2 Chronicles 27

1 Jotham was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jerushah the daughter of Zadok.

[約堂為王]約堂登極時年二十五歲，在耶路撒冷作王凡十六年；他的母親名叫耶魯沙，是匝克多的女兒。

2 He did that which was right in the LORD’s eyes, according to all that his father Uzziah had done. However he didn’t enter into the LORD’s temple. The people still acted corruptly.

約堂行了上主視為正義的事，完成像他父親所作的一樣，只是沒有進入上主的聖所；但百姓仍然敗壞。

3 He built the upper gate of the LORD’s house, and he built much on the wall of Ophel.

他建築了上主殿宇的上門，在敖斐耳城牆上，也作了許多工程，

4 Moreover he built cities in the hill country of Judah, and in the forests he built fortresses and towers.

在猶大山地建築了一些城池，在叢林中也建了一些營寨和堡壘。

5 He also fought with the king of the children of Ammon, and prevailed against them. The children of Ammon gave him the same year one hundred talents of silver, ten thousand cors of wheat, and ten thousand cors of barley. The children of Ammon also gave that much to him in the second year, and in the third.

約堂與阿孟子民的君王交戰，戰勝了他們，因此阿孟子民那一年給他進貢：銀子一百「塔冷通，」小麥一萬「苛爾，」大麥一萬「苛爾。」以後第二第三年，阿孟子民仍進了這些貢物。

6 So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.

約堂因為在上主他的天主前，時常履行正道，所以日漸強盛。

7 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars and his ways, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah.

約堂其餘的事蹟，以及他的戰績和作為，都記載在以色列和猶大列王實錄上。

8 He was twenty-five years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem.

他即位時年二十五歲，在耶路撒冷作王十六年。

9 Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Ahaz his son reigned in his place.

約堂與祖先同眠，葬在達味城；他的兒子阿哈次繼位為王。