2 Chronicles · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
2 Chronicles 33 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
1 Δώδεκα ετών ηλικίας ήτο ο Μανασσής ότε εβασίλευσε, και εβασίλευσε πεντήκοντα πέντε έτη εν Ιερουσαλήμ.
1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem.
2 Και έπραξε πονηρά ενώπιον του Κυρίου, κατά τα βδελύγματα των εθνών, τα οποία εξεδίωξεν ο Κύριος απ' έμπροσθεν των υιών Ισραήλ·
2 He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, after the abominations of the nations whom Yahweh cast out before the children of Israel.
3 και ανωκοδόμησε τους υψηλούς τόπους, τους οποίους Εζεκίας ο πατήρ αυτού κατέστρεψε, και ανήγειρε θυσιαστήρια εις τους Βααλείμ, και έκαμεν άλση και προσεκύνησε πάσαν την στρατιάν του ουρανού και ελάτρευσεν αυτά.
3 For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had broken down; and he raised up altars for the Baals, made Asheroth, and worshiped all the army of the sky, and served them.
4 Και ωκοδόμησε θυσιαστήρια εν τω οίκω του Κυρίου, περί του οποίου ο Κύριος είπεν, Εν Ιερουσαλήμ θέλει είσθαι το όνομά μου εις τον αιώνα.
4 He built altars in Yahweh’s house, of which Yahweh said, “My name shall be in Jerusalem forever.”
5 Και ωκοδόμησε θυσιαστήρια εις πάσαν την στρατιάν του ουρανού εντός των δύο αυλών του οίκου του Κυρίου.
5 He built altars for all the army of the sky in the two courts of Yahweh’s house.
6 Και αυτός διεβίβασε τους υιούς αυτού διά του πυρός εν τη κοιλάδι του υιού του Εννόμ· και προεμάντευε καιρούς και έκαμνεν οιωνισμούς και μαγείας και εσύστησεν ανταποκριτάς δαιμονίων και επαοιδούς· πολλά πονηρά έπραξεν ενώπιον του Κυρίου, διά να παροργίση αυτόν.
6 He also made his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and dealt with those who had familiar spirits and with wizards. He did much evil in Yahweh’s sight, to provoke him to anger.
7 Και έστησε το γλυπτόν, την εικόνα την οποίαν έκαμεν, εν τω οίκω του Θεού, περί του οποίου ο Θεός είπε προς τον Δαβίδ και προς τον Σολομώντα τον υιόν αυτού, Εν τω οίκω τούτω και εν Ιερουσαλήμ, την οποίαν εξέλεξα από πασών των φυλών του Ισραήλ, θέλω θέσει το όνομά μου εις τον αιώνα·
7 He set the engraved image of the idol, which he had made, in God’s house, of which God said to David and to Solomon his son, “In this house, and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will put my name forever.
8 και δεν θέλω μετασαλεύσει τον πόδα του Ισραήλ από της γης, την οποίαν παρέδωκα εις τους πατέρας σας· εάν μόνον προσέξωσι να κάμνωσι πάντα όσα προσέταξα εις αυτούς, κατά πάντα τον νόμον και τα διατάγματα και τας κρίσεις τας δοθείσας διά του Μωϋσέως.
8 I will not any more remove the foot of Israel from off the land which I have appointed for your fathers, if only they will observe to do all that I have commanded them, even all the law, the statutes, and the ordinances given by Moses.”
9 Και επλάνησεν ο Μανασσής τον Ιούδαν και τους κατοίκους της Ιερουσαλήμ, ώστε να πράττωσι πονηρότερα παρά τα έθνη, τα οποία ο Κύριος ηφάνισεν απ' έμπροσθεν των υιών Ισραήλ.
9 Manasseh seduced Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that they did more evil than did the nations whom Yahweh destroyed before the children of Israel.
10 Και ελάλησε Κύριος προς τον Μανασσήν και προς τον λαόν αυτού· πλην δεν έδωκαν ακρόασιν.
10 Yahweh spoke to Manasseh and to his people, but they didn’t listen.
11 Διά τούτο έφερε κατ' αυτών ο Κύριος τους άρχοντας του στρατεύματος του βασιλέως της Ασσυρίας, και επίασαν τον Μανασσήν μεταξύ των θάμνων και δέσαντες αυτόν με αλύσεις, έφεραν αυτόν εις Βαβυλώνα.
11 Therefore Yahweh brought on them the captains of the army of the king of Assyria, who took Manasseh in chains, bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.
12 Και ενώ ήτο εν θλίψει, ικέτευσε Κύριον τον Θεόν αυτού και εταπεινώθη σφόδρα ενώπιον του Θεού των πατέρων αυτού,
12 When he was in distress, he begged Yahweh his God, and humbled himself greatly before the God of his fathers.
13 και προσηυχήθη εις αυτόν· τότε ηλέησεν αυτόν και επήκουσε της δεήσεως αυτού και επανέφερεν αυτόν εις Ιερουσαλήμ, εις το βασίλειον αυτού. Τότε εγνώρισεν ο Μανασσής έτι ο Κύριος αυτός είναι ο Θεός.
13 He prayed to him; and he was entreated by him, and heard his supplication, and brought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that Yahweh was God.
14 Μετά δε ταύτα ωκοδόμησε τείχος έξω της πόλεως Δαβίδ, προς δυσμάς του Γιών, εν τη κοιλάδι, έως της εισόδου της πύλης της ιχθυϊκής, και περιεκύκλωσε το Οφήλ και ύψωσεν αυτό εις μέγα ύψος, και έβαλε πολεμάρχους εν πάσαις ταις ωχυρωμέναις πόλεσι του Ιούδα.
14 Now after this, he built an outer wall to David’s city on the west side of Gihon, in the valley, even to the entrance at the fish gate. He encircled Ophel with it, and raised it up to a very great height; and he put valiant captains in all the fortified cities of Judah.
15 Και αφήρεσε τους ξένους θεούς και την εικόνα από του οίκου του Κυρίου και πάντα τα θυσιαστήρια, τα οποία ωκοδόμησεν εν τω όρει του οίκου του Κυρίου και εν Ιερουσαλήμ· και έρριψεν αυτά έξω της πόλεως.
15 He took away the foreign gods and the idol out of Yahweh’s house, and all the altars that he had built in the mountain of Yahweh’s house and in Jerusalem, and cast them out of the city.
16 Και ανώρθωσε το θυσιαστήριον του Κυρίου και εθυσίασεν επ' αυτού θυσίας ειρηνικάς και ευχαριστηρίους, και προσέταξε τον Ιούδαν να λατρεύη Κύριον τον Θεόν του Ισραήλ.
16 He built up Yahweh’s altar, and offered sacrifices of peace offerings and of thanksgiving on it, and commanded Judah to serve Yahweh, the God of Israel.
17 Ο λαός όμως εθυσίαζεν έτι επί τους υψηλούς τόπους, πλην μόνον εις Κύριον τον Θεόν αυτών.
17 Nevertheless the people still sacrificed in the high places, but only to Yahweh their God.
18 Αι δε λοιπαί πράξεις του Μανασσή και η προσευχή αυτού η προς τον Θεόν αυτού και οι λόγοι των βλεπόντων, οίτινες ελάλησαν προς αυτόν εν ονόματι Κυρίου του Θεού Ισραήλ, ιδού, είναι γεγραμμέναι εν τοις χρονικοίς των βασιλέων του Ισραήλ.
18 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and his prayer to his God, and the words of the seers who spoke to him in the name of Yahweh, the God of Israel, behold, they are written among the acts of the kings of Israel.
19 Και η προσευχή αυτού, και πως εισηκούσθη, και πάσαι αι αμαρτίαι αυτού και η αποστασία αυτού και τα μέρη, όπου ωκοδόμησεν υψηλούς τόπους και έστησε τα άλση και τα γλυπτά, πριν ταπεινωθή, ιδού, είναι γεγραμμένα εν τοις λόγοις των βλεπόντων.
19 His prayer also, and how God listened to his request, and all his sin and his trespass, and the places in which he built high places and set up the Asherah poles and the engraved images before he humbled himself: behold, they are written in the history of Hozai.
20 Και εκοιμήθη ο Μανασσής μετά των πατέρων αυτού, και έθαψαν αυτόν εν τω οίκω αυτού· εβασίλευσε δε αντ' αυτού Αμών ο υιός αυτού.
20 So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and they buried him in his own house; and Amon his son reigned in his place.
21 Εικοσιδύο ετών ηλικίας ήτο ο Αμών ότε εβασίλευσε, και εβασίλευσε δύο έτη εν Ιερουσαλήμ.
21 Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem.
22 Και έπραξε πονηρά ενώπιον του Κυρίου, καθώς έπραξε Μανασσής ο πατήρ αυτού· και εθυσίαζεν ο Αμών εις πάντα τα γλυπτά, τα οποία Μανασσής ο πατήρ αυτού έκαμε, και ελάτρευεν αυτά·
22 He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, as did Manasseh his father; and Amon sacrificed to all the engraved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them.
23 και δεν εταπεινώθη ενώπιον του Κυρίου, καθώς εταπεινώθη Μανασσής ο πατήρ αυτού· αλλ' αυτός ο Αμών ηνόμησε μάλλον και μάλλον.
23 He didn’t humble himself before Yahweh, as Manasseh his father had humbled himself; but this same Amon trespassed more and more.
24 Και συνώμοσαν οι δούλοι αυτού κατ' αυτού και εθανάτωσαν αυτόν εν τω οίκω αυτού.
24 His servants conspired against him, and put him to death in his own house.
25 Ο δε λαός της γης εθανάτωσε πάντας τους συνομόσαντας κατά του βασιλέως Αμών· και έκαμεν ο λαός της γης βασιλέα αντ' αυτού Ιωσίαν τον υιόν αυτού.
25 But the people of the land killed all those who had conspired against King Amon; and the people of the land made Josiah his son king in his place.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Amon
A short-lived wicked king, assassinated by his own officials.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 21:19-26; 2 Chron. 33:21-25; Matt. 1:10
Manasseh
Judah's longest-reigning and most wicked king — who finally repented in exile.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 21:1-18; 2 Chron. 33:1-20; Matt. 1:10
Cross references (25)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Kings 21:1–18; 1 Chronicles 3:13; Isaiah 3:4; 2 Chronicles 32:33; Matthew 1:10
- 2 2 Chronicles 28:3; Deuteronomy 18:9; 2 Kings 21:2; Deuteronomy 12:31; Ezekiel 11:12
- 3 Deuteronomy 16:21; Deuteronomy 17:3; 2 Chronicles 31:1; 2 Chronicles 30:14; 2 Kings 18:4
- 4 2 Chronicles 7:16; 2 Chronicles 6:6; 1 Kings 8:29; Deuteronomy 12:11; Jeremiah 7:30
- 5 2 Chronicles 4:9; Jeremiah 32:34–35; Ezekiel 8:7–18
- 6 Leviticus 20:6; Leviticus 19:26; 2 Kings 21:6; Leviticus 19:31; Leviticus 18:21
- 7 2 Chronicles 33:4; 2 Chronicles 7:16; 2 Chronicles 33:15; 1 Kings 11:13; 1 Kings 8:48
- 8 2 Samuel 7:10; Deuteronomy 8:1; Deuteronomy 4:40; 1 Chronicles 17:9; Ezekiel 33:25–26
- 9 2 Chronicles 33:2; 2 Kings 24:3–4; Proverbs 29:12; 2 Kings 21:9–11; Deuteronomy 2:21
- 10 2 Chronicles 36:15–16; Jeremiah 44:4–5; Zechariah 1:4; Nehemiah 9:29–30; Acts 7:51–52
- 11 Deuteronomy 28:36; 2 Chronicles 36:6; Isaiah 36:9; 1 Samuel 13:6; Nehemiah 9:32
- 12 Exodus 10:3; Psalm 50:15; 2 Chronicles 32:26; Luke 18:14–15; Acts 9:11
- 13 1 Chronicles 5:20; Matthew 7:7–8; Matthew 6:33; Daniel 4:25; Jeremiah 29:12–13
- 14 1 Kings 1:33; 2 Chronicles 27:3; Nehemiah 3:3; Nehemiah 12:39; Zephaniah 1:10
- 15 2 Chronicles 33:3–7; Matthew 3:8; Hosea 14:1–3; 2 Kings 21:7; Isaiah 2:17–21
- 16 2 Chronicles 33:9; 2 Chronicles 30:12; Leviticus 3:1–17; 2 Chronicles 29:18; 2 Chronicles 14:4
- 17 2 Chronicles 32:12; 2 Chronicles 15:17; 1 Kings 22:43; 2 Kings 15:4
- 18 2 Chronicles 33:19; 2 Chronicles 33:12–13; 2 Chronicles 20:34; Amos 7:12; Isaiah 30:10
- 19 1 John 1:9; Acts 9:11; Daniel 5:22; Romans 5:16; Jeremiah 44:10
- 20 Matthew 1:10; 2 Kings 21:18–25; 1 Chronicles 3:14; 2 Chronicles 32:33
- 21 James 4:13–15; Luke 12:19–20; 2 Kings 21:19–24; 2 Chronicles 33:1
- 22 2 Chronicles 34:3–4; 2 Chronicles 33:1–10; Ezekiel 20:18; Isaiah 44:13–20; 2 Kings 21:20
- 23 2 Chronicles 33:12; 2 Chronicles 33:19; 2 Timothy 3:13; Jeremiah 7:26; 2 Chronicles 33:1
- 24 Romans 11:22; 2 Samuel 4:5–12; 2 Chronicles 24:25–26; 2 Kings 21:23–26; 2 Chronicles 25:27–28
- 25 2 Chronicles 36:1; Numbers 35:31; 2 Chronicles 34:1; 2 Chronicles 26:1; Genesis 9:5–6
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Manasses also was utterly wicked, who sawed Isaiah asunder, and was defiled with all kinds of idolatries, and filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; but having been led captive to Babylon he used his experience of misfortune for a healing course of repentance: for the Scripture saith that Manasses humbled himself before the Lord, and prayed, and the Lord heard …
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