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.
Yotam yirmi beş yaşında kral oldu ve Yeruşalim'de on altı yıl krallık yaptı. Annesi Sadok'un kızı Yeruşa'ydı.
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.
Babası Uzziya gibi, Yotam da RAB'bin gözünde doğru olanı yaptı. Ancak RAB'bin Tapınağı'na girmedi. Ne var ki, halk kötülük yapmayı sürdürmekteydi.
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].
Yotam RAB'bin Tapınağı'nın Yukarı Kapısı'nı onardı. Ofel Tepesi'ndeki surun üzerinde de birçok iş yaptı.
4 They built towns in the hills of Judah, and they built forts and defense towers in the forests.
Yahuda'nın dağlık bölgesinde kentler, ormanlık tepelerinde kaleler ve kuleler kurdu.
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.
Ammon Kralı'yla savaşarak Ammonlular'ı yendi. Ammonlular o yıl için kendisine yüz talant gümüş, on bin kor buğday, on bin kor arpa verdiler. İkinci ve üçüncü yıllar için de aynı miktarı ödediler.
6 Jotham faithfully obeyed Yahweh his God, and as a result he became a very powerful king.
Tanrısı RAB'bin önünde kararlı bir şekilde yürüyen Yotam giderek güçlendi.
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’.
Yotam'ın yaptığı öbür işler, bütün savaşları ve uygulamaları, İsrail ve Yahuda krallarının tarihinde yazılıdır.
8 After Jotham had ruled Judah for 16 years, he died when he was 41 years old.
Yotam yirmi beş yaşında kral oldu ve Yeruşalim'de on altı yıl krallık yaptı.
9 He was buried in Jerusalem, and his son Ahaz became the king [of Judah].
Yotam ölüp atalarına kavuşunca, onu Davut Kenti'nde gömdüler. Yerine oğlu Ahaz kral oldu.
