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.
Fünfundzwanzig Jahre war Jotham alt, als er König ward, und sechzehn Jahre regierte er zu Jerusalem. Seine Mutter aber hieß Jerusa, die Tochter Zadoks.
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.
Und er that, was Jahwe wohlgefiel, ganz wie sein Vater Usia gethan hatte; nur drang er nicht in den Tempel ein. Das Volk aber handelte noch immer verderbt.
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].
Derselbe baute das obere Thor am Tempel Jahwes; auch baute er viel an der Mauer des Ophel.
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 Wäldern baute er Schlösser 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.
Derselbe führte auch Krieg mit dem Könige der Ammoniter und überwand sie. Da gaben ihm die Ammoniter in jenem Jahre hundert Talente Silber, zehntausend Kor Weizen und zehntausend Kor Gerste; diesen Betrag lieferten ihm die Ammoniter auch im zweiten und dritten Jahre.
6 Jotham faithfully obeyed Yahweh his God, and as a result he became a very powerful king.
So wurde Jotham immer mächtiger; denn er führte seinen Wandel stetig im Angesichte Jahwes, seines Gottes.
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’.
Was aber sonst noch von Jotham zu sagen ist und alle seine Kriege und Unternehmungen finden sich aufgezeichnet im Buche der Könige von Israel und Juda.
8 After Jotham had ruled Judah for 16 years, he died when he was 41 years old.
Fünfundzwanzig Jahre war er alt, als er König ward, und sechzehn Jahre regierte er zu Jerusalem.
9 He was buried in Jerusalem, and his son Ahaz became the king [of Judah].
Und Jotham legte sich zu seinen Vätern, und man begrub ihn in der Stadt Davids. Und sein Sohn Ahas ward König an seiner Statt.
