2 Cronica 28
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ang Paghahari ni Ahaz sa Juda(A)
28 Si Ahaz ay 20 taong gulang nang maging hari. Sa Jerusalem siya tumira, at naghari siya roon sa loob ng 16 na taon. Gumawa siya ng masama sa paningin ng Panginoon, hindi katulad ng ginawa ng kanyang ninuno na si David. 2 Sumunod siya sa pamumuhay ng mga hari ng Israel, at gumawa ng metal na mga imahen ni Baal. 3 Nagsunog siya ng mga handog sa Lambak ng Ben Hinom, at inihandog niya mismo sa apoy ang kanyang mga anak na lalaki. Sinunod niya ang kasuklam-suklam na mga kaugalian ng mga bansang pinalayas ng Panginoon sa pamamagitan ng mga Israelita. 4 Nag-alay siya ng mga handog at nagsunog ng mga insenso sa mga sambahan sa matataas na lugar,[a] sa ibabaw ng bundok at sa ilalim ng bawat malalagong punongkahoy.
5 Kaya ibinigay siya ng Panginoon na kanyang Dios sa hari ng Aram. Tinalo siya ng mga Arameo at marami sa kanyang mamamayan ang binihag sa Damascus. Ibinigay din siya sa hari ng Israel, na pumatay ng marami sa kanyang mamamayan. 6 Sa isang araw lang 120,000 sundalo ng Juda ang pinatay ni Haring Peka ng Israel, na anak ni Remalia. Nangyari ito sa mga taga-Juda dahil itinakwil nila ang Panginoon, ang Dios ng kanilang mga ninuno. 7 Pinatay ni Zicri, na isang matapang na sundalo ng Israel,[b] sina Maaseya na anak ni Haring Ahaz, Azrikam na tagapamahala ng palasyo, at Elkana na pangalawa sa hari. 8 Binihag ng mga taga-Israel ang kanilang mga kadugo na taga-Juda – 200,000 asawaʼt mga anak. Sinamsam din nila ang mga ari-arian ng mga taga-Juda at dinala pauwi sa Samaria.
9 Pero nang dumating ang mga sundalo sa Samaria, sinalubong sila ni Oded na propeta ng Panginoon, at sinabi, “Ipinaubaya sa inyo ng Panginoon na inyong Dios ang Juda dahil sa kanyang galit sa kanila. Pero labis ang ginawa ninyo; pinagpapatay nʼyo sila nang walang awa, at nalaman ito ng Panginoon doon sa langit. 10 At ngayon, gusto pa ninyong alipinin ang mga lalaki at mga babae na mula sa Jerusalem at sa iba pang lungsod ng Juda. Hindi baʼt may kasalanan din kayo sa Panginoon na inyong Dios? 11 Makinig kayo sa akin! Galit na galit ang Panginoon sa inyo. Kaya pabalikin nʼyo ang inyong mga kadugo na inyong binihag.”
12 Ganito rin ang sinabi ng ibang mga pinuno ng Israel sa mga sundalo na dumating galing sa labanan. Ang mga pinuno ay sina Azaria na anak ni Jehohanan, Berekia na anak ni Meshilemot, Jehizkia na anak ni Shalum, at Amasa na anak ni Hadlai. 13 Ito ang sinabi nila sa mga sundalo: “Huwag nʼyong dalhin dito ang mga bihag na iyan, dahil pananagutan natin ito sa Panginoon. Dadagdagan nʼyo pa ba ang kasalanan natin? Marami na tayong kasalanan, at galit na galit na ang Panginoon sa Israel.”
14 Kaya pinakawalan ng mga sundalo ang mga bihag at isinauli ang kanilang ari-arian sa harapan ng mga pinuno at mga mamamayan. 15 Pagkatapos, lumapit sa mga bihag ang apat na pinuno na nabanggit, at tinulungan ang mga bihag. Kumuha sila ng mga damit mula sa mga kagamitang nasamsam ng mga sundalo, at ipinasuot ito sa mga hubad na bihag. Binigyan nila ang mga bihag ng mga damit, sandalyas, inumin, at gamot. Ipinasakay nila sa mga asno ang mga mahina, at dinala nila pabalik ang lahat ng bihag sa kani-kanilang mga kababayan. Doon nila sila iniwan sa Jerico, sa Bayan ng mga Palma. Pagkatapos, umuwi sila sa Samaria.
Humingi ng Tulong si Ahaz sa Asiria(B)
16 Nang panahong iyon, humingi ng tulong si Haring Ahaz sa hari ng Asiria. 17 Sapagkat muling nilusob ng mga taga-Edom ang Juda at binihag ang ibang mga naninirahan dito. 18 Bukod pa rito, nilusob din ng mga Filisteo ang mga bayan ng Juda na nasa kaburulan sa kanluran at nasa Negev. Naagaw nila ang Bet Shemesh, Ayalon, Gederot, Soco, Timnah at Gimzo, pati ang mga baryo sa paligid nito; at doon na sila nanirahan. 19 Ibinaba ng Panginoon ang Juda dahil hinikayat ni Haring Ahaz ang mga mamamayan sa paggawa ng kasamaan, at hindi siya sumunod sa Panginoon. 20 Kaya pagdating ni Haring Tiglat Pileser ng Asiria, ginipit niya si Ahaz sa halip na tulungan. 21 Nanguha si Ahaz ng mga ari-arian sa templo ng Panginoon, sa palasyo, at sa mga bahay ng mga opisyal, at ibinigay niya ito sa hari ng Asiria. Pero hindi ito nakatulong kay Ahaz.
22 Sa panahon ng mga kahirapan ni Haring Ahaz, lalo pa siyang naging suwail sa Panginoon. 23 Nag-alay siya ng mga handog sa mga dios ng mga taga-Damascus na tumalo sa kanya. Sapagkat sinabi niya, “Ang mga hari ng Aram ay tinulungan ng kanilang mga dios. Kaya maghahandog din ako sa mga dios na ito para tulungan din nila ako.” Pero ang mga ito ang nagpahamak sa kanya at sa mga taga-Israel.
24 Kinuha ni Ahaz ang mga kagamitan sa templo ng Dios at ipinadurog ito. Ipinasara niya ang pintuan ng templo, at nagpatayo siya ng mga altar sa bawat kanto ng Jerusalem. 25 Nagpatayo rin siya ng mga sambahan sa matataas na lugar sa lahat ng bayan sa Juda, para makapaghandog sa ibang mga dios. At labis itong nakapagpagalit sa Panginoon, ang Dios ng kanyang mga ninuno.
26 Ang iba pang mga salaysay tungkol sa paghahari ni Ahaz at sa kanyang pag-uugali, mula sa simula hanggang sa katapusan ay nakasulat sa Aklat ng Kasaysayan ng mga hari ng Juda at Israel. 27 Nang mamatay si Ahaz, inilibing siya sa lungsod ng Jerusalem, pero hindi sa libingan ng mga hari ng Israel. At ang anak niyang si Hezekia ang pumalit sa kanya bilang hari.
2 Chronicles 28
New International Version
Ahaz King of Judah(A)
28 Ahaz(B) was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. Unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the Lord. 2 He followed the ways of the kings of Israel and also made idols(C) for worshiping the Baals. 3 He burned sacrifices in the Valley of Ben Hinnom(D) and sacrificed his children(E) in the fire, engaging in the detestable(F) practices of the nations the Lord had driven out before the Israelites. 4 He offered sacrifices and burned incense at the high places, on the hilltops and under every spreading tree.
5 Therefore the Lord his God delivered him into the hands of the king of Aram.(G) The Arameans defeated him and took many of his people as prisoners and brought them to Damascus.
He was also given into the hands of the king of Israel, who inflicted heavy casualties on him. 6 In one day Pekah(H) son of Remaliah killed a hundred and twenty thousand soldiers in Judah(I)—because Judah had forsaken the Lord, the God of their ancestors. 7 Zikri, an Ephraimite warrior, killed Maaseiah the king’s son, Azrikam the officer in charge of the palace, and Elkanah, second to the king. 8 The men of Israel took captive from their fellow Israelites who were from Judah(J) two hundred thousand wives, sons and daughters. They also took a great deal of plunder, which they carried back to Samaria.(K)
9 But a prophet of the Lord named Oded was there, and he went out to meet the army when it returned to Samaria. He said to them, “Because the Lord, the God of your ancestors, was angry(L) with Judah, he gave them into your hand. But you have slaughtered them in a rage that reaches to heaven.(M) 10 And now you intend to make the men and women of Judah and Jerusalem your slaves.(N) But aren’t you also guilty of sins against the Lord your God? 11 Now listen to me! Send back your fellow Israelites you have taken as prisoners, for the Lord’s fierce anger rests on you.(O)”
12 Then some of the leaders in Ephraim—Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berekiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai—confronted those who were arriving from the war. 13 “You must not bring those prisoners here,” they said, “or we will be guilty before the Lord. Do you intend to add to our sin and guilt? For our guilt is already great, and his fierce anger rests on Israel.”
14 So the soldiers gave up the prisoners and plunder in the presence of the officials and all the assembly. 15 The men designated by name took the prisoners, and from the plunder they clothed all who were naked. They provided them with clothes and sandals, food and drink,(P) and healing balm. All those who were weak they put on donkeys. So they took them back to their fellow Israelites at Jericho, the City of Palms,(Q) and returned to Samaria.(R)
16 At that time King Ahaz sent to the kings[a] of Assyria(S) for help. 17 The Edomites(T) had again come and attacked Judah and carried away prisoners,(U) 18 while the Philistines(V) had raided towns in the foothills and in the Negev of Judah. They captured and occupied Beth Shemesh, Aijalon(W) and Gederoth,(X) as well as Soko,(Y) Timnah(Z) and Gimzo, with their surrounding villages. 19 The Lord had humbled Judah because of Ahaz king of Israel,[b] for he had promoted wickedness in Judah and had been most unfaithful(AA) to the Lord. 20 Tiglath-Pileser[c](AB) king of Assyria(AC) came to him, but he gave him trouble(AD) instead of help.(AE) 21 Ahaz(AF) took some of the things from the temple of the Lord and from the royal palace and from the officials and presented them to the king of Assyria, but that did not help him.(AG)
22 In his time of trouble King Ahaz became even more unfaithful(AH) to the Lord. 23 He offered sacrifices to the gods(AI) of Damascus, who had defeated him; for he thought, “Since the gods of the kings of Aram have helped them, I will sacrifice to them so they will help me.”(AJ) But they were his downfall and the downfall of all Israel.(AK)
24 Ahaz gathered together the furnishings(AL) from the temple of God(AM) and cut them in pieces. He shut the doors(AN) of the Lord’s temple and set up altars(AO) at every street corner in Jerusalem. 25 In every town in Judah he built high places to burn sacrifices to other gods and aroused the anger of the Lord, the God of his ancestors.
26 The other events of his reign and all his ways, from beginning to end, are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 27 Ahaz rested(AP) with his ancestors and was buried(AQ) in the city of Jerusalem, but he was not placed in the tombs of the kings of Israel. And Hezekiah his son succeeded him as king.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 28:16 Most Hebrew manuscripts; one Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint and Vulgate (see also 2 Kings 16:7) king
- 2 Chronicles 28:19 That is, Judah, as frequently in 2 Chronicles
- 2 Chronicles 28:20 Hebrew Tilgath-Pilneser, a variant of Tiglath-Pileser
2 Chronicles 28
King James Version
28 Ahaz was twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: but he did not that which was right in the sight of the Lord, like David his father:
2 For he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel, and made also molten images for Baalim.
3 Moreover he burnt incense in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and burnt his children in the fire, after the abominations of the heathen whom the Lord had cast out before the children of Israel.
4 He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.
5 Wherefore the Lord his God delivered him into the hand of the king of Syria; and they smote him, and carried away a great multitude of them captives, and brought them to Damascus. And he was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who smote him with a great slaughter.
6 For Pekah the son of Remaliah slew in Judah an hundred and twenty thousand in one day, which were all valiant men; because they had forsaken the Lord God of their fathers.
7 And Zichri, a mighty man of Ephraim, slew Maaseiah the king's son, and Azrikam the governor of the house, and Elkanah that was next to the king.
8 And the children of Israel carried away captive of their brethren two hundred thousand, women, sons, and daughters, and took also away much spoil from them, and brought the spoil to Samaria.
9 But a prophet of the Lord was there, whose name was Oded: and he went out before the host that came to Samaria, and said unto them, Behold, because the Lord God of your fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven.
10 And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondmen and bondwomen unto you: but are there not with you, even with you, sins against the Lord your God?
11 Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which ye have taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the Lord is upon you.
12 Then certain of the heads of the children of Ephraim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Berechiah the son of Meshillemoth, and Jehizkiah the son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war,
13 And said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for whereas we have offended against the Lord already, ye intend to add more to our sins and to our trespass: for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.
14 So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before the princes and all the congregation.
15 And the men which were expressed by name rose up, and took the captives, and with the spoil clothed all that were naked among them, and arrayed them, and shod them, and gave them to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and carried all the feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm trees, to their brethren: then they returned to Samaria.
16 At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him.
17 For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives.
18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and had taken Bethshemesh, and Ajalon, and Gederoth, and Shocho with the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Gimzo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there.
19 For the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel; for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the Lord.
20 And Tilgathpilneser king of Assyria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not.
21 For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the Lord, and out of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria: but he helped him not.
22 And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord: this is that king Ahaz.
23 For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.
24 And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the Lord, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.
25 And in every several city of Judah he made high places to burn incense unto other gods, and provoked to anger the Lord God of his fathers.
26 Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel.
27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city, even in Jerusalem: but they brought him not into the sepulchres of the kings of Israel: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead.
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