ಯೋಹಾನನು 9
1 ಯೇಸು ಹಾದುಹೋಗುತ್ತಿರುವಾಗ ಹುಟ್ಟುಕುರುಡನಾಗಿದ್ದ ಒಬ್ಬ ಮನುಷ್ಯನನ್ನು ಕಂಡನು.
2 ಆತನ ಶಿಷ್ಯರು--ಬೋಧಕನೇ, ಇವನು ಕುರುಡನಾಗಿ ಹುಟ್ಟಿರುವದಕ್ಕೆ ಪಾಪಮಾಡಿದವರು ಯಾರು? ಈ ಮನುಷ್ಯನೋ ಅಥವಾ ಇವನ ತಂದೆ ತಾಯಿಗಳೋ ಎಂದು ಆತನನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿದರು;
3 ಯೇಸು ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರವಾಗಿ--ಈ ಮನುಷ್ಯನಾಗಲಿ ಇಲ್ಲವೆ ಇವನ ತಂದೆತಾಯಿಗಳಾಗಲಿ ಪಾಪಮಾಡಲಿಲ್ಲ; ಆದರೆ ದೇವರ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಗಳು ಇವನಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಕಟವಾಗುವದಕ್ಕಾ ಗಿಯೇ ಇದಾಯಿತು.
4 ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಕಳುಹಿಸಿದಾತನ ಕೆಲಸ ಗಳನ್ನು ಹಗಲಿರುವಾಗ ನಾನು ಮಾಡತಕ್ಕದ್ದು; ರಾತ್ರಿ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ, ಆಗ ಯಾವ ಮನುಷ್ಯನೂ ಕೆಲಸಮಾಡ ಲಾರನು.
5 ನಾನು ಈ ಲೋಕದಲ್ಲಿರುವವರೆಗೆ ಲೋಕದ ಬೆಳಕಾಗಿದ್ದೇನೆ ಅಂದನು.
6 ಆತನು ಹೀಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡಿ ನೆಲದ ಮೇಲೆ ಉಗುಳಿ ಆ ಉಗುಳಿನಿಂದ ಕೆಸರು ಮಾಡಿ ಆ ಕೆಸರನ್ನು ಕುರುಡನ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳಿಗೆ ಹಚ್ಚಿದನು;
7 ಅವನಿಗೆ--ಹೋಗು, ಸಿಲೋವ ಕೊಳ ದಲ್ಲಿ ತೊಳೆದುಕೋ(ಸಿಲೋವ ಅಂದರೆ ಕಳುಹಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ವನು ಎಂದರ್ಥ) ಅಂದನು. ಅವನು ಹೋಗಿ ತೊಳೆದುಕೊಂಡು ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯುಳ್ಳವನಾಗಿ ಬಂದನು.
8 ಹೀಗಿರುವದರಿಂದ ನೆರೆಯವರೂ ಅವನು ಮೊದಲು ಕುರುಡನಾಗಿದ್ದಾಗ ಅವನನ್ನು ನೋಡಿದವರೂ-- ಕೂತುಕೊಂಡು ಭಿಕ್ಷೆ ಬೇಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದವನು ಇವನೇ ಅಲ್ಲವೋ ಅಂದರು.
9 ಕೆಲವರು--ಅವನು ಇವನೇ ಅಂದರು. ಬೇರೆಯವರು--ಇವನು ಅವನ ಹಾಗೆ ಇದ್ದಾನೆ ಅಂದರು. ಆದರೆ ಅವನು--ನಾನೇ ಅವನು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದನು.
10 ಆದದರಿಂದ ಅವರು ಅವ ನಿಗೆ--ನಿನ್ನ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳು ಹೇಗೆ ತೆರೆಯಲ್ಪಟ್ಟವು ಎಂದು ಕೇಳಲು
11 ಅವನು ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರವಾಗಿ--ಯೇಸು ಎಂದು ಕರೆಯಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ಕೆಸರುಮಾಡಿ ನನ್ನ ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಹಚ್ಚಿ ನನಗೆ--ಸಿಲೋವಕೊಳಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗಿ ತೊಳೆ ದುಕೋ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಲು ನಾನು ಹೋಗಿ ತೊಳೆದು ಕೊಂಡು ದೃಷ್ಟಿಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆನು ಅಂದನು.
12 ಆಗ ಅವರು ಅವನಿಗೆ--ಅವನು ಎಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾನೆ? ಅಂದಾಗ ಅವನು--ನನಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ ಅಂದನು;
13 ಮೊದಲು ಕುರುಡನಾಗಿದ್ದವನನ್ನು ಅವರು ಫರಿಸಾ ಯರ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಕರೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಬಂದರು.
14 ಯೇಸು ಕೆಸರುಮಾಡಿ ಅವನ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳನ್ನು ತೆರೆದಾಗ ಅದು ಸಬ್ಬತ್ದಿನವಾಗಿತ್ತು.
15 ಆಗ ಫರಿಸಾಯರು ಸಹ ತಿರಿಗಿ ಅವನು ಹೇಗೆ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಹೊಂದಿದ್ದಾನೆಂದು ಅವ ನನ್ನು ಕೇಳಲು ಅವನು ಅವರಿಗೆ--ಆತನು ಕೆಸರನ್ನು ನನ್ನ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಇಡಲು ನಾನು ತೊಳೆದುಕೊಂಡ ವನಾಗಿ ನೋಡುತ್ತೇನೆ ಅಂದನು.
16 ತರುವಾಯ ಫರಿಸಾಯರಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲವರು--ಈ ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ದೇವರಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಪಟ್ಟವನಲ್ಲ; ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ಈತನು ಸಬ್ಬತ್ ದಿನವನ್ನು ಕೈಕೊಳ್ಳುವವನಲ್ಲ ಅಂದರು. ಬೇರೆಯ ವರು--ಪಾಪಿಯಾದ ಒಬ್ಬ ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ಇಂಥ ಅದ್ಭುತ ಕಾರ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾನೆ ಅಂದರು. ಹೀಗೆ ಅವರಲ್ಲಿ ಭೇದವುಂಟಾ
17 ಅವರು ತಿರಿಗಿ ಕುರುಡನಿಗೆ--ನಿನ್ನ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳನ್ನು ತೆರೆದಾತನ ವಿಷಯವಾಗಿ ನೀನು ಏನು ಹೇಳುತ್ತೀ ಅಂದಾಗ ಅವನು--ಆತನು ಒಬ್ಬ ಪ್ರವಾದಿ ಅಂದನು.
18 ಆದರೆ ದೃಷ್ಟಿ ಹೊಂದಿದವನ ತಂದೆತಾಯಿ ಗಳನ್ನು ಕರೆಯುವವರೆಗೆ ಯೆಹೂದ್ಯರು ಅವನ ವಿಷಯವಾಗಿ ಅವನು ಕುರುಡನಾಗಿದ್ದು ದೃಷ್ಟಿ ಹೊಂದಿ ದನೆಂದು ನಂಬಲಿಲ್ಲ.
19 ಅವರು--ಕುರುಡನಾಗಿ ಹುಟ್ಟಿದನೆಂದು ನೀವು ಹೇಳುವ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮಗನು ಇವನೋ? ಹಾಗಾದರೆ ಈಗ ಅವನು ಹೇಗೆ ನೋಡುತ್ತಾನೆ ಎಂದು ಅವರನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿದರು.
20 ಅವನ ತಂದೆತಾಯಿಗಳು ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರವಾಗಿ ಅವರಿಗೆ--ಅವನು ನಮ್ಮ ಮಗನೆಂದೂ ಅವನು ಕುರುಡನಾಗಿ ಹುಟ್ಟಿದ ನೆಂದೂ ನಾವು ಬಲ್ಲೆವು.
21 ಆದರೆ ಅವನು ಈಗ ಯಾವದರ ಮೂಲಕ ನೋಡುತ್ತಾನೋ ನಮಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ; ಇಲ್ಲವೆ ಯಾರು ಅವನ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳನ್ನು ತೆರೆದರೋ ಅದೂ ನಮಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ; ಅವನು ಪ್ರಾಯದವನಾಗಿದ್ದಾನೆ. ಅವನನ್ನೇ ಕೇಳಿರಿ; ಅವನೇ ತನ್ನ ವಿಷಯ ಮಾತನಾಡುವನು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದರು.
22 ಅವನ ತಂದೆತಾಯಿಗಳು ಯೆಹೂದ್ಯರಿಗೆ ಭಯಪಟ್ಟ ದ್ದರಿಂದ ಈ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇಳಿದರು; ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ಯಾವನಾದರೂ ಆತನು ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತನೆಂದು ಒಪ್ಪಿಕೊಂಡರೆ ಅವನನ್ನು ಸಭಾಮಂದಿರದಿಂದ ಬಹಿಷ್ಕರಿಸಬೇಕೆಂದು ಯೆಹೂದ್ಯರು ಆಗಲೇ ನಿರ್ಣಯಿಸಿದ್ದರು.
23 ಆದದ ರಿಂದ ಅವನ ತಂದೆ ತಾಯಿಗಳು--ಅವನು ಪ್ರಾಯದ ವನಾಗಿದ್ದಾನಲ್ಲಾ; ಅವನನ್ನೇ ಕೇಳಿರಿ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದರು.
24 ತರುವಾಯ ಅವರು ಆ ಕುರುಡನಾಗಿದ್ದ ಮನುಷ್ಯನನ್ನು ಕರೆದು ಅವನಿಗೆ--ದೇವರಿಗೆ ಸ್ತೋತ್ರ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸು; ಈ ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ಪಾಪಿಯೆಂದು ನಾವು ಬಲ್ಲೆವು ಅಂದರು.
25 ಅವನು ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರವಾಗಿ--ಆತನು ಪಾಪಿಯೋ ಅಲ್ಲವೋ ನನಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ; ಒಂದು ಮಾತ್ರ ಬಲ್ಲೆನು; ಅದೇನಂದರೆ ನಾನು ಕುರುಡನಾಗಿದ್ದೆನು; ಈಗ ನಾನು ನೋಡುತ್ತೇನೆ ಅಂದನು.
26 ಅವರು ತಿರಿಗಿ ಅವನಿಗೆ--ಆತನು ನಿನಗೆ ಏನು ಮಾಡಿದನು? ಆತನು ನಿನ್ನ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ತೆರೆದನು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಕ್ಕೆ
27 ಅವನು ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರವಾಗಿ ಅವರಿಗೆ--ನಾನು ನಿಮಗೆ ಆಗಲೇ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದೇನಲ್ಲಾ; ಆದರೆ ನೀವು ಕೇಳಲಿಲ್ಲ; ನೀವು ಅದನ್ನು ತಿರಿಗಿ ಯಾಕೆ ಕೇಳಬೇಕೆಂದಿದ್ದೀರಿ? ಆತನ ಶಿಷ್ಯರಾಗುವದಕ್ಕೆ ನಿಮಗೂ ಮನಸ್ಸಿದೆಯೋ ಅಂದನು.
28 ಆಗ ಅವರು ಅವನನ್ನು ದೂಷಿಸಿ--ನೀನು ಅವನ ಶಿಷ್ಯನು; ಆದರೆ ನಾವು ಮೋಶೆಯ ಶಿಷ್ಯರು.
29 ಮೋಶೆಯ ಸಂಗಡ ದೇವರು ಮಾತನಾಡಿದನೆಂದು ನಾವು ಬಲ್ಲೆವು; ಆದರೆ ಇವನು ಎಲ್ಲಿಯವನೋ ನಮಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ ಅಂದರು.
30 ಆಗ ಆ ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರವಾಗಿ ಅವರಿಗೆ--ಆತನು ನನ್ನ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳನ್ನು ತೆರೆದರೂ ಆತನು ಎಲ್ಲಿಯ ವನೆಂದು ನಿಮಗೆ ತಿಳಿಯದೆ ಇರುವದು ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯವಾದ ವಿಷಯವಲ್ಲವೇ?
31 ದೇವರು ಪಾಪಿಗಳ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆ ಯನ್ನು ಕೇಳುವದಿಲ್ಲ; ಆದರೆ ಯಾವನಾದರೂ ದೇವ ರನ್ನು ಆರಾಧಿಸುವವನಾಗಿದ್ದು ಆತನ ಚಿತ್ತದಂತೆ ನಡೆದರೆ ಅವನ ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆಯನ್ನು ಆತನು ಕೇಳು ತ್ತಾನೆಂದು ನಾವು ಬಲ್ಲೆವು.
32 ಹುಟ್ಟುಕುರುಡನಾಗಿದ್ದ ಒಬ್ಬ ಮನುಷ್ಯನ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳನ್ನು ಯಾವನಾದರೂ ತೆರೆದಿ ದ್ದದ್ದನ್ನು ಲೋಕಾದಿಯಿಂದ ಕೇಳಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ.
33 ಈ ಮನುಷ್ಯನು ದೇವರ ಕಡೆಯಿಂದ ಬಂದವನಲ್ಲ ದಿದ್ದರೆ ಏನೂ ಮಾಡಲಾರದೆ ಇರುತ್ತಿದ್ದನು ಅಂದನು.
34 ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಅವರು ಅವನಿಗೆ--ನೀನು ಕೇವಲ ಪಾಪ ದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಹುಟ್ಟಿದವನು; ನೀನು ನಮಗೆ ಬೋಧಿಸು ತ್ತೀಯೋ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿ ಅವನನ್ನು ಹೊರಗೆ ಹಾಕಿದರು.
35 ಅವರು ಅವನನ್ನು ಹೊರಗೆ ಹಾಕಿದ್ದನ್ನು ಯೇಸು ಕೇಳಿ ಅವನನ್ನು ಕಂಡು ಅವನಿಗೆ--ನೀನು ದೇವರ ಮಗನನ್ನು ನಂಬುತ್ತೀಯೋ ಅಂದನು.
36 ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಅವನು ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರವಾಗಿ--ಕರ್ತನೇ, ನಾನು ಆತನನ್ನು ನಂಬುವಂತೆ ಆತನು ಯಾರು ಅಂದನು.
37 ಯೇಸು ಅವನಿಗೆ--ನೀನು ಆತನನ್ನು ನೋಡಿದ್ದೀ; ನಿನ್ನ ಸಂಗಡ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ನಾನೇ ಆತನು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದನು.
38 ಆಗ ಅವನು--ಕರ್ತನೇ, ನಾನು ನಂಬುತ್ತೇನೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿ ಆತನನ್ನು ಆರಾಧಿಸಿದನು.
39 ಯೇಸು--ನೋಡದವರು ನೋಡುವಂತೆಯೂ ನೋಡುವವರು ಕುರುಡರಾಗುವಂತೆಯೂ ನ್ಯಾಯತೀರ್ಪಿಗೋಸ್ಕರ ನಾನು ಈ ಲೋಕಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದಿದ್ದೇನೆ ಅಂದನು.
40 ಆತ ನೊಂದಿಗಿದ್ದ ಫರಿಸಾಯರಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲವರು ಈ ಮಾತು ಗಳನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ--ನಾವು ಸಹ ಕುರುಡರೋ ಎಂದು ಆತನನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿದರು.
41 ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಯೇಸು ಅವರಿಗೆ--ನೀವು ಕುರುಡರಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ ನಿಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ಪಾಪವು ಇರುತ್ತಿರ ಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಆದರೆ--ನಾವು ನೋಡುತ್ತೇವೆಂದು ನೀವು ಹೇಳುವದರಿಂದ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಪಾಪವು ಉಳಿದದೆ ಅಂದನು
1 And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.
2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?
3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.
4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.
5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world.
6 When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,
7 And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
8 The neighbours therefore, and they which before had seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that sat and begged?
9 Some said, This is he: others said, He is like him: but he said, I am he.
10 Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?
11 He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash: and I went and washed, and I received sight.
12 Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.
13 They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind.
14 And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the clay, and opened his eyes.
15 Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto them, He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see.
16 Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. Others said, How can a man that is a sinner do such miracles? And there was a division among them.
17 They say unto the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes? He said, He is a prophet.
18 But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that he had been blind, and received his sight, until they called the parents of him that had received his sight.
19 And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?
20 His parents answered them and said, We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind:
21 But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.
22 These words spake his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.
23 Therefore said his parents, He is of age; ask him.
24 Then again called they the man that was blind, and said unto him, Give God the praise: we know that this man is a sinner.
25 He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.
26 Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?
27 He answered them, I have told you already, and ye did not hear: wherefore would ye hear it again? will ye also be his disciples?
28 Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his disciple; but we are Moses’ disciples.
29 We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is.
30 The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.
31 Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
32 Since the world began was it not heard that any man opened the eyes of one that was born blind.
33 If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.
34 They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.
35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out; and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dost thou believe on the Son of God?
36 He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?
37 And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.
38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him.
39 And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.
40 And some of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
41 Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye should have no sin: but now ye say, We see; therefore your sin remaineth.
1 Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the Lord hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.
2 And the woman arose, and did after the saying of the man of God: and she went with her household, and sojourned in the land of the Philistines seven years.
3 And it came to pass at the seven years’ end, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines: and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house and for her land.
4 And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha hath done.
5 And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored a dead body to life, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O king, this is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life.
6 And when the king asked the woman, she told him. So the king appointed unto her a certain officer, saying, Restore all that was hers, and all the fruits of the field since the day that she left the land, even until now.
7 And Elisha came to Damascus; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither.
8 And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and inquire of the Lord by him, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
9 So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels’ burden, and came and stood before him, and said, Thy son Ben-hadad king of Syria hath sent me to thee, saying, Shall I recover of this disease?
10 And Elisha said unto him, Go, say unto him, Thou mayest certainly recover: howbeit the Lord hath shewed me that he shall surely die.
11 And he settled his countenance stedfastly, until he was ashamed: and the man of God wept.
12 And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord? And he answered, Because I know the evil that thou wilt do unto the children of Israel: their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dash their children, and rip up their women with child.
13 And Hazael said, But what, is thy servant a dog, that he should do this great thing? And Elisha answered, The Lord hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria.
14 So he departed from Elisha, and came to his master; who said to him, What said Elisha to thee? And he answered, He told me that thou shouldest surely recover.
15 And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died: and Hazael reigned in his stead.
16 And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehoshaphat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jehoshaphat king of Judah began to reign.
17 Thirty and two years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned eight years in Jerusalem.
18 And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife: and he did evil in the sight of the Lord.
19 Yet the Lord would not destroy Judah for David his servant’s sake, as he promised him to give him alway a light, and to his children.
20 In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves.
21 So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him: and he rose by night, and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots: and the people fled into their tents.
22 Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Libnah revolted at the same time.
23 And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?
24 And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David: and Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead.
25 In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel did Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign.
26 Two and twenty years old was Ahaziah when he began to reign; and he reigned one year in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Athaliah, the daughter of Omri king of Israel.
27 And he walked in the way of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight of the Lord, as did the house of Ahab: for he was the son in law of the house of Ahab.
28 And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramoth-gilead; and the Syrians wounded Joram.
29 And king Joram went back to be healed in Jezreel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. And Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah went down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick.