MOV
23. എങ്ങനെയെന്നാൽ: അരാം രാജാക്കന്മാരുടെ ദേവന്മാർ അവരെ സഹായിച്ചതുകൊണ്ടു അവർ എന്നെയും സഹായിക്കേണ്ടതിന്നു ഞാൻ അവർക്കു ബലികഴിക്കും എന്നു പറഞ്ഞു അവൻ തന്നെ തോല്പിച്ച ദമ്മേശെക്കിലെ ദേവന്മാർക്കു ബലികഴിച്ചു; എന്നാൽ അവ അവന്നും എല്ലായിസ്രായേലിന്നും നാശകാരണമായി ഭവിച്ചു.
KJV
23. For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, [therefore] will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.
KJVP
23. For he sacrificed H2076 unto the gods H430 of Damascus, H1834 which smote H5221 him : and he said, H559 Because H3588 the gods H430 of the kings H4428 of Syria H758 help H5826 them, [therefore] will I sacrifice H2076 to them , that they may help H5826 me . But they H1992 were H1961 the ruin H3782 of him , and of all H3605 Israel. H3478
YLT
23. and he sacrificeth to the gods of Damascus -- those smiting him, and saith, `Because the gods of the kings of Aram are helping them, to them I sacrifice, and they help me,` and they have been to him to cause him to stumble, and to all Israel.
ASV
23. For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him; and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.
WEB
23. For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, which struck him; and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.
ESV
23. For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus that had defeated him and said, "Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me." But they were the ruin of him and of all Israel.
RV
23. For he sacrificed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him: and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Syria help them, {cf15i therefore} will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.
RSV
23. For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus which had defeated him, and said, "Because the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me." But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel.
NLT
23. He offered sacrifices to the gods of Damascus who had defeated him, for he said, "Since these gods helped the kings of Aram, they will help me, too, if I sacrifice to them." But instead, they led to his ruin and the ruin of all Judah.
NET
23. He offered sacrifices to the gods of Damascus whom he thought had defeated him. He reasoned, "Since the gods of the kings of Damascus helped them, I will sacrifice to them so they will help me." But they caused him and all Israel to stumble.
ERVEN
23. He offered sacrifices to the gods the people of Damascus worshiped. The people of Damascus had defeated Ahaz. So he thought to himself, "The gods the people of Aram worship helped them. So if I offer sacrifices to them, maybe they will help me also." Ahaz worshiped these gods. In this way he sinned, and he made the people of Israel sin.