歷代志下 33 – CCBT & NIV

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)

歷代志下 33:1-25

猶大王瑪拿西

1瑪拿西十二歲登基,在耶路撒冷執政五十五年。 2他做耶和華視為惡的事,效法耶和華在以色列人面前趕走的外族人的可憎行徑。 3他重建他父親希西迦拆毀的邱壇,為巴力築造祭壇,製造亞舍拉神像,並祭拜和供奉天上的萬象。 4耶和華曾指著祂的殿說:「我的名必永遠在耶路撒冷。」他卻在耶和華的殿內建造異教的祭壇。 5他在耶和華殿的兩個院子裡建造祭拜天上萬象的祭壇。 6他還在欣嫩子谷把自己的兒子燒死,獻作祭物。他行巫術、占卜、觀兆,求問靈媒和巫師。他做了許多耶和華視為惡的事,惹耶和華發怒。 7他雕刻偶像,放在上帝的殿中。關於這殿,上帝曾經對大衛和他兒子所羅門說:「我從以色列眾支派中選擇了這殿和耶路撒冷,我的名要在這裡永遠受尊崇。 8只要以色列人謹遵我藉著摩西頒給他們的一切法度、律例和典章,我就不再把他們從我賜給他們祖先的土地上趕走。」 9瑪拿西誘使猶大人和耶路撒冷的居民作惡,比耶和華在以色列人面前所毀滅的各族更嚴重。

瑪拿西悔改

10耶和華警告瑪拿西和他的百姓,他們卻不肯聽從。 11所以,耶和華就差遣亞述王的將領來攻擊他們,他們捉住瑪拿西,用鉤子鉤著他,用銅鏈鎖著他押往巴比倫12在困苦中,瑪拿西祈求他的上帝耶和華的幫助,並且在他祖先的上帝面前極其謙卑。 13耶和華應允他的禱告,垂聽他的懇求,使他返回耶路撒冷繼續做王。瑪拿西這才明白耶和華是上帝。

14這事以後,瑪拿西重建大衛城的外牆,從谷中基訓泉的西邊直到魚門口,環繞俄斐勒,築高城牆。他又派將領駐紮猶大各堅城。 15瑪拿西將偶像和外族人的神像從耶和華的殿中除去,又把他在聖殿山和耶路撒冷築造的一切祭壇全部拆掉,扔在城外。 16他重建耶和華的祭壇,在上面獻平安祭和感恩祭,又吩咐猶大人事奉以色列的上帝耶和華。 17然而,眾人仍然在邱壇獻祭,只是獻給他們的上帝耶和華。

瑪拿西逝世

18瑪拿西其他的事、他向上帝的禱告以及先見奉以色列的上帝耶和華的名對他說的話,都記在以色列的列王史上。 19他的禱告,上帝的答覆,他在謙卑下來之前的罪惡和不忠,他在哪裡修築邱壇以及設立亞舍拉神像和其他偶像的事,都記在《先知書》33·19 《先知書》或譯《何賽的書》。上。 20瑪拿西與祖先同眠後,葬在宮內,他兒子亞們繼位。

亞們做猶大王

21亞們二十二歲登基,在耶路撒冷執政兩年。 22亞們效法他父親瑪拿西,做耶和華視為惡的事。他祭拜和供奉他父親瑪拿西製造的一切偶像。 23可是,亞們沒有像他父親瑪拿西一樣在耶和華面前謙卑下來。相反,他犯的罪日益增加。 24他的臣僕謀反,在王宮裡殺了他。 25民眾殺死那些背叛亞們王的人,立他兒子約西亞為王。

New International Version

2 Chronicles 33:1-25

Manasseh King of Judah

1Manasseh was twelve years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem fifty-five years. 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 demolished; he also erected altars to the Baals and made Asherah poles. 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, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.” 5In both courts of the temple of the Lord, he built altars to all the starry hosts. 6He sacrificed his children in the fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, practiced divination and witchcraft, sought omens, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did much evil in the eyes of the Lord, arousing his anger.

7He took the image he had made and put it in God’s temple, of which God 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 leave the land I assigned to your ancestors, if only they will be careful to do everything I commanded them concerning all the laws, decrees and regulations given through Moses.” 9But Manasseh led Judah and the people of Jerusalem astray, so that they did more evil than the nations the Lord had destroyed before the Israelites.

10The Lord spoke to Manasseh and his people, but they paid no attention. 11So the Lord brought against them the army commanders of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh prisoner, put a hook in his nose, bound him with bronze shackles and took him to Babylon. 12In his distress he sought the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors. 13And when he prayed to him, the Lord was moved by his entreaty and listened to his plea; so he brought him back to Jerusalem and to his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord is God.

14Afterward he rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David, west of the Gihon spring in the valley, as far as the entrance of the Fish Gate and encircling the hill of Ophel; he also made it much higher. He stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities in Judah.

15He got rid of the foreign gods and removed the image from the temple of the Lord, as well as all the altars he had built on the temple hill and in Jerusalem; and he threw them out of the city. 16Then he restored the altar of the Lord and sacrificed fellowship offerings and thank offerings on it, and told Judah to serve the Lord, the God of Israel. 17The people, however, continued to sacrifice at the high places, but only to the Lord their God.

18The other events of Manasseh’s reign, including his prayer to his God and the words the seers spoke to him in the name of the Lord, the God of Israel, are written in the annals of the kings of Israel.33:18 That is, Judah, as frequently in 2 Chronicles 19His prayer and how God was moved by his entreaty, as well as all his sins and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself—all these are written in the records of the seers.33:19 One Hebrew manuscript and Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts of Hozai 20Manasseh rested with his ancestors and was buried in his palace. And Amon his son succeeded him as king.

Amon King of Judah

21Amon was twenty-two years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem two years. 22He did evil in the eyes of the Lord, as his father Manasseh had done. Amon worshiped and offered sacrifices to all the idols Manasseh had made. 23But unlike his father Manasseh, he did not humble himself before the Lord; Amon increased his guilt.

24Amon’s officials conspired against him and assassinated him in his palace. 25Then the people of the land killed all who had plotted against King Amon, and they made Josiah his son king in his place.