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.
1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Hephzi-bah. 2 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, after the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD cast out before the children of Israel. 3 For he built up again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he reared up altars for Baal, and made a grove, as did Ahab king of Israel; and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. 4 And he built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD said, In Jerusalem will I put my name. 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD. 6 And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. 7 And he set a graven image of the grove that he had made in the house, of which the LORD said to David, and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever: 8 Neither will I make the feet of Israel move any more out of the land which I gave their fathers; only if they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them. 9 But they hearkened not: and Manasseh seduced them to do more evil than did the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the children of Israel.
10 ¶ And the LORD spake by his servants the prophets, saying, 11 Because Manasseh king of Judah hath done these abominations, and hath done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, which were before him, and hath made Judah also to sin with his idols: 12 Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Behold, I am bringing such evil upon Jerusalem and Judah, that whosoever heareth of it, both his ears shall tingle. 13 And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it , and turning it upside down. 14 And I will forsake the remnant of mine inheritance, and deliver them into the hand of their enemies; and they shall become a prey and a spoil to all their enemies; 15 Because they have done that which was evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger, since the day their fathers came forth out of Egypt, even unto this day. 16 Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, till he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; beside his sin wherewith he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in the sight of the LORD.
17 ¶ Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 18 And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
19 ¶ Amon was twenty and two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Meshullemeth, the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. 20 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as his father Manasseh did. 21 And he walked in all the way that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshipped them: 22 And he forsook the LORD God of his fathers, and walked not in the way of the LORD.
23 ¶ And the servants of Amon conspired against him, and slew the king in his own house. 24 And the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead. 25 Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 26 And he was buried in his sepulchre in the garden of Uzza: and Josiah his son reigned in his stead.
