2 أخبار 27

١ 1 كَانَ يُوثَامُ فِي الْخَامِسَةِ وَالْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ حِينَ مَلَكَ، وَدَامَ حُكْمُهُ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ، وَاسْمُ أُمِّهِ يَرُوشَةُ بِنْتُ صَادُوقَ.

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

٢ 2 وَصَنَعَ كُلَّ مَا هُوَ قَوِيمٌ فِي عَيْنَيِ الرَّبِّ عَلَى غِرَارِ مَا نَهَجَ عَلَيْهِ أَبُوهُ عُزِّيَّا، إِلّا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُغِرْ عَلَى هَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ، إلّا أَنَّ الشَّعْبَ ثَابَرَ عَلَى ارْتِكَابِ الآثَامِ.

And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that Uzziah his father had done, only he entered not into the temple of Yahweh, —though still were the people acting corruptly.

٣ 3 وَقَدْ قَامَ يُوثَامُ بِبِنَاءِ الْبَابِ الأَعْلَى لِهَيْكَلِ الرَّبِّ، وَأَضَافَ كَثِيراً إِلَى سُورِ الأَكَمَةِ.

He, built the upper gate of the house of Yahweh, -and, on the wall of Ophel, built he extensively.

٤ 4 وَبَنَى مُدُناً فِي جَبَلِ يَهُوذَا وَشَيَّدَ أَبْرَاجاً وَقِلاعاً فِي الْغَابَاتِ.

Cities also, built he, in the hill country of Judah, —and, in the thick woods, built he fortresses and towers.

٥ 5 وَحَارَبَ مَلِكَ عَمُّونَ وَهَزَمَهُ، فَدَفَعُوا لَهُ الْجِزْيَةَ فِي تِلْكَ السَّنَةِ: مِئَةَ وَزْنَةٍ (نَحْوَ ثَلاثَةِ آلافٍ وَسِتِّ مِئَةِ كِيلُو جِرَامٍ) مِنَ الْفِضَّةِ وَعَشَرَةَ آلافِ كِيسِ قَمْحٍ وَعَشَرَةَ آلافٍ مِنَ الشَّعِيرِ. وَقَدْ أَدَّى لَهُ الْعَمُّونِيُّونَ نَفْسَ الْجِزْيَةِ فِي السَّنَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ وَالثَّالِثَةِ.

He, also made war against the king of the sons of Ammon, and prevailed against them, and the sons of Ammon gave him, during that year, a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and, of barley, ten thousand, —this, did the sons of Ammon render him, both in the second year, and the third.

٦ 6 وَعَظُمَ نُفُوذُ يُوثَامَ لأَنَّهُ سَلَكَ بِأَمَانَةٍ فِي طَاعَةِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ.

So Jotham strengthened himself, —for he fixed his ways before Yahweh his God.

٧ 7 أَمَّا بَقِيَّةُ أَخْبَارِ يُوثَامَ وَكُلُّ حُرُوبِهِ وَمُنْجَزَاتِهِ، أَلَيْسَتْ هِيَ مُدَوَّنَةً فِي كِتَابِ تَارِيخِ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَيَهُوذَا؟

But, the rest of the story of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo! there they are written in the book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.

٨ 8 كَانَ يُوثَامُ فِي الْخَامِسَةِ وَالْعِشْرِينَ مِنْ عُمْرِهِ حِينَ تَوَلَّى الْمُلْكَ، وَدَامَ حُكْمُهُ سِتَّ عَشْرَةَ سَنَةً فِي أُورُشَلِيمَ.

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

٩ 9 ثُمَّ مَاتَ فَدَفَنُوهُ فِي مَدِينَةِ دَاوُدَ، وَخَلَفَهُ ابْنُهُ آحَازُ عَلَى الْمُلْكِ.

And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him, in the city of David, —and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.