2 Chronicles 27

1 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.

约坦登基的时候年二十五岁，在耶路撒冷作王十六年，他母亲名叫耶路沙，是撒督的女儿。

2 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.

约坦行耶和华眼中看为正的事，效法他父乌西雅一切所行的，只是不入耶和华的殿。百姓还行邪僻的事。

3 Jotham’s [workers] rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple, and they did a lot of work to repair the wall near Ophel [Hill].

约坦建立耶和华殿的上门，在俄斐勒城上多有建造，

4 They built towns in the hills of Judah, and they built forts and defense towers in the forests.

又在犹大山地建造城邑，在树林中建筑营寨和高楼。

5 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.

约坦与亚扪人的王打仗胜了他们，当年他们进贡银一百他连得，小麦一万歌珥，大麦一万歌珥；第二年、第三年也是这样。

6 Jotham faithfully obeyed Yahweh his God, and as a result he became a very powerful king.

约坦在耶和华—他 神面前行正道，以致日渐强盛。

7 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’.

约坦其余的事和一切争战，并他的行为，都写在以色列和犹大列王记上。

8 After Jotham had ruled Judah for 16 years, he died when he was 41 years old.

他登基的时候年二十五岁，在耶路撒冷作王十六年。

9 He was buried in Jerusalem, and his son Ahaz became the king [of Judah].

约坦与他列祖同睡，葬在大卫城里。他儿子亚哈斯接续他作王。