2 Chroniques 27

1 Jotham avait vingt-cinq ans lorsqu’il devint roi, et il régna seize ans à Jérusalem. Sa mère s’appelait Jeruscha, fille de Tsadok.

Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Jerushah; she was the daughter of Zadok.

2 Il fit ce qui est droit aux yeux de l’Éternel, entièrement comme avait fait Ozias, son père. Seulement, il n’entra point dans le temple de l’Éternel. Toutefois, le peuple se corrompait encore.

He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, following the example of his father, Uzziah, in everything. He also refrained from going into the temple of Yahweh. But the people were still behaving in evil ways.

3 Jotham bâtit la porte supérieure de la maison de l’Éternel, et il fit beaucoup de constructions sur les murs de la colline.

He built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh, and on the hill of Ophel he built much.

4 Il bâtit des villes dans la montagne de Juda, et des châteaux et des tours dans les bois.

Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers.

5 Il fut en guerre avec le roi des fils d’Ammon, et il l’emporta sur eux. Les fils d’Ammon lui donnèrent cette année-là cent talents d’argent, dix mille cors de froment, et dix mille d’orge; et ils lui en payèrent autant la seconde année et la troisième.

He fought also with the king of the people of Ammon and defeated them. In that same year, the people of Ammon gave him one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand measures of wheat, ten thousand measures of barley. The people of Ammon gave him the same in the second and third years.

6 Jotham devint puissant, parce qu’il affermit ses voies devant l’Éternel, son Dieu.

So Jotham became powerful because he walked firmly before Yahweh his God.

7 Le reste des actions de Jotham, toutes ses guerres, et tout ce qu’il a fait, cela est écrit dans le livre des rois d’Israël et de Juda.

As for the other matters concerning Jotham, all his wars, and his ways, see, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

8 Il avait vingt-cinq ans lorsqu’il devint roi, et il régna seize ans à Jérusalem.

He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign; he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem.

9 Jotham se coucha avec ses pères, et on l’enterra dans la ville de David. Et Achaz, son fils, régna à sa place.

Jotham slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David. Ahaz, his son, became king in his place.