2 Sử Ký 33
New Vietnamese Bible
Cuộc Trị Vì Của Vua Ma-na-se
33 Vua Ma-na-se lên ngôi lúc mười hai tuổi; vua trị vì năm mươi lăm năm tại Giê-ru-sa-lem. 2 Vua làm điều ác trước mắt CHÚA; theo những thói tục ghê tởm của các dân mà CHÚA đã đánh đuổi đi khỏi trước mặt con dân Y-sơ-ra-ên. 3 Vua xây dựng trở lại những nơi cao mà vua cha Ê-xê-chia đã phá hủy; lập bàn thờ cho thần Ba-anh, xây các trụ thờ; vua thờ lạy các tinh tú trên trời và phục vụ chúng. 4 Vua xây các bàn thờ trong đền thờ CHÚA, là nơi CHÚA phán rằng: “Danh Ta sẽ ở tại Giê-ru-sa-lem đời đời.” 5 Người cũng xây các bàn thờ cho các tinh tú trên trời ngay trong hai sân đền thờ CHÚA. 6 Vua dâng con qua lửa tại thung lũng Ben Hi-nôm, thực hành chiêm tinh, bói khoa, phù thủy, lên đồng, cầu hồn; người làm nhiều điều ác trước mắt CHÚA để trêu giận Ngài.
7 Vua đặt một tượng mà vua đã tạc trong đền thờ CHÚA, nơi Đức Chúa Trời đã phán với vua Đa-vít và vua Sa-lô-môn rằng: “Trong đền thờ này và tại Giê-ru-sa-lem, nơi Ta đã chọn giữa các bộ tộc Y-sơ-ra-ên để đặt Danh Ta đời đời. 8 Ta sẽ không bao giờ lại cất đi bàn chân của người Y-sơ-ra-ên khỏi mảnh đất mà Ta đã ban cho tổ phụ họ nếu họ cẩn thận làm theo mọi Kinh Luật, qui định và sắc luật mà Ta đã sai Môi-se truyền cho.” 9 Nhưng vua Ma-na-se đã hướng dẫn dân Giu-đa và cư dân Giê-ru-sa-lem lầm lạc, làm điều ác còn hơn cả những nước mà CHÚA đã hủy diệt trước mắt con dân Y-sơ-ra-ên.
10 CHÚA phán cùng vua Ma-na-se và dân chúng nhưng họ không để ý. 11 Vì vậy, CHÚA cho các tướng của đạo quân vua A-si-ri đến tấn công chúng; họ bắt vua Ma-na-se làm tù binh, cột vua bằng xích đồng và móc mũi vua giải về Ba-by-lôn. 12 Trong khi hoạn nạn vua cầu khẩn CHÚA, Đức Chúa Trời mình và hạ mình xuống thật thấp trước mặt Đức Chúa Trời của tổ phụ người. 13 Vua cầu nguyện cùng Chúa; Ngài động lòng và nghe lời cầu xin của vua; Ngài đem vua trở về Giê-ru-sa-lem và ban vương quốc lại cho vua. Bấy giờ vua Ma-na-se biết rằng CHÚA là Đức Chúa Trời của người.
14 Sau đó vua tái thiết bức tường phía ngoài thành Đa-vít, về phía tây Ghi-hôn, trong thung lũng, đến tận cổng Cá, vòng quanh Ô-phên. Vua xây nó cao hơn, cử các tướng trấn giữ tại tất cả các thành kiên cố của Giu-đa. 15 Vua dẹp bỏ hết các thần ngoại quốc, các hình tượng trong đền thờ CHÚA cũng như các bàn thờ mà vua đã xây trên đồi đền thờ CHÚA và tại Giê-ru-sa-lem; vua ném bỏ hết ra ngoài thành. 16 Vua tái thiết bàn thờ CHÚA, dâng sinh tế, tế lễ cầu an và cảm tạ cho Ngài. Vua truyền cho Giu-đa phải phục vụ CHÚA, Đức Chúa Trời của Y-sơ-ra-ên. 17 Tuy nhiên dân chúng vẫn dâng sinh tế tại các nơi cao, nhưng chỉ dâng cho CHÚA, Đức Chúa Trời của họ.
18 Những công việc khác của vua Ma-na-se, lời cầu nguyện của người với Đức Chúa Trời; những lời đấng tiên kiến nhân danh CHÚA, Đức Chúa Trời của Y-sơ-ra-ên nói với vua đều được chép trong sách sử ký của các vua Y-sơ-ra-ên. 19 Lời cầu nguyện của vua và thể nào Chúa đã nhậm lời cũng như mọi tội lỗi vua phạm, sự bất trung, những nơi cao người xây, các trụ thờ và hình tượng trước khi vua hạ mình xuống; những việc này đều được ghi chép trong sách của Hô-sai.[a] 20 Vua Ma-na-se an nghỉ cùng tổ phụ và được chôn trong cung vua. Thái tử A-môn lên ngôi kế vị.
21 Vua A-môn lên ngôi lúc hai mươi hai tuổi; người trị vì tại Giê-ru-sa-lem hai năm. 22 Vua làm điều ác trước mắt CHÚA như vua cha Ma-na-se đã làm; vua A-môn dâng tế lễ cho tất cả thần tượng mà vua cha Ma-na-se đã làm ra và phục vụ chúng. 23 Nhưng vua không hạ mình xuống trước mặt CHÚA như vua cha Ma-na-se đã làm, trái lại còn phạm tội nhiều hơn nữa. 24 Bấy giờ các thuộc hạ của vua âm mưu chống nghịch vua; họ ám sát vua trong hoàng cung. 25 Nhưng dân chúng trong xứ giết hết tất cả những kẻ âm mưu chống nghịch vua A-môn và tôn thái tử Giô-si-a lên ngôi kế vị.
Footnotes
- 33:19 Một văn bản cổ và LXX: Đấng tiên kiến
2 Chronicles 33
King James Version
33 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem:
2 But did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.
3 For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them.
4 Also he built altars in the house of the Lord, whereof the Lord had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever.
5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the Lord.
6 And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
7 And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever:
8 Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.
9 So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the Lord had destroyed before the children of Israel.
10 And the Lord spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.
11 Wherefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
12 And when he was in affliction, he besought the Lord his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers,
13 And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord he was God.
14 Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah.
15 And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the Lord, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
16 And he repaired the altar of the Lord, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel.
17 Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto the Lord their God only.
18 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel.
19 His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sins, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.
20 So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.
21 Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem.
22 But he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them;
23 And humbled not himself before the Lord, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
24 And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.
25 But 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.
2 Chronicles 33
New King James Version
Manasseh Reigns in Judah(A)
33 Manasseh (B)was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. 2 But he did evil in the sight of the Lord, according to the (C)abominations of the nations whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel. 3 For he rebuilt the [a]high places which Hezekiah his father had (D)broken down; he raised up altars for the Baals, and (E)made wooden images; and he worshiped (F)all [b]the host of heaven and served them. 4 He also built altars in the house of the Lord, of which the Lord had said, (G)“In Jerusalem shall My name be forever.” 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven (H)in the two courts of the house of the Lord. 6 (I)Also he caused his sons to pass through the fire in the Valley of the Son of Hinnom; he practiced (J)soothsaying, used witchcraft and sorcery, and (K)consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke Him to anger. 7 (L)He even set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the [c]house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, (M)“In this house and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put My name forever; 8 (N)and I will not again remove the foot of Israel from the land which I have appointed for your fathers—only if they are careful to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses.” 9 So Manasseh seduced Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to do more evil than the nations whom the Lord had destroyed before the children of Israel.
Manasseh Restored After Repentance
10 And the Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they would not [d]listen. 11 (O)Therefore the Lord brought upon them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh with [e]hooks, (P)bound him with [f]bronze fetters, and carried him off to Babylon. 12 Now when he was in affliction, he implored the Lord his God, and (Q)humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, 13 and prayed to Him; and He (R)received his entreaty, heard his supplication, and brought him back to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh (S)knew that the Lord was God.
14 After this he built a wall outside the City of David on the west side of (T)Gihon, in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate; and it (U)enclosed Ophel, and he raised it to a very great height. Then he put military captains in all the fortified cities of Judah. 15 He took away (V)the foreign gods and the idol from the house of the Lord, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the Lord and in Jerusalem; and he cast them out of the city. 16 He also repaired the altar of the Lord, sacrificed peace offerings and (W)thank offerings on it, and commanded Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel. 17 (X)Nevertheless the people still sacrificed on the [g]high places, but only to the Lord their God.
Death of Manasseh(Y)
18 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, his prayer to his God, and the words of (Z)the seers who spoke to him in the name of the Lord God of Israel, indeed they are written in the [h]book of the kings of Israel. 19 Also his prayer and how God received his entreaty, and all his sin and trespass, and the sites where he built [i]high places and set up wooden images and carved images, before he was humbled, indeed they are written among the sayings of [j]Hozai. 20 (AA)So Manasseh rested with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house. Then his son Amon reigned in his place.
Amon’s Reign and Death(AB)
21 (AC)Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. 22 But he did evil in the sight of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done; for Amon sacrificed to all the carved images which his father Manasseh had made, and served them. 23 And he did not humble himself before the Lord, (AD)as his father Manasseh had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more.
24 (AE)Then his servants conspired against him, and (AF)killed him in his own house. 25 But the people of the land executed all those who had conspired against King Amon. Then the people of the land made his son Josiah king in his place.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 33:3 Places for pagan worship
- 2 Chronicles 33:3 The gods of the Assyrians
- 2 Chronicles 33:7 Temple
- 2 Chronicles 33:10 obey
- 2 Chronicles 33:11 Nose hooks, 2 Kin. 19:28
- 2 Chronicles 33:11 chains
- 2 Chronicles 33:17 Places for pagan worship
- 2 Chronicles 33:18 Lit. words
- 2 Chronicles 33:19 Places for pagan worship
- 2 Chronicles 33:19 LXX the seers
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