Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 33

1Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519wastwelveשְׁתֵּ֥ים עֶשְׂרֵ֛הshe.Teim 'es.RehH6240 H8147yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְמָלְכ֑וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427fiftyוַחֲמִשִּׁ֤יםva.cha.mi.ShimH2572and fiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389:

2But didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,like unto the abominationsכְּתֽוֹעֲבוֹת֙ke.to.'a.VotH8441of the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,whom Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had cast outהוֹרִ֣ישׁho.RishH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3For he builtוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129againוַיָּ֗שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725the high placesהַבָּמ֔וֹתha.ba.MotH1116which HezekiahH3169his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1had broken downנִתַּ֖ץni.TatzH5422,and he reared upוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965altarsמִזְבְּח֤וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196for Baalimלַבְּעָלִים֙la.be.'a.LimH1168,and madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213grovesאֲשֵׁר֔וֹת'a.she.RotH842,and worshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812all the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and servedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647them.

4Also he builtוּבָנָ֥הu.va.NahH1129altarsמִזְבְּח֖וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,whereof Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,In Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֥םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389shall my nameשְּׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034be for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

5And he builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129altarsמִזְבְּח֖וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196for all the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064in the twoבִּשְׁתֵּ֖יbish.TeiH8147courtsחַצְר֥וֹתchatz.RotH2691of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6And he causedH5674his childrenבָּנָ֤יוba.NavH1121to pass throughהֶעֱבִ֨ירhe.'e.VirH5674the fireבָּאֵשׁ֙ba.'EshH784in the valleyבְּגֵ֣יbe.GeiH1516of the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hinnomהִנֹּ֔םhi.NomH2011:also he observed timesוְעוֹנֵ֤ןve.'o.NenH6049,and used enchantmentsוְנִחֵשׁ֙ve.ni.CheshH5172,and used witchcraftוְֽכִשֵּׁ֔ףve.khi.ShefH3784,and dealtוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213with a familiar spiritא֖וֹב'ovH178,and with wizardsוְיִדְּעוֹנִ֑יve.yi.de.'o.NiH3049:he wroughtלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213muchהִרְבָּ֗הhir.BahH7235evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,to provoke him to angerלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707.

7And he setוַיָּ֕שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760a carved imageפֶּ֥סֶלPe.selH6459,the idolהַסֶּ֖מֶלha.Se.melH5566which he had madeעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,of which Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430had saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559to Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732and to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010his sonבְנ֔וֹve.NoH1121,In this houseבַּבַּ֨יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,and in Jerusalemוּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,which I have chosenבָּחַ֙רְתִּי֙ba.Char.tiH977before all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,will I putאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034for everלְעֵילֽוֹם׃le.'ei.LomH5865:

8Neither will I any moreאוֹסִ֗יף'o.SifH3254removeלְהָסִיר֙le.ha.SirH5493the footרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478from outמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921of the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which I have appointedהֶֽעֱמַ֖דְתִּיhe.'e.Mad.tiH5975for your fathersלַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1;so thatאִם־'im-H518they will take heedיִשְׁמְר֣וּyish.me.RuH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213all that I have commandedצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680them, according to the whole lawהַתּוֹרָ֛הha.to.RahH8451and the statutesוְהַֽחֻקִּ֥יםve.ha.chu.KimH2706and the ordinancesוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖יםve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

9So Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519madeH8582Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to errH8582, andto doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213worseרָ֔עRa'H7451than the heathenהַ֨גּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,whom Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had destroyedהִשְׁמִ֣ידhish.MidH8045beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

10And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.BerH1696to Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519,and to his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971:but they would not hearkenהִקְשִֽׁיבוּ׃hik.Shi.vuH7181.

11wherefore Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068broughtוַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'H935upon them the captains ofשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269the army ofהַצָּבָא֙ha.tza.Va'H6635the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,which tookוַיִּלְכְּד֥וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519among the thornsבַּחֹחִ֑יםba.cho.ChimH2336,and bound himוַיַּֽאַסְרֻ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Ru.huH631with fettersבַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםban.chush.Ta.yimH5178,and carriedH3212him to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

12And when he was in afflictionוּכְהָצֵ֣רu.khe.ha.TzerH6887,he besoughtחִלָּ֕הchi.LahH2470Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430,and humbledוַיִּכָּנַ֣עvai.yi.ka.Na'H3665himself greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966beforeH6440the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1,

13And prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֣לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419unto him: and he was intreatedוַיֵּעָ֤תֶרvai.ye.'A.terH6279of him, and heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085his supplicationתְּחִנָּת֔וֹte.chi.na.ToH8467,and brought him againוַיְשִׁיבֵ֥הוּvay.shi.Ve.huH7725to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389into his kingdomלְמַלְכוּת֑וֹle.mal.khu.ToH4438.Then Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519knewוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068he wasGodהָֽאֱלֹהִֽים׃Ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

14Now after thisוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310he builtבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129a wallחוֹמָ֣הcho.MahH2346withoutחִֽיצוֹנָ֣ה׀chi.tzo.NahH2435the cityלְעִיר־le.'ir-H5892of Davidדָּוִ֡ידda.VidH1732,on the west sideמַעְרָבָה֩ma'.ra.VahH4628of Gihonלְגִיח֨וֹןle.gi.ChonH1521,in the valleyבַּנַּ֜חַלba.Na.chalH5158,even to the entering inוְלָב֨וֹאve.la.Vo'H935at the fishהַדָּגִים֙ha.da.GimH1709gateבְשַׁ֤עַרve.Sha.'arH8179,and compassedוְסָבַ֣בve.sa.VavH5437about Ophelלָעֹ֔פֶלla.'O.felH6077,and raised it upוַיַּגְבִּיהֶ֖הָvai.yag.bi.He.haH1361a very great heightמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966,and putוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760captainsשָֽׂרֵי־sa.rei-H8269of warחַ֛יִלCha.yilH2428in all the fencedהַבְּצֻר֖וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892of Judahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃bi.hu.DahH3063.

15And he took awayוַ֠יָּסַרVai.ya.sarH5493the strangeהַנֵּכָ֤רha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430,and the idolהַסֶּ֙מֶל֙ha.Se.melH5566out of the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and all the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֗וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196that he had builtבָּנָ֛הba.NahH1129in the mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and castוַיַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993themoutח֥וּצָהChu.tzahH2351of the cityלָעִֽיר׃la.'IrH5892.

16And he repairedוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.ya.chenH1129the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and sacrificedוַיִּזְבַּ֣חvai.yiz.BachH2076thereon peaceשְׁלָמִ֖יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsזִבְחֵ֥יziv.CheiH2077and thank offeringsוְתוֹדָ֑הve.to.DahH8426,and commandedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֔הli.hu.DahH3063to serveלַעֲב֕וֹדla.'a.VodH5647Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

17Neverthelessאֲבָל֙'a.ValH61the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971did sacrificeזֹבְחִ֖יםzoe.ChimH2076still in the high placesבַּבָּמ֑וֹתba.ba.MotH1116, yetunto Yhwhלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430only.

18Now the restוְיֶ֨תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of the actsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֮me.na.ShehH4519,and his prayerוּתְפִלָּת֣וֹu.te.fi.la.ToH8605unto his Godאֱלֹהָיו֒'e.lo.HavH430,and the wordsוְדִבְרֵי֙ve.div.ReiH1697of the seersהַֽחֹזִ֔יםha.cho.ZimH2374that spakeהַֽמְדַבְּרִ֣יםham.da.be.RimH1696to him in the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, behold, they are writtenin the bookדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

19His prayerוּתְפִלָּת֣וֹu.te.fi.la.ToH8605also, and how Godwas intreatedוְהֵֽעָתֶר־ve.he.'a.ter-H6279of him, and all his sinחַטָּאת֣וֹcha.ta.ToH2403,and his trespassוּמַעְלוֹ֒u.ma'.LoH4604,and the placesוְהַמְּקֹמ֗וֹתve.ha.me.ko.MotH4725wherein he builtבָּנָ֨הba.NahH1129high placesבָּמוֹת֙ba.mOtH1116,and set upוְהֶעֱמִיד֙ve.he.'e.MidH5975grovesהָאֲשֵׁרִ֣יםha.'a.she.RimH842and graven imagesוְהַפְּסִלִ֔יםve.ha.pe.si.LimH6456,beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440he was humbledהִכָּנְע֑וֹhi.ka.ne.'OH3665: behold, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֔יםke.tu.VimH3789among the sayingsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the seersחוֹזָֽי׃cho.ZaiH2335 H2374.

20So Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519sleptוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901with his fathersאֲבֹתָ֔יו'a.vo.TavH1,and they buriedוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֖הוּvai.yik.be.Ru.huH6912him in his own houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004:and Amonאָמ֥וֹן'a.MonH526his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

21Amonאָמ֣וֹן'a.MonH526wastwoוּשְׁתַּ֛יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147and twentyעֶשְׂרִ֧ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began to reignבְּמָלְכ֑וֹbe.ma.le.KhoH4427,and reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427twoוּשְׁתַּ֣יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141in Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

22But he didוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,as didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1:for Amonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526sacrificedזִבַּ֥חzi.BachH2076unto all the carved imagesהַפְּסִילִ֗יםha.pe.si.LimH6456which Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1had madeעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213,and servedוַיַּֽעַבְדֵֽם׃vai.Ya.'av.DemH5647them;

23And humbledנִכְנַע֙nikh.Na'H3665not himself beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,as Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1had humbledכְּהִכָּנַ֖עke.hi.ka.Na'H3665himself; but Amonאָמ֖וֹן'a.MonH526trespassedאַשְׁמָֽה׃'ash.MahH819more and moreהִרְבָּ֥הhir.BahH7235.

24And his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650conspiredוַיִּקְשְׁר֤וּvai.yik.she.RuH7194against him, and slewוַיְמִיתֻ֖הוּvay.mi.Tu.huH4191him in his own houseבְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃be.vei.ToH1004.

25But the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776slewוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221all them that had conspiredהַקֹּֽשְׁרִ֖יםha.ko.she.RimH7194against kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Amonאָמ֑וֹן'a.MonH526;and the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the landהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776madeH4427Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977his sonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121kingוַיַּמְלִ֧יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427in his stead.

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