2 Chronicles 27
1 Joatham was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem: the name of his mother was Jerusa the daughter of Sadoc.
Jotham était âgé de vingt-cinq ans à son avènement et il régna seize ans à Jérusalem. Le nom de sa mère était Yeroucha, fille de Çadok.
2 And he did that which was right before the Lord, according to all that Ozias his father had done, only that he entered not into the temple of the Lord, and the people still transgressed.
Il fit ce qui est droit aux yeux du Seigneur, agissant en tout comme avait agi Ouzzia, son père. Toutefois, il ne fréquenta pas les sanctuaires de l’Eternel, et le peuple persévéra dans ses crimes.
3 He built the high gate of the house of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much.
Ce fut lui qui bâtit la porte supérieure de la maison de l’Eternel, et il travailla beaucoup à l’édification du mur de l’Ophel.
4 Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Juda, and castles and towers in the forests.
Il bâtit aussi des villes sur les montagnes de Juda, et sur les collines boisées il bâtit des forteresses et des tours.
5 Ho fought against the king of the children of Ammon, and overcame them, and the children of Ammon gave him at that time a hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and as many measures of barley: so much did the children of Ammon give him in the second and third year.
Il fit aussi la guerre au roi des Ammonites et triompha d’eux; les Ammonites lui remirent cette année-là cent kikkar d’argent, dix mille kôr de froment et dix mille kôr d’orge, et ils lui en remirent autant la deuxième et la troisième année.
6 And Joatham was strengthened, because he had his way directed before the Lord his God.
Jotham devint puissant, car il se conduisait bien devant l’Eternel, son Dieu.
7 Now the rest of the acts of Joatham, and all his wars, and his works, are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Juda.
Pour le surplus de l’histoire de Jotham, toutes ses guerres et ses actions, tout est consigné dans le livre des Rois d’Israël et de Juda.
8 He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.
Il avait vingt-cinq ans à son avènement et il régna seize ans à Jérusalem.
9 And Joatham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Achaz his son reigned in his stead.
Jotham s’endormit avec ses aïeux et on l’ensevelit dans la Cité de David. Achaz, son fils, lui succéda sur le trône.
