歷代志下 27

1 [約堂為王]約堂登極時年二十五歲，在耶路撒冷作王凡十六年；他的母親名叫耶魯沙，是匝克多的女兒。

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.

2 約堂行了上主視為正義的事，完成像他父親所作的一樣，只是沒有進入上主的聖所；但百姓仍然敗壞。

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.

3 他建築了上主殿宇的上門，在敖斐耳城牆上，也作了許多工程，

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

4 在猶大山地建築了一些城池，在叢林中也建了一些營寨和堡壘。

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

5 約堂與阿孟子民的君王交戰，戰勝了他們，因此阿孟子民那一年給他進貢：銀子一百「塔冷通，」小麥一萬「苛爾，」大麥一萬「苛爾。」以後第二第三年，阿孟子民仍進了這些貢物。

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.

6 約堂因為在上主他的天主前，時常履行正道，所以日漸強盛。

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

7 約堂其餘的事蹟，以及他的戰績和作為，都記載在以色列和猶大列王實錄上。

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.

8 他即位時年二十五歲，在耶路撒冷作王十六年。

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

9 約堂與祖先同眠，葬在達味城；他的兒子阿哈次繼位為王。

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