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.
Jonatham avait vingt-cinq ans quand il commença à régner, et il régna seize ans à Jérusalem; le nom de sa mère était Jérusa, fille de Sadoc.
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.
Et il fit ce qui était droit devant le Seigneur, selon tout ce qu’avait fait Ozias, son père, excepté qu’il n’entra point dans le temple du Seigneur; mais le peuple péchait 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 grande porte de la maison du Seigneur, et sur le mur d’Ophel il fit beaucoup de constructions.
4 They built towns in the hills of Judah, and they built forts and defense towers in the forests.
Il bâtit aussi des villes sur les montagnes de Juda, et, dans les bois, des châteaux et des tours.
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.
Ce fut lui qui combattit contre le roi des enfants d’Ammon, et il les vainquit; et les enfants d’Ammon lui donnèrent en ce temps-là cent talents d’argent, dix mille cors de froment et autant d’orge: c’est là ce que lui donnèrent les enfants d’Ammon en l’année seconde et troisième.
6 Jotham faithfully obeyed Yahweh his God, and as a result he became a very powerful king.
Et Joatham s’affermit, parce qu’il avait dirigé ses voies devant le Seigneur 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’.
Mais si le reste des actions de Joatham, tous ses combats, et ses œuvres sont écrits dans le 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 avait vingt-cinq ans, lorsqu’il commença à régner, et il régna seize ans dans Jérusalem.
9 He was buried in Jerusalem, and his son Ahaz became the king [of Judah].
Et Joatham dormit avec ses pères, et on l’ensevelit dans la cité de David, et Achaz, son fils, régna en sa place.
