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.
Jotam war fünfundzwanzig Jahre alt, als er König wurde, und regierte sechzehn Jahre in Jerusalem. Seine Mutter hieß Jerusa und war die Tochter des Sadok.
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.
Er tat, was dem Herrn gefiel, ganz wie sein Vater Uzziahu getan. Nur kam er nicht in den Tempel des Herrn. Das Volk aber tat noch immer Böses.
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].
Er baute auch das obere Tor am Hause des Herrn; auch an der Ophelmauer baute er viel.
4 They built towns in the hills of Judah, and they built forts and defense towers in the forests.
Dazu baute er Städte auf dem Gebirge Juda. Und in den Forsten baute er Burgen und Türme.
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.
Auch kämpfte er mit dem König der Ammoniter und besiegte sie. In jenem Jahre gaben ihm die Ammoniter hundert Talente Silber, zehntausend Maß Weizen und zehntausend Maß Gerste. Dies lieferten ihm die Ammoniter im zweiten und dritten Jahr.
6 Jotham faithfully obeyed Yahweh his God, and as a result he became a very powerful king.
So ward Jotam stark; denn er machte sein Leben zu einem Wandel vor dem Herrn, seinem Gott.
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’.
Der Rest der Geschichte Jotams, all seine Kriege und Handlungen sind im Buche der Könige Israels und Judas aufgezeichnet.
8 After Jotham had ruled Judah for 16 years, he died when he was 41 years old.
Er war fünfundzwanzig Jahre alt, als er König wurde, und regierte sechzehn Jahre in Jerusalem.
9 He was buried in Jerusalem, and his son Ahaz became the king [of Judah].
Jotam legte sich zu seinen Vätern. Man begrub ihn in der Davidsstadt. Und sein Sohn Achaz ward König an seiner Statt.
