1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah. 2 He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, after the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel. 3 For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he raised up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel did, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served them. 4 He built altars in Yahweh’s house, of which Yahweh said, "I will put my name in Jerusalem." 5 He built altars for all the army of the sky in the two courts of Yahweh’s house. 6 He made his son to pass through the fire, practiced sorcery, used enchantments, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits and with wizards. He did much evil in Yahweh’s sight, to provoke him to anger. 7 He set the engraved image of Asherah that he had made in the house of which Yahweh said to David and to Solomon his son, "In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever; 8 I will not cause the feet of Israel to wander any more out of the land which I gave their fathers, if only 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 didn’t listen, and Manasseh seduced them to do that which is evil more than the nations did whom Yahweh destroyed before the children of Israel.

10 Yahweh spoke by his servants the prophets, saying, 11 "Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations, and has done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, who were before him, and has also made Judah to sin with his idols; 12 therefore Yahweh the God of Israel says, ‘Behold, I will bring such evil on Jerusalem and Judah that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle. 13 I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plumb line of Ahab’s house; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down. 14 I will cast off the remnant of my inheritance and deliver them into the hands of their enemies. They will become a prey and a plunder to all their enemies, 15 because they have done that which is evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day.’"

16 Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; in addition to his sin with which he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight.

17 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 18 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 place.

19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah. 20 He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, as Manasseh his father did. 21 He walked in all the ways that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshiped them; 22 and he abandoned Yahweh, the God of his fathers, and didn’t walk in the way of Yahweh. 23 The servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house. 24 But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place. 25 Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah? 26 He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son reigned in his place.

1 玛拿西登基的时候是十二岁； 他在耶路撒冷作王五十五年， 他的母亲名叫协西巴。

2 他行耶和华看为恶的事， 好像耶和华在以色列人面前赶走的民族所行的可憎恶的事。

3 他重新建造邱坛， 就是他父亲希西家所拆毁的； 又为巴力建立祭坛， 做亚舍拉， 好像以色列王亚哈所做的， 并且敬拜事奉天上的万象。

4 他又在耶和华的殿内建造祭坛， 耶和华曾指着这殿说： "我要立我的名在耶路撒冷。"

5 他又在耶和华殿的两院中为天上的万象建造祭坛。

6 他又把他的儿子用火烧为祭， 并且算命、观兆， 交鬼和行巫术； 多行耶和华看为恶的事， 惹他发怒。

7 他又把自己所做的亚舍拉雕像安放在圣殿中， 耶和华曾对大卫和他的儿子所罗门论到这殿说： "我要在这殿和我从以色列众支派中拣选的耶路撒冷， 立我的名， 直到永远。

8 只要以色列人谨守遵行我吩咐他们的一切， 就是我的仆人摩西吩咐他们的一切律法， 我必不会再使他们的脚离开我赐给他们祖先的土地， 流离飘荡。"

9 但是他们没有听从。玛拿西引诱他们去作坏事， 比耶和华从以色列人面前消灭的外族人更厉害。

10 于是耶和华借着他的仆人众先知说：

11 "因为犹大王玛拿西所作这些可憎恶的事， 比在他以前的亚摩利人所行的恶更坏， 并且以他的偶像使犹大人犯罪。

12 所以， 耶和华以色列的 神这样说： ‘看哪， 我要把灾祸降在耶路撒冷和犹大， 使听见的人， 双耳都要刺痛。

13 我要用量度撒玛利亚的准绳和测试亚哈家的铅锤， 测量耶路撒冷； 我要抹净耶路撒冷， 像人抹净盘子一样。抹完了， 就把盘子翻转过来。

14 我要舍弃我的产业的余民， 把他们交在他们的仇敌手上； 他们要成为他们的仇敌的掠物和战利品。

15 因为自从他们的祖先从埃及出来的那天， 直到今日， 他们一直行我看为恶的事， 惹我发怒。’"

16 此外， 玛拿西又流了许多无辜人的血， 耶路撒冷， 从这边直到那边， 都满了血。这还是在他使犹大人犯罪， 去行耶和华看为恶的事那罪之外。

17 玛拿西其余的事迹和他所行的一切， 以及他所犯的众罪， 不是都记录在犹大列王的年代志上吗？

18 玛拿西和他的祖先一同长眠， 葬在他宫中的花园、乌撒的花园里； 他的儿子亚们接续他作王。

19 亚们登基时是二十二岁； 他在耶路撒冷作王二年。他母亲名叫米舒利密， 来自约提巴， 是哈鲁斯的女儿。

20 他行耶和华看为恶的事， 好像他父亲玛拿西所行的。

21 他跟随他父亲所行的一切道路， 服事他父亲所服事的偶像， 敬拜它们。

22 他离弃耶和华他祖先的 神， 不跟随耶和华的道路。

23 亚们的臣仆阴谋背叛他， 在王宫中把他杀死。

24 可是国民却击杀了所有阴谋背叛亚们王的人。国民立了他的儿子约西亚接续他作王。

25 亚们其余的事迹， 就是他所行的一切， 不是都记在犹大列王的年代志上吗？

26 他葬在乌撒园里他自己的坟墓中； 他的儿子约西亚接续他作王。