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1 Иотам беше двадесет и пет години на възраст когато се възцари, и царува шестнадесет години в Ерусалим; а името на майка му бе Еруса, Садокова дъщеря.
Jotham was 25 years old when he became the king of Judah. He ruled from Jerusalem for 16 years. His mother was Jerushah, the daughter of [the priest] Zadok.
2 Той върши това, което е право пред Господа, съвсем както бе направил баща му Озия; обаче не влезе в Господния храм. Но людете още се покваряваха.
Jotham did many things that pleased Yahweh like his father Uzziah did. He obeyed Yahweh and did things that are right. He did many things that his father Uzziah had done, but he did not burn incense in the temple, like his father had done. However, the people of Judah continued to sin against Yahweh.
3 Той построи горната порта на Господния дом и съгради много върху стената на Офил.
Jotham’s [workers] rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple, and they did a lot of work to repair the wall near Ophel [Hill].
4 Съгради още и градовете в хълмистата страна на Юда, и в дъбравите съгради крепости и кули.
They built towns in the hills of Judah, and they built forts and defense towers in the forests.
5 И като воюва против царя на амонците, надделя над тях; и в същата година амонците му дадоха сто таланта сребро, десет хиляди кора жито и десет хиляди кора ечемик. Толкоз му платиха амонците и втората и третата година.
During the time that Jotham was the king of Judah, his army attacked and defeated the army of the Ammon people-group. Then, every year during the next three years, he required the Anmon people-group to pay to him four tons of silver, 60,000 bushels of wheat, and 60,000 bushels of barley.
6 Така Иотам стана силен, понеже оправяше пътищата си пред Господа своя Бог.
Jotham faithfully obeyed Yahweh his God, and as a result he became a very powerful king.
7 А останалите дела на Иотама, и всичките му войни, и постъпките му, ето, написани са в Книгата на Израилевите и Юдовите царе.
A record of everything else that Jotham did during the time that he was the king, including the wars that his army fought, is written in the scroll called ‘[the History of] the Kings of Israel and Judah’.
8 Той бе на двадесет и пет години когато се възцари, и царува шестнадесет години в Ерусалим.
After Jotham had ruled Judah for 16 years, he died when he was 41 years old.
9 И Иотам заспа с бащите си; и погребаха го в Давидовия град; и вместо него се възцари син му Ахаз.
He was buried in Jerusalem, and his son Ahaz became the king [of Judah].
