2 Chroniques 27
1 Jotham était âgé de 25 ans lorsqu’il commença de régner; et il régna 16 ans à Jérusalem; et le nom de sa mère était Jerusha, 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 Et il fit ce qui est droit aux yeux de l’Éternel, selon tout ce qu’avait fait Ozias, son père; seulement il n’entra pas dans le temple de l’Éternel; et le peuple se corrompait encore.
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 Ce fut lui qui bâtit la porte supérieure de la maison de l’Éternel; et il fit beaucoup de constructions 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 Et il bâtit des villes dans la montagne de Juda, et il bâtit dans les forêts des châteaux et des tours.
They built towns in the hills of Judah, and they built forts and defense towers in the forests.
5 Et il fit la guerre contre le roi des fils d’Ammon, et l’emporta sur eux; et les fils d’Ammon lui donnèrent cette année-là 100 talents d’argent, et 10 000 cors de froment, et 10 000 d’orge; les fils d’Ammon lui payèrent cela aussi la seconde année et la troisième.
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 fort, car il régla ses voies devant l’Éternel, son Dieu.
Jotham faithfully obeyed Yahweh his God, and as a result he became a very powerful king.
7 Et le reste des actes de Jotham, et toutes ses guerres, et ses voies, voici, ces choses 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 était âgé de 25 ans quand il commença de régner; et il régna 16 ans à Jérusalem.
After Jotham had ruled Judah for 16 years, he died when he was 41 years old.
9 Et Jotham s’endormit 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].
