2 Chroniques 27
1 Jotham avait vingt-cinq ans lorsqu'il devint roi, et il régna seize ans à Jérusalem. Le nom de sa mère était Jeruscha, fille de Tsadok.
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.
2 Il fit ce qui est droit aux yeux de l'Éternel, selon tout ce qu'avait fait son père Ozias. Cependant, il n'entra pas dans le temple de Yahvé. Le peuple agissait encore de manière corrompue.
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.
3 Il construisit la porte supérieure de la maison de l'Éternel, et il bâtit beaucoup sur la muraille d'Ophel.
Jotham’s [workers] rebuilt the Upper Gate of the temple, and they did a lot of work to repair the wall near Ophel [Hill].
4 Il bâtit aussi des villes dans la montagne de Juda, et dans les forêts, des forteresses et des tours.
They built towns in the hills of Judah, and they built forts and defense towers in the forests.
5 Il combattit aussi le roi des enfants d'Ammon, et l'emporta sur eux. Les fils d'Ammon lui donnèrent la même année cent talents d'argent, dix mille cors de blé et dix mille cors d'orge. Les fils d'Ammon lui donnèrent encore autant la deuxième année, et la troisième année.
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.
6 Et Jotham devint puissant, parce qu'il commandait ses voies devant Yahvé, son Dieu.
Jotham faithfully obeyed Yahweh his God, and as a result he became a very powerful king.
7 Et le reste des actions de Jotham, toutes ses guerres et ses voies, voici, elles sont écrites dans le livre des rois d'Israël et de Juda.
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’.
8 Il avait vingt-cinq ans lorsqu'il devint roi, et il régna seize ans à Jérusalem.
After Jotham had ruled Judah for 16 years, he died when he was 41 years old.
9 Jotham se coucha avec ses pères, et on l'enterra dans la ville de David; et Achaz, son fils, régna à sa place.
He was buried in Jerusalem, and his son Ahaz became the king [of Judah].
