历代志下 27

1 约坦登基的时候年二十五岁，在耶路撒冷作王十六年，他母亲名叫耶路沙，是撒督的女儿。

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 约坦行耶和华眼中看为正的事，效法他父乌西雅一切所行的，只是不入耶和华的殿。百姓还行邪僻的事。

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 约坦建立耶和华殿的上门，在俄斐勒城上多有建造，

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

4 又在犹大山地建造城邑，在树林中建筑营寨和高楼。

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

5 约坦与亚扪人的王打仗胜了他们，当年他们进贡银一百他连得，小麦一万歌珥，大麦一万歌珥；第二年、第三年也是这样。

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 约坦在耶和华—他 神面前行正道，以致日渐强盛。

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

7 约坦其余的事和一切争战，并他的行为，都写在以色列和犹大列王记上。

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 他登基的时候年二十五岁，在耶路撒冷作王十六年。

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

9 约坦与他列祖同睡，葬在大卫城里。他儿子亚哈斯接续他作王。

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