AfterwardJesusfoundhim in the templeand saidto him, "Behold,you have becomewell;do not sinanymore,sothat nothingworsehappensto you."
Now in the timeof his distressthissameKingAhazbecameyetmoreunfaithfulto the LORD.
"But as soon as they hadrest,they didevilagainbeforeYou; Therefore You abandonedthem to the handof their enemies,so that they ruledover them. When they criedagainto You, You heardfrom heaven,And manytimesYou rescuedthem according to Your compassion,
The LORDhas disciplinedme severely,But He has not givenme over to death.
For allHis ordinanceswere beforeme, And I did not putawayHis statutesfrom me.
And nowmy headwill be liftedup abovemy enemiesaroundme, And I will offerin His tentsacrificeswith shoutsof joy;I will sing,yes, I will singpraisesto the LORD.
Be graciousto me, O LORD;Seemy afflictionfrom those who hateme, You who liftme up from the gatesof death,
"The LORDwill surely saveme; So we will playmy songson stringedinstruments All[the] daysof our lifeat the houseof the LORD."
Then Hezekiahhad said,"Whatis the signthat I shall goup to the houseof the LORD?"
and the priestshall look,and behold,[if] it appearsto be lowerthanthe skin,and the hairon it has turnedwhite,then the priestshall pronouncehim unclean;it is the infectionof leprosy,it has brokenout in the boil.
Yet ifin spite of thisyou do not obeyMe, but actwith hostilityagainstMe,
Ifhe offersit by wayof thanksgiving,then alongwith the sacrificeof thanksgivinghe shall offerunleavenedcakesmixedwith oil,and unleavenedwafersspreadwith oil,and cakes[of well] stirredfineflourmixedwith oil.
"Thenit goesand takes alongwith it sevenotherspiritsmore wickedthan itself,and they goin and livethere;and the laststate of that manbecomesworsethan the first.That is the wayit will alsobe with thisevilgeneration."
And Jesusseeingtheir faithsaidto the paralytic,"Son,your sinsare forgiven."
But the man who was healeddid not knowwhoit was, for Jesushad slipped awaywhile there was a crowdin [that] place.
A manwas therewho had beenillfor thirty-eightyears.
She said,"No one,Lord."And Jesussaid,"I do not condemnyou, either.Go.From nowon sinno more.]"
For the timealready pastis sufficient[for] [you] to have carriedout the desireof the Gentiles,having pursued a courseof sensuality,lusts,drunkenness,carousing,drinking partiesand abominableidolatries.
