歷代志下 27

1 約坦登基的時候年二十五歲，在耶路撒冷作王十六年，他母親名叫耶路沙，是撒督的女兒。

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

2 約坦行耶和華眼中看為正的事，效法他父烏西雅一切所行的，只是不入耶和華的殿。百姓還行邪僻的事。

He did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, according to all that his father Uzziah had done. However he didn’t enter into the LORD’s temple. The people still acted corruptly.

3 約坦建立耶和華殿的上門，在俄斐勒城上多有建造，

He built the upper gate of the LORD’s house, and he built much on the wall of Ophel.

4 又在猶大山地建造城邑，在樹林中建築營寨和高樓。

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

5 約坦與亞捫人的王打仗勝了他們，當年他們進貢銀一百他連得，小麥一萬歌珥，大麥一萬歌珥；第二年、第三年也是這樣。

He also fought with the king of the children of Ammon, and prevailed against them. The children of Ammon gave him the same year one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat, and ten thousand cors of barley. The children of Ammon also gave that much to him in the second year, and in the third.

6 約坦在耶和華－他上帝面前行正道，以致日漸強盛。

So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.

7 約坦其餘的事和一切爭戰，並他的行為，都寫在以色列和猶大列王記上。

Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

8 他登基的時候年二十五歲，在耶路撒冷作王十六年。

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

9 約坦與他列祖同睡，葬在大衛城裏。他兒子亞哈斯接續他作王。

Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.