Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהwas twelveשְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵהyears oldבֶּן שָׁנָהwhen he became king,בְמָלְכוֹand he reignedוַ מָלַךְfifty-fiveחֲמִשִּׁים וְחָמֵשׁyearsשָׁנָהin Jerusalem.בִּירוּשָׁלִָםThe nameוְשֵׁםof his motherאִמּוֹwas Hephzibah.חֶפְצִי בָהּ
He didוַיַּעַשׂwhat was evilהָרַעin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהaccording to the abominationsכְּתוֹעֲבֹתof the nationsהַגּוֹיִםwhomאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהdispossessedהוֹרִישׁbeforeמִפְּנֵיthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
He built againוַיָּשָׁב וַיִּבֶןthe high placesאֶת הַבָּמוֹתthatאֲשֶׁרHezekiahחִזְקִיָּהוּhis fatherאָבִיוhad destroyed;אִבַּדhe raised upוַיָּקֶםaltarsמִזְבְּחֹתfor Baalלַבַּעַלand madeוַיַּעַשׂan Asherah,אֲשֵׁרָהasכַּאֲשֶׁרAhabאַחְאָבkingמֶלֶךְof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלhad done,עָשָׂהand he bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּחוּto allלְכָלthe armyצְבָאof the heavensהַשָּׁמַיִםand served them.וַיַּעֲבֹד אֹתָם
He builtוּבָנָהaltarsמִזְבְּחֹתin the houseבְּבֵיתof YHWH,יְהוָהof whichאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad said,אָמַר“In JerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַםI will putאָשִׂיםmy name.”אֶת שְׁמִי
He builtוַיִּבֶןaltarsמִזְבְּחוֹתfor allלְכָלthe armyצְבָאof the heavensהַשָּׁמָיִםin the twoבִּשְׁתֵּיcourtsחַצְרוֹתof the houseבֵּיתof YHWH.יְהוָה
He madeוְהֶעֱבִירhis sonאֶת בְּנוֹpass through the fire,בָּאֵשׁpracticed soothsayingוְעוֹנֵןand read omens,וְנִחֵשׁand appointedוְעָשָׂהthose who call up the deadאוֹבand spiritists;וְיִדְּעֹנִיםhe did muchהִרְבָּה לַעֲשׂוֹתevilהָרַעin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהto provoke him to anger.לְהַכְעִיס
He putוַיָּשֶׂםthe carved imageאֶת פֶּסֶלof the Asherahהָאֲשֵׁרָהthatאֲשֶׁרhe had madeעָשָׂהin the houseבַּבַּיִתof whichאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad saidאָמַרto Davidאֶל דָּוִדand to Solomonוְאֶל שְׁלֹמֹהhis son,בְנוֹ“In this houseבַּבַּיִת הַזֶּהand in Jerusalem,וּבִירוּשָׁלִַםwhichאֲשֶׁרI have chosenבָּחַרְתִּיout of allמִכֹּלthe tribesשִׁבְטֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלI will putאָשִׂיםmy nameאֶת שְׁמִיforever.לְעוֹלָם
And I will notוְלֹאagainאֹסִיףmakeלְthe footרֶגֶלof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלwanderהָנִידfromמִןthe landהָאֲדָמָהthatאֲשֶׁרI gaveנָתַתִּיto their fathers,לַאֲבוֹתָםonly ifרַק אִםthey are carefulיִשְׁמְרוּto doלַעֲשׂוֹתaccording to allכְּכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרI commanded them,צִוִּיתִיםand according to allוּלְכָלthe lawהַתּוֹרָהthatאֲשֶׁרmy servantעַבְדִּיMosesמֹשֶׁהcommandedצִוָּהthem.”אֹתָם
But they did notוְלֹאlisten,שָׁמֵעוּand Manassehוַ מְנַשֶּׁהled them astrayיַּתְעֵםto doלַעֲשׂוֹתevilאֶת הָרָעmore thanמִןthe nationsהַגּוֹיִםwhomאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהdestroyedהִשְׁמִידbeforeמִפְּנֵיthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
YHWHיְהוָהspokeוַיְדַבֵּרthroughבְּיַדhis servantsעֲבָדָיוthe prophets,הַנְּבִיאִיםsaying,לֵאמֹר
“Becauseיַעַן אֲשֶׁרManassehמְנַשֶּׁהkingמֶלֶךְof Judahיְהוּדָהhas doneעָשָׂהtheseהָאֵלֶּהabominations,הַתֹּעֵבוֹתhe has done more evilהֵרַעthan allמִכֹּלthatאֲשֶׁרthe Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִיdid,עָשׂוּwhoאֲשֶׁרwere before him,לְפָנָיוand has madeוַJudah alsoגַם אֶת יְהוּדָהsinיַּחֲטִאwith his idols,בְּגִלּוּלָיו
thereforeלָכֵןthusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH,יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel:יִשְׂרָאֵל‘Look, Iהִנְנִיam bringingמֵבִיאevilרָעָהupon Jerusalemעַל יְרוּשָׁלִַםand Judah,וִיהוּדָהsuch thatאֲשֶׁרwhoeverכָּלhears of it,שֹׁמְעָהּbothשְׁתֵּיhis earsאָזְנָיוwill tingle.תִּצַּלְנָה
I will stretchוְנָטִיתִיover Jerusalemעַל יְרוּשָׁלִַםthe lineאֵת קָוof Samariaשֹׁמְרוֹןand the plumb lineוְאֶת מִשְׁקֹלֶתof the houseבֵּיתof Ahab,אַחְאָבand I will wipeוּמָחִיתִיJerusalemאֶת יְרוּשָׁלִַםasכַּאֲשֶׁרone wipesיִמְחֶהthe dish,אֶת הַצַּלַּחַתwiping itמָחָהand turning itוְהָפַךְupside down.עַל פָּנֶיהָ
I will forsakeוְנָטַשְׁתִּיthe remnantאֵת שְׁאֵרִיתof my heritageנַחֲלָתִיand give themוּנְתַתִּיםinto the handבְּיַדof their enemies,אֹיְבֵיהֶםand they will becomeוְהָיוּplunderלְבַזand spoilוְלִמְשִׁסָּהto allלְכָלtheir enemies,אֹיְבֵיהֶם
becauseיַעַן אֲשֶׁרthey have doneעָשׂוּwhat is evilאֶת הָרַעin my eyesבְּעֵינַיand have beenוַיִּהְיוּprovoking me to angerמַכְעִסִים אֹתִיfrom the dayמִן הַיּוֹםthatאֲשֶׁרtheir fathersאֲבוֹתָםcame outיָצְאוּof Egyptמִמִּצְרַיִםuntilוְעַדthis day.’”הַיּוֹם הַזֶּה
Moreover,וְגַםManassehמְנַשֶּׁהshedשָׁפַךְveryמְאֹדmuchהַרְבֵּהinnocentנָקִיblood,דָּםuntilעַד אֲשֶׁרhe had filledמִלֵּאJerusalemאֶת יְרוּשָׁלִַםfrom one endפֶּהto the other,לָפֶהbesidesלְבַד מֵhis sinחַטָּאתוֹby whichאֲשֶׁרhe made Judah sin,הֶחֱטִיא אֶת יְהוּדָהdoingלַעֲשׂוֹתwhat was evilהָרַעin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWH.יְהוָה
The restוְיֶתֶרof the actsדִּבְרֵיof Manasseh,מְנַשֶּׁהand allוְכָלthatאֲשֶׁרhe did,עָשָׂהand his sinוְחַטָּאתוֹthatאֲשֶׁרhe sinned,חָטָאare they notהֲלֹא הֵםwrittenכְּתוּבִיםin the bookעַל סֵפֶרof the chroniclesדִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִיםof the kingsלְמַלְכֵיof Judah?יְהוּדָה
Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהlay downוַיִּשְׁכַּבwith his fathersעִם אֲבֹתָיוand was buriedוַיִּקָּבֵרin the gardenבְּגַןof his house,בֵּיתוֹin the gardenבְּגַןof Uzzah;עֻזָּאand Amonוַ אָמוֹןhis sonבְּנוֹreignedיִּמְלֹךְin his place.תַּחְתָּיו
Amonאָמוֹןwas twenty-twoעֶשְׂרִים וּשְׁתַּיִםyears oldבֶּן שָׁנָהwhen he became king,בְּמָלְכוֹand he reignedוּ מָלַךְtwoשְׁתַּיִםyearsשָׁנִיםin Jerusalem.בִּירוּשָׁלִָםThe nameוְשֵׁםof his motherאִמּוֹwas Meshullemethמְשֻׁלֶּמֶתdaughterבַּתof Haruzחָרוּץof Jotbah.מִן יָטְבָה
He didוַיַּעַשׂwhat was evilהָרַעin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהasכַּאֲשֶׁרManassehמְנַשֶּׁהhis fatherאָבִיוhad done.עָשָׂה
He walkedוַיֵּלֶךְin allבְּכָלthe wayהַדֶּרֶךְin whichאֲשֶׁרhis fatherאָבִיוwalked,הָלַךְand servedוַיַּעֲבֹדthe idolsאֶת הַגִּלֻּלִיםthatאֲשֶׁרhis fatherאָבִיוserved,עָבַדand bowed downוַיִּשְׁתַּחוּto them.לָהֶם
He abandonedוַיַּעֲזֹבYHWH,אֶת יְהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof his fathers,אֲבֹתָיוand did notוְלֹאwalkהָלַךְin the wayבְּדֶרֶךְof YHWH.יְהוָה
The servantsעַבְדֵיof Amonאָמוֹןconspiredוַיִּקְשְׁרוּagainst himעָלָיוand put the king to deathוַיָּמִיתוּ אֶת הַמֶּלֶךְin his house.בְּבֵיתוֹ
But the peopleוַ עַםof the landהָאָרֶץstruckיַּךְallאֵת כָּלthose who had conspiredהַקֹּשְׁרִיםagainst Kingעַל הַמֶּלֶךְAmon,אָמוֹןand the peopleוַ עַםof the landהָאָרֶץmade kingיַּמְלִיכוּJosiahאֶת יֹאשִׁיָּהוּhis sonבְנוֹin his place.תַּחְתָּיו
The restוְיֶתֶרof the actsדִּבְרֵיof Amonאָמוֹןthatאֲשֶׁרhe did,עָשָׂהare they notהֲלֹא הֵםwrittenכְּתוּבִיםin the bookעַל סֵפֶרof the chroniclesדִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִיםof the kingsלְמַלְכֵיof Judah?יְהוּדָה
They buried himוַיִּקְבְֹּר אֹתוֹin his graveבִּקְבֻרָתוֹin the gardenבְּגַןof Uzzah;עֻזָּאand Josiahוַ יֹאשִׁיָּהוּhis sonבְנוֹreignedיִּמְלֹךְin his place.תַּחְתָּיו