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。

[was] a son of Twenty and five year[s] Jotham when became king he and six-teen year[s] he reigned in Jerusalem and [the] name of mother his [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 the right in [the] eyes of Yahweh according to all that he had done Uzziah father his only not he went into [the] temple of Yahweh and yet the people [were] behaving corruptly.

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 he built [the] gate of [the] house of Yahweh upper and on [the] wall of Ophel he built to abundance.

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。

And cities he built in [the] hill country of Judah and in the wooded areas he built fortresses and towers.

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。

And he he waged war with [the] king of [the] people of Ammon and he prevailed over them and they gave to him [the] people of Ammon in the year that one hundred talent[s] of silver and ten thousand cors wheat and barley ten thousand this they brought to him [the] people of (Ammon. *LBH(a)*) And in the year second and third.

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 he strengthened himself Jotham for he had directed ways his before Yahweh God his.

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。

And [the] rest of [the] matters of Jotham and all wars his and ways his there they [are] written on [the] scroll 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。

A son of twenty and five year[s] he was when became king he and six-teen year[s] he reigned 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 he lay down Jotham with ancestors his and people buried him in [the] city of David and he became king Ahaz son his in place of him.