2 Chronicles 27

1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Jerusha, the daughter of Zadok.

Joatham avait vingt-cinq ans lorsqu’il devint roi, et il régna seize ans à Jérusalem. Sa mère s’appelait Jérusa, fille de Sadoc.

2 And he did what was right before the Lord, in accord with all that his father, Uzziah, had done, except that he did not enter into the temple of the Lord, and still the people were transgressing.

Il fit ce qui est droit aux yeux de Yahweh, selon tout ce qu’avait fait Ozias, son père; seulement il n’entra pas dans le temple de Yahweh; mais le peuple se corrompait encore.

3 He improved the high gate of the house of the Lord. And he built many things upon the wall of Ophel.

Joatham bâtit la porte supérieure de la maison de Yahweh, et fit beaucoup de constructions sur le mur d’Ophel.

4 Also, he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and fortresses and towers in the forests.

Il bâtit des villes dans la montagne de Juda, il bâtit des forts et des tours dans les bois.

5 He fought against the king of the sons of Ammon, and he defeated them. And at that time, the sons of Ammon gave to him one hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand cor of wheat, and the same number of cor of barley. These things the sons of Ammon offered to him in the second and third year.

Il fit la guerre au 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 les fils d’Ammon lui en apportèrent autant la seconde et la troisième année.

6 And Jotham was strengthened, because he had directed his way before the Lord his God.

Joatham augmenta sa puissance, parce qu’il avait affermi ses voies devant Yahweh, son Dieu.

7 Now the rest of the words of Jotham, and all his battles and works, have been written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

Le reste des actes de Joatham, toutes ses guerres et tout ce qu’il a fait, voici que cela est écrit dans le livre des rois d’Israël et de Juda.

8 He was twenty-five years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem.

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

9 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. And his son, Ahaz, reigned in his place.

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