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.
Jotham était âgé de vingt-cinq ans quand il devint roi, et il régna seize ans à Jérusalem. Sa mère s'appelait Jérusha, fille de Tsadok.
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.
Il fit ce qui est droit aux yeux de l'Éternel, tout comme Ozias, son père, avait fait; seulement il n'entra pas dans le temple de l'Éternel; néanmoins le peuple se corrompait encore.
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].
Ce fut lui qui bâtit la porte supérieure de la maison de l'Éternel, et il bâtit beaucoup à la muraille d'Ophel.
4 They built towns in the hills of Judah, and they built forts and defense towers in the forests.
Il bâtit des villes dans la montagne de Juda, et des châteaux, et des tours dans les forêts.
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.
Il fut en guerre avec le roi des enfants d'Ammon, et fut le plus fort; et cette année-là, les enfants d'Ammon lui donnèrent cent talents d'argent, dix mille cores de froment, et dix mille d'orge. Les enfants d'Ammon lui en donnèrent autant la seconde et la troisième année.
6 Jotham faithfully obeyed Yahweh his God, and as a result he became a very powerful king.
Jotham devint donc très puissant, parce qu'il avait affermi ses voies devant l'Éternel, son Dieu.
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’.
Le reste des actions de Jotham, toutes ses guerres, et sa conduite, voici, toutes ces choses sont écrites au livre des rois d'Israël et de Juda.
8 After Jotham had ruled Judah for 16 years, he died when he was 41 years old.
Il était âgé de vingt-cinq ans quand il devint roi, et il régna seize ans à Jérusalem.
9 He was buried in Jerusalem, and his son Ahaz became the king [of Judah].
Puis Jotham s'endormit avec ses pères, et on l'ensevelit dans la cité de David; et Achaz, son fils, régna à sa place.
