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 war fünfundzwanzig Jahre alt, da er König ward, und regierete sechzehn Jahre zu Jerusalem. Seine Mutter hieß Jerusa, eine 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 tat, das dem HERRN wohlgefiel, wie sein Vater Usia getan hatte, ohne daß er nicht in den Tempel des HERRN ging, und das Volk sich noch verderbete.
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 bauete das hohe Tor am Hause des HERRN, und an der Mauer Ophel bauete er viel.
4 They built towns in the hills of Judah, and they built forts and defense towers in the forests.
Und bauete die Städte auf dem Gebirge Juda, und in den Wäldern bauete 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.
Und er stritt mit dem Könige der Kinder Ammon, und er ward ihrer mächtig, daß ihm die Kinder Ammon dasselbe Jahr gaben hundert Zentner Silbers, zehntausend Kor Weizen und zehntausend Gerste. So viel gaben ihm die Kinder Ammon auch im andern und im dritten Jahrs
6 Jotham faithfully obeyed Yahweh his God, and as a result he became a very powerful king.
Also ward Jotham mächtig; denn er richtete seine Wege 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’.
Was aber mehr von Jotham zu sagen ist, und alle seine Streite und seine Wege, siehe, das ist geschrieben im Buch der Könige Israels und Judas.
8 After Jotham had ruled Judah for 16 years, he died when he was 41 years old.
Fünfundzwanzig Jahre alt war er, da er König ward, und regierete sechzehn Jahre zu Jerusalem.
9 He was buried in Jerusalem, and his son Ahaz became the king [of Judah].
Und Jotham entschlief mit seinen Vätern, und sie begruben ihn in der Stadt Davids. Und sein Sohn Ahas ward König an seiner Statt.
