Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהwas twelveשְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵהyears oldבֶּן שָׁנָהwhen he became king,בְמָלְכוֹandוַhe reignedמָלַךְfifty-fiveחֲמִשִּׁים וְחָמֵשׁyearsשָׁנָהin Jerusalem.בִּירוּשָׁלִָם
He didוַיַּעַשׂwhat was evilהָרַעin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהaccording to the abominationsכְּתוֹעֲבוֹתof the nationsהַגּוֹיִםwhomאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad dispossessedהוֹרִישׁbeforeמִפְּנֵיthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
He built againוַיָּשָׁב וַיִּבֶןthe high placesאֶת הַבָּמוֹתthatאֲשֶׁרHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּהוּhis fatherאָבִיוhad torn down;נִתַּץhe erectedוַיָּקֶםaltarsמִזְבְּחוֹתfor the Baalsלַבְּעָלִיםand madeוַיַּעַשׂAsherahs,אֲשֵׁרוֹתand bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּחוּto allלְכָלthe armyצְבָאof the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםand servedוַיַּעֲבֹדthem.אֹתָם
He builtוּבָנָהaltarsמִזְבְּחוֹתin the houseבְּבֵיתof YHWH,יְהוָהof whichאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad said,אָמַר“In Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַםmy nameשְּׁמִיshall beיִהְיֶהforever.”לְעוֹלָם
He builtוַיִּבֶןaltarsמִזְבְּחוֹתfor allלְכָלthe armyצְבָאof the heavensהַשָּׁמָיִםin the twoבִּשְׁתֵּיcourtsחַצְרוֹתof the houseבֵּיתof YHWH.יְהוָה
Heוְהוּאmadeהֶעֱבִירhis sonsאֶת בָּנָיוpass through the fireבָּאֵשׁin the Valleyבְּגֵיof Ben-hinnom;בֶן הִנֹּםhe practiced soothsaying,וְעוֹנֵןread omens,וְנִחֵשׁpracticed sorcery,וְכִשֵּׁףand appointedוְעָשָׂהthose who call up the deadאוֹבand spiritists;וְיִדְּעוֹנִיhe multipliedהִרְבָּהdoingלַעֲשׂוֹתevilהָרַעin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהprovoking him to anger.לְהַכְעִיסוֹ
He putוַיָּשֶׂםthe carved imageאֶת פֶּסֶלof the idolהַסֶּמֶלthatאֲשֶׁרhe had madeעָשָׂהin the houseבְּבֵיתof Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםof whichאֲשֶׁרElohimאֱלֹהִיםhad saidאָמַרto Davidאֶל דָּוִידand to Solomonוְאֶל שְׁלֹמֹהhis son,בְנוֹ“In thisבַּ הַזֶּהhouseבַּיִתand in Jerusalem,וּבִירוּשָׁלִַםwhichאֲשֶׁרI have chosenבָּחַרְתִּיout of allמִכֹּלthe tribesשִׁבְטֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלI will putאָשִׂיםmy nameאֶת שְׁמִיforever;לְעֵילוֹם
and I will noוְלֹאmoreאוֹסִיףremoveלְהָסִירthe footאֶת רֶגֶלof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלfrom uponמֵעַלthe groundהָאֲדָמָהthatאֲשֶׁרI establishedהֶעֱמַדְתִּיfor your fathers,לַאֲבֹתֵיכֶםif onlyרַק אִםthey take careיִשְׁמְרוּto doלַעֲשׂוֹתallאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרI have commanded them,צִוִּיתִיםallלְכָלthe law,הַתּוֹרָהthe statutes,וְהַחֻקִּיםand the rules,וְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִיםthroughבְּיַדMoses.”מֹשֶׁה
Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהled astrayוַיֶּתַעJudahאֶת יְהוּדָהand the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵיof Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִָםto doלַעֲשׂוֹתevilרָעmore thanמִןthe nationsהַגּוֹיִםthatאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad destroyedהִשְׁמִידbeforeמִפְּנֵיthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
YHWHיְהוָהspokeוַיְדַבֵּרto Manassehאֶל מְנַשֶּׁהand to his people,וְאֶל עַמּוֹbut they did notוְלֹאpay attention.הִקְשִׁיבוּ
So YHWHוַ יְהוָהbroughtיָּבֵאagainst themעֲלֵיהֶםthe commandersאֶת שָׂרֵיof the armyהַצָּבָאthatאֲשֶׁרbelonged to the kingלְמֶלֶךְof Assyria,אַשּׁוּרwho capturedוַיִּלְכְּדוּManassehאֶת מְנַשֶּׁהwith hooks,בַּחֹחִיםbound himוַיַּאַסְרֻהוּwith bronze fetters,בַּנְחֻשְׁתַּיִםand carried himוַיּוֹלִיכֻהוּto Babylon.בָּבֶלָה
When he was in distress,וּכְהָצֵר לוֹhe imploredחִלָּהthe faceאֶת פְּנֵיof YHWHיְהוָהhis Elohim,אֱלֹהָיוand humbled himselfוַיִּכָּנַעgreatlyמְאֹדbeforeמִלִּפְנֵיthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof his fathers.אֲבֹתָיו
He prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּלto him,אֵלָיוand he let himself be entreatedוַיֵּעָתֶרby him,לוֹheardוַיִּשְׁמַעhis supplication,תְּחִנָּתוֹand brought him backוַיְשִׁיבֵהוּto Jerusalem,יְרוּשָׁלִַםto his kingdom.לְמַלְכוּתוֹThen Manassehוַ מְנַשֶּׁהknewיֵּדַעthatכִּיYHWHיְהוָהisהוּאElohim.הָאֱלֹהִים
Afterוְאַחֲרֵיthisכֵןhe builtבָּנָהan outerחִיצוֹנָהwallחוֹמָהfor the cityלְעִירof David,דָּוִידwestמַעְרָבָהof Gihon,לְגִיחוֹןin the brook,בַּנַּחַלand toוְthe entranceלָבוֹאat the Fish Gate,בְשַׁעַר הַדָּגִיםand he surroundedוְסָבַבthe Ophelלָעֹפֶלand raised itוַיַּגְבִּיהֶהָvery high.מְאֹדHe putוַיָּשֶׂםcommandersשָׂרֵיof forcesחַיִלin allבְּכָלthe fortifiedהַבְּצֻרוֹתcitiesהֶעָרִיםof Judah.בִּיהוּדָה
He removedוַיָּסַרthe foreignהַנֵּכָרgodsאֶת אֱלֹהֵיand the idolוְאֶת הַסֶּמֶלfrom the houseמִבֵּיתof YHWH,יְהוָהand allוְכָלthe altarsהַמִּזְבְּחוֹתthatאֲשֶׁרhe had builtבָּנָהon the mountainבְּהַרof the houseבֵּיתof YHWHיְהוָהand in Jerusalem,וּבִירוּשָׁלִָםand threw themוַיַּשְׁלֵךְoutsideחוּצָהthe city.לָעִיר
He builtוַיִּבֶןthe altarאֶת מִזְבַּחof YHWHיְהוָהand sacrificedוַיִּזְבַּחon itעָלָיוsacrificesזִבְחֵיof peaceשְׁלָמִיםand of thanksgiving,וְתוֹדָהand toldוַיֹּאמֶרJudahלִיהוּדָהto serveלַעֲבוֹדYHWH,אֶת יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Butאֲבָלthe peopleהָעָםwere stillעוֹדsacrificingזֹבְחִיםon the high places,בַּבָּמוֹתthough onlyרַקto YHWHלַיהוָהtheir Elohim.אֱלֹהֵיהֶם
The restוְיֶתֶרof the actsדִּבְרֵיof Manasseh,מְנַשֶּׁהand his prayerוּתְפִלָּתוֹto his Elohim,אֶל אֱלֹהָיוand the wordsוְדִבְרֵיof the seersהַחֹזִיםwho spokeהַמְדַבְּרִיםto himאֵלָיוin the nameבְּשֵׁםof YHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלthey areהִנָּםin the actsעַל דִּבְרֵיof the kingsמַלְכֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
His prayerוּתְפִלָּתוֹand how he let himself be entreatedוְהֵעָתֶרby him,לוֹand allוְכָלhis sinחַטָּאתוֹand his unfaithfulness,וּמַעְלוֹand the placesוְהַמְּקֹמוֹתwhereאֲשֶׁר בָהֶםhe builtבָּנָהhigh placesבָּמוֹתand set upוְהֶעֱמִידthe Asherahsהָאֲשֵׁרִיםand the carved imagesוְהַפְּסִלִיםbeforeלִפְנֵיhe humbled himself,הִכָּנְעוֹthey areהִנָּםwrittenכְּתוּבִיםin the wordsעַל דִּבְרֵיof Hozai.חוֹזָי
Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהlay downוַיִּשְׁכַּבwith his fathers,עִם אֲבֹתָיוand they buried himוַיִּקְבְּרֻהוּin his house;בֵּיתוֹand Amonוַ אָמוֹןhis sonבְּנוֹreignedיִּמְלֹךְin his place.תַּחְתָּיו
Amonאָמוֹןwas twenty-twoעֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁתַּיִםyears oldבֶּן שָׁנָהwhen he became king,בְּמָלְכוֹandוּhe reignedמָלַךְtwoשְׁתַּיִםyearsשָׁנִיםin Jerusalem.בִּירוּשָׁלִָם
He didוַיַּעַשׂwhat was evilהָרַעin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהasכַּאֲשֶׁרManassehמְנַשֶּׁהhis fatherאָבִיוhad done;עָשָׂהand to allוּלְכָלthe carved imagesהַפְּסִילִיםthatאֲשֶׁרManassehמְנַשֶּׁהhis fatherאָבִיוhad madeעָשָׂהAmonאָמוֹןsacrificed,זִבַּחand he served them.וַיַּעַבְדֵם
He did notוְלֹאhumble himselfנִכְנַעbeforeמִלִּפְנֵיYHWH,יְהוָהasכְּManassehמְנַשֶּׁהhis fatherאָבִיוhad humbled himself;הִכָּנַעbutכִּיhe,הוּאAmon,אָמוֹןmultipliedהִרְבָּהguilt.אַשְׁמָה
His servantsעֲבָדָיוconspiredוַיִּקְשְׁרוּagainst himעָלָיוand put him to deathוַיְמִיתֻהוּin his house.בְּבֵיתוֹ
But the peopleוַ עַםof the landהָאָרֶץstruckיַּכּוּallאֵת כָּלwho had conspiredהַקֹּשְׁרִיםagainstעַלKingהַמֶּלֶךְAmon;אָמוֹןand the peopleוַ עַםof the landהָאָרֶץmade kingיַּמְלִיכוּJosiahאֶת יֹאשִׁיָּהוּhis sonבְנוֹin his place.תַּחְתָּיו