He sacrificed his son as a burnt offering. He practiced divination and magic and consulted fortunetellers and mediums. He sinned greatly against the Lord and stirred up his anger. 7 He placed the symbol of the goddess Asherah in the Temple, the place about which the Lord had said to David and his son Solomon: “Here in Jerusalem, in this Temple, is the place that I have chosen out of all the territory of the twelve tribes of Israel as the place where I am to be worshiped. 8 And if the people of Israel will obey all my commands and keep the whole Law that my servant Moses gave them, then I will not allow them to be driven out of the land that I gave to their ancestors.” 9 But the people of Judah did not obey the Lord, and Manasseh led them to commit even greater sins than those committed by the nations whom the Lord had driven out of the land as his people advanced.
10 Through his servants the prophets the Lord said, 11 “King Manasseh has done these disgusting things, things far worse than what the Canaanites did; and with his idols he has led the people of Judah into sin. 12 So I, the Lord God of Israel, will bring such a disaster on Jerusalem and Judah that everyone who hears about it will be stunned. 13 I will punish Jerusalem as I did Samaria, as I did King Ahab of Israel and his descendants. I will wipe Jerusalem clean of its people, as clean as a plate that has been wiped and turned upside down. 14 I will abandon the people who survive, and will hand them over to their enemies, who will conquer them and plunder their land. 15 I will do this to my people because they have sinned against me and have stirred up my anger from the time their ancestors came out of Egypt to this day.”
16 Manasseh killed so many innocent people that the streets of Jerusalem were flowing with blood; he did this in addition to leading the people of Judah into idolatry, causing them to sin against the Lord.
17 Everything else that Manasseh did, including the sins he committed, is recorded in The History of the Kings of Judah. 18 Manasseh died and was buried in the palace garden, the garden of Uzza, and his son Amon succeeded him as king.
King Amon of Judah
(2 Chronicles 33.21-25)19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king of Judah, and he ruled in Jerusalem for two years. His mother was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz from the town of Jotbah. 20 Like his father Manasseh, he sinned against the Lord; 21 he imitated his father's actions, and he worshiped the idols that his father had worshiped. 22 He rejected the Lord, the God of his ancestors, and disobeyed the Lord's commands.
23 Amon's officials plotted against him and assassinated him in the palace. 24 The people of Judah killed Amon's assassins and made his son Josiah king.
25 Everything else that Amon did is recorded in The History of the Kings of Judah. 26 Amon was buried in the tomb in the garden of Uzza, and his son Josiah succeeded him as king.
Manase valda pār Jūdu
(2L 33:1–20)1 Manase sāka valdīt divpadsmit gadu vecumā, un viņš valdīja Jeruzālemē piecdesmit piecus gadus. Viņa mātes vārds bija Hefcība. 2 Viņš darīja to, kas netīkams Kungam, tāpat kā tās pretīgās tautas, kuras Kungs bija padzinis, Israēla dēliem ienākot. 3 Viņš atjaunoja augstienes, ko bija nopostījis viņa tēvs Hizkija. Viņš lika celt Baala altāri un darināja tādas ašēras, kādas bija darinājis Israēla ķēniņš Ahābs, kā arī zemojās visam debesu pulkam un kalpoja tiem. 4 Viņš cēla altārus Kunga namā, par kuru Kungs bija teicis: “Jeruzālemē mājos mans vārds,” – 5 un cēla altārus visam debesu pulkam abos Kunga nama pagalmos. 6 Savu dēlu viņš upurēja ugunī, zīlēja, pareģoja, izsauca mirušo garus, darīja burvestības – viņš darīja daudz netīkama Kungam, viņu sadusmodams. 7 Ašēras tēlu, kuru bija darinājis, viņš ielika namā, par ko Kungs bija teicis Dāvidam un viņa dēlam Sālamanam: “Šajā namā un Jeruzālemē, kuru es izvēlējos no visām Israēla ciltīm, mans vārds mājos mūžīgi! 8 Israēla kājai es nelikšu kustēt no zemes, kuru es devu viņu tēviem, ja tie ievēros un pildīs visu, ko es viņiem pavēlēju, un visu bauslību, ko tiem pavēlēja mans kalps Mozus.” 9 Bet viņi neklausīja! Manase tos pievīla darīt ļaunu, kā darīja citas tautas, kuras Kungs bija iznīdējis, Israēla dēliem ienākot.
10 Kungs runāja caur saviem kalpiem praviešiem: 11 “Tādēļ ka Jūdas ķēniņš Manase ir darījis šīs preteklības, kas ļaunākas par visām, ko pirms viņa darījuši amorieši, un ar saviem elkiem licis grēkot arī Jūdai, – 12 un tādēļ tā saka Kungs, Israēla Dievs: redzi, es likšu nākt pār Jeruzālemi un Jūdu tādam ļaunumam, ka katram, kas to dzirdēs, džinkstēs ausis! 13 Pār Jeruzālemi es izstiepšu mērauklu tāpat kā pār Samariju un svēršu to kā Ahāba namu! Es izslaucīšu Jeruzālemi kā bļodu – to izslauka un pagriež uz leju! 14 Es atmetīšu sava īpašuma atlikumu un nodošu tos viņu ienaidnieku rokā. Tie kļūs par laupījumu un guvumu visiem saviem ienaidniekiem. 15 Tādēļ ka tie ir darījuši to, kas man netīkams, un sadusmojuši mani kopš tās dienas, kad viņu tēvi izgāja no Ēģiptes, līdz šai dienai!”
16 Manase ne tikai grēkoja, pavedinādams Jūdu darīt to, kas netīkams Kungam, bet arī izlēja varen daudz nevainīgu asiņu, līdz Jeruzāleme tapa pilna no viena gala līdz otram! 17 Un pārējie Manases darbi un viss, ko viņš darīja, un viņa pastrādātie grēki – vai tad par tiem nav rakstīts Jūdas ķēniņu Laiku grāmatā? 18 Manase apgūlās pie tēviem un tika apbedīts sava nama dārzā, Uzas dārzā. Pēc tam sāka valdīt viņa dēls Āmons.
Āmons valda pār Jūdu
(2L 33:21–25)19 Āmons sāka valdīt divdesmit divu gadu vecumā. Viņš valdīja Jeruzālemē divus gadus, un viņa mātes vārds bija Mešullemeta, Hārūca meita, no Jotbas. 20 Viņš darīja to, kas netīkams Kungam, tāpat kā bija darījis viņa tēvs Manase. 21 Viņš staigāja visus sava tēva ceļus un kalpoja elku tēliem, kuriem bija kalpojis un zemojies viņa tēvs. 22 Viņš pameta Kungu, savu tēvu Dievu, un nestaigāja Kunga ceļus. 23 Āmona kalpi sazvērējās pret ķēniņu un nonāvēja viņu paša namā, 24 bet vienkāršie ļaudis nokāva visus, kas bija sazvērējušies pret ķēniņu Āmonu. Vienkāršie ļaudis iecēla par ķēniņu viņa dēlu Jošijāhu.
25 Pārējie Āmona darbi, ko viņš darīja, – vai tad par tiem nav rakstīts Jūdas ķēniņu Laiku grāmatā? 26 Viņu apbedīja kapā Uzas dārzā. Pēc tam sāka valdīt Jošijāhu.
