2 Chronicles 27

1 Jotham was twenty-five when he became king, and he reigned in for Jerusalem sixteen years. His mother's name was Jerushah, daughter of Zadok.

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。

2 He did what was right in the Lord's sight as his father Uzziah had done, and he did not enter the Lord's Temple as his father had. But the people still acted corruptly.

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。

3 Jotham rebuilt the Upper Gate of the Lord's Temple, and did extensive building work on the wall at Ophel.

約坦建立耶和華殿的上門，在俄斐勒城上多有建造，

4 He built towns in the hill country of Judah, and fortresses and towers in the mountains and forests.

又在猶大山地建造城邑，在樹林中建築營寨和高樓。

5 Jotham fought with the king of the Ammonites and defeated them. The Ammonites gave him every year for three years one hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand cors of wheat and ten thousand of barley.

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。

6 Jotham grew powerful because he made sure what he did followed the ways of the Lord his God.

約坦在耶和華－他上帝面前行正道，以致日漸強盛。

7 The rest of what Jotham did, his wars and other events, were written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

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。

8 He was twenty-five when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem for sixteen years.

他登基的時候年二十五歲，在耶路撒冷作王十六年。

9 Jotham died and was buried in the City of David. His son Ahaz took over as king.

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。