2 Kings · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
2 Kings 21 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 εβασίλευσεν· εβασίλευσε δε πεντήκοντα πέντε έτη εν Ιερουσαλήμ· το δε όνομα της μητρός αυτού ήτο Εφσιβά.
1 Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Hephzibah.
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 τον Βάαλ και έκαμεν άλσος, καθώς έκαμεν Αχαάβ ο βασιλεύς του Ισραήλ· και προσεκύνησε πάσαν την στρατιάν του ουρανού και ελάτρευσεν αυτά.
3 For he built again the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroyed; and he raised up altars for Baal, and made an Asherah, as Ahab king of Israel did, 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 θέλω θέσει το όνομά μου.
4 He built altars in Yahweh’s house, of which Yahweh said, “I will put my name in Jerusalem.”
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 διεβίβασε τον υιόν αυτού διά του πυρός, και προεμάντευε καιρούς, και έκαμνεν οιωνισμούς, και εσύστησεν ανταποκριτάς δαιμονίων και επαοιδούς· έπραξε πολλά πονηρά ενώπιον του Κυρίου, διά να παροργίση αυτόν.
6 He made his son to pass through the fire, practiced sorcery, used enchantments, 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 του άλσους, το οποίον έκαμεν, εν τω οίκω, περί του οποίου ο Κύριος 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 Asherah that he had made in the house of which Yahweh 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 έδωκα εις τους πατέρας αυτών· εάν μόνον προσέξωσι να κάμνωσι κατά πάντα όσα προσέταξα εις αυτούς, και κατά πάντα τον νόμον τον οποίον ο δούλός μου Μωϋσής προσέταξεν εις αυτούς.
8 I will not cause the feet of Israel to wander any more out of the land which I gave their fathers, if only they will observe to do according to all that I have commanded them, and according to all the law that my servant Moses commanded them.”
9 Πλην δεν υπήκουσαν· και επλάνησεν αυτούς ο Μανασσής, ώστε να πράττωσι πονηρότερα παρά τα έθνη, τα οποία ο Κύριος ηφάνισεν απ' έμπροσθεν των υιών του Ισραήλ.
9 But they didn’t listen, and Manasseh seduced them to do that which is evil more than the nations did whom Yahweh destroyed before the children of Israel.
10 Και ελάλησε Κύριος διά χειρός των δούλων αυτού των προφητών, λέγων,
10 Yahweh spoke by his servants the prophets, saying,
11 Επειδή Μανασσής ο βασιλεύς του Ιούδα έπραξε τα βδελύγματα ταύτα, πονηρότερα υπέρ πάντα όσα έπραξαν οι Αμορραίοι οι προ αυτού, και έκαμεν έτι τον Ιούδαν να αμαρτήση διά των ειδώλων αυτού,
11 “Because Manasseh king of Judah has done these abominations, and has done wickedly above all that the Amorites did, who were before him, and has also made Judah to sin with his idols;
12 διά ταύτα ούτω λέγει Κύριος ο Θεός του Ισραήλ· Ιδού, εγώ επιφέρω κακόν επί την Ιερουσαλήμ και επί τον Ιούδαν, ώστε παντός ακούοντος περί αυτού θέλουσιν ηχήσει αμφότερα τα ώτα αυτού·
12 therefore Yahweh the God of Israel says, ‘Behold, I will bring such evil on Jerusalem and Judah that whoever hears of it, both his ears will tingle.
13 και θέλω εκτείνει επί την Ιερουσαλήμ το σχοινίον της Σαμαρείας και την στάθμην του οίκου του Αχαάβ· και θέλω σπογγίσει την Ιερουσαλήμ, καθώς σπογγίζει τις τρυβλίον και σπογγίσας στρέφει άνω κάτω·
13 I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plumb line of Ahab’s house; and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipes a dish, wiping it and turning it upside down.
14 και θέλω εγκαταλείψει το υπόλοιπον της κληρονομίας μου και παραδώσει αυτούς εις την χείρα των εχθρών αυτών· και θέλουσιν είσθαι εις διαρπαγήν και λεηλασίαν εις πάντας τους εχθρούς αυτών·
14 I will cast off the remnant of my inheritance and deliver them into the hands of their enemies. They will become a prey and a plunder to all their enemies,
15 διότι έπραξαν πονηρά ενώπιόν μου και με παρώργισαν, αφ' ης ημέρας οι πατέρες αυτών εξήλθον εξ Αιγύπτου, έως της ημέρας ταύτης.
15 because they have done that which is evil in my sight, and have provoked me to anger since the day their fathers came out of Egypt, even to this day.’”
16 Και αίμα έτι αθώον έχυσεν ο Μανασσής πολύ σφόδρα, εωσού ενέπλησε την Ιερουσαλήμ απ' άκρου έως άκρου· εκτός της αμαρτίας αυτού, διά της οποίας έκαμε τον Ιούδαν να αμαρτήση, πράξας πονηρά ενώπιον του Κυρίου.
16 Moreover Manasseh shed innocent blood very much, until he had filled Jerusalem from one end to another; in addition to his sin with which he made Judah to sin, in doing that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight.
17 Αι δε λοιπαί πράξεις του Μανασσή και πάντα όσα έκαμε και η αμαρτία αυτού, την οποίαν ημάρτησε, δεν είναι γεγραμμένα εν τω βιβλίω των χρονικών των βασιλέων του Ιούδα;
17 Now the rest of the acts of Manasseh, and all that he did, and his sin that he sinned, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
18 Εκοιμήθη δε ο Μανασσής μετά των πατέρων αυτού, και ετάφη εν τω κήπω του οίκου αυτού εν τω κήπω Ουζά· και εβασίλευσεν αντ' αυτού Αμών ο υιός αυτού.
18 Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza; and Amon his son reigned in his place.
19 Εικοσιδύο ετών ηλικίας ήτο ο Αμών ότε εβασίλευσε, και εβασίλευσε δύο έτη εν Ιερουσαλήμ· το δε όνομα της μητρός αυτού ήτο Μεσουλλεμέθ, θυγάτηρ του Αρούς από Ιοτεβά.
19 Amon was twenty-two years old when he began to reign; and he reigned two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Meshullemeth the daughter of Haruz of Jotbah.
20 Και έπραξε πονηρά ενώπιον του Κυρίου, καθώς έπραξε Μανασσής ο πατήρ αυτού.
20 He did that which was evil in Yahweh’s sight, as Manasseh his father did.
21 Και περιεπάτησεν εις πάσας τας οδούς, εις τας οποίας περιεπάτησεν ο πατήρ αυτού· και ελάτρευσε τα είδωλα, τα οποία ελάτρευσεν ο πατήρ αυτού, και προσεκύνησεν αυτά.
21 He walked in all the ways that his father walked in, and served the idols that his father served, and worshiped them;
22 Και εγκατέλιπε Κύριον τον Θεόν των πατέρων αυτού και δεν περιεπάτησεν εις την οδόν του Κυρίου.
22 and he abandoned Yahweh, the God of his fathers, and didn’t walk in the way of Yahweh.
23 Και συνώμοσαν οι δούλοι του Αμών εναντίον αυτού· και εθανάτωσαν τον βασιλέα εν τω οίκω αυτού.
23 The servants of Amon conspired against him, and put the king to death in his own house.
24 Ο δε λαός της γης εθανάτωσε πάντας τους συνωμόσαντας κατά του βασιλέως Αμών· και έκαμεν ο λαός της γης Ιωσίαν τον υιόν αυτού βασιλέα αντ' αυτού.
24 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.
25 Αι δε λοιπαί πράξεις του Αμών, όσας έπραξε, δεν είναι γεγραμμέναι εν τω βιβλίω των χρονικών των βασιλέων του Ιούδα;
25 Now the rest of the acts of Amon which he did, aren’t they written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
26 Και έθαψαν αυτόν εν τω τάφω αυτού, εν τω κήπω Ουζά· εβασίλευσε δε αντ' αυτού Ιωσίας ο υιός αυτού.
26 He was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza, and Josiah his son reigned 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
Haruz
Named as the father of Meshullemeth, the mother of King Amon.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 21:19
Hephzibah
Named as the mother of King Manasseh of Judah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 21:1
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
Meshullemeth
Daughter of Haruz from Jotbah and mother of King Amon of Judah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 21:19
Cross references (25)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Isaiah 62:4; 1 Chronicles 3:13; Matthew 1:10; 2 Kings 20:21; 2 Chronicles 32:33–33:9
- 2 2 Kings 22:17; Deuteronomy 12:31; Leviticus 18:25–29; 2 Kings 21:7; Ezekiel 16:51
- 3 2 Kings 18:4; 2 Kings 17:16; Deuteronomy 17:3; 1 Kings 16:31–33; Deuteronomy 4:19
- 4 1 Kings 8:29; 2 Samuel 7:13; Jeremiah 32:34; Deuteronomy 12:5; 1 Kings 9:3
- 5 1 Kings 7:12; 2 Kings 23:4; 2 Kings 23:12; 1 Kings 6:36; 2 Kings 23:6
- 6 2 Kings 17:17; Leviticus 19:31; Leviticus 18:21; 2 Kings 16:3; Leviticus 19:26
- 7 2 Chronicles 7:16; 1 Kings 9:3; 2 Samuel 7:13; 2 Chronicles 7:12; 1 Kings 8:29
- 8 2 Samuel 7:10; Jeremiah 7:3–7; 1 Chronicles 17:9; Jeremiah 17:20–27; Deuteronomy 28:1–14
- 9 Proverbs 29:12; Daniel 9:6; Luke 13:34; Hosea 5:11; John 15:22
- 10 2 Chronicles 36:15; Nehemiah 9:30; Nehemiah 9:26; Matthew 23:34–37; 2 Chronicles 33:10
- 11 1 Kings 21:26; 2 Kings 24:3–4; 2 Kings 21:9; Jeremiah 15:4; 1 Kings 15:30
- 12 Jeremiah 19:3; 1 Samuel 3:11; Daniel 9:12; Micah 3:12; Amos 3:2
- 13 Amos 7:7–8; Lamentations 2:8; Isaiah 34:11; Isaiah 10:22; Ezekiel 23:31–34
- 14 Jeremiah 23:33; 2 Kings 19:4; Psalm 89:38–45; Judges 2:14–15; Leviticus 26:17
- 15 Deuteronomy 9:21; Ezekiel 20:13; Daniel 9:5–11; Deuteronomy 31:29; Ezekiel 20:21
- 16 2 Chronicles 33:9; 2 Kings 21:11; Numbers 35:33; Exodus 32:21; Hebrews 11:37
- 17 2 Kings 20:20–21; 2 Chronicles 33:1–20
- 18 2 Chronicles 33:20; 2 Kings 21:26; 2 Chronicles 24:16; 2 Chronicles 32:33; 2 Chronicles 24:25
- 19 2 Chronicles 33:21–23; 2 Kings 15:23; 1 Kings 22:51; 1 Kings 16:8; 1 Chronicles 3:14
- 20 Matthew 23:32; 2 Kings 21:2–7; 2 Chronicles 33:22–23; Acts 7:51; 2 Kings 21:11
- 22 1 Kings 11:33; 2 Kings 22:17; 1 Chronicles 28:9; Deuteronomy 32:15; Jeremiah 2:13
- 23 2 Kings 12:20; 2 Chronicles 33:24–25; 2 Kings 14:19; 1 Kings 16:9; 2 Kings 15:30
- 24 2 Kings 14:5; 1 Kings 12:1; 2 Kings 11:17; 2 Chronicles 33:25; 1 Kings 12:20
- 25 2 Kings 21:17; 2 Kings 20:20
- 26 2 Kings 21:18; Matthew 1:10; 1 Kings 13:5
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