2 Chronicles 27

1 Joathan was of fyue and twenti yeer, whanne he bigan to regne, and he regnede sixtene yeer in Jerusalem; the name of his modir was Jerusa, the douyter of Sadoch.

[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 dide that, that was riytful bifor the Lord, bi alle thingis whiche Ozie, his fadir, hadde do; outakun that he entride not in to the temple of the Lord, and the puple trespasside yit.

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 bildide the hiy yate of the hous of the Lord, and he bildide manye thingis in the wal 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 also he bildide citees in the hillis of Juda, and he bildide castels and touris in forestis.

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 fauyt ayens the kyng of the sones of Amon, and ouercam hym; and the sones of Amon yauen to hym in that tyme an hundrid talentis of siluer, and ten thousynde choris of barli, and so many of wheete; the sones of Amon yauen these thingis to hym in the secounde and in the thridde yeer.

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 And Joathan was maad strong, for he hadde dressid hise weies bifor `his Lord 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 Forsothe the residue of wordis of Joathan, and alle hise batels, and werkis, ben writun in the book of kyngis of Israel and of Juda.

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 of fyue and twenti yeer, whanne he bigan to regne, and he regnede sixtene yeer in Jerusalem.

他即位時年二十五歲，在耶路撒冷作王十六年。

9 And Joathan slepte with hise fadris, and thei birieden hym in the citee of Dauid; and Achaz, his sone, regnede for him.

約堂與祖先同眠，葬在達味城；他的兒子阿哈次繼位為王。