1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem: 2 But did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, like unto the abominations of the heathen, whom the LORD had cast out before the children of Israel.

3 For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down, and he reared up altars for Baalim, and made groves, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served them. 4 Also he built altars in the house of the LORD, whereof the LORD had said, In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever. 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house of the LORD. 6 And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom: also he observed times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger. 7 And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son, In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever: 8 Neither will I any more remove the foot of Israel from out of the land which I have appointed for your fathers; so that they will take heed to do all that I have commanded them, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances by the hand of Moses. 9 So Manasseh made Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem to err, and to do worse than the heathen, whom the LORD had destroyed before the children of Israel. 10 And the LORD spake to Manasseh, and to his people: but they would not hearken.

11 Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon. 12 And when he was in affliction, he besought the LORD his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers, 13 And prayed unto him: and he was intreated of him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that the LORD he was God. 14 Now after this he built a wall without the city of David, on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entering in at the fish gate, and compassed about Ophel, and raised it up a very great height, and put captains of war in all the fenced cities of Judah. 15 And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the LORD, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the LORD, and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city. 16 And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel. 17 Nevertheless the people did sacrifice still in the high places, yet unto the LORD their God only.

18 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer unto his God, and the words of the seers that spake to him in the name of the LORD God of Israel, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel. 19 His prayer also, and how God was intreated of him, and all his sin, and his trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and graven images, before he was humbled: behold, they are written among the sayings of the seers.

20 So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house: and Amon his son reigned in his stead.

21 Amon was two and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned two years in Jerusalem. 22 But he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, as did Manasseh his father: for Amon sacrificed unto all the carved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them; 23 And humbled not himself before the LORD, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but Amon trespassed more and more. 24 And his servants conspired against him, and slew him in his own house.

25 But the people of the land slew all them that had conspired against king Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his stead.

1 玛拿西登基的时候， 是十二岁； 他在耶路撒冷作王共五十五年。

2 他行耶和华看为恶的事， 随从耶和华在以色列人面前赶走的列国所行可厌恶的事。

3 他重新建造他父亲希西家拆毁的邱坛， 又为巴力立坛， 制造亚舍拉， 并且敬拜和事奉天上的万象。

4 他又在耶和华的殿中筑坛， 耶和华曾经指着这殿说： "我的名必永远留在耶路撒冷。"

5 玛拿西在耶和华殿的两院中， 为天上的万象筑坛，

6 并且在欣嫩子谷把自己的儿女用火烧为祭， 又占卜、行邪术、用法术、交鬼和通灵； 作了很多耶和华看为恶的事， 惹他发怒。

7 他又把他所做的雕像立在 神的殿中， 神曾经指着这殿， 对大卫和他的儿子所罗门说： "我要在这殿里， 和在我从以色列各支派中拣选的耶路撒冷中， 立我的名， 直到永远。

8 只要以色列人谨守遵行我借着摩西吩咐他们的一切律法、律例和典章， 我就决不再使他们的脚离开我赐给他们列祖的地。"

9 可是玛拿西却引诱犹大人和耶路撒冷的居民行恶， 比耶和华在以色列人面前除灭的列国更厉害。

10 耶和华曾警告玛拿西和他的人民， 他们却不理会。

11 因此耶和华领亚述王的将帅来攻打他们， 用钩子钩着玛拿西， 用铜链锁住他， 把他带到巴比伦去。

12 玛拿西在急难的时候， 就恳求耶和华他的 神， 并且在他列祖的 神面前非常谦卑。

13 他向耶和华祷告， 耶和华应允他的恳求， 垂听他的祈求， 使他归回耶路撒冷， 恢复他的王位。玛拿西这才知道只有耶和华是 神。

14 此后， 玛拿西在大卫城外， 从谷中的基训西边起直到鱼门口， 建了一道城墙， 围绕着俄斐勒， 他把城墙建得很高； 又在犹大各设防城里， 派驻军长。

15 又从耶和华的殿中除掉外族人的神和偶像， 又把他在耶和华殿的山和在耶路撒冷所筑的一切坛， 都拋出城外。

16 玛拿西重修了耶和华的祭坛， 在坛上献上平安祭和感恩祭， 又吩咐犹大人事奉耶和华以色列的 神。

17 可是人民仍然在邱坛上献祭， 尽管只向耶和华他们的 神献祭。

18 玛拿西其余的事迹， 包括他对他的 神的祷告， 和那些先见奉耶和华以色列的 神的名向他所说的话， 都记在以色列诸王记上。

19 他的祷告， 神怎样应允他的恳求， 他谦卑下来以前的一切罪恶和过犯， 以及他在什么地方建筑邱坛， 设立亚舍拉和偶像， 都记在何赛的言行录上。

20 玛拿西和他的列祖同睡， 埋葬在他的宫中； 他的儿子亚们接续他作王。

21 亚们登基的时候， 是二十二岁； 他在耶路撒冷作王共两年。

22 他行耶和华看为恶的事， 像他父亲玛拿西所行的一样； 亚们向他父亲玛拿西所做的一切雕像献祭， 并且事奉它们。

23 他没有在耶和华面前谦卑， 像他父亲玛拿西谦卑一样； 这亚们所犯的罪过越来越多。

24 后来， 他的臣仆阴谋造反， 在宫中把他杀死了。

25 但犹大的人民把所有反叛亚们王的人都击杀了， 并且立他的儿子约西亚接续他作王。