2 Chroniques 27
1 Jotham était âgé de vingt-cinq ans quand il commença à régner, et il régna seize ans à Jérusalem. Sa mère avait nom Jérusa, et elle était fille de Tsadoc.
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 devant l'Eternel, comme Hozias son père avait fait, mais il n'entra pas [comme lui] au Temple de l'Eternel; néanmoins 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 Il bâtit la plus haute porte de la maison de l'Eternel; il bâtit beaucoup en la muraille d'Hophel.
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 sur les montagnes de Juda, et des châteaux, et des tours dans les forêts.
They built towns in the hills of Judah, and they built forts and defense towers in the forests.
5 Et il combattit contre le Roi des enfants de Hammon, et fut le plus fort; et cette année-là les enfants de Hammon lui donnèrent cent talents d'argent, et dix mille Cores de blé, et dix mille d'orge. les enfants de Hammon lui donnèrent ces choses-là, même la seconde 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 Jotham devint donc fort puissant, parce qu'il avait dirigé ses voies devant l'Eternel son Dieu.
Jotham faithfully obeyed Yahweh his God, and as a result he became a very powerful king.
7 Le reste des faits de Jotham, et tous ses combats et sa conduite, voilà, toutes ces choses sont écrites au 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 vingt-cinq ans quand il commença à régner, et il régna seize ans à Jérusalem.
After Jotham had ruled Judah for 16 years, he died when he was 41 years old.
9 Puis Jotham s'endormit avec ses pères, et on l'ensevelit en la Cité de David; et Achaz son fils régna en sa place.
He was buried in Jerusalem, and his son Ahaz became the king [of Judah].
