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.

約坦登基的時候年二十五歲，在耶路撒冷作王十六年，他母親名叫耶路沙，是撒督的女兒。

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.

約坦行耶和華眼中看為正的事，效法他父烏西雅一切所行的，只是不入耶和華的殿。百姓還行邪僻的事。

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].

約坦建立耶和華殿的上門，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.

又在猶大山地建造城邑，在樹林中建築營寨和高樓。

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.

約坦與亞捫人的王打仗勝了他們，當年他們進貢銀一百他連得，小麥一萬歌珥，大麥一萬歌珥；第二年、第三年也是這樣。

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

約坦在耶和華－他上帝面前行正道，以致日漸強盛。

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’.

約坦其餘的事和一切爭戰，並他的行為，都寫在以色列和猶大列王記上。

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

他登基的時候年二十五歲，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].

約坦與他列祖同睡，葬在大衛城裏。他兒子亞哈斯接續他作王。