1Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. His mother’s name was Hephzibah. 2He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, following the detestable practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites. 3He rebuilt the high places his father Hezekiah had destroyed; he also erected altars to Baal and made an Asherah pole, as Ahab king of Israel had done. He bowed down to all the starry hosts and worshiped them. 4He built altars in the temple of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, “In Jerusalem I will put my Name.” 5In the two courts of the temple of the Lord, he built altars to all the starry hosts. 6He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced divination, sought omens, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, arousing his anger. 7He took the carved Asherah pole he had made and put it in the temple, of which the Lord had said to David and to his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my Name forever. 8I will not again make the feet of the Israelites wander from the land I gave their ancestors, if only they will be careful to do everything I commanded them and will keep the whole Law that my servant Moses gave them.” 9But the people did not listen. Manasseh led them astray, so that they did more evil than the nations the Lord had destroyed before the Israelites. 10The Lord said through his servants the prophets: 11“Manasseh king of Judah has committed these detestable sins. He has done more evil than the Amorites who preceded him and has led Judah into sin with his idols. 12Therefore this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster on Jerusalem and Judah that the ears of everyone who hears of it will tingle. 13I will stretch out over Jerusalem the measuring line used against Samaria and the plumb line used against the house of Ahab. I will wipe out Jerusalem as one wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down. 14I will forsake the remnant of my inheritance and give them into the hands of enemies. They will be looted and plundered by all their enemies; 15they have done evil in my eyes and have aroused my anger from the day their ancestors came out of Egypt until this day.” 16Moreover, Manasseh also shed so much innocent blood that he filled Jerusalem from end to end—besides the sin that he had caused Judah to commit, so that they did evil in the eyes of the Lord. 17As for the other events of Manasseh’s reign, and all he did, including the sin he committed, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? 18Manasseh rested with his ancestors and was buried in his palace garden, the garden of Uzza. And Amon his son succeeded him as king.
Amon King of Judah
19Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth daughter of Haruz; she was from Jotbah. 20He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done. 21He followed completely the ways of his father, worshiping the idols his father had worshiped, and bowing down to them. 22He forsook the Lord, the God of his ancestors, and did not walk in obedience to him. 23Amon’s officials conspired against him and assassinated the king in his palace. 24Then the people of the land killed all who had plotted against King Amon, and they made Josiah his son king in his place. 25As for the other events of Amon’s reign, and what he did, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Judah? 26He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza. And Josiah his son succeeded him as king.
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Manaxe ua vajntxwv kav Yuda
(2VKk. 33:1-20)
1Thaum Manaxe pib ua vajntxwv nws hnub nyoog muaj kaum ob xyoos, nws nyob hauv Yeluxalees kav tau tsib caug tsib xyoos. Nws niam npe hu ua Hexinpa. 2Nws ua tej uas Yawmsaub pom tias phem kawg li, nws ua raws li tej kevcai qias vuab tsuab uas lwm haiv neeg ua, yog cov uas Yawmsaub ntiab tawm ntawm cov Yixayee hauv ntej mus. 3Nws rov ua tej chaw siab teev dab uas nws txiv Hexekhiya twb muab rhuav tag lawd, thiab nws ua tej thaj teev dab Npa‑as thiab ua ncej dab Asela, ib yam li cov Yixayee tus vajntxwv Ahaj tau ua. Nws pe hnub pe hli thiab tej hnub qub saum nruab ntug huvsi thiab ua koom tu tej ntawd. 4Nws ua tej thaj teev dab rau hauv Yawmsaub lub tuam tsev, uas yog lub chaw uas Yawmsaub twb hais tias, “Kuv yuav muab kuv lub npe cia rau hauv Yeluxalee.” 5Nws ua tej thaj xyeem rau lub hnub lub hli thiab tej hnub qub saum nruab ntug huvsi rau hauv ob lub tshav puam hauv Yawmsaub lub tuam tsev. 6Nws muab nws tus tub tua hlawv xyeem rau dab, thiab nws saib caij saib nyoog saib yaig saib sij thiab nws mus nug tej txiv neeb txiv yaig thiab tej uas muaj dab leej nkaub. Nws ua tej uas Yawmsaub pom tias phem kawg nkaus li zes ua rau Yawmsaub npau taws. 7Nws muab tus dab mlom Asela uas nws txaug txawb rau hauv lub tuam tsev uas Yawmsaub twb hais rau Davi thiab nws tus tub Xalaumoo lawm hais tias, “Lub tuam tsev no thiab lub nroog Yeluxalees uas kuv twb xaiv hauv txhua xeem Yixayee los mas kuv yuav cia kuv lub npe nyob hauv mus ib txhis. 8Kuv yuav tsis ua rau cov Yixayee txhais kotaw khiav tawm hauv lub tebchaws uas kuv twb muab rau lawv tej poj koob yawm txwv lawd dua li lawm, yog tias lawv ceev faj ua raws li txhua yam uas kuv hais kom lawv ua thiab ua raws li txoj kevcai huvsi uas kuv tus qhev Mauxe hais rau lawv.” 9Tiamsis lawv tsis mloog thiab Manaxe ntxias lawv mus ua phem heev dua tej haiv neeg uas Yawmsaub twb muab ua puam tsuaj tag rau ntawm lawv hauv ntej. 10Yawmsaub kom cov xibhwb cev Vajtswv lus uas yog nws cov tub qhe mus hais tias, 11“Vim yog Yuda tus vajntxwv Manaxe tau ua tej kev qias vuab tsuab thiab ua phem heev dua li cov Amaulai uas nyob ua nws ntej tau ua, thiab nws tej dab mlom ntawd tau ua rau cov Yuda ua txhaum, 12vim li no Yawmsaub uas yog cov Yixayee tus Vajtswv hais li no tias, ‘Kuv tabtom yuav coj kev puam tsuaj loj kawg li los rau Yeluxalees thiab Yuda mas txhua tus uas hnov yuav rhiab pob ntseg. 13Kuv yuav muab txoj hlua uas ntsuas lub nroog Xamali lawm los thiab siv lub qe hlau uas ntsuas Ahaj caj ces qhov uas ntseg los dai ntsuas lub nroog Yeluxalees. Thiab kuv yuav ntxuav Yeluxalees yam nkaus li ntxuav lub phaj thiab muab khwb. 14Kuv yuav muab kuv qub txeeg qub teg uas tseem tshuav laim pov tseg thiab muab lawv rau hauv lawv cov yeeb ncuab txhais tes. Lawv yuav raug luag txeeb thiab lws tag nrho huvsi 15vim lawv tau ua tej uas kuv pom tias phem kawg li thiab ua rau kuv npau taws txij hnub uas lawv tej poj koob yawm txwv tawm hauv Iyi tebchaws los txog niaj hnub nimno.’ ” 16Ntau dua li ntawd Manaxe tseem muab tej neeg uas tsis txhaum tua pov tseg coob kawg li rau hauv Yeluxalees ntshav liab vog puv nkaus rau txhua qhov. No yog tej kev txhaum uas loj tshaj qhov uas nws coj cov Yuda ua txhaum lawv thiaj ua tej uas Yawmsaub pom tias phem kawg li. 17Lwm yam haujlwm uas Manaxe ua thiab txhua yam uas nws ua thiab tej kev txhaum uas nws ua mas twb muab sau cia rau hauv phau ntawv uas hais txog Yuda tej vajntxwv li keeb kwm. 18Manaxe txawm tuag mus nrog nws tej poj koob yawm txwv nyob. Lawv muab nws log rau hauv lub vaj uas nyob ntawm nws lub tsev yog lub vaj Usxa, mas nws tus tub Asmoo sawv nws chaw ua vajntxwv kav.
Asmoo ua vajntxwv kav Yuda
(2VKk. 33:21-25)
19Thaum Asmoo sawv ua vajntxwv kav nws hnub nyoog muaj nees nkaum ob xyoos, nws nyob hauv Yeluxalees kav tau ob xyoos. Nws niam npe hu ua Mesuleme, yog Haluj uas yog neeg hauv Yaunpa tus ntxhais. 20Nws ua tej uas Yawmsaub pom tias phem kawg li, ib yam nkaus li nws txiv Manaxe tau ua lawd. 21Nws taug nraim nws txiv tus neev taw. Nws ua koom tu tej dab mlom uas nws txiv teev thiab pe hawm tej mlom ntawd. 22Nws muab Yawmsaub uas yog nws tej poj koob yawm txwv tus Vajtswv tso tseg tsis taug Yawmsaub txojkev. 23Mas Asmoo cov tub teg tub taws ntaus tswvyim fav xeeb rau nws thiab muab nws tua rau hauv nws lub tsev. 24Tiamsis cov pejxeem muab txhua tus uas ntaus tswvyim fav xeeb rau vajntxwv Asmoo tua huvsi lawm, thiab cov pejxeem tsa nws tus tub Yauxiya ua vajntxwv nyob nws chaw. 25Lwm yam haujlwm uas Asmoo ua mas twb muab sau cia rau hauv phau ntawv uas hais txog Yuda tej vajntxwv li keeb kwm. 26Lawv muab nws log rau hauv nws lub qhov ntxa uas nyob hauv lub vaj Usxa. Mas nws tus tub Yauxiya sawv nws chaw ua vajntxwv kav.